diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 16e72f1e0..4d909be8a 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ buildscript {
   ext.buildConfig = [
       compileSdk              : 29,
       targetSdk               : 29,
-      minSdk                  : 16,
+      minSdk                  : 14,
       buildTools              : '29.0.2',
       gradlePlugin            : '3.5.3'
   ]
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/jaredrummler/android/device/DeviceDatabase.java b/library/src/main/java/com/jaredrummler/android/device/DeviceDatabase.java
index d51b1d6ae..ba725a68d 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/jaredrummler/android/device/DeviceDatabase.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/jaredrummler/android/device/DeviceDatabase.java
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.database.Cursor;
 import android.database.SQLException;
+import android.database.sqlite.SQLiteClosable;
 import android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase;
 import android.database.sqlite.SQLiteOpenHelper;
 import android.os.Build;
+import android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 import com.jaredrummler.android.device.DeviceName.DeviceInfo;
@@ -150,7 +152,16 @@ private void create() throws SQLException {
       close();                  // Close the empty database
       transferDatabaseAsset();  // Copy the database from assets to the application's database dir
     } catch (IOException e) {
-      throw new SQLException("Error creating " + NAME + " database", e);
+      if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN) {
+        throw new SQLException("Error creating " + NAME + " database", e);
+      } else {
+        try {
+          //noinspection UnnecessaryInitCause
+          throw new SQLException("Error creating " + NAME + " database").initCause(e);
+        } catch (Throwable throwable) {
+          throw new SQLException("Error creating " + NAME + " database");
+        }
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -167,10 +178,24 @@ private void transferDatabaseAsset() throws IOException {
     close(input);
   }
 
-  private void close(Closeable closeable) {
-    if (closeable != null) {
+  private void close(Object closeable) {
+    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN) {
+      if (closeable instanceof Cursor) {
+        ((Cursor) closeable).close();
+        return;
+      }
+      if (closeable instanceof SQLiteClosable) {
+        // SQLiteDatabase implements SQLiteClosable since at least 1.6/API 4/Donut
+        ((SQLiteClosable) closeable).releaseReference();
+        return;
+      }
+
+      // InputStream, OutputStream implement Closeable since at least 2.3/API 9/Gingerbread 
+    }
+
+    if (closeable instanceof Closeable) {
       try {
-        closeable.close();
+        ((Closeable) closeable).close();
       } catch (IOException ignored) {
       }
     }