diff --git a/.buckconfig b/.buckconfig
index a4c6d696ba66b7..18bc1909ec0766 100644
--- a/.buckconfig
+++ b/.buckconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 [android]
-  target = android-26
+  target = android-28
 
 [download]
   max_number_of_retries = 3
diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index d80fd6aaf97b02..98e93873b87467 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ aliases:
 
   - &restore-cache-android-packages
     keys:
-      - v1-android-sdkmanager-packages-api-26-alpha-{{ checksum "scripts/.tests.env" }}
+      - v1-android-sdkmanager-packages-api-28-alpha-{{ checksum "scripts/.tests.env" }}
   - &save-cache-android-packages
     paths:
       - /opt/android/sdk
-    key: v1-android-sdkmanager-packages-api-26-alpha-{{ checksum "scripts/.tests.env" }}
+    key: v1-android-sdkmanager-packages-api-28-alpha-{{ checksum "scripts/.tests.env" }}
 
   - &restore-cache-gradle
     keys:
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ js_defaults: &js_defaults
 android_defaults: &android_defaults
   <<: *defaults
   docker:
-    - image: circleci/android:api-26-node8-alpha
+    - image: circleci/android:api-28-node8-alpha
   resource_class: "large"
   environment:
     - TERM: "dumb"
diff --git a/ContainerShip/Dockerfile.android-base b/ContainerShip/Dockerfile.android-base
index 5d19bc7f1e9457..552e873a7671fc 100644
--- a/ContainerShip/Dockerfile.android-base
+++ b/ContainerShip/Dockerfile.android-base
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ LABEL maintainer="Héctor Ramos <hector@fb.com>"
 
 # set default build arguments
 ARG SDK_VERSION=sdk-tools-linux-3859397.zip
-ARG ANDROID_BUILD_VERSION=26
-ARG ANDROID_TOOLS_VERSION=26.0.3
+ARG ANDROID_BUILD_VERSION=28
+ARG ANDROID_TOOLS_VERSION=28.0.2
 ARG BUCK_VERSION=v2018.07.23.01
 ARG NDK_VERSION=17b
 ARG NODE_VERSION=8.10.0
diff --git a/RNTester/android/app/build.gradle b/RNTester/android/app/build.gradle
index 229e4c9952207a..af2775dc07140d 100644
--- a/RNTester/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/RNTester/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ def enableSeparateBuildPerCPUArchitecture = false
 def enableProguardInReleaseBuilds = true
 
 android {
-    compileSdkVersion 26
-    buildToolsVersion "26.0.3"
+    compileSdkVersion 28
+    buildToolsVersion "28.0.2"
 
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId "com.facebook.react.uiapp"
@@ -140,9 +140,9 @@ android {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
-    compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:26.1.0'
+    implementation fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
+    implementation 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:27.1.1'
 
     // Build React Native from source
-    compile project(':ReactAndroid')
+    implementation project(':ReactAndroid')
 }
diff --git a/RNTester/android/app/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uiapp/RNTesterActivity.java b/RNTester/android/app/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uiapp/RNTesterActivity.java
index 5b55c3b26e5e12..70420d3fc10896 100644
--- a/RNTester/android/app/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uiapp/RNTesterActivity.java
+++ b/RNTester/android/app/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uiapp/RNTesterActivity.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 import com.facebook.react.ReactActivity;
 import com.facebook.react.ReactActivityDelegate;
 
-import javax.annotation.Nullable;
+import android.support.annotation.Nullable;
 
 public class RNTesterActivity extends ReactActivity {
   public static class RNTesterActivityDelegate extends ReactActivityDelegate {
diff --git a/RNTester/android/app/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uiapp/RNTesterApplication.java b/RNTester/android/app/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uiapp/RNTesterApplication.java
index b5eb40277e89e7..878c9c743d6728 100644
--- a/RNTester/android/app/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uiapp/RNTesterApplication.java
+++ b/RNTester/android/app/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uiapp/RNTesterApplication.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 
-import javax.annotation.Nullable;
+import android.support.annotation.Nullable;
 
