From 57a8a78d06f4a902777b875da4da93a423f9cc1d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Simonx22 <simon@oatmealdome.me>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:22:26 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Android: Raise minSdk to 24 (Android 7.0)
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Reasons:
- Only 0.000341% of all Android users were on API 21-23 in the last 365 days.
- These devices are old and likely do not run Dolphin well.
- Android 5.x and 6.0 have been without security updates for about 8 years.
- Staying on API 21–23 blocks AndroidX updates, including Lifecycle.
---
 Readme.md                           | 2 +-
 Source/Android/app/build.gradle.kts | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md
index fde13cc3f8..1dba43a8a6 100644
--- a/Readme.md
+++ b/Readme.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Please read the [FAQ](https://dolphin-emu.org/docs/faq/) before using Dolphin.
 ### Android
 
 * OS
-    * Android (5.0 Lollipop or higher).
+    * Android (7.0 Nougat or higher).
 * Processor
     * A processor with support for 64-bit applications (either ARMv8 or x86-64).
 * Graphics
diff --git a/Source/Android/app/build.gradle.kts b/Source/Android/app/build.gradle.kts
index 64d909423c..5eda1b1f5d 100644
--- a/Source/Android/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/Source/Android/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ android {
 
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId = "org.dolphinemu.dolphinemu"
-        minSdk = 21
+        minSdk = 24
         targetSdk = 36
 
         versionCode = getBuildVersionCode()