Question to the #android and #java bubble:

my #android #app has a minSdkVersion of 14, with a targetSdk of 36.

Will setting source- and targetCompatibility to java version 11 (or above) make it fail to run on early #android versions like #kitkat (4.4.x)?

I wasn't able to find this out, since #android devices do not run a native #jre but #art or the predecessor #dalvik .

Do targetCompatibility and sourceCompatibility even matter at all in this case?