I have confusion Currently I am working on React native project based on React Native v 0.73.9 Now that starting from August 31 2025: New apps and app updates must target Android 15 (API level 35) or higher to be submitted to Google Play. Do i need to upgrade my react native project to higher version?
you can change the targetSdkVersion within android/build.gradle to 35:
android {
ndkVersion rootProject.ext.ndkVersion
buildToolsVersion rootProject.ext.buildToolsVersion
compileSdk rootProject.ext.compileSdkVersion
namespace "com.rndiffapp"
defaultConfig {
applicationId "com.rndiffapp"
minSdkVersion rootProject.ext.minSdkVersion
targetSdkVersion 35
versionCode 1
versionName "1.0"
}
signingConfigs {
debug {
storeFile file('debug.keystore')
storePassword 'android'
keyAlias 'androiddebugkey'
keyPassword 'android'
}
}
buildTypes {
debug {
signingConfig signingConfigs.debug
}
release {
// Caution! In production, you need to generate your own keystore file.
// see https://reactnative.dev/docs/signed-apk-android.
signingConfig signingConfigs.debug
minifyEnabled enableProguardInReleaseBuilds
proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile("proguard-android.txt"), "proguard-rules.pro"
}
}
}
This is sufficient to meet the requirements.