diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1f2986fc..c2b2fe4c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ DerivedData
 *.hmap
 *.ipa
 *.xcuserstate
-project.xcworkspace
 
 # Android/IntelliJ
 #
@@ -29,12 +28,12 @@ build/
 .gradle
 local.properties
 *.iml
-
-# Cocoapods
-#
-Pods/
+android/gradle/
+android/gradlew
+android/gradlew.bat
 
 # node.js
 #
 node_modules/
 npm-debug.log
+yarn-error.log
diff --git a/android/android.iml b/android/android.iml
deleted file mode 100644
index a162bd16..00000000
--- a/android/android.iml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<module external.system.id="GRADLE" type="JAVA_MODULE" version="4">
-  <component name="FacetManager">
-    <facet type="android-gradle" name="Android-Gradle">
-      <configuration>
-        <option name="GRADLE_PROJECT_PATH" value=":" />
-      </configuration>
-    </facet>
-    <facet type="android" name="Android">
-      <configuration>
-        <option name="ALLOW_USER_CONFIGURATION" value="false" />
-      </configuration>
-    </facet>
-  </component>
-  <component name="NewModuleRootManager" inherit-compiler-output="true">
-    <exclude-output />
-    <content url="file://$MODULE_DIR$" />
-    <orderEntry type="jdk" jdkName="1.8" jdkType="JavaSDK" />
-    <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
-  </component>
-</module>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index 8e6b4a63..5f9065c5 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -1,45 +1,56 @@
-apply plugin: 'com.android.library'
-
 def safeExtGet(prop, fallback) {
     rootProject.ext.has(prop) ? rootProject.ext.get(prop) : fallback
 }
 
-def DEFAULT_COMPILE_SDK_VERSION             = 28
-def DEFAULT_BUILD_TOOLS_VERSION             = "28.0.3"
-def DEFAULT_MIN_SDK_VERSION                 = 16
-def DEFAULT_TARGET_SDK_VERSION              = 28
-def DEFAULT_FACEBOOK_SDK_VERSION            = "[5.0,6.0["
+buildscript {
+    if (project == rootProject) {
+        // The Android Gradle plugin is only required when opening the android folder stand-alone.
+        // This avoids unnecessary downloads and potential conflicts when the library is included as a
+        // module dependency in an application project.
+        repositories {
+            google()
+            jcenter()
+        }
+        dependencies {
+            classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.5.2'
+        }
+    }
+}
 
-def FACEBOOK_SDK_VERSION = safeExtGet('facebookSdkVersion', DEFAULT_FACEBOOK_SDK_VERSION)
-android {
-    compileSdkVersion safeExtGet('compileSdkVersion', DEFAULT_COMPILE_SDK_VERSION)
-    buildToolsVersion safeExtGet('buildToolsVersion', DEFAULT_BUILD_TOOLS_VERSION)
+apply plugin: 'com.android.library'
 
+android {
+    compileSdkVersion safeExtGet('compileSdkVersion', 28)
+    buildToolsVersion safeExtGet('buildToolsVersion', '28.0.3')
     defaultConfig {
-        minSdkVersion safeExtGet('minSdkVersion', DEFAULT_MIN_SDK_VERSION)
-        targetSdkVersion safeExtGet('targetSdkVersion', DEFAULT_TARGET_SDK_VERSION)
+        minSdkVersion safeExtGet('minSdkVersion', 16)
+        targetSdkVersion safeExtGet('targetSdkVersion', 28)
     }
-    buildTypes {
-        release {
-            minifyEnabled false
-            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
-        }
+    lintOptions {
+        abortOnError false
     }
 }
 
+repositories {
+    mavenLocal()
+    maven {
+        // All of React Native (JS, Obj-C sources, Android binaries) is installed from npm
+        url "$rootDir/../node_modules/react-native/android"
+    }
+    maven {
+        // Android JSC is installed from npm
+        url "$rootDir/../node_modules/jsc-android/dist"
+    }
+    google()
+    jcenter()
+}
+
+def FACEBOOK_SDK_VERSION = safeExtGet('facebookSdkVersion', '[5.0,6.0[')
+
 dependencies {
-    implementation "androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.0.+"
-    api 'com.facebook.react:react-native:+'
+    //noinspection GradleDynamicVersion
+    implementation "com.facebook.react:react-native:+"  // From node_modules
     implementation "com.facebook.android:facebook-core:${FACEBOOK_SDK_VERSION}"
     implementation "com.facebook.android:facebook-login:${FACEBOOK_SDK_VERSION}"
     implementation "com.facebook.android:facebook-share:${FACEBOOK_SDK_VERSION}"
 }
-
-repositories {
-    mavenCentral()
-    jcenter()
-    maven {
-        url 'https://maven.google.com/'
-        name 'Google'
-    }
-}
diff --git a/android/proguard-rules.pro b/android/proguard-rules.pro
deleted file mode 100644
index f27c56ae..00000000
--- a/android/proguard-rules.pro
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-# Add project specific ProGuard rules here.
-#
-# For more details, see
-#   http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/proguard.html
-
-# Add any project specific keep options here:
-
-# If your project uses WebView with JS, uncomment the following
-# and specify the fully qualified class name to the JavaScript interface
-# class:
-#-keepclassmembers class fqcn.of.javascript.interface.for.webview {
-#   public *;
-#}
diff --git a/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index d737262f..1390726b 100644
--- a/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
     CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 -->
 
-<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+<manifest
     package="com.facebook.reactnative.androidsdk">
-    <application />
 </manifest>
diff --git a/android/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/android/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index d81936f5..00000000
--- a/android/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-<resources>
-    <string name="app_name">AndroidSDK</string>
-</resources>
diff --git a/example/.gitignore b/example/.gitignore
index aa6d9922..f36821b0 100644
--- a/example/.gitignore
+++ b/example/.gitignore
@@ -54,3 +54,6 @@ debug.keystore
 
 # Bundle artifact
 *.jsbundle
+
+# CocoaPods
+/ios/Pods/