 public class RNTesterApplication extends Application implements ReactApplication {
   private final ReactNativeHost mReactNativeHost = new ReactNativeHost(this) {
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/build.gradle b/ReactAndroid/build.gradle
index b05e6151391272..a3537d52e87b43 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/build.gradle
+++ b/ReactAndroid/build.gradle
@@ -245,8 +245,8 @@ task packageReactNdkLibsForBuck(dependsOn: packageReactNdkLibs, type: Copy) {
 }
 
 android {
-    compileSdkVersion 26
-    buildToolsVersion "26.0.3"
+    compileSdkVersion 28
+    buildToolsVersion "28.0.2"
 
     defaultConfig {
         minSdkVersion 16
@@ -293,30 +293,30 @@ android {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    compile fileTree(dir: 'src/main/third-party/java/infer-annotations/', include: ['*.jar'])
-    compile 'javax.inject:javax.inject:1'
-    compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:26.1.0'
-    compile 'com.facebook.fbui.textlayoutbuilder:textlayoutbuilder:1.0.0'
-    compile 'com.facebook.fresco:fresco:1.10.0'
-    compile 'com.facebook.fresco:imagepipeline-okhttp3:1.9.0'
-    compile 'com.facebook.soloader:soloader:0.5.1'
-    compile 'com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305:3.0.2'
-    compile 'com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:3.10.0'
-    compile 'com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp-urlconnection:3.10.0'
-    compile 'com.squareup.okio:okio:1.14.0'
+    implementation fileTree(dir: 'src/main/third-party/java/infer-annotations/', include: ['*.jar'])
+    implementation 'javax.inject:javax.inject:1'
+    implementation 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:27.1.1'
+    api 'com.facebook.fbui.textlayoutbuilder:textlayoutbuilder:1.0.0'
+    api 'com.facebook.fresco:fresco:1.10.0'
+    api 'com.facebook.fresco:imagepipeline-okhttp3:1.10.0'
+    api 'com.facebook.soloader:soloader:0.5.1'
+    api 'com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305:3.0.2'
+    api 'com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:3.10.0'
+    api 'com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp-urlconnection:3.10.0'
+    api 'com.squareup.okio:okio:1.14.0'
     compile 'org.webkit:android-jsc:r174650'
 
-    testCompile "junit:junit:${JUNIT_VERSION}"
-    testCompile "org.powermock:powermock-api-mockito:${POWERMOCK_VERSION}"
-    testCompile "org.powermock:powermock-module-junit4-rule:${POWERMOCK_VERSION}"
-    testCompile "org.powermock:powermock-classloading-xstream:${POWERMOCK_VERSION}"
-    testCompile "org.mockito:mockito-core:${MOCKITO_CORE_VERSION}"
-    testCompile "org.easytesting:fest-assert-core:${FEST_ASSERT_CORE_VERSION}"
-    testCompile "org.robolectric:robolectric:${ROBOLECTRIC_VERSION}"
-
-    androidTestCompile fileTree(dir: 'src/main/third-party/java/buck-android-support/', include: ['*.jar'])
-    androidTestCompile 'com.android.support.test:runner:0.3'
-    androidTestCompile "org.mockito:mockito-core:${MOCKITO_CORE_VERSION}"
+    testImplementation "junit:junit:${JUNIT_VERSION}"
+    testImplementation "org.powermock:powermock-api-mockito:${POWERMOCK_VERSION}"
+    testImplementation "org.powermock:powermock-module-junit4-rule:${POWERMOCK_VERSION}"
+    testImplementation "org.powermock:powermock-classloading-xstream:${POWERMOCK_VERSION}"
+    testImplementation "org.mockito:mockito-core:${MOCKITO_CORE_VERSION}"
+    testImplementation "org.easytesting:fest-assert-core:${FEST_ASSERT_CORE_VERSION}"
+    testImplementation "org.robolectric:robolectric:${ROBOLECTRIC_VERSION}"
+
+    androidTestImplementation fileTree(dir: 'src/main/third-party/java/buck-android-support/', include: ['*.jar'])
+    androidTestImplementation 'com.android.support.test:runner:0.3'
+    androidTestImplementation "org.mockito:mockito-core:${MOCKITO_CORE_VERSION}"
 }
 
