diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c6402df854..66129069ff 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ of the target you wish to build.
 - __Windows__: Windows 10 (x86_64, x86, Arm64, Arm64EC)
 - __Linux__: Mainstream Linux distributions (x86_64, Arm64/aarch64, (32 bit Arm systems like armv7 should work but are not regularly tested))
 - __iOS__: iOS 12 (Arm64, Arm64e, x86_64 (Simulator))
-- __Android__: Android 5 - Lollipop (API Level 21) (arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86_64, x86)
+- __Android__: Android 7 - Nougat (API Level 24) (arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86_64, x86)
 
 ## Contributing
 
diff --git a/examples/DemoRunner/Builds/Android/app/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/DemoRunner/Builds/Android/app/CMakeLists.txt
index e192259af4..0b364143f2 100644
--- a/examples/DemoRunner/Builds/Android/app/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/DemoRunner/Builds/Android/app/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ add_subdirectory (${OBOE_DIR} ./oboe)
 add_library("cpufeatures" STATIC "${ANDROID_NDK}/sources/android/cpufeatures/cpu-features.c")
 set_source_files_properties("${ANDROID_NDK}/sources/android/cpufeatures/cpu-features.c" PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "-Wno-sign-conversion -Wno-gnu-statement-expression")
 
-add_definitions([[-DJUCE_ANDROID=1]] [[-DJUCE_ANDROID_API_VERSION=23]] [[-DJUCE_PUSH_NOTIFICATIONS=1]] [[-DJUCE_PUSH_NOTIFICATIONS_ACTIVITY="com/rmsl/juce/JuceActivity"]] [[-DJUCE_CONTENT_SHARING=1]] [[-DJUCE_ANDROID_GL_ES_VERSION_3_0=1]] [[-DJUCE_DEMO_RUNNER=1]] [[-DJUCE_UNIT_TESTS=1]] [[-DJUCER_ANDROIDSTUDIO_7F0E4A25=1]] [[-DJUCE_APP_VERSION=8.0.6]] [[-DJUCE_APP_VERSION_HEX=0x80006]])
+add_definitions([[-DJUCE_ANDROID=1]] [[-DJUCE_ANDROID_API_VERSION=24]] [[-DJUCE_PUSH_NOTIFICATIONS=1]] [[-DJUCE_PUSH_NOTIFICATIONS_ACTIVITY="com/rmsl/juce/JuceActivity"]] [[-DJUCE_CONTENT_SHARING=1]] [[-DJUCE_ANDROID_GL_ES_VERSION_3_0=1]] [[-DJUCE_DEMO_RUNNER=1]] [[-DJUCE_UNIT_TESTS=1]] [[-DJUCER_ANDROIDSTUDIO_7F0E4A25=1]] [[-DJUCE_APP_VERSION=8.0.6]] [[-DJUCE_APP_VERSION_HEX=0x80006]])
 
 include_directories( AFTER
     "../../../../../modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/LV2_SDK/lilv/src"
diff --git a/examples/DemoRunner/Builds/Android/app/build.gradle b/examples/DemoRunner/Builds/Android/app/build.gradle
index 6fd373d1b8..6cabc5f3f7 100644
--- a/examples/DemoRunner/Builds/Android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/DemoRunner/Builds/Android/app/build.gradle
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ android {
 
