Bug SOLVED: Cannot create local Android build with SDK level 33

Host OS: Windows 11
Unity version: 2021.3.16f1
Android Target SDK version: 33

Since Unity does not ship with a recent enough Android SDK for that version, I have configured Unity to use the Android SDK that I installed through Android Studio. That has always worked fine. Recently, I reinstalled everything and since then, I'm always just getting this error message:

Code (CSharp):

1. java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: com/android/prefs/AndroidLocationsProvider has been compiled by a more recent version of the Java Runtime (class file version 55.0), this version of the Java Runtime only recognizes class file versions up to 52.0

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SOLUTION: I describe the solution in this comment. You just copy the platform folders from the separately installed SDK to the one provided by Unity.

 

You probably also need to update the jdk.
2021 LTS should support all android versions needed to publish

 

Thanks for the reply!

Unity itself states that it only support this specific version of the JDK (1.8) https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/android-sdksetup.html
I can still try to make it use a newer one, of course.

2021 LTS might meet the current minimum, but “Starting in August 2023 new apps must target Android 13 (API level 33) or higher” https://developer.android.com/google/play/requirements/target-sdk
We are now working on an app which is supposed to release later this year so that's our target.

 

Ahh, missed the new requirements.
I assume Unity will support it in a newer 2021.3LTS, but cannot be sure. Hope someone responds who got it working. Did see a video about it on YouTube, but I am not developing for GPlay

 

I envy you
Thanks anyway! I will update this thread if I make any progress.

 

Join the VR developers then (;
More talent is definitely welcome

 

I don't know if that's the video you were referring to, but I found one and it actually helped me! The important part is to copy the SDK from where Android Studio installed it into the Unity install. I was pointing Unity to my SDK install folder of course, but something seems to be different this way. Maybe it's because you only copy the android-33 folder, but not the surrounding SDK so Unity can use its own stuff for everything else. Great news, anyway.

 

I found this:

 

Since I happened to google and find my way to this thread as well, also going to add my solution to build target api 33

I was on Unity 2019.3.17f1
-> got error with API 33 and complains about java 54 vs 55

I solved API 33 issue by upgrading project to Unity 2022.2.18
-> problem solved. Works OK.

I pushed app version to google play for beta testers and it works OK.

 

Latest 2020 and 2021 LTS versions also have supporte