diff --git a/bin/templates/project/AndroidManifest.xml b/bin/templates/project/AndroidManifest.xml
index bb60a071b..e0c53aaab 100644
--- a/bin/templates/project/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/bin/templates/project/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -45,5 +45,5 @@
         </activity>
     </application>
 
-    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="16" android:targetSdkVersion="__APILEVEL__"/>
+    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="19" android:targetSdkVersion="__APILEVEL__"/>
 </manifest>
diff --git a/framework/AndroidManifest.xml b/framework/AndroidManifest.xml
index 26a0aed0e..1625b896b 100755
--- a/framework/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/framework/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@
 -->
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
       package="org.apache.cordova" android:versionName="1.0" android:versionCode="1">
-    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="16" />
+    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="19" />
 </manifest>