Question New API level requirements - level 31

Google's new API level requirements seem contradictory:
"Existing apps must target API level 31 or above to remain available to users on devices running Android OS higher than your app's target API level. Apps that target API level 30 or below (target API level 29 or below for Wear OS), will only be available on devices running Android OS same or lower than your apps’ target API level."

This seems to suggest that 2 versions are needed for existing apps, if the app is to cover API levels above and below 31 ... one for below level 31 and one for above.

Help please.

 

I don't think that's what it's saying. It says that if you don't have a release with API level 31 and up, it won't show / serve your app to devices that have API level 31 and up and only show it to devices with older OS versions.

Therefore to target all devices you need to have an API 31 and up release.

Target API is not the same as minimum API. The notice from Google says nothing about minimum API level.

 

Thank you. Yes, I mis-read it.