diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index 0401fc9532b..7f8045a72cd 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ buildscript {
 
     ext {
         buildToolsVersion = "33.0.0"
-        minSdkVersion = 21
+        minSdkVersion = 26
         compileSdkVersion = 33
         targetSdkVersion = 33
         ndkVersion = "23.1.7779620"