Can I download the latest Android NDK and target Android 2.2?

Depends on what you are aiming, minumum API level for NDK STILL "3". But be aware that some features do require a minimum of API higher (according to official NDK DOCS, the native activities requires API Level 9), a good friend for you is: http://developer.android.com/sdk/ndk/overview.html.

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