diff --git a/common.gypi b/common.gypi
index 95f1cbb88..af4c0911f 100644
--- a/common.gypi
+++ b/common.gypi
@@ -1458,7 +1458,13 @@
         'conditions': [
           ['OS=="android"', {
             # We directly set the gcc versions since we know what we use.
-            'gcc_version%': 48,
+            'conditions': [
+              ['target_arch=="x64" or target_arch=="arm64"', {
+                'gcc_version%': 48,
+              }, {
+                'gcc_version%': 46,
+              }],
+            ],
           }, {
             'gcc_version%': '<!pymod_do_main(compiler_version target compiler)',
           }],
@@ -1605,7 +1611,7 @@
               'android_gdbserver%': '<(android_ndk_root)/prebuilt/android-x86/gdbserver/gdbserver',
               'android_ndk_sysroot%': '<(android_ndk_root)/platforms/android-14/arch-x86',
               'android_ndk_lib_dir%': 'usr/lib',
-              'android_toolchain%': '<(android_ndk_root)/toolchains/x86-4.8/prebuilt/<(host_os)-<(android_host_arch)/bin',
+              'android_toolchain%': '<(android_ndk_root)/toolchains/x86-4.6/prebuilt/<(host_os)-<(android_host_arch)/bin',
             }],
             ['target_arch == "x64"', {
               'android_app_abi%': 'x86_64',
@@ -1626,7 +1632,7 @@
               'android_gdbserver%': '<(android_ndk_root)/prebuilt/android-arm/gdbserver/gdbserver',
               'android_ndk_sysroot%': '<(android_ndk_root)/platforms/android-14/arch-arm',
               'android_ndk_lib_dir%': 'usr/lib',
-              'android_toolchain%': '<(android_ndk_root)/toolchains/arm-linux-androideabi-4.8/prebuilt/<(host_os)-<(android_host_arch)/bin',
+              'android_toolchain%': '<(android_ndk_root)/toolchains/arm-linux-androideabi-4.6/prebuilt/<(host_os)-<(android_host_arch)/bin',
             }],
             ['target_arch == "arm64"', {
               'android_app_abi%': 'arm64-v8a',
@@ -1641,7 +1647,7 @@
               'android_gdbserver%': '<(android_ndk_root)/prebuilt/android-mips/gdbserver/gdbserver',
               'android_ndk_sysroot%': '<(android_ndk_root)/platforms/android-14/arch-mips',
               'android_ndk_lib_dir%': 'usr/lib',
-              'android_toolchain%': '<(android_ndk_root)/toolchains/mipsel-linux-android-4.8/prebuilt/<(host_os)-<(android_host_arch)/bin',
+              'android_toolchain%': '<(android_ndk_root)/toolchains/mipsel-linux-android-4.6/prebuilt/<(host_os)-<(android_host_arch)/bin',
             }],
           ],
         },
@@ -2124,7 +2130,7 @@
       }],
       ['arm_version==7 and android_webview_build==0', {
         'arm_arch%': 'armv7-a',
-        'arm_tune%': 'generic-armv7-a',
+        'arm_tune%': '',
         'conditions': [
           ['arm_neon==1', {
             'arm_fpu%': 'neon',
@@ -3550,7 +3556,7 @@
                     # Most of the following flags are derived from what Android
                     # uses by default when building for arm, reference for which
                     # can be found in the following file in the Android NDK:
-                    # toolchains/arm-linux-androideabi-4.8/setup.mk
+                    # toolchains/arm-linux-androideabi-4.4.3/setup.mk
                     'cflags': [
                       # The tree-sra optimization (scalar replacement for
                       # aggregates enabling subsequent optimizations) leads to
@@ -3558,15 +3564,6 @@
                       # compiler (r5-r7). This can be verified using
                       # webkit_unit_tests' WTF.Checked_int8_t test.
                       '-fno-tree-sra',
-                      # The following 6 options are disabled to save on
-                      # binary size in gcc 4.8.
