diff --git a/.buckconfig b/.buckconfig
index 19c2d6302e..a4c6d696ba 100644
--- a/.buckconfig
+++ b/.buckconfig
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 
 [android]
-  target = Google Inc.:Google APIs:23
+  target = android-26
 
 [download]
   max_number_of_retries = 3
 
 [maven_repositories]
   central = https://repo1.maven.org/maven2
+  google = https://maven.google.com
 
 [alias]
   rntester = //RNTester/android/app:app
diff --git a/RNTester/android/app/build.gradle b/RNTester/android/app/build.gradle
index 5e5503b5eb..b13742c585 100644
--- a/RNTester/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/RNTester/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ def enableSeparateBuildPerCPUArchitecture = false
 def enableProguardInReleaseBuilds = false
 
 android {
-    compileSdkVersion 23
-    buildToolsVersion "23.0.1"
+    compileSdkVersion 26
+    buildToolsVersion "26.0.2"
 
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId "com.facebook.react.uiapp"
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ android {
 
 dependencies {
     compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
-    compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.0.1'
+    compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:26.1.0'
 
     // Build React Native from source
     compile project(':ReactAndroid')
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/build.gradle b/ReactAndroid/build.gradle
index a8b472dfd2..289ad9acd1 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/build.gradle
+++ b/ReactAndroid/build.gradle
@@ -245,8 +245,8 @@ task packageReactNdkLibsForBuck(dependsOn: packageReactNdkLibs, type: Copy) {
 }
 
 android {
-    compileSdkVersion 23
-    buildToolsVersion "23.0.1"
+    compileSdkVersion 26
+    buildToolsVersion "26.0.2"
 
     defaultConfig {
         minSdkVersion 16
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ 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-v7:23.0.1'
+    compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:26.1.0'
     compile 'com.facebook.fbui.textlayoutbuilder:textlayoutbuilder:1.0.0'
     compile 'com.facebook.fresco:fresco:1.9.0'
     compile 'com.facebook.fresco:imagepipeline-okhttp3:1.9.0'
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/libs/BUCK b/ReactAndroid/libs/BUCK
index f25db3234c..018a73b2d7 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/libs/BUCK
+++ b/ReactAndroid/libs/BUCK
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ android_prebuilt_aar(
 
 remote_file(
     name = "appcompat-binary-aar",
-    sha1 = "7d659f671541394a8bc2b9f909950aa2a5ec87ff",
-    url = "mvn:com.android.support:appcompat-v7:aar:23.0.1",
+    sha1 = "da5771a9ac6e8f3a461360eed3c6f921dc7580fd",
+    url = "mvn:com.android.support:appcompat-v7:aar:26.1.0",
 )
 
 android_prebuilt_aar(
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/third-party/android/support-annotations/BUCK b/ReactAndroid/src/main/third-party/android/support-annotations/BUCK
index bc18a5b272..dcffb71746 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-aar",
-    sha1 = "1fce89a6428c51467090d7f424e4c9c3dbd55f7e",
-    url = "mvn:com.android.support:support-annotations:jar:23.0.1",
+    sha1 = "0814258103cf26a15fcc26ecce35f5b7d24b73f8",
+    url = "mvn:com.android.support:support-annotations:jar:26.1.0",
 )
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/third-party/android/support/v4/BUCK b/ReactAndroid/src/main/third-party/android/support/v4/BUCK
index 92f5422141..39f58e9628 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/third-party/android/support/v4/BUCK
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/third-party/android/support/v4/BUCK
@@ -1,11 +1,102 @@
-android_prebuilt_aar(
+android_library(
     name = "lib-support-v4",
-    aar = ":lib-support-v4-binary-aar",
+    exported_deps = [
+      ":lib-support-v4-support-compat",
+      ":lib-support-v4-support-core-utils",
+      ":lib-support-v4-support-core-ui",
+      ":lib-support-v4-support-media-compat",
+      ":lib-support-v4-support-fragment",
+      ":android-lifecycle-runtime",
+      ":android-lifecycle-common.jar",
+      ":android-lifecycle-core.jar"
+    ],
     visibility = ["PUBLIC"],
 )
 
