How can I check in code the Android version like 1.5 or 1.6

Question

Hi all

I need to check in code what Android release version is running currently on target device Can you supply code example

Thanks

Answer 1

I think this is a duplicate of my own question: ndk version at run time. Short answer: no easy way for a native application to do it (you could however run a Java app and communicate with it to get the version).

Answer 2

can you execute getprop ro.build.version.release shell command on your device ?

Answer 3

Hi zed_0xff

This is the answer for your question

I can run this command:

and I get this answer:

getprop ro.build.version.release

getprop ro.build.version.release Eclair #

How this can help me? I need to perform this check in code of java file this should be checked in run time

Do you have example or link for good example !!

Answer 4

This works

also import the followng: import com.android.phonetests.TEST_INTERFACE; import android.os.Build; import android.app.ActivityThread; import android.content.pm.ApplicationInfo; import android.content.pm.IPackageManager;

private int GetSDKVersion() { int version = 0; IPackageManager pm = ActivityThread.getPackageManager(); try { //returns a ref to my application according to its application name ApplicationInfo applicationInfo = pm.getApplicationInfo("com.android.phonetests", 0);

        if (applicationInfo != null) 
        {           
            version = applicationInfo.targetSdkVersion; ////this makes the same -> version = Build.VERSION.SDK_INT
            Log.i(LOG_TAG,"[DBG] version: " + version);  

            //2 is 5
            //2.01 6 (Donut - 2.01)
            //2.2  7 (Eclair - 2.2) currently it is Eclair_MR1 (Major Release)                  
            switch (version) 
            {                           
                case Build.VERSION_CODES.ECLAIR_MR1:
                Log.i(LOG_TAG,"[DBG] version: ECLAIR");//2.2  7 (Eclair - 2.2) currently it is Eclair_MR1 (Major Release)
                break;
                case Build.VERSION_CODES.DONUT:
                Log.i(LOG_TAG,"[DBG] version: DONUT");//2.01 6 (Donut - 2.01)
                break;
            }
        }
    } 
    catch (android.os.RemoteException e){}      
    return version;
}