title: Android Application Version - Min SDK Version
body: <p>I have looked at <a href="http://developer.android.com/resources/dashboard/platform-versions.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://developer.android.com/resources/dashboard/platform-versions.html</a> </p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/QRkN9.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>
  
  <pre><code>2.1 : 27.2%
  2.2 : 63.9%
  2.3 : 0.8%
  2.3.3 : 1.7%
  3.0 : 0.2%
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I am pretty sure I will use Android 2.1 as my version, covering almost 94% of current users. When I go to set up an android application in eclipse, I see this screen</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/PgO7d.png" alt="new android project"></p>
  
  <p>The documentation says</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p><strong><em>Min SDK Version</em></strong> </p>
    
    <p>This value specifies
    the minimum API Level required by your
    application.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>What does that mean?  Does that mean I can pick 2.3 for my build target, but select 7 as the min sdk version and have all devices running 2.1 supported?</p>