diff --git a/hello-jni/app/build.gradle b/hello-jni/app/build.gradle
index e542d6766..390c20fb3 100644
--- a/hello-jni/app/build.gradle
+++ b/hello-jni/app/build.gradle
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ android {
     buildToolsVersion '23.0.2'
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId 'com.example.hellojni'
-        minSdkVersion 15
+        minSdkVersion 23
         targetSdkVersion 23
         versionCode 1
         versionName "1.0"
diff --git a/hello-jni/app/src/main/java/com/example/hellojni/HelloJni.java b/hello-jni/app/src/main/java/com/example/hellojni/HelloJni.java
index 8cf6cf749..cfef32565 100644
--- a/hello-jni/app/src/main/java/com/example/hellojni/HelloJni.java
+++ b/hello-jni/app/src/main/java/com/example/hellojni/HelloJni.java
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ public class HelloJni extends AppCompatActivity {
     @Override
     protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
-        /* Create a TextView and set its content.
+        /* Retrieve our TextView and set its content.
          * the text is retrieved by calling a native
          * function.
          */
-        TextView tv = new TextView(this);
+        setContentView(R.layout.activity_hello_jni);
+        TextView tv = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.hello_textview);
         tv.setText( stringFromJNI() );
-        setContentView(tv);
     }
     /* A native method that is implemented by the
      * 'hello-jni' native library, which is packaged
diff --git a/hello-jni/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_hello_jni.xml b/hello-jni/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_hello_jni.xml
index afb8d2fba..2ba2b634c 100644
--- a/hello-jni/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_hello_jni.xml
+++ b/hello-jni/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_hello_jni.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     tools:context="com.example.hellojni.HelloJni">
 
     <TextView
+        android:id="@+id/hello_textview"
         android:layout_width="wrap_content"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
         android:text="Hello World!"