title: Android: Can I use Design Support Library instead of AppCompat for Material Design UI?
body: <p>I think I may have misunderstood online documentation, but there are many on implementing Material Design for Android Apps using Android Design Support Library.</p>
  
  <p>I have an app with minimum SDK of 14, that I am ok with increasing to 16. I don't use Coordinator Layout or anything, but have the following dependencies for Material Design Theme and Snackbar.</p>
  
  <pre><code>compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:25.3.1'
  compile 'com.android.support:design:25.3.1'
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I was wondering whether I could remove dependency to AppCompat, and instead just use Design Support Library, to implement the Material Design Theme, but am unable to find how to get this. Or have I understood this incorrectly?</p>