diff --git a/branchreactnativetestbed/android/app/build.gradle b/branchreactnativetestbed/android/app/build.gradle
index b79cbf533..67f607d04 100644
--- a/branchreactnativetestbed/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/branchreactnativetestbed/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@ dependencies {
     } else {
         implementation jscFlavor
     }
+
+    implementation("com.google.android.gms:play-services-base:18.5.0")
 }
 
 apply from: file("../../node_modules/@react-native-community/cli-platform-android/native_modules.gradle"); applyNativeModulesAppBuildGradle(project)
diff --git a/branchreactnativetestbed/android/app/proguard-rules.pro b/branchreactnativetestbed/android/app/proguard-rules.pro
index 11b025724..2a340cd3c 100644
--- a/branchreactnativetestbed/android/app/proguard-rules.pro
+++ b/branchreactnativetestbed/android/app/proguard-rules.pro
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@
 #   http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/proguard.html
 
 # Add any project specific keep options here:
+-keep class com.google.android.gms.** { *; }