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId "com.rmsl.jucedemorunner"
-        minSdkVersion    23
+        minSdkVersion    24
         targetSdkVersion 34
         externalNativeBuild {
             cmake {
-                arguments "-DANDROID_TOOLCHAIN=clang", "-DANDROID_PLATFORM=android-23", "-DANDROID_STL=c++_static", "-DANDROID_CPP_FEATURES=exceptions rtti", "-DANDROID_ARM_MODE=arm", "-DANDROID_ARM_NEON=TRUE", "-DANDROID_WEAK_API_DEFS=ON", "-DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17", "-DCMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS=OFF"
+                arguments "-DANDROID_TOOLCHAIN=clang", "-DANDROID_PLATFORM=android-24", "-DANDROID_STL=c++_static", "-DANDROID_CPP_FEATURES=exceptions rtti", "-DANDROID_ARM_MODE=arm", "-DANDROID_ARM_NEON=TRUE", "-DANDROID_WEAK_API_DEFS=ON", "-DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17", "-DCMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS=OFF"
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/examples/DemoRunner/DemoRunner.jucer b/examples/DemoRunner/DemoRunner.jucer
index 8a18d99420..6aab7747b9 100644
--- a/examples/DemoRunner/DemoRunner.jucer
+++ b/examples/DemoRunner/DemoRunner.jucer
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
         <MODULEPATH id="juce_javascript" path="../../modules"/>
       </MODULEPATHS>
     </LINUX_MAKE>
-    <ANDROIDSTUDIO targetFolder="Builds/Android" androidMinimumSDK="23" microphonePermissionNeeded="1"
+    <ANDROIDSTUDIO targetFolder="Builds/Android" androidMinimumSDK="24" microphonePermissionNeeded="1"
                    androidExternalWriteNeeded="1" androidEnableContentSharing="1"
                    androidExtraAssetsFolder="../Assets" smallIcon="YyqWd2" bigIcon="YyqWd2"
                    cameraPermissionNeeded="1" androidReadMediaAudioPermission="1"
diff --git a/extras/AudioPerformanceTest/AudioPerformanceTest.jucer b/extras/AudioPerformanceTest/AudioPerformanceTest.jucer
index 166eb8651d..c8517eab89 100644
--- a/extras/AudioPerformanceTest/AudioPerformanceTest.jucer
+++ b/extras/AudioPerformanceTest/AudioPerformanceTest.jucer
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
     </LINUX_MAKE>
     <ANDROIDSTUDIO androidActivityClass="com.juce.audioperformancetest.AudioPerformanceTest"
                    androidCpp11="1" targetFolder="Builds/Android" extraCompilerFlags="-mfpu=neon -mfloat-abi=hard -ffast-math -funroll-loops --param max-unroll-times=8 -mhard-float -D_NDK_MATH_NO_SOFTFP=1 -DJUCE_DISABLE_ASSERTIONS=1"
-                   gradleToolchainVersion="3.6" androidMinimumSDK="23">
+                   gradleToolchainVersion="3.6" androidMinimumSDK="24">
       <CONFIGURATIONS>
         <CONFIGURATION name="Debug" isDebug="1" targetName="AudioPerformanceTest"/>
         <CONFIGURATION name="Release" isDebug="0" optimisation="6"
diff --git a/extras/AudioPerformanceTest/Builds/Android/app/CMakeLists.txt b/extras/AudioPerformanceTest/Builds/Android/app/CMakeLists.txt
index 3d33d355d6..e29532cfc7 100644
--- a/extras/AudioPerformanceTest/Builds/Android/app/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/extras/AudioPerformanceTest/Builds/Android/app/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ add_subdirectory (${OBOE_DIR} ./oboe)
 add_library("cpufeatures" STATIC "${ANDROID_NDK}/sources/android/cpufeatures/cpu-features.c")
 set_source_files_properties("${ANDROID_NDK}/sources/android/cpufeatures/cpu-features.c" PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "-Wno-sign-conversion -Wno-gnu-statement-expression")
 
-add_definitions([[-DJUCE_ANDROID=1]] [[-DJUCE_ANDROID_API_VERSION=23]] [[-DJUCE_PUSH_NOTIFICATIONS=1]] [[-DJUCE_PUSH_NOTIFICATIONS_ACTIVITY="com/rmsl/juce/JuceActivity"]] [[-DJUCE_ANDROID_GL_ES_VERSION_3_0=1]] [[-DJUCER_ANDROIDSTUDIO_7F0E4A25=1]] [[-DJUCE_APP_VERSION=1.0.0]] [[-DJUCE_APP_VERSION_HEX=0x10000]])
+add_definitions([[-DJUCE_ANDROID=1]] [[-DJUCE_ANDROID_API_VERSION=24]] [[-DJUCE_PUSH_NOTIFICATIONS=1]] [[-DJUCE_PUSH_NOTIFICATIONS_ACTIVITY="com/rmsl/juce/JuceActivity"]] [[-DJUCE_ANDROID_GL_ES_VERSION_3_0=1]] [[-DJUCER_ANDROIDSTUDIO_7F0E4A25=1]] [[-DJUCE_APP_VERSION=1.0.0]] [[-DJUCE_APP_VERSION_HEX=0x10000]])
 
 include_directories( AFTER
     "../../../JuceLibraryCode"
diff --git a/extras/AudioPerformanceTest/Builds/Android/app/build.gradle b/extras/AudioPerformanceTest/Builds/Android/app/build.gradle
index a71289ecb0..36234d96be 100644
--- a/extras/AudioPerformanceTest/Builds/Android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/extras/AudioPerformanceTest/Builds/Android/app/build.gradle
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ android {
 
