Now that the app is back on the Play Store I see I've got until the end of the month to target Android 14 (API 34). This isn't the same as the minimum supported version of the app which is currently API 19 (Android 4.4 - KitKat). But, there's quite a bit of changes that are required when doing this which I think might require me to update the minimum version to API 21 (Lollipop).
from https://developer.android.com/google/play/requirements/target-sdk:
When you upload an APK, it must meet Google Play's target API level requirements.
Starting August 31 2024:
New apps and app updates must target Android 14 (API level 34) or higher to be submitted to Google Play; except for Wear OS and Android TV apps, which must target Android 13 (API level 33) or higher.
If you're interested, here's some of what has to be done to support API 34: https://developer.android.com/about/versions/14/behavior-changes-14
bottom line is -- there's quite a bit of changes required.. mostly affecting anything that could run in the background such as Widgets and Location checks. I just wanted to mention that the minimum version might be going up in the future. Technically, very few devices are still on API 19 so it shouldn't affect many people. But, I had tried to keep supporting as old of devices as long as possible.
