android - Better way of upping my Minimum API Level? -

android - Better way of upping my Minimum API Level? -

so had min api level 11 preference (addpreferenceresource depreciated) - turns out 9-10 takes out 50% of market. question is, improve suppress warning cater gingerbread market or there different way create preference reference without using preference fragments?

i implement both types (the 1 works in 11+ , 1 works in 10-), utilize conditional checks them. written in quite bit of detail in this answer.

basically, end setting otherpreferencesactivity preferencefragment, , preferencesactivity deprecated preferenceactivity. (your apk not break including deprecated code, long utilize version check if/when it's removed in future, doesn't seek find it.)

if (build.version.sdk_int < 11) { startactivity(new intent(this, preferencesactivity.class); } else { startactivity(new intent(this, otherpreferencesactivity.class); }

keep in mind, want have them utilize each others' methods much possible don't end duplicating code.

last tip: @targetapi(11) , @suppresswarnings("deprecation") come in handy here. be careful you're not ignoring other deprecations doing so.

android api sdk android-fragments android-preferences