uses-sdk:minSdkVersion XY cannot be smaller than version YZ declared in library

[ObscurusGrassator]

What happened?

I add Detox to my project, and last step failed.
https://wix.github.io/Detox/docs/introduction/project-setup#step-5-build-the-app
Command:
detox build --configuration android.emu.debug

Failed in:

Task :react-native-voice_voice:processDebugAndroidTestManifest FAILED
../node_modules/@react-native-voice/voice/android/build/intermediates/tmp/manifest/androidTest/debug/tempFile1ProcessTestManifest8090628721719432910.xml:5:5-74 Error:
        uses-sdk:minSdkVersion 15 cannot be smaller than version 21 declared in library [com.facebook.fresco:fresco:3.1.3] /.gradle/caches/transforms-4/c28af871582614d5b1452d382cfa2db0/transformed/jetified-fresco-3.1.3/AndroidManifest.xml as the library might be using APIs not available in 15
        Suggestion: use a compatible library with a minSdk of at most 15,
                or increase this project's minSdk version to at least 21,
                or use tools:overrideLibrary="com.facebook.drawee.backends.pipeline" to force usage (may lead to runtime failures)

• I use the latest react-native-voice_voice 3.2.4
• My project has minSdk version 27
• tools:overrideLibrary="com.facebook.drawee.backends.pipeline" do not remove this failed
• <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="27" /> do not remove this failed

Was it tested on latest Detox?

• I have tested this issue on the latest Detox release and it still reproduces.

OS: MacOS 14.7
Detox: 20.32.0
Node: 20.17.0
ReacNative: 0.74.2 (old architecture)

[eilinwis]

@ObscurusGrassator you can simply patch your library with the desired version of sdk

my issue is quite simular
Execution failed for task ':app:processDebugAndroidTestManifest'. 16:23:19  [17:23:19]: ▸ > Manifest merger failed : uses-sdk:minSdkVersion 23 cannot be smaller than version 24 declared in library [com.wix:detox:20.32.0] /Users/customer/.gradle/caches/transforms-4/5340455c546be321d4de025fa50490ef/transformed/detox-20.32.0/AndroidManifest.xml as the library might be using APIs not available in 23 16:23:19  [17:23:19]: ▸ Suggestion: use a compatible library with a minSdk of at most 23, 16:23:19  [17:23:19]: ▸ or increase this project's minSdk version to at least 24, 16:23:19  [17:23:19]: ▸ or use tools:overrideLibrary="com.wix.detox" to force usage (may lead to runtime failures)

[gosha212]

Hi @ObscurusGrassator. Just increase your min sdk to 24 as required by react native @eilinwis

[ObscurusGrassator]

Hi @eilinwis , thanks, now I playing with Appium, but later maybe I'll try yours dirty hack.

I do not understand @gosha212 . Increase minSdk version 27 to version 24 ? (I think this is a bug on Detox's side.)

[gosha212]

@ObscurusGrassator I'm not sure how it related to Detox. It looks like react-native-voice is very outdated (Last version was about 3 years ago) and uses minsdk 15: https://github.com/react-native-voice/voice/blob/master/android/build.gradle#L27
The latest version of RN requires min sdk of 24. You can use tools:overrideLibrary to be able to build, but I'm not sure that all the features will work

[ObscurusGrassator]

This minSdk check that Detox performs makes no sense or logic. Instead of warnings, Detox causes fatal errors that make the build impossible. It would make sense if maxSdk also existed. And if the app works on its own, what's the point of checking compatibility at all? No other library does such a check. React native is a dying framework, in which new libraries are unfortunately not made much anymore. And I'm not even surprised. It's a terrible framework.

[gosha212]

@ObscurusGrassator Why do you think it is a detox issue? It is a pure android build error related to outdated libraries

[ObscurusGrassator]

This error occurs when Detox is implemented. And Detox interferes a lot with the building process, so this communication is unnecessary.