diff --git a/.changes/downgrade-min-sdk-version.md b/.changes/downgrade-min-sdk-version.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..963249645
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/downgrade-min-sdk-version.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"cli.rs": patch
+"tauri": patch
+---
+
+Change minimum Android SDK version to 21 for the plugin library.
diff --git a/.changes/min-sdk-version.md b/.changes/min-sdk-version.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..883da6600
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/min-sdk-version.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"tauri-utils": patch
+---
+
+Added `android` configuration object under `tauri > bundle`.
diff --git a/core/config-schema/schema.json b/core/config-schema/schema.json
index 520ff0fde..ad8bdc1d4 100644
--- a/core/config-schema/schema.json
+++ b/core/config-schema/schema.json
@@ -131,6 +131,9 @@
         },
         "bundle": {
           "active": false,
+          "android": {
+            "minSdkVersion": 24
+          },
           "appimage": {
             "bundleMediaFramework": false
           },
@@ -270,6 +273,9 @@
           "description": "The bundler configuration.",
           "default": {
             "active": false,
+            "android": {
+              "minSdkVersion": 24
+            },
             "appimage": {
               "bundleMediaFramework": false
             },
@@ -1169,6 +1175,17 @@
               "$ref": "#/definitions/IosConfig"
             }
           ]
+        },
+        "android": {
+          "description": "Android configuration.",
+          "default": {
+            "minSdkVersion": 24
+          },
+          "allOf": [
+            {
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/AndroidConfig"
+            }
+          ]
         }
       },
       "additionalProperties": false
@@ -1772,6 +1789,20 @@
       },
       "additionalProperties": false
     },
+    "AndroidConfig": {
+      "description": "General configuration for the iOS target.",
+      "type": "object",
+      "properties": {
+        "minSdkVersion": {
+          "description": "The minimum API level required for the application to run. The Android system will prevent the user from installing the application if the system's API level is lower than the value specified.",
+          "default": 24,
+          "type": "integer",
+          "format": "uint32",
+          "minimum": 0.0
+        }
+      },
+      "additionalProperties": false
+    },
     "AllowlistConfig": {
       "description": "Allowlist configuration. The allowlist is a translation of the [Cargo allowlist features](https://docs.rs/tauri/latest/tauri/#cargo-allowlist-features).\n\n# Notes\n\n- Endpoints that don't have their own allowlist option are enabled by default. - There is only \"opt-in\", no \"opt-out\". Setting an option to `false` has no effect.\n\n# Examples\n\n- * [`\"app-all\": true`](https://tauri.app/v1/api/config/#appallowlistconfig.all) will make the [hide](https://tauri.app/v1/api/js/app#hide) endpoint be available regardless of whether `hide` is set to `false` or `true` in the allowlist.",
       "type": "object",
diff --git a/core/tauri-utils/src/config.rs b/core/tauri-utils/src/config.rs
index a326e9978..06f7fc925 100644
--- a/core/tauri-utils/src/config.rs
+++ b/core/tauri-utils/src/config.rs
@@ -680,6 +680,9 @@ pub struct BundleConfig {
   /// iOS configuration.
   #[serde(rename = "iOS", default)]
   pub ios: IosConfig,
+  /// Android configuration.
+  #[serde(default)]
+  pub android: AndroidConfig,
 }
 
 /// A CLI argument definition.
@@ -2626,6 +2629,30 @@ pub struct IosConfig {
   pub development_team: Option<String>,
 }
 
+/// General configuration for the iOS target.
+#[skip_serializing_none]
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "schema", derive(JsonSchema))]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase", deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct AndroidConfig {
+  /// The minimum API level required for the application to run.
+  /// The Android system will prevent the user from installing the application if the system's API level is lower than the value specified.
+  #[serde(alias = "min-sdk-version", default = "default_min_sdk_version")]
+  pub min_sdk_version: u32,
+}
+
+impl Default for AndroidConfig {
+  fn default() -> Self {
+    Self {
+      min_sdk_version: default_min_sdk_version(),
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+fn default_min_sdk_version() -> u32 {
+  24
+}
+
 /// Defines the URL or assets to embed in the application.
