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Brilliant, thanks for clarifying this
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Hi<br />
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Im very new to Android but looking to build a project in Android. I have eclipse as the dev environment to develop on and im using the Android tools 20.0.3 SDK. Can anyone recommend which version to build on right now and for the next 6 months? I want to aim for as many phone manufacturers as possible for one build.<br />
Im from a Microsoft background so im not to used to seeing a billion and one platforms! <br />
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Thanks in advance
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Hi

Im very new to Android but looking to build a project in Android. I have eclipse as the dev environment to develop on and im using the Android tools 20.0.3 SDK. Can anyone recommend which version to build on right now and for the next 6 months? I want to aim for as many phone manufacturers as possible for one build.
Im from a Microsoft background so im not to used to seeing a billion and one platforms! 

Thanks in advance

Which is the best Android version to build against?

Android is a mobile operating system developed by Google, based on the Linux kernel and designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. Android's user interface is based on direct manipulation, using touch gestures that loosely correspond to real-world actions, such as swiping, tapping and pinching, to manipulate on-screen objects, along with a virtual keyboard for text input. In addition to touchscreen devices, variants of Android are also used on notebooks, game consoles, digital cameras, televisions, automobiles and other electronics. Applications are usually developed in Java programming language using the Android software development kit (SDK), but other development environments are also available, including Delphi, Ruby and Visual Studio (using C++).

Android

Java is a platform-independent, object-oriented programming language and run-time environment, designed to have as few implementation dependencies as possible such that developers can write one set of code across all platforms using libraries. Most devices will not run Java natively, and require a run-time component to be installed in order to execute a Java program.