Manifest merger failed : uses-sdk:minSdkVersion 16 cannot be smaller than version 19 declared in library [:react-native-calendar-events] /Users/tu/Desktop/HomePage/homepage-mobile/node_modules/react-native-calendar-events/android/build/intermediates/manifests/full/debug/AndroidManifest.xml as the library might be using APIs not available in 16

[tunm1228]

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[padvlad]

This issue has been introduced in #183. One of the reviews did raise a warning about the unnecessary change of minSdkVersion, but this has been ignored apparently.

[padvlad]

Adding this inside the application manifest should temporary fix the issue.

<uses-sdk
  android:minSdkVersion="16"
  tools:overrideLibrary="com.calendarevents" />

This may cause some issues in the future if some functionality is added that is not supported on pre-KitKat devices.
I believe that the minSdkVersion should be bumped down, since it not seems to be related to any real limitations, or the reasoning (if any) behind the bump from 16 to 19 should be documented.

[FonDorn]

You also can add to build.gradle file next code:

ext {
    buildToolsVersion = "26.0.3"
    minSdkVersion = 19
    compileSdkVersion = 26
    targetSdkVersion = 26
    supportLibVersion = "26.1.0"
}

[padvlad]

@FonDorn Yes you could, but this would mean only supporting devices that run on SDK 19 or newer. The whole issue in my opinion is that this library removed the support for older SDK's with no apparent reason (and that lack of a reason is the main issue). For an app that is in production and already supports older phones this would mean some users (even if they are just a few of them) would loose support for future updates.

[wmcmahan]

Apologies, this was an unintentional change. A fix will be pushed to support lower SDKs in the next release. 👍

[rajeshwarpatlolla]

Adding the below line in config.xml file worked for me
<preference name="android-minSdkVersion" value="22" />