diff --git a/packages/app-mobile/android/build.gradle b/packages/app-mobile/android/build.gradle
index ed5a56842..0547dbfb3 100644
--- a/packages/app-mobile/android/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/app-mobile/android/build.gradle
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 buildscript {
     ext {
         buildToolsVersion = "29.0.2"
-        minSdkVersion = 16
+        minSdkVersion = 21
         compileSdkVersion = 29
         targetSdkVersion = 29
     }