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId "com.juce.audioperformancetest"
-        minSdkVersion    23
+        minSdkVersion    24
         targetSdkVersion 34
         externalNativeBuild {
             cmake {
-                arguments "-DANDROID_TOOLCHAIN=clang", "-DANDROID_PLATFORM=android-23", "-DANDROID_STL=c++_static", "-DANDROID_CPP_FEATURES=exceptions rtti", "-DANDROID_ARM_MODE=arm", "-DANDROID_ARM_NEON=TRUE", "-DANDROID_WEAK_API_DEFS=ON", "-DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17", "-DCMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS=OFF"
+                arguments "-DANDROID_TOOLCHAIN=clang", "-DANDROID_PLATFORM=android-24", "-DANDROID_STL=c++_static", "-DANDROID_CPP_FEATURES=exceptions rtti", "-DANDROID_ARM_MODE=arm", "-DANDROID_ARM_NEON=TRUE", "-DANDROID_WEAK_API_DEFS=ON", "-DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17", "-DCMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS=OFF"
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/extras/AudioPluginHost/AudioPluginHost.jucer b/extras/AudioPluginHost/AudioPluginHost.jucer
index b5dff971ec..1032fd71fd 100644
--- a/extras/AudioPluginHost/AudioPluginHost.jucer
+++ b/extras/AudioPluginHost/AudioPluginHost.jucer
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
         <MODULEPATH id="juce_dsp" path="../../modules"/>
       </MODULEPATHS>
     </XCODE_IPHONE>
-    <ANDROIDSTUDIO targetFolder="Builds/Android" androidMinimumSDK="23" androidInternetNeeded="1"
+    <ANDROIDSTUDIO targetFolder="Builds/Android" androidMinimumSDK="24" androidInternetNeeded="1"
                    microphonePermissionNeeded="1" smallIcon="c97aUr" bigIcon="c97aUr"
                    androidExtraAssetsFolder="../../examples/Assets" androidBluetoothScanNeeded="1"
                    androidBluetoothAdvertiseNeeded="1" androidBluetoothConnectNeeded="1">
diff --git a/extras/AudioPluginHost/Builds/Android/app/CMakeLists.txt b/extras/AudioPluginHost/Builds/Android/app/CMakeLists.txt
index 218973ad3f..a3344a9f26 100644
--- a/extras/AudioPluginHost/Builds/Android/app/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/extras/AudioPluginHost/Builds/Android/app/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ add_subdirectory (${OBOE_DIR} ./oboe)
 add_library("cpufeatures" STATIC "${ANDROID_NDK}/sources/android/cpufeatures/cpu-features.c")
 set_source_files_properties("${ANDROID_NDK}/sources/android/cpufeatures/cpu-features.c" PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "-Wno-sign-conversion -Wno-gnu-statement-expression")
 
-add_definitions([[-DJUCE_ANDROID=1]] [[-DJUCE_ANDROID_API_VERSION=23]] [[-DJUCE_PUSH_NOTIFICATIONS=1]] [[-DJUCE_PUSH_NOTIFICATIONS_ACTIVITY="com/rmsl/juce/JuceActivity"]] [[-DJUCE_ANDROID_GL_ES_VERSION_3_0=1]] [[-DJUCER_ANDROIDSTUDIO_7F0E4A25=1]] [[-DJUCE_APP_VERSION=1.0.0]] [[-DJUCE_APP_VERSION_HEX=0x10000]])
+add_definitions([[-DJUCE_ANDROID=1]] [[-DJUCE_ANDROID_API_VERSION=24]] [[-DJUCE_PUSH_NOTIFICATIONS=1]] [[-DJUCE_PUSH_NOTIFICATIONS_ACTIVITY="com/rmsl/juce/JuceActivity"]] [[-DJUCE_ANDROID_GL_ES_VERSION_3_0=1]] [[-DJUCER_ANDROIDSTUDIO_7F0E4A25=1]] [[-DJUCE_APP_VERSION=1.0.0]] [[-DJUCE_APP_VERSION_HEX=0x10000]])
 
 include_directories( AFTER
     "../../../../../modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/LV2_SDK/lilv/src"
diff --git a/extras/AudioPluginHost/Builds/Android/app/build.gradle b/extras/AudioPluginHost/Builds/Android/app/build.gradle
index f62cb360d8..b54f907550 100644
--- a/extras/AudioPluginHost/Builds/Android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/extras/AudioPluginHost/Builds/Android/app/build.gradle
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ android {
 
