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I am working on a .Net MAUI Android app which is built on .net 8 and Android framework target version is API 34 (Android 14).

I am not planning for upgrading my app to target API 35 soon. But I need to release an urgent update of the existing app.

In this case,

  1. Will my app work fine in all devices though I didn't target API 35
  2. Also, will Google Play accept to release an update of this app targeting API 34 after Nov 1st.
  3. Post this, how can I verify my app is compatible with 16kb memory page in Windows VS2022.
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  • Irrespective of 16 KB page support as per guide lines - Starting August 31 2025: New apps and app updates must target Android 15 (API level 35) or higher to be submitted to Google Play; except for Wear OS, Android Automotive OS, and Android TV apps, which must target Android 14 (API level 34) or higher. Refer this: https://developer.android.com/google/play/requirements/target-sdk Commented Oct 28 at 7:28
  • You will have to upgrade to API 35, regardless of supporting 16KB page sizes. And when you upgrade to API 35, you will have to support 16KB page sizes. I recently wrote an article explaining how this can be done. Commented Oct 28 at 8:53

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1. Will my app work fine in all devices though I didn't target API 35

No.
As in this article on Android Developers Blog, 16kB paged device won't be able to run your 4kB paged app.

2. Also, will Google Play accept to release an update of this app targeting API 34 after Nov 1st.

No.
From this Google Play guide document about target API level requirement,

New apps and app updates must target Android 15 (API level 35) or higher to be submitted to Google Play

3. Post this, How can I verify my app is compatible with 16kb memory page in Windows VS2022.

By using MAUI 9.
MAUI 8 is out of support, so if you want to just make it 16kB without migration, seems you're out of luck.
If your app also uses other native libraries, using APK analyzer on Android Studio would help updating your binaries.

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Thanks for your detailed answer. So, If I upgrade my app to MAUI 9, will my app become compatible to 16kb without any compatibility issues?
Yes, unless your app is using other native libraries. If so, you'll need to recompile app bundled libraries. Check APK analyzer for detailed info. If it doesn't say anything about compatibility issue you're good to go.

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