 apply from: 'release.gradle'
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/BUCK b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/BUCK
index 743bb34bb69448..1c8907f2bf2a7e 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/BUCK
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/BUCK
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ rn_android_library(
         react_native_dep("java/com/facebook/systrace:systrace"),
         react_native_dep("libraries/fbcore/src/main/java/com/facebook/common/logging:logging"),
         react_native_dep("libraries/soloader/java/com/facebook/soloader:soloader"),
+        react_native_dep("third-party/android/support-annotations:android-support-annotations"),
         react_native_dep("third-party/java/infer-annotations:infer-annotations"),
         react_native_dep("third-party/java/jsr-305:jsr-305"),
         react_native_target("java/com/facebook/debug/holder:holder"),
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/third-party/android/support-annotations/BUCK b/ReactAndroid/src/main/third-party/android/support-annotations/BUCK
index cad12896cee525..80a5ef65b053f4 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/third-party/android/support-annotations/BUCK
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/third-party/android/support-annotations/BUCK
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ prebuilt_jar(
 
 remote_file(
     name = "support-annotations-binary.jar",
-    sha1 = "0814258103cf26a15fcc26ecce35f5b7d24b73f8",
-    url = "mvn:com.android.support:support-annotations:jar:26.1.0",
+    sha1 = "39ded76b5e1ce1c5b2688e1d25cdc20ecee32007",
+    url = "mvn:com.android.support:support-annotations:jar:27.1.1",
 )
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/third-party/android/support/v4/BUCK b/ReactAndroid/src/main/third-party/android/support/v4/BUCK
index e816510b9a807f..27aec407f2907b 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/third-party/android/support/v4/BUCK
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/third-party/android/support/v4/BUCK
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ android_library(
         ":android-lifecycle-common",
         ":android-lifecycle-core",
         ":android-lifecycle-runtime",
+        ":android-lifecycle-viewmodel",
         ":lib-support-v4-support-compat",
         ":lib-support-v4-support-core-ui",
         ":lib-support-v4-support-core-utils",
@@ -28,6 +29,11 @@ android_prebuilt_aar(
     aar = ":android-lifecycle-runtime-aar",
 )
 
+android_prebuilt_aar(
+    name = "android-lifecycle-viewmodel",
+    aar = ":android-lifecycle-viewmodel-aar",
+)
+
 android_prebuilt_aar(
     name = "lib-support-v4-support-compat",
     aar = ":lib-support-v4-support-compat-aar",
@@ -55,48 +61,54 @@ android_prebuilt_aar(
 
 remote_file(
     name = "android-lifecycle-runtime-aar",
-    sha1 = "30c60a8a357ee1321ffd0c9f08ef54b24045cd10",
-    url = "mvn:android.arch.lifecycle:runtime:aar:1.0.0",
+    sha1 = "95428e5f6bf6875a6a1125d2157c3836a1a837f5",
+    url = "mvn:android.arch.lifecycle:runtime:aar:1.1.0",
 )
 
 remote_file(
     name = "android-lifecycle-common.jar",
-    sha1 = "e414a4cb28434e25c4f6aa71426eb20cf4874ae9",
-    url = "mvn:android.arch.lifecycle:common:jar:1.0.0",
+    sha1 = "0edf3f7bfb84a7521d0599efa3b0113a0ee90f85",
+    url = "mvn:android.arch.lifecycle:common:jar:1.1.0",
 )
 
 remote_file(
     name = "android-lifecycle-core.jar",
-    sha1 = "a2d487452376193fc8c103dd2b9bd5f2b1b44563",
-    url = "mvn:android.arch.core:common:jar:1.0.0",
+    sha1 = "8007981f7d7540d89cd18471b8e5dcd2b4f99167",
+    url = "mvn:android.arch.core:common:jar:1.1.0",
+)
+
+remote_file(
+    name = "android-lifecycle-viewmodel-aar",
+    sha1 = "74ee369b874da61b5b81bebd7b8df0c2577309c8",
+    url = "mvn:android.arch.lifecycle:viewmodel:aar:1.1.0",
 )
 