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Deserialize, Serialize)]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "schema", derive(JsonSchema))]
@@ -3416,6 +3443,7 @@ mod build {
       let external_bin = opt_vec_str_lit(self.external_bin.as_ref());
       let windows = &self.windows;
       let ios = quote!(Default::default());
+      let android = quote!(Default::default());
 
       literal_struct!(
         tokens,
@@ -3435,7 +3463,8 @@ mod build {
         macos,
         external_bin,
         windows,
-        ios
+        ios,
+        android
       );
     }
   }
@@ -3853,6 +3882,7 @@ mod test {
         external_bin: None,
         windows: Default::default(),
         ios: Default::default(),
+        android: Default::default(),
       },
       cli: None,
       updater: UpdaterConfig {
diff --git a/core/tauri/mobile/android/build.gradle.kts b/core/tauri/mobile/android/build.gradle.kts
index 8eec61537..d23ad0fb1 100644
--- a/core/tauri/mobile/android/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/core/tauri/mobile/android/build.gradle.kts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ android {
     compileSdk = 33
 
     defaultConfig {
-        minSdk = 24
+        minSdk = 21
         targetSdk = 33
 
         testInstrumentationRunner = "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
diff --git a/examples/api/src-tauri/Cargo.lock b/examples/api/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
index 6f954c49a..34b7df3be 100644
--- a/examples/api/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
+++ b/examples/api/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
@@ -112,6 +112,110 @@ version = "1.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d92bec98840b8f03a5ff5413de5293bfcd8bf96467cf5452609f939ec6f5de16"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "async-broadcast"
+version = "0.5.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7c48ccdbf6ca6b121e0f586cbc0e73ae440e56c67c30fa0873b4e110d9c26d2b"
+dependencies = [
+ "event-listener",
+ "futures-core",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "async-channel"
+version = "1.8.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "cf46fee83e5ccffc220104713af3292ff9bc7c64c7de289f66dae8e38d826833"
+dependencies = [
+ "concurrent-queue",
+ "event-listener",
+ "futures-core",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "async-executor"
+version = "1.5.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "17adb73da160dfb475c183343c8cccd80721ea5a605d3eb57125f0a7b7a92d0b"
+dependencies = [
+ "async-lock",
+ "async-task",
+ "concurrent-queue",
+ "fastrand",
+ "futures-lite",
+ "slab",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "async-fs"
+version = "1.6.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "279cf904654eeebfa37ac9bb1598880884924aab82e290aa65c9e77a0e142e06"
+dependencies = [
+ "async-lock",
+ "autocfg",
+ "blocking",
+ "futures-lite",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "async-io"
+version = "1.13.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0fc5b45d93ef0529756f812ca52e44c221b35341892d3dcc34132ac02f3dd2af"
+dependencies = [
+ "async-lock",
+ "autocfg",
+ "cfg-if",
+ "concurrent-queue",
+ "futures-lite",
+ "log",
+ "parking",
+ "polling",
+ "rustix",
+ "slab",
+ "socket2",
+ "waker-fn",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "async-lock"
+version = "2.7.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "fa24f727524730b077666307f2734b4a1a1c57acb79193127dcc8914d5242dd7"
+dependencies = [
+ "event-listener",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "async-recursion"
+version = "1.0.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3b015a331cc64ebd1774ba119538573603427eaace0a1950c423ab971f903796"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "async-task"
+version = "4.4.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ecc7ab41815b3c653ccd2978ec3255c81349336702dfdf62ee6f7069b12a3aae"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "async-trait"
+version = "0.1.66"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b84f9ebcc6c1f5b8cb160f6990096a5c127f423fcb6e1ccc46c370cbdfb75dfc"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "atk"
 version = "0.16.0"
@@ -136,6 +240,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "system-deps",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "atomic-waker"
+version = "1.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "debc29dde2e69f9e47506b525f639ed42300fc014a3e007832592448fa8e4599"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "atty"
 version = "0.2.14"
@@ -186,6 +296,20 @@ dependencies = [
  "generic-array",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "blocking"
+version = "1.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3c67b173a56acffd6d2326fb7ab938ba0b00a71480e14902b2591c87bc5741e8"
