Merge pull request #1500 from vector-im/feature/api_21

Min SDK level set to 21 (#405)

CHANGES.md

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ SDK API changes ⚠️:
 
 Build 🧱:
  - Enable code optimization (Proguard)
+ - SDK is now API level 21 minimum, and so RiotX (#405)
 
 Other changes:
  -

matrix-sdk-android-rx/build.gradle

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ android {
     compileSdkVersion 29
 
     defaultConfig {
-        minSdkVersion 16
+        minSdkVersion 21
         targetSdkVersion 29
         versionCode 1
         versionName "1.0"

matrix-sdk-android/build.gradle

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ android {
     testOptions.unitTests.includeAndroidResources = true
 
     defaultConfig {
-        minSdkVersion 16
+        minSdkVersion 21
         targetSdkVersion 29
         versionCode 1
         versionName "0.0.1"

vector/build.gradle

@@ -107,9 +107,8 @@ android {
     compileSdkVersion 29
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId "im.vector.riotx"
-        // Set to API 19 because motionLayout is min API 18.
-        // In the future we may consider using an alternative of MotionLayout to support API 16. But for security reason, maybe not.
-        minSdkVersion 19
+        // Set to API 21: see #405
+        minSdkVersion 21
         targetSdkVersion 29
         multiDexEnabled true