diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index b716020d93..7259fd6dca 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,18 @@
 version: 2.1
 
 orbs:
-  gh: circleci/github-cli@2.0
+  gh: circleci/github-cli@2.3.0
   node: circleci/node@5.1.1
+  android: circleci/android@2.4.0
+  rn: react-native-community/react-native@7.1.1
+
+commands:
+  e2e_build_android:
+    steps:
+      - android/restore-gradle-cache
+      - run: |
+          yarn e2e:build android.emu.debug
+      - android/save-gradle-cache
 
 parameters:
   version:
@@ -28,6 +38,32 @@ parameters:
     default: ""
 
 jobs:
+  e2e_android:
+    executor:
+      name: rn/linux_android
+      resource_class: xlarge
+    steps:
+      - checkout
+      - node/install:
+           install-yarn: true
+           node-version: '18.18.2'
+      - rn/yarn_install
+
+      # https://github.com/react-native-community/react-native-circleci-orb/issues/144#issuecomment-1073846571
+      - android/create-avd:
+          avd-name: Pixel_API_29_AOSP
+          install: true
+          system-image: system-images;android-29;default;x86
+      - android/start-emulator:
+          avd-name: Pixel_API_29_AOSP
+          no-window: true
+          post-emulator-launch-assemble-command: ""
+
+      - e2e_build_android
+      - run: yarn e2e:test android.emu.debug
+      - store_artifacts:
+          path: artifacts
+
   test_android_in_pr:
     docker:
       - image: cimg/android:2022.12
@@ -354,5 +390,4 @@ workflows:
       not:
         equal: [main, << pipeline.git.branch >>]
     jobs:
-      - test_android_in_pr
-      - test_ios_in_pr
+      - e2e_android