Manifest Merger Failed:Uses-Sdk:Minsdkversion 14

Manifest merger failed : uses-sdk:minSdkVersion 14

Note: This has been updated to reflect the release of API 21, Lollipop. Be sure to download the latest SDK.

In one of my modules I had the following in build.gradle:

dependencies {
    compile 'com.android.support:support-v4:+'
}

Changing this to

dependencies {
    // do not use dynamic updating.
    compile 'com.android.support:support-v4:21.0.0' 
}

fixed the issue.

Make sure you're not doing a general inclusion of com.android.support:support-v4:+ or any other support libraries (v7, v13, appcompat, etc), anywhere in your project.

I'd assume the problem is v4:+ picks up the release candidate (21.0.0-rc1) latest L release which obviously requires the L SDK.

Edit:

If you need to use the new views (CardView, RecyclerView, and Palette), the following should work:

compile "com.android.support:cardview-v7:21.0.0"
compile "com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:21.0.0"
compile "com.android.support:palette-v7:21.0.0"

(Credit to EddieRingle on /androiddev - http://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/297xli/howto_use_the_v21_support_libs_on_older_versions/)

Another Edit

Be sure to see @murtuza's answer below regarding appcompat-v7 and upvote if it helps!

Android Studio 3.4 Manifest merger failed : uses-sdk:minSdkVersion 1 cannot be smaller than version 14

As the error suggested you can also increase your project's minSdk version to 14 or above.

Go to your build.gradle(Module app) file and add the minimum SDK version like this:

android {
compileSdkVersion 28
    defaultConfig {      
       minSdkVersion 14 or above here
    }      
}

ERROR: Manifest merger failed : uses-sdk:minSdkVersion 7 cannot be smaller than version 14

There 2 options to solve this problem:
1. You need to increase the SDK-version in build.gradle(app) or under Settings -> Gradle
and/or
2. Change the implementation of your RecyclerView in build.gradle(app) to a lower version. This one you are using here (androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview:1.0.0-beta01) is the newest version.
You probably need this: com.android.support:recyclerview-v7
More of this, I suggest to watch this official Android Developer Migrating site:
https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/migrate

Manifest merger failed : uses-sdk:minSdkVersion 15 cannot be smaller than version 16 declared in library

As per the Google Play services blog post, Google Play services and Firebase, including the com.google.firebase:firebase-messaging library have moved to a minSdkVersion of 16. You'll need to change your minSdkVersion to 16 or move back to an older version of all of the libraries.

What does it mean by Manifest merger failed : uses-sdk:minSdkVersion 9 cannot be smaller than version 14

It means that Your project uses library with minimum SDK 14 and in Your app You've set it to 9. Minimum SDK for the main project and libraries should be same.

Manifest merger failed : uses-sdk:minSdkVersion 1 cannot be smaller than version 14 declared in library

You should change from:

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'

android {
    compileSdkVersion 19
    buildToolsVersion "26.0.2"

    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "bb.hoppingbird"
        //minSdkVersion 14
        //targetSdkVersion 19
    }

    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.txt'
        }
    }
}

dependencies {
    compile 'com.android.support:support-v4:19.1.0'
    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:+'
}

to:

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
repositories {
    maven { url 'https://maven.google.com' }
}
android {
    compileSdkVersion 26
    buildToolsVersion "26.0.2"

    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "bb.hoppingbird"
        minSdkVersion 14
        targetSdkVersion 26
    }

    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.txt'
        }
    }
}

dependencies {
    compile 'com.android.support:support-v4:26.1.0'
    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:11.4.2'
}

Update:
Please follow these instructions:

• Set Up Google Play Services

• Support Library Setup

AndroidManifest Merging Errors: Error: uses-sdk:minSdkVersion 11 cannot be smaller than version 14 declared in library

I assume you are using the latest version of play services. Google play services have stopped supporting sdk versions lower than 14. So, you have to set your minSdkVersion to 14. To change that, you have to go to app gradle file, there inside defaultConfig brace, set minSdkVersion to 14. After that, sync gradle then build and run the project.

defaultConfig {
       .....
        minSdkVersion 14
        targetSdkVersion 25
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0"
    } 

If you really need to set minSdkVersion to 11 (or lower than 14), use previous versions of play services.

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