There are two API levels for Android Apps: The minimal API level and the target API level. Perhaps it makes sense to see the target API level as the "maximum" A

There are two API levels for Android Apps: The minimal API level and the target API level. Perhaps it makes sense to see the target API level as the "maximum" API level the App fully understands. For instance, Android can't enforce dynamic permissions on older Apps not designed for this, and people have been exploiting this by keeping the target API level low.