+dependencies = [
+ "async-channel",
+ "async-lock",
+ "async-task",
+ "atomic-waker",
+ "fastrand",
+ "futures-lite",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "brotli"
 version = "3.3.4"
@@ -414,6 +538,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "memchr",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "concurrent-queue"
+version = "2.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c278839b831783b70278b14df4d45e1beb1aad306c07bb796637de9a0e323e8e"
+dependencies = [
+ "crossbeam-utils",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "convert_case"
 version = "0.4.0"
@@ -591,14 +724,14 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 
 [[package]]
-name = "dbus"
-version = "0.9.7"
+name = "derivative"
+version = "2.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1bb21987b9fb1613058ba3843121dd18b163b254d8a6e797e144cbac14d96d1b"
+checksum = "fcc3dd5e9e9c0b295d6e1e4d811fb6f157d5ffd784b8d202fc62eac8035a770b"
 dependencies = [
- "libc",
- "libdbus-sys",
- "winapi",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -624,6 +757,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "crypto-common",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "dirs"
+version = "4.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ca3aa72a6f96ea37bbc5aa912f6788242832f75369bdfdadcb0e38423f100059"
+dependencies = [
+ "dirs-sys",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "dirs-next"
 version = "2.0.0"
@@ -634,6 +776,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "dirs-sys-next",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "dirs-sys"
+version = "0.3.7"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1b1d1d91c932ef41c0f2663aa8b0ca0342d444d842c06914aa0a7e352d0bada6"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "redox_users",
+ "winapi",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "dirs-sys-next"
 version = "0.1.2"
@@ -687,6 +840,27 @@ dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "enumflags2"
+version = "0.7.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e75d4cd21b95383444831539909fbb14b9dc3fdceb2a6f5d36577329a1f55ccb"
+dependencies = [
+ "enumflags2_derive",
+ "serde",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "enumflags2_derive"
+version = "0.7.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f58dc3c5e468259f19f2d46304a6b28f1c3d034442e14b322d2b850e36f6d5ae"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "env_logger"
 version = "0.10.0"
@@ -697,6 +871,33 @@ dependencies = [
  "regex",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "errno"
+version = "0.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "50d6a0976c999d473fe89ad888d5a284e55366d9dc9038b1ba2aa15128c4afa0"
+dependencies = [
+ "errno-dragonfly",
+ "libc",
+ "windows-sys 0.45.0",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "errno-dragonfly"
+version = "0.1.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "aa68f1b12764fab894d2755d2518754e71b4fd80ecfb822714a1206c2aab39bf"
+dependencies = [
+ "cc",
+ "libc",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "event-listener"
+version = "2.5.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0206175f82b8d6bf6652ff7d71a1e27fd2e4efde587fd368662814d6ec1d9ce0"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "fastrand"
 version = "1.8.0"
@@ -721,7 +922,7 @@ version = "0.3.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "1e1c54951450cbd39f3dbcf1005ac413b49487dabf18a720ad2383eccfeffb92"
 dependencies = [
- "memoffset",
+ "memoffset 0.6.5",
  "rustc_version 0.3.3",
 ]
 
@@ -819,6 +1020,21 @@ version = "0.3.26"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "bfb8371b6fb2aeb2d280374607aeabfc99d95c72edfe51692e42d3d7f0d08531"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "futures-lite"
+version = "1.12.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7694489acd39452c77daa48516b894c153f192c3578d5a839b62c58099fcbf48"
+dependencies = [
+ "fastrand",
+ "futures-core",
+ "futures-io",
+ "memchr",
+ "parking",
+ "pin-project-lite",
+ "waker-fn",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-macro"
 version = "0.3.26"
@@ -1232,6 +1448,18 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "hermit-abi"
+version = "0.3.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "fed44880c466736ef9a5c5b5facefb5ed0785676d0c02d612db14e54f0d84286"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "hex"
+version = "0.4.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7f24254aa9a54b5c858eaee2f5bccdb46aaf0e486a595ed5fd8f86ba55232a70"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "html5ever"
 version = "0.25.2"
@@ -1422,6 +1650,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "io-lifetimes"
+version = "1.0.10"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9c66c74d2ae7e79a5a8f7ac924adbe38ee42a859c6539ad869eb51f0b52dc220"