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId "com.juce.audiopluginhost"
-        minSdkVersion    23
+        minSdkVersion    24
         targetSdkVersion 34
         externalNativeBuild {
             cmake {
-                arguments "-DANDROID_TOOLCHAIN=clang", "-DANDROID_PLATFORM=android-23", "-DANDROID_STL=c++_static", "-DANDROID_CPP_FEATURES=exceptions rtti", "-DANDROID_ARM_MODE=arm", "-DANDROID_ARM_NEON=TRUE", "-DANDROID_WEAK_API_DEFS=ON", "-DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17", "-DCMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS=OFF"
+                arguments "-DANDROID_TOOLCHAIN=clang", "-DANDROID_PLATFORM=android-24", "-DANDROID_STL=c++_static", "-DANDROID_CPP_FEATURES=exceptions rtti", "-DANDROID_ARM_MODE=arm", "-DANDROID_ARM_NEON=TRUE", "-DANDROID_WEAK_API_DEFS=ON", "-DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17", "-DCMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS=OFF"
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/extras/NetworkGraphicsDemo/Builds/Android/app/CMakeLists.txt b/extras/NetworkGraphicsDemo/Builds/Android/app/CMakeLists.txt
index daed4e36f3..a5fd7e0851 100644
--- a/extras/NetworkGraphicsDemo/Builds/Android/app/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/extras/NetworkGraphicsDemo/Builds/Android/app/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ add_subdirectory (${OBOE_DIR} ./oboe)
 add_library("cpufeatures" STATIC "${ANDROID_NDK}/sources/android/cpufeatures/cpu-features.c")
 set_source_files_properties("${ANDROID_NDK}/sources/android/cpufeatures/cpu-features.c" PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "-Wno-sign-conversion -Wno-gnu-statement-expression")
 
-add_definitions([[-DJUCE_ANDROID=1]] [[-DJUCE_ANDROID_API_VERSION=21]] [[-DJUCE_PUSH_NOTIFICATIONS=1]] [[-DJUCE_PUSH_NOTIFICATIONS_ACTIVITY="com/rmsl/juce/JuceActivity"]] [[-DJUCE_ANDROID_GL_ES_VERSION_3_0=1]] [[-DJUCER_ANDROIDSTUDIO_7F0E4A25=1]] [[-DJUCE_APP_VERSION=1.0.0]] [[-DJUCE_APP_VERSION_HEX=0x10000]])
+add_definitions([[-DJUCE_ANDROID=1]] [[-DJUCE_ANDROID_API_VERSION=24]] [[-DJUCE_PUSH_NOTIFICATIONS=1]] [[-DJUCE_PUSH_NOTIFICATIONS_ACTIVITY="com/rmsl/juce/JuceActivity"]] [[-DJUCE_ANDROID_GL_ES_VERSION_3_0=1]] [[-DJUCER_ANDROIDSTUDIO_7F0E4A25=1]] [[-DJUCE_APP_VERSION=1.0.0]] [[-DJUCE_APP_VERSION_HEX=0x10000]])
 
 include_directories( AFTER
     "../../../JuceLibraryCode"
diff --git a/extras/NetworkGraphicsDemo/Builds/Android/app/build.gradle b/extras/NetworkGraphicsDemo/Builds/Android/app/build.gradle
index 1fa040ad10..2249c40f0b 100644
--- a/extras/NetworkGraphicsDemo/Builds/Android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/extras/NetworkGraphicsDemo/Builds/Android/app/build.gradle
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ android {
 
