Bump the minimum Android SDK version to 26 (Android 8) [ci full]

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,12 +1,19 @@
 # v144.0 (In progress)
 
-### Glean
-- Updated to v65.0.0 ([#6901](https://github.com/mozilla/application-services/pull/6901))
+## ✨ What's New ✨
 
 ### OHTTP Client
-- The `as-ohttp-client` component is being reintroduced to allos firefox-ios to
+- The `as-ohttp-client` component is being reintroduced to allow firefox-ios to
   optionally submit Glean pings over OHTTP.
 
+## 🦊 What's Changed 🦊
+
+### Android
+- Bumped the minimum SDK version to 26 (Android 8). ([#6926](https://github.com/mozilla/application-services/pull/6926)
+
+### Glean
+- Updated to v65.0.0 ([#6901](https://github.com/mozilla/application-services/pull/6901))
+
 [Full Changelog](In progress)
 
 # v143.0 (_2025-08-18_)

build.gradle

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ buildscript {
         // In general, we should aim to keep these in sync with AC
         compileSdkVersion: 36,
         targetSdkVersion: 36,
-        minSdkVersion: 21,
+        minSdkVersion: 26,
         jvmTargetCompatibility: 17,
     ]
 

gradle/libs.versions.toml

@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ rust-android-gradle = "0.9.6"
 
 # AndroidX
 annotation = "1.9.1"
-core = "1.16.0"
+core = "1.17.0"
 work = "2.10.3"
 
 # JNA
-jna = "5.14.0" # Don't update until Android 5/6 support is dropped
+jna = "5.17.0"
 
 # Linting and Static Analysis
 detekt = "1.23.8"

settings.gradle

@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ gradle.projectsLoaded { ->
             calcGroupId(buildconfig), // componentsGroupId
             17, // jvmTargetCompatibility,
             36, // compileSdkVersion,
-            21, // minSdkVersion,
+            26, // minSdkVersion,
             36, // targetSdkVersion,
             "28.2.13676358", // ndkVersion - Keep it in sync in TC Dockerfile.
         )