diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/res/devsupport/xml/network_security_config.xml b/template/android/app/src/debug/res/xml/network_security_config.xml
similarity index 100%
rename from ReactAndroid/src/main/res/devsupport/xml/network_security_config.xml
rename to template/android/app/src/debug/res/xml/network_security_config.xml
diff --git a/template/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/template/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index a6eda6784a2950..1b0c20ef328804 100644
--- a/template/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/template/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    package="com.helloworld">
+  xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
+  package="com.helloworld">
 
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW"/>
@@ -10,7 +11,9 @@
       android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
       android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
       android:allowBackup="false"
-      android:theme="@style/AppTheme">
+      android:theme="@style/AppTheme"
+      android:networkSecurityConfig="@xml/network_security_config"
+      tools:ignore="GoogleAppIndexingWarning,UnusedAttribute">
       <activity
         android:name=".MainActivity"
         android:label="@string/app_name"
diff --git a/template/android/app/src/release/res/xml/network_security_config.xml b/template/android/app/src/release/res/xml/network_security_config.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..b3917ffe5b8072
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/android/app/src/release/res/xml/network_security_config.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<network-security-config>
+  <domain-config cleartextTrafficPermitted="false">
+    <domain includeSubdomains="false">localhost</domain>
+    <domain includeSubdomains="false">10.0.2.2</domain>
+    <domain includeSubdomains="false">10.0.3.2</domain>
+  </domain-config>
+</network-security-config>