diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index 82a69e3a3..a945fbb97 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ android {
     buildToolsVersion "24.0.0"
 
     defaultConfig {
-        minSdkVersion 11
+        minSdkVersion 16
         targetSdkVersion 23
         versionCode 1
         versionName "1.0"