+dependencies = [
+ "hermit-abi 0.3.1",
+ "libc",
+ "windows-sys 0.48.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "ipnet"
 version = "2.7.1"
@@ -1552,15 +1791,6 @@ version = "0.2.139"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "201de327520df007757c1f0adce6e827fe8562fbc28bfd9c15571c66ca1f5f79"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "libdbus-sys"
-version = "0.2.4"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9f8d7ae751e1cb825c840ae5e682f59b098cdfd213c350ac268b61449a5f58a0"
-dependencies = [
- "pkg-config",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "libloading"
 version = "0.7.4"
@@ -1580,6 +1810,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "safemem",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "linux-raw-sys"
+version = "0.3.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d59d8c75012853d2e872fb56bc8a2e53718e2cafe1a4c823143141c6d90c322f"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "lock_api"
 version = "0.4.9"
@@ -1687,6 +1923,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "autocfg",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "memoffset"
+version = "0.7.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5de893c32cde5f383baa4c04c5d6dbdd735cfd4a794b0debdb2bb1b421da5ff4"
+dependencies = [
+ "autocfg",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "mime"
 version = "0.3.16"
@@ -1764,6 +2009,20 @@ version = "1.0.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e4a24736216ec316047a1fc4252e27dabb04218aa4a3f37c6e7ddbf1f9782b54"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "nix"
+version = "0.26.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "bfdda3d196821d6af13126e40375cdf7da646a96114af134d5f417a9a1dc8e1a"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags",
+ "cfg-if",
+ "libc",
+ "memoffset 0.7.1",
+ "pin-utils",
+ "static_assertions",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "nodrop"
 version = "0.1.14"
@@ -1785,9 +2044,10 @@ version = "4.7.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "3ce656bb6d22a93ae276a23de52d1aec5ba4db3ece3c0eb79dfd5add7384db6a"
 dependencies = [
- "dbus",
  "mac-notification-sys",
+ "serde",
  "tauri-winrt-notification",
+ "zbus",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1922,6 +2182,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.42.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "ordered-stream"
+version = "0.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9aa2b01e1d916879f73a53d01d1d6cee68adbb31d6d9177a8cfce093cced1d50"
+dependencies = [
+ "futures-core",
+ "pin-project-lite",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "os_info"
 version = "3.6.0"
@@ -1981,6 +2251,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "system-deps",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "parking"
+version = "2.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "427c3892f9e783d91cc128285287e70a59e206ca452770ece88a76f7a3eddd72"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "parking_lot"
 version = "0.12.1"
@@ -2168,6 +2444,22 @@ dependencies = [
  "miniz_oxide",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "polling"
+version = "2.6.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7e1f879b2998099c2d69ab9605d145d5b661195627eccc680002c4918a7fb6fa"
+dependencies = [
+ "autocfg",
+ "bitflags",
+ "cfg-if",
+ "concurrent-queue",
+ "libc",
+ "log",
+ "pin-project-lite",
+ "windows-sys 0.45.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "polyval"
 version = "0.6.0"
@@ -2488,6 +2780,20 @@ dependencies = [
  "semver 1.0.16",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "rustix"
+version = "0.37.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "62b24138615de35e32031d041a09032ef3487a616d901ca4db224e7d557efae2"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags",
+ "errno",
+ "io-lifetimes",
+ "libc",
+ "linux-raw-sys",
+ "windows-sys 0.45.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "rustversion"
 version = "1.0.11"
@@ -2682,6 +2988,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "stable_deref_trait",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "sha1"
+version = "0.10.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f04293dc80c3993519f2d7f6f511707ee7094fe0c6d3406feb330cdb3540eba3"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "cpufeatures",
+ "digest",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "sha2"
 version = "0.10.6"
@@ -2786,6 +3103,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "loom",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "static_assertions"
+version = "1.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a2eb9349b6444b326872e140eb1cf5e7c522154d69e7a0ffb0fb81c06b37543f"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "string_cache"
 version = "0.8.4"
