Monogame 3.5 with android API 16 (4.1)

Android
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Hi,

I did some test on android creating a default android project. I works as it is but when I try to target the 4.1 (API 16) I have a compilation error (error below). Did I do something wrong ? or Monogame is not compatible with old version of android. For info I work on mac with xamarin, I don’t if it change anything.

Cheers,

MonoGameAndroidGameView.java(3,3): Error: error: no suitable constructor found for AndroidGameView(Context,AttributeSet,int,int)
super (p0, p1, p2, p3);
constructor AndroidGameView.AndroidGameView(Context) is not applicable
(actual and formal argument lists differ in length)
constructor AndroidGameView.AndroidGameView(Context,AttributeSet) is not applicable
(actual and formal argument lists differ in length)
constructor AndroidGameView.AndroidGameView(Context,AttributeSet,int) is not applicable
(actual and formal argument lists differ in length)
(XamAndroid)

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I currently have a default Android project working targeting Android 4.0 because I’ve a tablet with that version of Android and it works perfect.

I don’t know how to help you fix that because I’m using Visual Studio.

Check this guideline carefully it may help http://www.monogame.net/documentation/?page=Android

Robe.

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Thanks @vcRobe,

I didn’t view the android notes, I’ll try to compile monogame sources to target the 4.4 and have a minimum version of 4.1, and see how it can work. Maybe using older version monogame would fix it.

Cheers

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I’m glad to help you!

You don’t need to recompile MonoGame from the sources to target a specific Android version. In the link I sent you is explained how to target the Android version you desire.

I did the test using the last stable release version of MonoGame 3.5.1. You can download the binaries here http://www.monogame.net/2016/03/17/monogame-3-5/

5

Just found the solution,

In my first attempt, I install monogame package from nuget. I start a new project (Monogame addin for xamarin) and it works. Thanks @vcRobe, you saved my day :slight_smile:

Cheers.

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Glad you got this resolved :wink: