> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://legacy-docs.usesmileid.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://legacy-docs.usesmileid.com/integration-options/mobile/android/getting-started.md).

# Getting Started

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This SDK is deprecated and will receive limited support. Please adopt the v10 SDK: [https://github.com/smileidentity/docs/blob/main/mobile/android/broken-reference/README.md](https://github.com/smileidentity/docs/blob/main/mobile/android/broken-reference/README.md "mention")
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### Prerequisites <a href="#smile-config-file" id="smile-config-file"></a>

1. Before attempting integration head over to the [Smile ID Portal](https://portal.usesmileid.com/) and sign up for an account
2. On the Smile ID Portal download a config file from [here](https://portal.usesmileid.com/sdk) **(DO NOT SHARE THIS FILE WITH ANYONE OUTSIDE YOUR ORGANIZATION).** You can download your [Smile ID config file](https://portal.usesmileid.com/sdk) again at any time. Please do not edit the contents of this file.
3. From version 7.3.5(smile-id-sdk) and or version 0.1.5 you will need to generate a signature key from [here](https://portal.usesmileid.com/api-key) (This is a change compared to earlier versions, which used to work with a [Sec Key](https://portal.usesmileid.com/api-key))

### Supported Versions

Minimum supported version is Android 4.4 (API 19)

Maximum supported version is Android 13 (API 33)


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