diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index 741812a1..16f9b652 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ android {
 
     defaultConfig {
         testInstrumentationRunner "android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
+        minSdkVersion 16
     }
     lintOptions {
         disable 'InvalidPackage'