diff --git a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index f9f00c6c3..63dfcd19a 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera.autofocus"/>
 
     <uses-sdk
-        android:minSdkVersion="19"
+        android:minSdkVersion="16"
         android:targetSdkVersion="23" />
 
     <application