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId "com.juce.networkgraphicsdemo"
-        minSdkVersion    21
+        minSdkVersion    24
         targetSdkVersion 34
         externalNativeBuild {
             cmake {
-                arguments "-DANDROID_TOOLCHAIN=clang", "-DANDROID_PLATFORM=android-21", "-DANDROID_STL=c++_static", "-DANDROID_CPP_FEATURES=exceptions rtti", "-DANDROID_ARM_MODE=arm", "-DANDROID_ARM_NEON=TRUE", "-DANDROID_WEAK_API_DEFS=ON", "-DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17", "-DCMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS=OFF"
+                arguments "-DANDROID_TOOLCHAIN=clang", "-DANDROID_PLATFORM=android-24", "-DANDROID_STL=c++_static", "-DANDROID_CPP_FEATURES=exceptions rtti", "-DANDROID_ARM_MODE=arm", "-DANDROID_ARM_NEON=TRUE", "-DANDROID_WEAK_API_DEFS=ON", "-DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17", "-DCMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS=OFF"
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectExport_Android.h b/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectExport_Android.h
index 8667a25400..a412b4b80a 100644
--- a/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectExport_Android.h
+++ b/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectExport_Android.h
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ public:
           androidManifestCustomXmlElements     (settings, Ids::androidManifestCustomXmlElements,     getUndoManager()),
           androidGradleSettingsContent         (settings, Ids::androidGradleSettingsContent,         getUndoManager()),
           androidVersionCode                   (settings, Ids::androidVersionCode,                   getUndoManager(), "1"),
-          androidMinimumSDK                    (settings, Ids::androidMinimumSDK,                    getUndoManager(), "21"),
+          androidMinimumSDK                    (settings, Ids::androidMinimumSDK,                    getUndoManager(), "24"),
           androidTargetSDK                     (settings, Ids::androidTargetSDK,                     getUndoManager(), "34"),
           androidTheme                         (settings, Ids::androidTheme,                         getUndoManager()),
           androidExtraAssetsFolder             (settings, Ids::androidExtraAssetsFolder,             getUndoManager()),
@@ -1145,7 +1145,7 @@ private:
                    "An integer value that represents the version of the application code, relative to other versions.");
 
         props.add (new TextPropertyComponent (androidMinimumSDK, "Minimum SDK Version", 32, false),
-                   "The number of the minimum version of the Android SDK that the app requires (must be 21 or higher).");
+                   "The number of the minimum version of the Android SDK that the app requires (must be 24 or higher).");
 
         props.add (new TextPropertyComponent (androidTargetSDK, "Target SDK Version", 32, false),
                    "The number of the version of the Android SDK that the app is targeting.");
@@ -1571,8 +1571,7 @@ private:
         if (isContentSharingEnabled())
             defines.set ("JUCE_CONTENT_SHARING", "1");
 
-        if (supportsGLv3())
-            defines.set ("JUCE_ANDROID_GL_ES_VERSION_3_0", "1");
+        defines.set ("JUCE_ANDROID_GL_ES_VERSION_3_0", "1");
 
         if (areRemoteNotificationsEnabled())
         {
@@ -1628,7 +1627,7 @@ private:
 
         libraries.add ("log");
         libraries.add ("android");
-        libraries.add (supportsGLv3() ? "GLESv3" : "GLESv2");
+        libraries.add ("GLESv3");
         libraries.add ("EGL");
 
         return libraries;
@@ -1812,7 +1811,7 @@ private:
             if (glVersion == nullptr)
                 glVersion = manifest.createNewChildElement ("uses-feature");
 
-            setAttributeIfNotPresent (*glVersion, "android:glEsVersion", (static_cast<int> (androidMinimumSDK.get()) >= 18 ? "0x00030000" : "0x00020000"));
+            setAttributeIfNotPresent (*glVersion, "android:glEsVersion", "0x00030000");
             setAttributeIfNotPresent (*glVersion, "android:required", "true");
         }
     }
@@ -1851,8 +1850,7 @@ private:
 
         if (androidScreenOrientation.get() == "landscape")
         {
-            setAttributeIfNotPresent (*act, "android:screenOrientation",
-                                      static_cast<int> (androidMinimumSDK.get()) < 18 ? "sensorLandscape" : "userLandscape");
+            setAttributeIfNotPresent (*act, "android:screenOrientation", "userLandscape");
         }
         else
         {
@@ -2015,11 +2013,6 @@ private:
         return escapedArray.joinIntoString (", ");
     }
 
-    bool supportsGLv3() const
-    {
-        return (static_cast<int> (androidMinimumSDK.get()) >= 18);
-    }
-
     //==============================================================================
     const File AndroidExecutable;