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+
+# Created by https://www.gitignore.io/api/gradle,android,intellij,androidstudio
+# Edit at https://www.gitignore.io/?templates=gradle,android,intellij,androidstudio
+
+### Android ###
+# Built application files
+*.apk
+*.ap_
+*.aab
+
+# Files for the ART/Dalvik VM
+*.dex
+
+# Java class files
+*.class
+
+# Generated files
+bin/
+gen/
+out/
+release/
+
+# Gradle files
+.gradle/
+build/
+
+# Local configuration file (sdk path, etc)
+local.properties
+
+# Proguard folder generated by Eclipse
+proguard/
+
+# Log Files
+*.log
+
+# Android Studio Navigation editor temp files
+.navigation/
+
+# Android Studio captures folder
+captures/
+
+# IntelliJ
+*.iml
+.idea/workspace.xml
+.idea/tasks.xml
+.idea/gradle.xml
+.idea/assetWizardSettings.xml
+.idea/dictionaries
+.idea/libraries
+# Android Studio 3 in .gitignore file.
+.idea/caches
+.idea/modules.xml
+# Comment next line if keeping position of elements in Navigation Editor is relevant for you
+.idea/navEditor.xml
+
+# Keystore files
+# Uncomment the following lines if you do not want to check your keystore files in.
+#*.jks
+#*.keystore
+
+# External native build folder generated in Android Studio 2.2 and later
+.externalNativeBuild
+
+# Google Services (e.g. APIs or Firebase)
+# google-services.json
+
+# Freeline
+freeline.py
+freeline/
+freeline_project_description.json
+
+# fastlane
+fastlane/report.xml
+fastlane/Preview.html
+fastlane/screenshots
+fastlane/test_output
+fastlane/readme.md
+
+# Version control
+vcs.xml
+
+# lint
+lint/intermediates/
+lint/generated/
+lint/outputs/
+lint/tmp/
+# lint/reports/
+
+### Android Patch ###
+gen-external-apklibs
+output.json
+
+# Replacement of .externalNativeBuild directories introduced
+# with Android Studio 3.5.
+.cxx/
+
+### Intellij ###
+# Covers JetBrains IDEs: IntelliJ, RubyMine, PhpStorm, AppCode, PyCharm, CLion, Android Studio and WebStorm
+# Reference: https://intellij-support.jetbrains.com/hc/en-us/articles/206544839
+
+# User-specific stuff
+.idea/**/workspace.xml
+.idea/**/tasks.xml
+.idea/**/usage.statistics.xml
+.idea/**/dictionaries
+.idea/**/shelf
+
+# Generated files
+.idea/**/contentModel.xml
+
+# Sensitive or high-churn files
+.idea/**/dataSources/
+.idea/**/dataSources.ids
+.idea/**/dataSources.local.xml
+.idea/**/sqlDataSources.xml
+.idea/**/dynamic.xml
+.idea/**/uiDesigner.xml
+.idea/**/dbnavigator.xml
+
+# Gradle
+.idea/**/gradle.xml
+.idea/**/libraries
+
+# Gradle and Maven with auto-import
+# When using Gradle or Maven with auto-import, you should exclude module files,
+# since they will be recreated, and may cause churn.  Uncomment if using
+# auto-import.
+# .idea/modules.xml
+# .idea/*.iml
+# .idea/modules
+# *.iml
+# *.ipr
+
+# CMake
+cmake-build-*/
+
+# Mongo Explorer plugin
+.idea/**/mongoSettings.xml
+
+# File-based project format
+*.iws
+
+# IntelliJ
+
+# mpeltonen/sbt-idea plugin
+.idea_modules/
+
+# JIRA plugin
+atlassian-ide-plugin.xml
+
+# Cursive Clojure plugin
+.idea/replstate.xml
+
+# Crashlytics plugin (for Android Studio and IntelliJ)
+com_crashlytics_export_strings.xml
+crashlytics.properties
+crashlytics-build.properties
+fabric.properties
+
+# Editor-based Rest Client
+.idea/httpRequests
+
+# Android studio 3.1+ serialized cache file
+.idea/caches/build_file_checksums.ser
+
+### Intellij Patch ###
+# Comment Reason: https://github.com/joeblau/gitignore.io/issues/186#issuecomment-215987721
+
+# *.iml
+# modules.xml
+# .idea/misc.xml
+# *.ipr
+
+# Sonarlint plugin
+.idea/**/sonarlint/
+
+# SonarQube Plugin
+.idea/**/sonarIssues.xml
+
+# Markdown Navigator plugin
+.idea/**/markdown-navigator.xml
+.idea/**/markdown-navigator/
+
+### Gradle ###
+.gradle
+
+# Ignore Gradle GUI config
+gradle-app.setting
+
+# Avoid ignoring Gradle wrapper jar file (.jar files are usually ignored)
+!gradle-wrapper.jar
+
+# Cache of project
+.gradletasknamecache
+
+# # Work around https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEA-116898
+# gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+
+### Gradle Patch ###
+**/build/
+
+### AndroidStudio ###
+# Covers files to be ignored for android development using Android Studio.
+
+# Built application files
+
+# Files for the ART/Dalvik VM
+
+# Java class files
+
+# Generated files
+
+# Gradle files
+
+# Signing files
+.signing/
+
+# Local configuration file (sdk path, etc)
+
+# Proguard folder generated by Eclipse
+
+# Log Files
+
+# Android Studio
+/*/build/
+/*/local.properties
+/*/out
+/*/*/build
+/*/*/production
+*.ipr
+*~
+*.swp
+
+# Android Patch
+
+# External native build folder generated in Android Studio 2.2 and later
+
+# NDK
+obj/
+
+# IntelliJ IDEA
+/out/
+
+# User-specific configurations
+.idea/caches/
+.idea/libraries/
+.idea/shelf/
+.idea/.name
+.idea/compiler.xml
+.idea/copyright/profiles_settings.xml
+.idea/encodings.xml
+.idea/misc.xml
+.idea/scopes/scope_settings.xml
+.idea/vcs.xml
+.idea/jsLibraryMappings.xml
+.idea/datasources.xml
+.idea/dataSources.ids
+.idea/sqlDataSources.xml
+.idea/dynamic.xml
+.idea/uiDesigner.xml
+
+# OS-specific files
+.DS_Store
+.DS_Store?
+._*
+.Spotlight-V100
+.Trashes
+ehthumbs.db
+Thumbs.db
+
+# Legacy Eclipse project files
+.classpath
+.project
+.cproject
+.settings/
+
+# Mobile Tools for Java (J2ME)
+.mtj.tmp/
+
+# Package Files #
+*.war
+*.ear
+
+# virtual machine crash logs (Reference: http://www.java.com/en/download/help/error_hotspot.xml)
+hs_err_pid*
+
+## Plugin-specific files:
+
+# mpeltonen/sbt-idea plugin
+
+# JIRA plugin
+
+# Mongo Explorer plugin
+.idea/mongoSettings.xml
+
+# Crashlytics plugin (for Android Studio and IntelliJ)
+
+### AndroidStudio Patch ###
+
+!/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
+
+# End of https://www.gitignore.io/api/gradle,android,intellij,androidstudio
diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index 1cd86adfc3..5c0ec26e9e 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -34,5 +34,5 @@ android {
 
 dependencies {
     implementation 'com.facebook.react:react-native:+'
-    implementation 'io.sentry:sentry-android:2.0.0'
+    api 'io.sentry:sentry-android:2.0.0'
 }