 remote_file(
     name = "lib-support-v4-support-compat-aar",
-    sha1 = "1e1c8ffc01d277d8f01dfd11d5d2ce3a2af4b98c",
-    url = "mvn:com.android.support:support-compat:aar:26.1.0",
+    sha1 = "a55ad550d0b84c7fec7ecca012690636062c0e64",
+    url = "mvn:com.android.support:support-compat:aar:27.1.1",
 )
 
 remote_file(
     name = "lib-support-v4-support-core-utils-aar",
-    sha1 = "1bfaae21c4d5c5532c5e732071e9ce234cd58cff",
-    url = "mvn:com.android.support:support-core-utils:aar:26.1.0",
+    sha1 = "b3a7a4040fda0c5138dbc8c477103b6723b9dbe6",
+    url = "mvn:com.android.support:support-core-utils:aar:27.1.1",
 )
 
 remote_file(
     name = "lib-support-v4-support-core-ui-aar",
-    sha1 = "e306308d54052a1ded7bf9c2f5c2fdf5152a1f22",
-    url = "mvn:com.android.support:support-core-ui:aar:26.1.0",
+    sha1 = "f9acdb8a4c3a9fe883fd7fa5efd3f0426bb9dcda",
+    url = "mvn:com.android.support:support-core-ui:aar:27.1.1",
 )
 
 remote_file(
     name = "lib-support-v4-support-media-compat-aar",
-    sha1 = "09fb587f27cde19aa8f2e50c5c9ee645d9aec44d",
-    url = "mvn:com.android.support:support-media-compat:aar:26.1.0",
+    sha1 = "10e309e2cc22ff4cab30bd5f573e4bb30be707ad",
+    url = "mvn:com.android.support:support-media-compat:aar:27.1.1",
 )
 
 remote_file(
     name = "lib-support-v4-support-fragment-aar",
-    sha1 = "ddacf369bb98dd6558606558de8ddcd53895cf91",
-    url = "mvn:com.android.support:support-fragment:aar:26.1.0",
+    sha1 = "eb8053ebf038b7561c29e5e8964664fac05f375e",
+    url = "mvn:com.android.support:support-fragment:aar:27.1.1",
 )
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/third-party/android/support/v7/appcompat-orig/BUCK b/ReactAndroid/src/main/third-party/android/support/v7/appcompat-orig/BUCK
index 1dda81db73235d..f8c5049425dd2a 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/third-party/android/support/v7/appcompat-orig/BUCK
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/third-party/android/support/v7/appcompat-orig/BUCK
@@ -56,6 +56,6 @@ python_binary(
 
 remote_file(
     name = "appcompat-binary-aar",
-    sha1 = "da5771a9ac6e8f3a461360eed3c6f921dc7580fd",
-    url = "mvn:com.android.support:appcompat-v7:aar:26.1.0",
+    sha1 = "22b1ef4ff9ef1a3513c18eb132d597eac6ef1a86",
+    url = "mvn:com.android.support:appcompat-v7:aar:27.1.1",
 )
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 560abe5ed0803f..823aa599c04d11 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 environment:
     ANDROID_HOME: "C:\\android-sdk-windows"
     ANDROID_NDK: "C:\\android-sdk-windows\\android-ndk-r17b"
-    ANDROID_BUILD_VERSION: 26
-    ANDROID_TOOLS_VERSION: 26.0.3
+    ANDROID_BUILD_VERSION: 28
+    ANDROID_TOOLS_VERSION: 28.0.2
 
     GRADLE_OPTS: -Dorg.gradle.daemon=false
 
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 71634a0cbefc06..e039a8902cb941 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -7,13 +7,10 @@ buildscript {
     repositories {
         jcenter()
         mavenLocal()
-        maven {
-            url 'https://maven.google.com/'
-            name 'Google'
-        }
+        google()
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.3.3'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.1.4'
         classpath 'de.undercouch:gradle-download-task:3.4.3'
 
