diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4-dbg/AndroidManifest.xml b/xwords4/android/XWords4-dbg/AndroidManifest.xml
index a59ab8e0a..8a53b6505 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4-dbg/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4-dbg/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   <!-- BE SURE TO MODIFY project.properties AND the variable TARGET in
        ../scripts/setup_local_props.sh if targetSdkVersion changes!!!
        -->
-  <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="7" android:targetSdkVersion="22" />
+  <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="7" android:targetSdkVersion="19" />
 
   <supports-screens android:resizeable="true"
                     android:smallScreens="true"
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/AndroidManifest.xml b/xwords4/android/XWords4/AndroidManifest.xml
index 243038b86..49ff18311 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   <!-- BE SURE TO MODIFY project.project AND the variable TARGET in
        ../scripts/setup_local_props.sh if targetSdkVersion changes!!!
        -->
-  <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="7" android:targetSdkVersion="22" />
+  <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="7" android:targetSdkVersion="19" />
 
   <supports-screens android:resizeable="true"
                     android:smallScreens="true"
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/build.gradle b/xwords4/android/XWords4/build.gradle
index 3157dd5eb..3e4942e18 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/build.gradle
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/build.gradle
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ subprojects {
     afterEvaluate {project ->
         if (project.hasProperty("android")) {
             android {
-                compileSdkVersion 22
+                compileSdkVersion 19
                 buildToolsVersion '22.0.1'
             }
         }
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/project.properties b/xwords4/android/XWords4/project.properties
index 951a99efd..5ee0bfbf3 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/project.properties
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/project.properties
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@
 # proguard.config=${sdk.dir}/tools/proguard/proguard-android.txt:proguard-project.txt
 
 # Project target.
-target=android-22
+target=android-19
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DbgUtils.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DbgUtils.java
index 56dc5d0bd..d27f4cea3 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DbgUtils.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DbgUtils.java
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public class DbgUtils {
         if ( s_doLog ) {
             String time = "";
             // No need for timestamp on marshmallow, as the OS provides it
-            if ( Build.VERSION.SDK_INT <= Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP_MR1 ) {
+            if ( true /*Build.VERSION.SDK_INT <= Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP_MR1*/ ) {
                 s_time.setToNow();
                 time = s_time.format("[%H:%M:%S]-");
             }
diff --git a/xwords4/android/scripts/setup_local_props.sh b/xwords4/android/scripts/setup_local_props.sh
index 65c415a8d..be651373b 100755
--- a/xwords4/android/scripts/setup_local_props.sh
+++ b/xwords4/android/scripts/setup_local_props.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 set -u -e
 
-TARGET="android-22"
+TARGET="android-19"
 
 usage() {
     echo "usage: $0 [--target TARGET]"