Is there a difference between android-5 and android-7 other than the bootstrtap?

[MatanZ]

I build apks without the bootstrap images, and install them on different phones with version 5 and 7. Do I need to compile two different apks, or are the packages the same?

[agnostic-apollo]

Termux app behaviour depends on the bootstrap variant in the apk. Do not install android-5 variant on Android 7+. The packages are different too.

termux-app/app/build.gradle

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	// The packageVariant defines the bootstrap variant that will be included in the app APK.
	// This must be supported by com.termux.shared.termux.TermuxBootstrap.PackageVariant or app will
	// crash at startup.
	// Bootstrap of a different variant must not be manually installed by the user after app installation
	// by replacing $PREFIX since app code is dependant on the variant used to build the APK.
	// Currently supported values are: [ "apt-android-7" "apt-android-5" ]
	packageVariant = System.getenv("TERMUX_PACKAGE_VARIANT") ?: "apt-android-7" // Default: "apt-android-7"