How do you build and deploy to an older version of android for Phone Gap / cordova

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api ,
platform/android/AndroidManifest.xml .

sdk buildversion AndroidManifest.xml

:

:
 <preference name="android-minSdkVersion" value="XX"> // value is the API LEVEL
<preference name="android-targetSdkVersion" value="XX">

*targetSdk = tell phonegap which android build version to use,


*MinSdk is to limit user who want to download it.

api
check the API LEVEL of android build here.

: :
:
        <preference name="android-minSdkVersion" value="8"> //android 2.2
    <preference name="android-targetSdkVersion" value="17"> //android 4.2
config.xml
:
 <preference name="android-minSdkVersion" value="14"/>
:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/...-ionic-cordova