diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index cf29cbad6..68688262a 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ ver 0.24 (not yet released)
 * switch to C++20
   - GCC 10 or clang 11 (or newer) recommended
 * static partition configuration
+* Android
+  - require Android 7 or newer
 * Windows
   - build with libsamplerate
   - remove JACK DLL support
diff --git a/android/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/AndroidManifest.xml
index cbcc5f893..cbe293389 100644
--- a/android/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
           android:versionCode="72"
           android:versionName="0.23.14">
 
-  <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="21" android:targetSdkVersion="30"/>
+  <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="24" android:targetSdkVersion="30"/>
 
   <uses-feature android:name="android.software.leanback"
                 android:required="false" />
diff --git a/android/build.py b/android/build.py
index aae22f52f..ce85453fc 100755
--- a/android/build.py
+++ b/android/build.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class AndroidNdkToolchain:
         self.build_path = build_path
 
         ndk_arch = abi_info['ndk_arch']
-        android_api_level = '21'
+        android_api_level = '24'
 
         install_prefix = os.path.join(arch_path, 'root')