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
@@ -25,10 +22,7 @@ allprojects {
     repositories {
         jcenter()
         mavenLocal()
-        maven {
-            url 'https://maven.google.com/'
-            name 'Google'
-        }
+        google()
 
         def androidSdk = System.getenv("ANDROID_SDK")
         maven {
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index e318290e619bb6..04e40838dbf8f4 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-4.4-all.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-4.6-all.zip
diff --git a/local-cli/link/__fixtures__/android/build.gradle b/local-cli/link/__fixtures__/android/build.gradle
index 9eb0a44ae5245f..4dd26f8e088024 100644
--- a/local-cli/link/__fixtures__/android/build.gradle
+++ b/local-cli/link/__fixtures__/android/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 dependencies {
-    compile fileTree(dir: "libs", include: ["*.jar"])
-    compile "com.android.support:appcompat-v7:26.1.0"
-    compile "com.facebook.react:react-native:+"
+    implementation fileTree(dir: "libs", include: ["*.jar"])
+    implementation "com.android.support:appcompat-v7:27.1.1"
+    implementation "com.facebook.react:react-native:+"
 }
diff --git a/local-cli/link/__fixtures__/android/patchedBuild.gradle b/local-cli/link/__fixtures__/android/patchedBuild.gradle
index f6b9a22054cf0f..425aaaf7f44427 100644
--- a/local-cli/link/__fixtures__/android/patchedBuild.gradle
+++ b/local-cli/link/__fixtures__/android/patchedBuild.gradle
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 dependencies {
-    compile project(':test')
-    compile(project(':test2')) {
+    implementation project(':test')
+    implementation(project(':test2')) {
       exclude(group: 'org.unwanted', module: 'test10')
     }
-    compile fileTree(dir: "libs", include: ["*.jar"])
-    compile "com.android.support:appcompat-v7:26.1.0"
-    compile "com.facebook.react:react-native:+"
+    implementation fileTree(dir: "libs", include: ["*.jar"])
+    implementation "com.android.support:appcompat-v7:27.1.1"
+    implementation "com.facebook.react:react-native:+"
 }
diff --git a/local-cli/link/__tests__/android/makeBuildPatch.spec.js b/local-cli/link/__tests__/android/makeBuildPatch.spec.js
index 51873daf1d0236..5b87b8d2990122 100644
--- a/local-cli/link/__tests__/android/makeBuildPatch.spec.js
+++ b/local-cli/link/__tests__/android/makeBuildPatch.spec.js
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ describe('makeBuildPatch', () => {
 
   it('should make a correct patch', () => {
     const {patch} = makeBuildPatch(name);
-    expect(patch).toBe(`    compile project(':${name}')\n`);
+    expect(patch).toBe(`    implementation project(':${name}')\n`);
   });
 
   it('should make a correct install check pattern', () => {
     const {installPattern} = makeBuildPatch(name);
-    const match = `/\\s{4}(compile)(\\(|\\s)(project)\\(\\':${name}\\'\\)(\\)|\\s)/`;
+    const match = `/\\s{4}(implementation)(\\(|\\s)(project)\\(\\':${name}\\'\\)(\\)|\\s)/`;
     expect(installPattern.toString()).toBe(match);
   });
 });
@@ -39,12 +39,12 @@ describe('makeBuildPatch', () => {
 describe('makeBuildPatchWithScopedPackage', () => {
   it('should make a correct patch', () => {
     const {patch} = makeBuildPatch(scopedName);
-    expect(patch).toBe(`    compile project(':${normalizedScopedName}')\n`);
+    expect(patch).toBe(`    implementation project(':${normalizedScopedName}')\n`);
   });
 
   it('should make a correct install check pattern', () => {
     const {installPattern} = makeBuildPatch(scopedName);
-    const match = `/\\s{4}(compile)(\\(|\\s)(project)\\(\\':${normalizedScopedName}\\'\\)(\\)|\\s)/`;
+    const match = `/\\s{4}(implementation)(\\(|\\s)(project)\\(\\':${normalizedScopedName}\\'\\)(\\)|\\s)/`;
     expect(installPattern.toString()).toBe(match);
   });
 });
diff --git a/local-cli/link/android/patches/makeBuildPatch.js b/local-cli/link/android/patches/makeBuildPatch.js
index dfaab8f6998bfe..246f3358540df6 100644
--- a/local-cli/link/android/patches/makeBuildPatch.js
+++ b/local-cli/link/android/patches/makeBuildPatch.js
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ const normalizeProjectName = require('./normalizeProjectName');
 module.exports = function makeBuildPatch(name) {
   const normalizedProjectName = normalizeProjectName(name);
   const installPattern = new RegExp(
-    `\\s{4}(compile)(\\(|\\s)(project)\\(\\\':${normalizedProjectName}\\\'\\)(\\)|\\s)`,
+    `\\s{4}(implementation)(\\(|\\s)(project)\\(\\\':${normalizedProjectName}\\\'\\)(\\)|\\s)`,
   );
 
