diff --git a/templates/cpp-template-default/proj.android/gradle.properties b/templates/cpp-template-default/proj.android/gradle.properties
index bb1bdd6f66..16df63bf19 100644
--- a/templates/cpp-template-default/proj.android/gradle.properties
+++ b/templates/cpp-template-default/proj.android/gradle.properties
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 PROP_COMPILE_SDK_VERSION=28
 
 # Android SDK version that will be used as the earliest version of android this application can run on
-PROP_MIN_SDK_VERSION=16
+PROP_MIN_SDK_VERSION=17
 
 # Android SDK version that will be used as the latest version of android this application has been tested on
 PROP_TARGET_SDK_VERSION=28
diff --git a/templates/lua-template-default/frameworks/runtime-src/proj.android/gradle.properties b/templates/lua-template-default/frameworks/runtime-src/proj.android/gradle.properties
index 089a476635..fee4a9db80 100644
--- a/templates/lua-template-default/frameworks/runtime-src/proj.android/gradle.properties
+++ b/templates/lua-template-default/frameworks/runtime-src/proj.android/gradle.properties
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 PROP_COMPILE_SDK_VERSION=28
 
 # Android SDK version that will be used as the earliest version of android this application can run on
-PROP_MIN_SDK_VERSION=16
+PROP_MIN_SDK_VERSION=17
 
 # Android SDK version that will be used as the latest version of android this application has been tested on
 PROP_TARGET_SDK_VERSION=28
diff --git a/tests/cpp-tests/proj.android/gradle.properties b/tests/cpp-tests/proj.android/gradle.properties
index bb1bdd6f66..16df63bf19 100644
--- a/tests/cpp-tests/proj.android/gradle.properties
+++ b/tests/cpp-tests/proj.android/gradle.properties
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 PROP_COMPILE_SDK_VERSION=28
 
 # Android SDK version that will be used as the earliest version of android this application can run on
-PROP_MIN_SDK_VERSION=16
+PROP_MIN_SDK_VERSION=17
 
 # Android SDK version that will be used as the latest version of android this application has been tested on
 PROP_TARGET_SDK_VERSION=28
diff --git a/tests/fairygui-tests/proj.android/gradle.properties b/tests/fairygui-tests/proj.android/gradle.properties
index bb1bdd6f66..16df63bf19 100644
--- a/tests/fairygui-tests/proj.android/gradle.properties
+++ b/tests/fairygui-tests/proj.android/gradle.properties
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 PROP_COMPILE_SDK_VERSION=28
 
 # Android SDK version that will be used as the earliest version of android this application can run on
-PROP_MIN_SDK_VERSION=16
+PROP_MIN_SDK_VERSION=17
 
 # Android SDK version that will be used as the latest version of android this application has been tested on
 PROP_TARGET_SDK_VERSION=28
diff --git a/tests/lua-tests/project/proj.android/gradle.properties b/tests/lua-tests/project/proj.android/gradle.properties
index bb1bdd6f66..16df63bf19 100644
--- a/tests/lua-tests/project/proj.android/gradle.properties
+++ b/tests/lua-tests/project/proj.android/gradle.properties
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 PROP_COMPILE_SDK_VERSION=28
 
 # Android SDK version that will be used as the earliest version of android this application can run on
-PROP_MIN_SDK_VERSION=16
+PROP_MIN_SDK_VERSION=17
 
 # Android SDK version that will be used as the latest version of android this application has been tested on
 PROP_TARGET_SDK_VERSION=28