diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 9d8c4f71..f33e7d4f 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ android {
     }
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId "com.nutomic.syncthingandroid"
-        minSdkVersion 14
+        minSdkVersion 16
         targetSdkVersion 26
         versionCode 4141
         versionName "0.10.8"