diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index 14a690c6..d46f34f2 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ android {
     }
 
     defaultConfig {
-        minSdkVersion 16
+        minSdkVersion 19
         consumerProguardFiles 'consumer-proguard-rules.txt'
     }
 
@@ -129,4 +129,4 @@ tasks.withType(JavaCompile) { javaCompile ->
     javaCompile.configure {
         dependsOn("generateFluwxHelperFile")
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}