-remote_file(
-    name = "lib-support-v4-binary-aar",
-    sha1 = "9e8da0e4ecf9f63258c7fbd273889252cba2d0c3",
-    url = "mvn:com.android.support:support-v4:aar:23.0.1",
+prebuilt_jar(
+    name = "android-lifecycle-common.jar",
+    binary_jar = ":android-lifecycle-common-jar"
 )
+
+prebuilt_jar(
+    name = "android-lifecycle-core.jar",
+    binary_jar = ":android-lifecycle-core-jar"
+)
+
+android_prebuilt_aar(
+    name = "android-lifecycle-runtime",
+    aar = ":android-lifecycle-runtime-aar",
+)
+
+android_prebuilt_aar(
+    name = "lib-support-v4-support-compat",
+    aar = ":lib-support-v4-support-compat-aar",
+)
+
+android_prebuilt_aar(
+    name = "lib-support-v4-support-core-utils",
+    aar = ":lib-support-v4-support-core-utils-aar",
+)
+
+android_prebuilt_aar(
+    name = "lib-support-v4-support-core-ui",
+    aar = ":lib-support-v4-support-core-ui-aar",
+)
+
+android_prebuilt_aar(
+    name = "lib-support-v4-support-media-compat",
+    aar = ":lib-support-v4-support-media-compat-aar",
+)
+
+android_prebuilt_aar(
+    name = "lib-support-v4-support-fragment",
+    aar = ":lib-support-v4-support-fragment-aar",
+)
+
+remote_file(
+  name = "android-lifecycle-runtime-aar",
+  sha1 = "30c60a8a357ee1321ffd0c9f08ef54b24045cd10",
+  url = "mvn:android.arch.lifecycle:runtime:aar:1.0.0"
+)
+
+remote_file(
+  name = "android-lifecycle-common-jar",
+  sha1 = "e414a4cb28434e25c4f6aa71426eb20cf4874ae9",
+  url = "mvn:android.arch.lifecycle:common:jar:1.0.0"
+)
+
+remote_file(
+  name = "android-lifecycle-core-jar",
+  sha1 = "a2d487452376193fc8c103dd2b9bd5f2b1b44563",
+  url = "mvn:android.arch.core:common:jar:1.0.0"
+)
+
+remote_file(
+    name = "lib-support-v4-support-compat-aar",
+    sha1 = "1e1c8ffc01d277d8f01dfd11d5d2ce3a2af4b98c",
+    url = "mvn:com.android.support:support-compat:aar:26.1.0",
+)
+
+remote_file(
+    name = "lib-support-v4-support-core-utils-aar",
+    sha1 = "1bfaae21c4d5c5532c5e732071e9ce234cd58cff",
+    url = "mvn:com.android.support:support-core-utils:aar:26.1.0",
+)
+
+remote_file(
+  name = "lib-support-v4-support-core-ui-aar",
+  sha1 = "e306308d54052a1ded7bf9c2f5c2fdf5152a1f22",
+  url = "mvn:com.android.support:support-core-ui:aar:26.1.0",
+)
+
+remote_file(
+  name = "lib-support-v4-support-media-compat-aar",
+  sha1 = "09fb587f27cde19aa8f2e50c5c9ee645d9aec44d",
+  url = "mvn:com.android.support:support-media-compat:aar:26.1.0",
+)
+
+remote_file(
+  name = "lib-support-v4-support-fragment-aar",
+  sha1 = "ddacf369bb98dd6558606558de8ddcd53895cf91",
+  url = "mvn:com.android.support:support-fragment:aar:26.1.0",
+)
\ No newline at end of file
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 98aed703dd..1dda81db73 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 = "7d659f671541394a8bc2b9f909950aa2a5ec87ff",
-    url = "mvn:com.android.support:appcompat-v7:aar:23.0.1",
+    sha1 = "da5771a9ac6e8f3a461360eed3c6f921dc7580fd",
+    url = "mvn:com.android.support:appcompat-v7:aar:26.1.0",
 )
diff --git a/local-cli/link/__fixtures__/android/build.gradle b/local-cli/link/__fixtures__/android/build.gradle
index 07f260d6d4..9eb0a44ae5 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-v7:23.0.1"
-    compile "com.facebook.react:react-native:0.18.+"
+    compile "com.android.support:appcompat-v7:26.1.0"
+    compile "com.facebook.react:react-native:+"
 }
diff --git a/local-cli/link/__fixtures__/android/patchedBuild.gradle b/local-cli/link/__fixtures__/android/patchedBuild.gradle
index 68ccfec2ea..f6b9a22054 100644
--- a/local-cli/link/__fixtures__/android/patchedBuild.gradle
+++ b/local-cli/link/__fixtures__/android/patchedBuild.gradle
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ dependencies {
       exclude(group: 'org.unwanted', module: 'test10')
     }
     compile fileTree(dir: "libs", include: ["*.jar"])
-    compile "com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.0.1"
-    compile "com.facebook.react:react-native:0.18.+"
+    compile "com.android.support:appcompat-v7:26.1.0"
+    compile "com.facebook.react:react-native:+"
 }
diff --git a/local-cli/templates/HelloWorld/android/app/build.gradle b/local-cli/templates/HelloWorld/android/app/build.gradle
index ec6f302257..2fad86f24a 100644
--- a/local-cli/templates/HelloWorld/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/local-cli/templates/HelloWorld/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ def enableSeparateBuildPerCPUArchitecture = false
 def enableProguardInReleaseBuilds = false
 
 android {
-    compileSdkVersion 23
-    buildToolsVersion "23.0.1"
+    compileSdkVersion 26
+    buildToolsVersion "26.0.2"
 
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId "com.helloworld"
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ android {
 
 dependencies {
     compile fileTree(dir: "libs", include: ["*.jar"])
-    compile "com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.0.1"
+    compile "com.android.support:appcompat-v7:26.1.0"
     compile "com.facebook.react:react-native:+"  // From node_modules
 }
 
diff --git a/scripts/.tests.env b/scripts/.tests.env
index 2855782959..83e38520d5 100644
--- a/scripts/.tests.env
+++ b/scripts/.tests.env
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 
 ## ANDROID ##
 # Android SDK Build Tools revision
-export ANDROID_SDK_BUILD_TOOLS_REVISION=23.0.1
+export ANDROID_SDK_BUILD_TOOLS_REVISION=26.0.2
 # Android API Level we build with
-export ANDROID_SDK_BUILD_API_LEVEL="23"
+export ANDROID_SDK_BUILD_API_LEVEL="26"
 # Google APIs for Android level
 export ANDROID_GOOGLE_API_LEVEL="23"
 # Minimum Android API Level we target