I tried to find answer for this problem everywhere, but I wasn't successful. There are some similar problems, but nothing is exactly what I want. I am trying to build android app from python code using buildozer 1.3. App successfully creates, but target API always defaults to Android API 27, no matter what I set in buildozer.spec. Debug console shows correct version, but Google play console still says API is 27 and must be higher. google play console error message
I tried fresh WSL install, reinstall buildozer, I tried to delete buildozer.spec to make sure I edit correct file. Nothing works, it still uses API 27, which is not supported by play console.
here are relevant parts of settings:
API-relevant debug output from console:
[INFO]: Will compile for the following archs: armeabi-v7a, arm64-v8a
[INFO]: Found Android API target in $ANDROIDAPI: 31
[INFO]: Available Android APIs are (27, 30, 31)
[INFO]: Requested API target 31 is available, continuing.
[INFO]: Found NDK dir in $ANDROIDNDK: /home/tom/.buildozer/android/platform/android-ndk-r21d
[INFO]: Found NDK version 21d
[WARNING]: Maximum recommended NDK version is 19c, but newer versions may work.
[WARNING]: Newer NDKs may not be fully supported by p4a
buildozer.spec (shortened due to SO spam policy, everything else default):
buildozer.[app]
# (str) Title of your application
title = Testovací aplikace
# (str) Package name
package.name = testbattapp
# (str) Package domain (needed for android/ios packaging)
package.domain = tom.apps
# (str) Source code where the main.py live
source.dir = .
# (list) Source files to include (let empty to include all the files)
source.include_exts = py,png,jpg,kv,atlas
# (list) List of inclusions using pattern matching
#source.include_patterns = assets/*,images/*.png
# (list) Source files to exclude (let empty to not exclude anything)
#source.exclude_exts = spec
# (list) List of directory to exclude (let empty to not exclude anything)
#source.exclude_dirs = tests, bin, venv, venv-buildozer
# (list) List of exclusions using pattern matching
# Do not prefix with './'
#source.exclude_patterns = license,images/*/*.jpg
# (str) Application versioning (method 1)
version = 0.1
# (str) Application versioning (method 2)
# version.regex = __version__ = ['"](.*)['"]
# version.filename = %(source.dir)s/main.py
# (list) Application requirements
# comma separated e.g. requirements = sqlite3,kivy
requirements = python3,kivy, plyer, android
# (str) Custom source folders for requirements
# Sets custom source for any requirements with recipes
# requirements.source.kivy = ../../kivy
# (str) Presplash of the application
#presplash.filename = %(source.dir)s/data/presplash.png
# (str) Icon of the application
#icon.filename = %(source.dir)s/data/icon.png
# (str) Supported orientation (one of landscape, sensorLandscape, portrait or all)
orientation = portrait
# (list) List of service to declare
#services = NAME:ENTRYPOINT_TO_PY,NAME2:ENTRYPOINT2_TO_PY
#
# OSX Specific
#
#
# author = © Copyright Info
# change the major version of python used by the app
osx.python_version = 3
# Kivy version to use
osx.kivy_version = 1.9.1
#
# Android specific
#
# (bool) Indicate if the application should be fullscreen or not
fullscreen = 0
# (string) Presplash background color (for android toolchain)
# Supported formats are: #RRGGBB #AARRGGBB or one of the following names:
# red, blue, green, black, white, gray, cyan, magenta, yellow, lightgray,
# darkgray, grey, lightgrey, darkgrey, aqua, fuchsia, lime, maroon, navy,
# olive, purple, silver, teal.
#android.presplash_color = #FFFFFF
# (string) Presplash animation using Lottie format.
# see https://lottiefiles.com/ for examples and https://airbnb.design/lottie/
# for general documentation.
# Lottie files can be created using various tools, like Adobe After Effect or Synfig.
#android.presplash_lottie = "path/to/lottie/file.json"
# (str) Adaptive icon of the application (used if Android API level is 26+ at runtime)
#icon.adaptive_foreground.filename = %(source.dir)s/data/icon_fg.png
#icon.adaptive_background.filename = %(source.dir)s/data/icon_bg.png
# (list) Permissions
#android.permissions = INTERNET
# (list) features (adds uses-feature -tags to manifest)
#android.features = android.hardware.usb.host
# (int) Target Android API, should be as high as possible.
android.api = 31
# (int) Minimum API your APK / AAB will support.
android.minapi = 21
# (int) Android SDK version to use
#android.sdk = 20
# (str) Android NDK version to use
android.ndk = 21d
# (int) Android NDK API to use. This is the minimum API your app will support, it should usually match android.minapi.
android.ndk_api = 21
# (bool) Enable AndroidX support. Enable when 'android.gradle_dependencies'
# contains an 'androidx' package, or any package from Kotlin source.
# android.enable_androidx requires android.api >= 28
#android.enable_androidx = False
# (list) The Android archs to build for, choices: armeabi-v7a, arm64-v8a, x86, x86_64
# In past, was `android.arch` as we weren't supporting builds for multiple archs at the same time.
android.archs = arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a
If anyone experiences same problem, I just completely reinstalled buildozer, set target API to 32, didn't change sdk and ndk settings (left commented), and now it somehow works like a charm! Perhaps new version is available that fixes the issue.