diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index c4f24c0..00e75f9 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ android {
   compileSdkVersion getExtOrIntegerDefault('compileSdkVersion')
   buildToolsVersion getExtOrDefault('buildToolsVersion')
   defaultConfig {
-    minSdkVersion 16
+    minSdkVersion getExtOrIntegerDefault('minSdkVersion')
     targetSdkVersion getExtOrIntegerDefault('targetSdkVersion')
     versionCode 1
     versionName "1.0"
diff --git a/android/gradle.properties b/android/gradle.properties
index b45b8c8..76ae422 100644
--- a/android/gradle.properties
+++ b/android/gradle.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ReactNativeWebView_kotlinVersion=1.3.50
 ReactNativeWebView_compileSdkVersion=29
 ReactNativeWebView_buildToolsVersion=29.0.3
-ReactNativeWebView_targetSdkVersion=28
\ No newline at end of file
+ReactNativeWebView_targetSdkVersion=28
+ReactNativeWebView_minSdkVersion=16
\ No newline at end of file