@@ -2953,7 +3276,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tauri"
-version = "2.0.0-alpha.4"
+version = "2.0.0-alpha.6"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "base64 0.21.0",
@@ -3019,7 +3342,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tauri-build"
-version = "2.0.0-alpha.2"
+version = "2.0.0-alpha.3"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "cargo_toml",
@@ -3039,7 +3362,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tauri-codegen"
-version = "2.0.0-alpha.2"
+version = "2.0.0-alpha.3"
 dependencies = [
  "base64 0.21.0",
  "brotli",
@@ -3064,7 +3387,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tauri-macros"
-version = "2.0.0-alpha.2"
+version = "2.0.0-alpha.3"
 dependencies = [
  "heck 0.4.1",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -3105,7 +3428,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tauri-runtime"
-version = "0.13.0-alpha.2"
+version = "0.13.0-alpha.3"
 dependencies = [
  "gtk",
  "http",
@@ -3125,7 +3448,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tauri-runtime-wry"
-version = "0.13.0-alpha.2"
+version = "0.13.0-alpha.3"
 dependencies = [
  "cocoa",
  "gtk",
@@ -3144,7 +3467,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tauri-utils"
-version = "2.0.0-alpha.2"
+version = "2.0.0-alpha.3"
 dependencies = [
  "aes-gcm",
  "brotli",
@@ -3474,6 +3797,16 @@ version = "0.1.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9e79c4d996edb816c91e4308506774452e55e95c3c9de07b6729e17e15a5ef81"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "uds_windows"
+version = "1.0.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ce65604324d3cce9b966701489fbd0cf318cb1f7bd9dd07ac9a4ee6fb791930d"
+dependencies = [
+ "tempfile",
+ "winapi",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "unicase"
 version = "2.6.0"
@@ -3581,6 +3914,12 @@ version = "0.9.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "49874b5167b65d7193b8aba1567f5c7d93d001cafc34600cee003eda787e483f"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "waker-fn"
+version = "1.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9d5b2c62b4012a3e1eca5a7e077d13b3bf498c4073e33ccd58626607748ceeca"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "walkdir"
 version = "2.3.2"
@@ -3859,7 +4198,7 @@ checksum = "9e745dab35a0c4c77aa3ce42d595e13d2003d6902d6b08c9ef5fc326d08da12b"
 dependencies = [
  "windows-implement",
  "windows-interface",
- "windows-targets",
+ "windows-targets 0.42.1",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3919,12 +4258,12 @@ version = "0.42.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "5a3e1820f08b8513f676f7ab6c1f99ff312fb97b553d30ff4dd86f9f15728aa7"
 dependencies = [
- "windows_aarch64_gnullvm",
+ "windows_aarch64_gnullvm 0.42.1",
  "windows_aarch64_msvc 0.42.1",
  "windows_i686_gnu 0.42.1",
  "windows_i686_msvc 0.42.1",
  "windows_x86_64_gnu 0.42.1",
- "windows_x86_64_gnullvm",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnullvm 0.42.1",
  "windows_x86_64_msvc 0.42.1",
 ]
 
@@ -3934,7 +4273,16 @@ version = "0.45.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "75283be5efb2831d37ea142365f009c02ec203cd29a3ebecbc093d52315b66d0"
 dependencies = [
- "windows-targets",
+ "windows-targets 0.42.1",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-sys"
+version = "0.48.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "677d2418bec65e3338edb076e806bc1ec15693c5d0104683f2efe857f61056a9"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-targets 0.48.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3943,15 +4291,30 @@ version = "0.42.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "8e2522491fbfcd58cc84d47aeb2958948c4b8982e9a2d8a2a35bbaed431390e7"
 dependencies = [
- "windows_aarch64_gnullvm",
+ "windows_aarch64_gnullvm 0.42.1",
  "windows_aarch64_msvc 0.42.1",
  "windows_i686_gnu 0.42.1",
  "windows_i686_msvc 0.42.1",
  "windows_x86_64_gnu 0.42.1",
- "windows_x86_64_gnullvm",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnullvm 0.42.1",
  "windows_x86_64_msvc 0.42.1",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-targets"
+version = "0.48.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7b1eb6f0cd7c80c79759c929114ef071b87354ce476d9d94271031c0497adfd5"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows_aarch64_gnullvm 0.48.0",
+ "windows_aarch64_msvc 0.48.0",
+ "windows_i686_gnu 0.48.0",
+ "windows_i686_msvc 0.48.0",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnu 0.48.0",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnullvm 0.48.0",
+ "windows_x86_64_msvc 0.48.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-tokens"
 version = "0.44.0"
@@ -3964,6 +4327,12 @@ version = "0.42.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "8c9864e83243fdec7fc9c5444389dcbbfd258f745e7853198f365e3c4968a608"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_aarch64_gnullvm"
