diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index f0fcfa63..4088cb5b 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ android {
     buildToolsVersion '27.0.3'
     compileSdkVersion 27
     defaultConfig {
-        minSdkVersion 16
+        minSdkVersion 14
         targetSdkVersion 25
         //multiDexEnabled true
         //testInstrumentationRunner "com.android.test.runner.MultiDexTestRunner"
diff --git a/src/org/kde/kdeconnect/Helpers/SecurityHelpers/SslHelper.java b/src/org/kde/kdeconnect/Helpers/SecurityHelpers/SslHelper.java
index 5cee5465..25ce5c87 100644
--- a/src/org/kde/kdeconnect/Helpers/SecurityHelpers/SslHelper.java
+++ b/src/org/kde/kdeconnect/Helpers/SecurityHelpers/SslHelper.java
@@ -204,6 +204,26 @@ public class SslHelper {
 
     public static void configureSslSocket(SSLSocket socket, boolean isDeviceTrusted, boolean isClient) throws SocketException {
 
+        socket.setEnabledProtocols(new String[]{"TLSv1"}); //Newer TLS versions are only supported on API 16+
+
+        // These cipher suites are most common of them that are accepted by kde and android during handshake
+        ArrayList<String> supportedCiphers = new ArrayList<>();
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) {
+            supportedCiphers.add("TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384");  // API 20+
+            supportedCiphers.add("TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256");  // API 20+
+            supportedCiphers.add("TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA");       // API 11+
+        } else if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB) {
+            supportedCiphers.add("TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA");  // API 11+
+            supportedCiphers.add("SSL_RSA_WITH_RC4_128_SHA");            // API 9+
+            supportedCiphers.add("SSL_RSA_WITH_RC4_128_MD5");            // API 9+
+        } else {
+            // Following ciphers are for and due to old devices
+            supportedCiphers.add("SSL_RSA_WITH_RC4_128_SHA");  // API 9+
+            supportedCiphers.add("SSL_RSA_WITH_RC4_128_MD5");  // API 9+
+            supportedCiphers.add("TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA"); // API 9+
+        }
+        socket.setEnabledCipherSuites(supportedCiphers.toArray(new String[supportedCiphers.size()]));
+
         socket.setSoTimeout(1000);
 
         if (isClient) {