Retrieving Android API version programmatically

Question

Is there any API in the Android SDK that allows me to get the API version that the phone is currently running?

Answer 1

Got it. Its using the getApplicationInfo() method of the Context class. :)

Answer 2

android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK should give you the value of the API Level. You can easily find the mapping from api level to android version in the android documentation. I believe, 8 is for 2.2, 7 for 2.1, and so on.

Answer 3

As described in the android documentation, the SDK level (integer) the phone is running is available in:

android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT;

The enum corresponding to this int is in the android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES class.

Code example:

int currentapiVersion = android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT;
if (currentapiVersion >= android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.FROYO){
    // Do something for froyo and above versions
} else{
    // do something for phones running an SDK before froyo
}

Corresponding android documentation:

http://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Build.VERSION.html#SDK_INT

http://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Build.VERSION_CODES.html