diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index d82a0b93a..a4f5e6932 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ android {
     compileSdk 36
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId "com.geeksville.mesh"
-        minSdkVersion 21 // The oldest emulator image I have tried is 22 (though 21 probably works)
+        minSdkVersion 23
         targetSdk 36
         versionCode 30602 // format is Mmmss (where M is 1+the numeric major number
         versionName "2.6.2"