   return {
     installPattern,
     pattern: /[^ \t]dependencies {(\r\n|\n)/,
-    patch: `    compile project(':${normalizedProjectName}')\n`,
+    patch: `    implementation project(':${normalizedProjectName}')\n`,
   };
 };
diff --git a/local-cli/templates/HelloWorld/android/app/build.gradle b/local-cli/templates/HelloWorld/android/app/build.gradle
index 31a0da9a576ea7..793eae821101a8 100644
--- a/local-cli/templates/HelloWorld/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/local-cli/templates/HelloWorld/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -137,9 +137,9 @@ android {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    compile fileTree(dir: "libs", include: ["*.jar"])
-    compile "com.android.support:appcompat-v7:${rootProject.ext.supportLibVersion}"
-    compile "com.facebook.react:react-native:+"  // From node_modules
+    implementation fileTree(dir: "libs", include: ["*.jar"])
+    implementation "com.android.support:appcompat-v7:${rootProject.ext.supportLibVersion}"
+    implementation "com.facebook.react:react-native:+"  // From node_modules
 }
 
 // Run this once to be able to run the application with BUCK
diff --git a/local-cli/templates/HelloWorld/android/build.gradle b/local-cli/templates/HelloWorld/android/build.gradle
index 49569e4db5f7e7..21100711bdc931 100644
--- a/local-cli/templates/HelloWorld/android/build.gradle
+++ b/local-cli/templates/HelloWorld/android/build.gradle
@@ -3,13 +3,10 @@
 buildscript {
     repositories {
         jcenter()
-        maven {
-            url 'https://maven.google.com/'
-            name 'Google'
-        }
+        google()
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.3.3'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.1.4'
 
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
         // in the individual module build.gradle files
@@ -24,17 +21,14 @@ allprojects {
             // All of React Native (JS, Obj-C sources, Android binaries) is installed from npm
             url "$rootDir/../node_modules/react-native/android"
         }
-        maven {
-            url 'https://maven.google.com/'
-            name 'Google'
-        }
+        google()
     }
 }
 
 ext {
-    buildToolsVersion = "26.0.3"
+    buildToolsVersion = "28.0.2"
     minSdkVersion = 16
-    compileSdkVersion = 26
+    compileSdkVersion = 28
     targetSdkVersion = 26
-    supportLibVersion = "26.1.0"
+    supportLibVersion = "27.1.1"
 }
diff --git a/local-cli/templates/HelloWorld/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/local-cli/templates/HelloWorld/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index b6517bb1d16502..3f0f9be633f5a4 100644
--- a/local-cli/templates/HelloWorld/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/local-cli/templates/HelloWorld/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-4.4-all.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-4.6-all.zip
diff --git a/scripts/.tests.env b/scripts/.tests.env
index e9d918ec476ec1..50341a67b888d7 100644
--- a/scripts/.tests.env
+++ b/scripts/.tests.env
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 
 ## ANDROID ##
 # Android SDK Build Tools revision
-export ANDROID_SDK_BUILD_TOOLS_REVISION=26.0.3
+export ANDROID_SDK_BUILD_TOOLS_REVISION=28.0.2
 # Android API Level we build with
-export ANDROID_SDK_BUILD_API_LEVEL="26"
+export ANDROID_SDK_BUILD_API_LEVEL="28"
 # Google APIs for Android level
-export ANDROID_GOOGLE_API_LEVEL="23"
+export ANDROID_GOOGLE_API_LEVEL="24"
 # Minimum Android API Level we target
 export ANDROID_SDK_TARGET_API_LEVEL="19"
 # Android Virtual Device name