diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5fb5179d0..5c106eda3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ The `tess-two-test` module contains instrumented unit tests for tess-two.
 
 ## Pre-requisites
 
-* Android 2.2 or higher
+* Android 2.3 or higher
 * A v3.02+ [trained data file][tessdata] for a language. Data files must be 
 extracted to the Android device in a subdirectory named `tessdata`.
 
diff --git a/eyes-two/AndroidManifest.xml b/eyes-two/AndroidManifest.xml
index 86cbd1be9..5ad2f1817 100644
--- a/eyes-two/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/eyes-two/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     android:versionName="1.0" >
 
     <uses-sdk
-        android:minSdkVersion="8"
-        android:targetSdkVersion="8" />
+        android:minSdkVersion="9"
+        android:targetSdkVersion="9" />
 
 </manifest>
diff --git a/eyes-two/build.gradle b/eyes-two/build.gradle
index 5250f1b2a..80fefe48d 100644
--- a/eyes-two/build.gradle
+++ b/eyes-two/build.gradle
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ android {
     buildToolsVersion "23.0.2"
 
     defaultConfig {
-        minSdkVersion 8
-        targetSdkVersion 8
+        minSdkVersion 9
+        targetSdkVersion 9
         versionCode 1
         versionName "1.0"
     }
diff --git a/tess-two/AndroidManifest.xml b/tess-two/AndroidManifest.xml
index f3223bd23..d115c9699 100644
--- a/tess-two/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/tess-two/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     android:versionName="1.0" >
 
     <uses-sdk
-        android:minSdkVersion="8"
+        android:minSdkVersion="9"
         android:targetSdkVersion="22" />
 
-</manifest>
\ No newline at end of file
+</manifest>
diff --git a/tess-two/build.gradle b/tess-two/build.gradle
index d1e292d4c..260efa5a3 100644
--- a/tess-two/build.gradle
+++ b/tess-two/build.gradle
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ android {
     buildToolsVersion "23.0.2"
 
     defaultConfig {
-        minSdkVersion 8
+        minSdkVersion 9
         targetSdkVersion 22
         versionCode 1
         versionName "1.0"
@@ -130,4 +130,4 @@ bintray {
         userOrg = user
         publish = true
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/tess-two/jni/Application.mk b/tess-two/jni/Application.mk
index 728cfcde0..4576c3284 100644
--- a/tess-two/jni/Application.mk
+++ b/tess-two/jni/Application.mk
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 APP_STL := gnustl_static
 APP_ABI := armeabi armeabi-v7a x86 mips arm64-v8a x86_64 mips64
 APP_OPTIM := release
-APP_PLATFORM := android-8
+APP_PLATFORM := android-9
 APP_CPPFLAGS += -fexceptions -frtti
 NDK_TOOLCHAIN_VERSION := clang