-                      # TODO(fdegans) Reevaluate when we upgrade GCC.
-                      '-fno-partial-inlining',
-                      '-fno-early-inlining',
-                      '-fno-tree-copy-prop',
-                      '-fno-tree-loop-optimize',
-                      '-fno-move-loop-invariants',
-                      '-fno-caller-saves',
                       '-Wno-psabi',
                     ],
                     # Android now supports .relro sections properly.
@@ -3602,12 +3599,6 @@
                           '-mthumb-interwork',
                           '-finline-limit=64',
                           '-fno-tree-sra',
-                          '-fno-partial-inlining',
-                          '-fno-early-inlining',
-                          '-fno-tree-copy-prop',
-                          '-fno-tree-loop-optimize',
-                          '-fno-move-loop-invariants',
-                          '-fno-caller-saves',
                           '-Wno-psabi',
                         ],
                         'cflags': [
diff --git a/config/android/config.gni b/config/android/config.gni
index f28165beb..dc0a38427 100644
--- a/config/android/config.gni
+++ b/config/android/config.gni
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ if (is_android) {
 
   # Toolchain root directory for each build. The actual binaries are inside
   # a "bin" directory inside of these.
-  _android_toolchain_version = "4.8"
+  _android_toolchain_version = "4.6"
   x86_android_toolchain_root = "$android_ndk_root/toolchains/x86-${_android_toolchain_version}/prebuilt/${android_host_os}-${android_host_arch}"
   arm_android_toolchain_root = "$android_ndk_root/toolchains/arm-linux-androideabi-${_android_toolchain_version}/prebuilt/${android_host_os}-${android_host_arch}"
   mips_android_toolchain_root = "$android_ndk_root/toolchains/mipsel-linux-android-${_android_toolchain_version}/prebuilt/${android_host_os}-${android_host_arch}"
diff --git a/config/arm.gni b/config/arm.gni
index d3ed3c605..f9c6cdcbc 100644
--- a/config/arm.gni
+++ b/config/arm.gni
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ if (cpu_arch == "arm") {
 
   } else if (arm_version == 7) {
     arm_arch = "armv7-a"
-    arm_tune = "generic-armv7-a"
+    arm_tune = ""
     if (arm_float_abi == "") {
       arm_float_abi = "softfp"
     }
diff --git a/config/compiler/BUILD.gn b/config/compiler/BUILD.gn
index eb33be96e..ea2fef5b0 100644
--- a/config/compiler/BUILD.gn
+++ b/config/compiler/BUILD.gn
@@ -219,19 +219,8 @@ config("compiler") {
       "-fno-short-enums",
     ]
     if (!is_clang) {
-      # Clang doesn't support these flags.
-      cflags += [
-        "-finline-limit=64",
-        # The following 6 options are disabled to save on
-        # binary size in gcc 4.8.
-        # TODO(fdegans) Reevaluate when we upgrade GCC.
-        "-fno-partial-inlining",
-        "-fno-early-inlining",
-        "-fno-tree-copy-prop",
-        "-fno-tree-loop-optimize",
-        "-fno-move-loop-invariants",
-        "-fno-caller-saves",
-      ]
+      # Clang doesn't support this one.
+      cflags += [ "-finline-limit=64" ]
     }
     if (is_android_webview_build) {
       # Android predefines this as 1; undefine it here so Chromium can redefine
@@ -629,15 +618,6 @@ config("default_warnings") {
         "-Wno-sign-promo",
       ]
     }
-
-    if (gcc_version >= 48) {
-      # Don't warn about the "typedef 'foo' locally defined but not used"
-      # for gcc 4.8.
-      # TODO: remove this flag once all builds work. See crbug.com/227506
-      cflags += [
-        "-Wno-unused-local-typedefs",
-      ]
-    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -796,3 +776,4 @@ config("no_symbols") {
     cflags = [ "-g0" ]
   }
 }
+