diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index aa8bae7a4b..bdcf24bfb5 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ android {
         main.java.srcDirs += 'src/main/kotlin'
     }
     defaultConfig {
-        minSdkVersion 16
+        minSdkVersion 19
         testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
     }
     lintOptions {