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Android.Gradle: Autoincrement Versoin Name before deploy

Gradle2 4.2
My app/build.gradle:
android {
compileSdkVersion 26
buildToolsVersion "25.0.0"
defaultConfig {
applicationId "com.myproject"
minSdkVersion 16
targetSdkVersion 23
versionCode 25
versionName "1.2.25"
}
}
My steps for deploy apk to Fabric (Beta by CrashLytics)
Manually increment versionCode and verionName. In this example: versionCode 26 and versionName "1.2.26"
Create distributive (apk) and deploy to CrashLytics by command:
gradlew assembleDebug crashlyticsUploadDistributionDebug
And as result my apk success deploy to Fabric with versionName = "1.2.26"
OK. It's work fine.
But I need to automatically increment versionCode and versionName BEFORE deploy to Fabric.
To do this I need to write custom Gradle task. Does my approach correct?

NEW : the package conflicts with an existing package by the same name

I created two programs with a signature and two different names.
First app:
defaultConfig {
applicationId "ir.bitafaraz.dpnadpnaadmin"
minSdkVersion 17
targetSdkVersion 25
versionCode 3
versionName "1.0"
}
Second app:
defaultConfig {
applicationId "ir.bitafaraz.dpnadpna"
minSdkVersion 17
targetSdkVersion 25
versionCode 3
versionName "1.0"
}
My phone is Samsung(A5 2017, android 6.0.1).
I can not install both of them together.
I also tried with two different signatures.

Very interesting, I use the following library in both projects:
com.commonsware.cwac: provider: 0.4.3
Based on the link below:
https://github.com/commonsguy/cw-omnibus/tree/master/ContentProvider/V4FileProvider
When I deleted this library, my problem was solved.
EDIT:
The value of the AUTHORITY field is the same in both programs, their values must be different.

My app's minSdkVersion is 14 and targetSdkVersion is 21 but Google Play judge it just support Android 4.0~4.4

compileSdkVersion 21
buildToolsVersion "21.1.2"
defaultConfig {
applicationId "me.drakeet.seashell"
minSdkVersion 14
targetSdkVersion 21
versionCode 80
versionName "2.2"
}
Above code is in my gradle.build, and my app run perfectly in Android Lollipop (5.0), so I am puzzled that why Play judge and limit it just support Android 4.0~4.4, why not 5.0+?
Thanks!

I have fix it.
just add:
maxSdkVersion 21
in the gradle.build nearby minSdkVersion.

Android: How to use lower minSdkVersion than declared in library (uiautomator-v18)

I migrated an older Android app to Android-Studio/Gradle. The test need uiautomator-v18 which requires minSdkVersion=18. However, I would like to have the minSdkVersion set to 15 or 16.
There are many questions on SO over the same thing, but I am just not able to resolve this problem.
Exerpt AndroidManifest.xml:
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
package="com.example.searcher"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="0.0.1" >
<uses-sdk
tools:overrideLibrary="android.support.test.uiautomator.v18"/>
<!-- ... -->
</manifest>
The build.gradle:
apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
android {
compileSdkVersion 23
buildToolsVersion "23.0.2"
defaultConfig {
applicationId "com.example.searcher"
minSdkVersion 15
targetSdkVersion 23
testApplicationId "com.example.searcher.test"
testInstrumentationRunner "android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
}
}
dependencies {
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.2.0'
compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-analytics:8.4.0'
compile files('libs/dagger-1.2.1.jar')
compile files('libs/dagger-compiler-1.2.1.jar')
compile files('libs/javawriter-2.1.2.jar')
compile files('libs/javax.inject.jar')
androidTestCompile(
'com.android.support:support-annotations:23.2.0',
'com.android.support.test:runner:0.4.1',
'com.android.support.test:rules:0.4.1',
'com.android.support.test.uiautomator:uiautomator-v18:2.1.1',
'org.hamcrest:hamcrest-library:1.3',
'org.mockito:mockito-core:1.10.5',
'junit:junit:4.12',
'com.google.dexmaker:dexmaker:1.1',
'com.google.dexmaker:dexmaker-mockito:1.1'
)
}
The above gives the error:
Error:Execution failed for task ':app:processDebugAndroidTestManifest'.
> java.lang.RuntimeException: Manifest merger failed : uses-sdk:minSdkVersion 15 cannot be smaller than version 18 declared in library [com.android.support.test.uiautomator:uiautomator-v18:2.1.1] /mypath/app/build/intermediates/exploded-aar/com.android.support.test.uiautomator/uiautomator-v18/2.1.1/AndroidManifest.xml
Suggestion: use tools:overrideLibrary="android.support.test.uiautomator.v18" to force usage
But I am already using the overrideLibrary.
If this is not possible, is it possible to have different minSdkVersion for "main" and "androidTest"?
EDIT:
After adding the flavors, I was able to run the tests using build variant tstDebug. However, building it with prdDebug ends in an error saying that there are unknown stuff in the androidTest (example: package org.hamcrest does not exist). The modified excerpt of build.gradle:
defaultConfig {
applicationId "com.example.searcher"
targetSdkVersion 23
versionCode 6
versionName "0.5.0"
}
productFlavors {
prd {
minSdkVersion 15
}
tst {
minSdkVersion 18
testApplicationId "com.example.searcher.test"
testInstrumentationRunner "android.test.InstrumentationTestRunner"
}
}
// And instead of "androidTestCompile" use "tstCompile"
Is it not possible to tell "Android Studio" that it should build the app without androidTest?

One option is to have a product flavor for your tests:
android {
productFlavors {
production {
minSdkVersion 15
}
uiTest {
minSdkVersion 18
}
}
...
}
And then run the tests on the uiTest flavor builds.

Did you put <uses-sdk tools:overrideLibrary ...> in src/main/AndroidManifest.xml?
If so, remove it from src/main/AndroidManifest.xml and try to put the following xml in src/androidTest/AndroidManifest.xml.
(Don't forget android:minSdkVersion="18")
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest
package="YOUR PACKAGE NAME"
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools">
<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="18"
tools:overrideLibrary="android.support.test.uiautomator.v18"
/>
</manifest>

Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_OLDER_SDK]|

I do not find an answer. help!
I can not emulate my app that I get the error title .. all my information from the device and project is as follows:
Choose Device:
samsung GT-19300 Android 4.3(API 18) ---> No, minSdk(API 20) > deviceSdk(API 18)
build.gradle:
android {
compileSdkVersion 22
buildToolsVersion "23.0.0 rc3"
defaultConfig {
applicationId "app.bluezone.win"
minSdkVersion 20
targetSdkVersion 22
versionCode 1
versionName "1.0"
}
AndroidManifest.xml:
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="20" android:targetSdkVersion="22"/>
What should I do?

Instead of changing the minSdkVerison & targetSdkVersion in build.gradle
Just open the Manifest file and use this
<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="17"
android:targetSdkVersion="21"/>
Ref : Android Studio : Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_OLDER_SDK]

Can you please try with below code
android {
compileSdkVersion 22
buildToolsVersion "23.0.0 rc3"
defaultConfig {
applicationId "app.bluezone.win"
minSdkVersion 17
targetSdkVersion 22
versionCode 1
versionName "1.0"
}
also remove sdk stuff from manifest file
<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="17"
android:targetSdkVersion="21"/>