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Commit f592a587 authored by Rich Slogar's avatar Rich Slogar Committed by Joe Fernandez
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docs support library updates [CP] 

Change-Id: Ic8c5c4e176618c245211e59000dd72c2af6b1e79
(cherry picked from commit aae10bae)
parent 7a69c2de

docs/html/tools/support-library/features.jd

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@@ -137,13 +137,16 @@ page.title=Support Library Features 
  <a href="{@docRoot}tools/support-library/setup.html#libs-without-res">Adding libraries without

  resources</a>.</p>



<p class="caution"><strong>Caution:</strong> Using dynamic dependencies, especially for higher version

numbers, can cause unexpected version updates and regression incompatibilities.</p>



<p>The Gradle build script dependency identifier for this library is as follows:</p>



<pre>

com.android.support:support-v4:21.0.+

</pre>



<p>This dependency notation specifies the release version 21.0.0 or higher.</p>

<p>This dependency notation specifies the latest release version with the 21.0 prefix.</p>





<h2 id="multidex">Multidex Support Library</h2>
@@ -171,7 +174,7 @@ com.android.support:support-v4:21.0.+ 
com.android.support:multidex:1.0.+

</pre>



<p>This dependency notation specifies the release version 1.0.0 or higher.</p>

<p>This dependency notation specifies the latest release version with the 1.0 prefix.</p>





<h2 id="v7">v7 Support Libraries</h2>
@@ -226,7 +229,8 @@ com.android.support:multidex:1.0.+ 
com.android.support:appcompat-v7:21.0.+

</pre>



<p>This dependency notation specifies the release version 21.0.0 or higher.</p>

<p>This dependency notation specifies the latest release version with the 21.0 prefix.</p>





<h3 id="v7-cardview">v7 cardview library</h3>
@@ -248,7 +252,8 @@ libraries with resources</a>.</p> 
com.android.support:cardview-v7:21.0.+

</pre>



<p>This dependency notation specifies the release version 21.0.0 or higher.</p>

<p>This dependency notation specifies the latest release version with the 21.0 prefix.</p>





<h3 id="v7-gridlayout">v7 gridlayout library</h3>
@@ -269,7 +274,7 @@ com.android.support:cardview-v7:21.0.+ 
com.android.support:gridlayout-v7:21.0.+

</pre>



<p>This dependency notation specifies the release version 21.0.0 or higher.</p>

<p>This dependency notation specifies the latest release version with the 21.0 prefix.</p>





<h3 id="v7-mediarouter">v7 mediarouter library</h3>
@@ -333,7 +338,9 @@ title card.</p> 
com.android.support:palette-v7:21.0.+

</pre>



<p>This dependency notation specifies the release version 21.0.0 or higher.</p>

<p>This dependency notation specifies the latest release version with the 21.0 prefix.</p>







<h3 id="v7-recyclerview">v7 recyclerview library</h3>
@@ -356,7 +363,9 @@ libraries with resources</a>.</p> 
com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:21.0.+

</pre>



<p>This dependency notation specifies the release version 21.0.0 or higher.</p>

<p>This dependency notation specifies the latest release version with the 21.0 prefix.</p>







<h2 id="v8">v8 Support Library</h2>
@@ -399,7 +408,9 @@ com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:21.0.+ 
com.android.support:support-v13:18.0.+

</pre>



<p>This dependency notation specifies the release version 18.0.0 or higher.</p>

<p>This dependency notation specifies the latest release version with the 18.0 prefix.</p>







<h2 id="v17-leanback">v17 Leanback Library</h2>
@@ -440,4 +451,6 @@ with resources</a>. </p> 
com.android.support:leanback-v17:21.0.+

</pre>



<p>This dependency notation specifies the release version 21.0.0 or higher.</p>
 
<p>This dependency notation specifies the latest release version with the 21.0 prefix.</p>

docs/html/tools/support-library/setup.jd

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@@ -293,9 +293,31 @@ dependencies { 
      android:targetSdkVersion="17" /&gt;

</pre>



<p>This change tells Google Play that your application can be installed on devices with Android

<p>The manifest setting tells Google Play that your application can be installed on devices with Android

  2.1 (API level 7) and higher.  </p>



<p>If you are using Gradle build files, the <code>minSdkVersion</code> setting in the build file

  overrides the manifest settings.  </p>



<pre>

apply plugin: 'android'



android {

    ...



    defaultConfig {

        minSdkVersion 8

        ...

    }

    ...

}

</pre>



<p>In this case, the build file setting tells Google Play that the default build variant of your

  application can be installed on devices with Android 2.2 (API level 8) and higher. For more

  information about build variants, see

  <a href="{@docRoot}sdk/installing/studio-build.html">Build System Overview</a>. </p>



<p class="note">

  <strong>Note:</strong> If you are including the v4 support and v7 appcompat libraries in your

  application, you should specify a minimum SDK version of <code>"7"</code> (and not