+version = "0.48.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "91ae572e1b79dba883e0d315474df7305d12f569b400fcf90581b06062f7e1bc"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_aarch64_msvc"
 version = "0.36.1"
@@ -3982,6 +4351,12 @@ version = "0.42.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "4c8b1b673ffc16c47a9ff48570a9d85e25d265735c503681332589af6253c6c7"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_aarch64_msvc"
+version = "0.48.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b2ef27e0d7bdfcfc7b868b317c1d32c641a6fe4629c171b8928c7b08d98d7cf3"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_i686_gnu"
 version = "0.36.1"
@@ -4000,6 +4375,12 @@ version = "0.42.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "de3887528ad530ba7bdbb1faa8275ec7a1155a45ffa57c37993960277145d640"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_i686_gnu"
+version = "0.48.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "622a1962a7db830d6fd0a69683c80a18fda201879f0f447f065a3b7467daa241"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_i686_msvc"
 version = "0.36.1"
@@ -4018,6 +4399,12 @@ version = "0.42.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "bf4d1122317eddd6ff351aa852118a2418ad4214e6613a50e0191f7004372605"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_i686_msvc"
+version = "0.48.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4542c6e364ce21bf45d69fdd2a8e455fa38d316158cfd43b3ac1c5b1b19f8e00"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_gnu"
 version = "0.36.1"
@@ -4036,12 +4423,24 @@ version = "0.42.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c1040f221285e17ebccbc2591ffdc2d44ee1f9186324dd3e84e99ac68d699c45"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_x86_64_gnu"
+version = "0.48.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ca2b8a661f7628cbd23440e50b05d705db3686f894fc9580820623656af974b1"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_gnullvm"
 version = "0.42.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "628bfdf232daa22b0d64fdb62b09fcc36bb01f05a3939e20ab73aaf9470d0463"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_x86_64_gnullvm"
+version = "0.48.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7896dbc1f41e08872e9d5e8f8baa8fdd2677f29468c4e156210174edc7f7b953"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_msvc"
 version = "0.36.1"
@@ -4060,6 +4459,12 @@ version = "0.42.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "447660ad36a13288b1db4d4248e857b510e8c3a225c822ba4fb748c0aafecffd"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_x86_64_msvc"
+version = "0.48.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1a515f5799fe4961cb532f983ce2b23082366b898e52ffbce459c86f67c8378a"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "winreg"
 version = "0.10.1"
@@ -4137,6 +4542,70 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "zbus"
+version = "3.11.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3dc29e76f558b2cb94190e8605ecfe77dd40f5df8c072951714b4b71a97f5848"
+dependencies = [
+ "async-broadcast",
+ "async-executor",
+ "async-fs",
+ "async-io",
+ "async-lock",
+ "async-recursion",
+ "async-task",
+ "async-trait",
+ "byteorder",
+ "derivative",
+ "dirs",
+ "enumflags2",
+ "event-listener",
+ "futures-core",
+ "futures-sink",
+ "futures-util",
+ "hex",
+ "nix",
+ "once_cell",
+ "ordered-stream",
+ "rand 0.8.5",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_repr",
+ "sha1",
+ "static_assertions",
+ "tracing",
+ "uds_windows",
+ "winapi",
+ "zbus_macros",
+ "zbus_names",
+ "zvariant",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "zbus_macros"
+version = "3.11.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "62a80fd82c011cd08459eaaf1fd83d3090c1b61e6d5284360074a7475af3a85d"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro-crate",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "regex",
+ "syn",
+ "zvariant_utils",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "zbus_names"
+version = "2.5.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f34f314916bd89bdb9934154627fab152f4f28acdda03e7c4c68181b214fe7e3"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+ "static_assertions",
+ "zvariant",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "zip"
 version = "0.6.4"
@@ -4147,3 +4616,41 @@ dependencies = [
  "crc32fast",
  "crossbeam-utils",
 ]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "zvariant"
+version = "3.12.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "46fe4914a985446d6fd287019b5fceccce38303d71407d9e6e711d44954a05d8"
+dependencies = [
+ "byteorder",
+ "enumflags2",
+ "libc",
+ "serde",
+ "static_assertions",
+ "zvariant_derive",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "zvariant_derive"
