UE 5.2 vs Android 9

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Hello!

Has anyone tried to install Android 9 (Pie) with UE 5.2?

I like to install my old (UE4.27) game on Galaxy S8 (android 9) G950F, but it won’t let me.
Android 9 SDK (SDK 28 and 30) also installed
NDK 25.1.8937393 is selected, if I choose a smaller one, I get an error for package.
With this, the package works fine, but it is no longer installed on the device and I get the following error:
minSdkVersion is higher than Android version installed on device, possibly due to NDK API Level
According to the Unreal 5.2 docs, Android 8 or higher is supported.

Did I miss something or should I go back to 4.27 where everything went fine?

Thanks.

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Same for me from last couple of days and find no help. It’s forcibly closing on android 10 device. Even with default third person template. Using 5.2 and Android studio setup was good with SDK,NDK and JAVA

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seems like a similar issue to yours? he fixed it.
check his method it could solve your issue.

and yes the engine support android 8 and higher

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Hi, thank you!

I tried this, installed all the SDK’s from 26-33 but not helped, still got error.

“Platform Android is not a valid platform to build. Check that the SDK is installed properly.”

Reinstalled after few youtube tutorials too, still not works on my andoid.

The APK making works fine, just cannot install on the device.

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Im updated android studio to the (Dolphine version) and installed the newest Android SDK Command Line Tool.

Now working fine.

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the apk launch fine? glad to hear

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Yes, launch fine on the Galaxy S8, and tested on an older Huawei too.

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