+version = "3.12.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "34c20260af4b28b3275d6676c7e2a6be0d4332e8e0aba4616d34007fd84e462a"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro-crate",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+ "zvariant_utils",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "zvariant_utils"
+version = "1.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "53b22993dbc4d128a17a3b6c92f1c63872dd67198537ee728d8b5d7c40640a8b"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+]
diff --git a/examples/api/src-tauri/tauri-plugin-sample/android/build.gradle.kts b/examples/api/src-tauri/tauri-plugin-sample/android/build.gradle.kts
index 9a916b20d..05d495993 100644
--- a/examples/api/src-tauri/tauri-plugin-sample/android/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/examples/api/src-tauri/tauri-plugin-sample/android/build.gradle.kts
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ android {
     compileSdk = 32
 
     defaultConfig {
-        minSdk = 24
-        targetSdk = 32
+        minSdk = 21
+        targetSdk = 33
 
         testInstrumentationRunner = "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
         consumerProguardFiles("consumer-rules.pro")
diff --git a/tooling/cli/schema.json b/tooling/cli/schema.json
index 520ff0fde..ad8bdc1d4 100644
--- a/tooling/cli/schema.json
+++ b/tooling/cli/schema.json
@@ -131,6 +131,9 @@
         },
         "bundle": {
           "active": false,
+          "android": {
+            "minSdkVersion": 24
+          },
           "appimage": {
             "bundleMediaFramework": false
           },
@@ -270,6 +273,9 @@
           "description": "The bundler configuration.",
           "default": {
             "active": false,
+            "android": {
+              "minSdkVersion": 24
+            },
             "appimage": {
               "bundleMediaFramework": false
             },
@@ -1169,6 +1175,17 @@
               "$ref": "#/definitions/IosConfig"
             }
           ]
+        },
+        "android": {
+          "description": "Android configuration.",
+          "default": {
+            "minSdkVersion": 24
+          },
+          "allOf": [
+            {
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/AndroidConfig"
+            }
+          ]
         }
       },
       "additionalProperties": false
@@ -1772,6 +1789,20 @@
       },
       "additionalProperties": false
     },
+    "AndroidConfig": {
+      "description": "General configuration for the iOS target.",
+      "type": "object",
+      "properties": {
+        "minSdkVersion": {
+          "description": "The minimum API level required for the application to run. The Android system will prevent the user from installing the application if the system's API level is lower than the value specified.",
+          "default": 24,
+          "type": "integer",
+          "format": "uint32",
+          "minimum": 0.0
+        }
+      },
+      "additionalProperties": false
+    },
     "AllowlistConfig": {
       "description": "Allowlist configuration. The allowlist is a translation of the [Cargo allowlist features](https://docs.rs/tauri/latest/tauri/#cargo-allowlist-features).\n\n# Notes\n\n- Endpoints that don't have their own allowlist option are enabled by default. - There is only \"opt-in\", no \"opt-out\". Setting an option to `false` has no effect.\n\n# Examples\n\n- * [`\"app-all\": true`](https://tauri.app/v1/api/config/#appallowlistconfig.all) will make the [hide](https://tauri.app/v1/api/js/app#hide) endpoint be available regardless of whether `hide` is set to `false` or `true` in the allowlist.",
       "type": "object",
diff --git a/tooling/cli/src/mobile/android.rs b/tooling/cli/src/mobile/android.rs
index 198b2d556..a98e7d95a 100644
--- a/tooling/cli/src/mobile/android.rs
+++ b/tooling/cli/src/mobile/android.rs
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ pub fn get_config(
         .logcat()
       ),
     ],
+    min_sdk_version: Some(config.tauri.bundle.android.min_sdk_version),
     ..Default::default()
   };
   let config = AndroidConfig::from_raw(app.clone(), Some(raw)).unwrap();
diff --git a/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/android/build.gradle.kts b/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/android/build.gradle.kts
index 804384c35..2a891a631 100644
--- a/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/android/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/tooling/cli/templates/plugin/android/build.gradle.kts
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ android {
     compileSdk = 32
 
     defaultConfig {
-        minSdk = 24
-        targetSdk = 32
+        minSdk = 21
+        targetSdk = 33
 
         testInstrumentationRunner = "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
         consumerProguardFiles("consumer-rules.pro")