diff --git a/android/app/build.gradle b/android/app/build.gradle
index f778a745..de5c36bd 100644
--- a/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -44,13 +44,21 @@ android {
         versionCode flutterVersionCode.toInteger()
         versionName flutterVersionName
         testInstrumentationRunner "android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
-        /*
+
         externalNativeBuild {
             cmake {
                 cppFlags ""
             }
         }
-        */
+        ndk {
+            abiFilters 'x86', 'x86_64', 'armeabi-v7a', 'arm64-v8a'
+        }
+        sourceSets {
+            main {
+                jniLibs.srcDirs = ['libs']
+                java.srcDirs = ['src']
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     signingConfigs {
@@ -66,13 +74,19 @@ android {
             signingConfig signingConfigs.release
         }
     }
-    /*
+
     externalNativeBuild {
         cmake {
             path "src/main/cpp/CMakeLists.txt"
         }
     }
-    */
+
+    dexOptions {
+        incremental true
+        preDexLibraries true
+        jumboMode true
+        javaMaxHeapSize "12g"
+    }
 }
 
 flutter {
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/android/app/src/main/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index dfa4515f..e9df7e9f 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,57 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.4.1)
 
+macro(print_all_variables)
+    message(STATUS "print_all_variables------------------------------------------{")
+    get_cmake_property(_variableNames VARIABLES)
+    foreach (_variableName ${_variableNames})
+        message(STATUS "${_variableName}=${${_variableName}}")
+    endforeach ()
+    message(STATUS "print_all_variables------------------------------------------}")
+endmacro()
 
-add_library( native-lib
-             SHARED
-             native-lib.cpp )
\ No newline at end of file
+
+set(lib_src_DIR ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../libs/${ANDROID_ABI})
+include_directories(${lib_src_DIR}/include)
+
+add_library(openssl-lib
+        STATIC
+        IMPORTED)
+
+set_target_properties(openssl-lib
+        PROPERTIES IMPORTED_LOCATION
+        ${lib_src_DIR}/lib/libssl.a)
+
+
+add_library(crypto-lib
+        STATIC
+        IMPORTED)
+
+set_target_properties(crypto-lib
+        PROPERTIES IMPORTED_LOCATION
+        ${lib_src_DIR}/lib/libcrypto.a)
+
+
+add_library(ssh2-lib
+        STATIC
+        IMPORTED)
+
+set_target_properties(ssh2-lib
+        PROPERTIES IMPORTED_LOCATION
+        ${lib_src_DIR}/lib/libssh2.a)
+
+
+add_library(git2-lib
+        STATIC
+        IMPORTED)
+
+set_target_properties(git2-lib
+        PROPERTIES IMPORTED_LOCATION
+        ${lib_src_DIR}/lib/libgit2.a)
+
+add_library(native-lib
+        SHARED
+        native-lib.cpp)
+
+# The order of these libraries is super dooper important
+# Otherwise you'll get linker errors
+target_link_libraries(native-lib git2-lib ssh2-lib openssl-lib crypto-lib)
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/cpp/native-lib.cpp b/android/app/src/main/cpp/native-lib.cpp
index a1f314b9..a3c5af66 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/cpp/native-lib.cpp
+++ b/android/app/src/main/cpp/native-lib.cpp
@@ -1,10 +1,36 @@
 #include <jni.h>
 #include <string>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include <openssl/err.h>
+#include <openssl/crypto.h>
+#include <libssh2.h>
+#include <git2.h>
 
 extern "C" JNIEXPORT jstring JNICALL
 Java_io_gitjournal_gitjournal_MainActivity_stringFromJNI(
-        JNIEnv* env,
+        JNIEnv *env,
         jobject /* this */) {
-    std::string hello = "Hello from C++";
+
+    ERR_load_crypto_strings();
+    const char *openssl_version = OpenSSL_version(0);
+    const char *ssh2_version = libssh2_version(0);
+
+    std::string hello = "Hello from C++: ";
+    hello += openssl_version;
+    hello += " SSH Version: ";
+    hello += ssh2_version;
+
+    //git_libgit2_init();
+    int major;
+    int minor;
+    int patch;
+    git_libgit2_version(&major, &minor, &patch);
+
+    hello += " Git version: ";
+    char n_str[20];
+    sprintf(n_str, "%d.%d.%d", major, minor, patch);
+    hello += n_str;
+
     return env->NewStringUTF(hello.c_str());
 }
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/io/gitjournal/gitjournal/MainActivity.java b/android/app/src/main/java/io/gitjournal/gitjournal/MainActivity.java
index df185996..6e5dce8c 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/io/gitjournal/gitjournal/MainActivity.java
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/io/gitjournal/gitjournal/MainActivity.java
@@ -21,15 +21,15 @@ import io.flutter.util.PathUtils;
 // For MethodChannel
 
 public class MainActivity extends FlutterActivity implements MethodCallHandler {
-    //static {
-    //    System.loadLibrary("native-lib");
-    //}
+    static {
+        System.loadLibrary("native-lib");
+    }
 
     /**
      * A native method that is implemented by the 'native-lib' native library,
      * which is packaged with this application.
      */
-    //public native String stringFromJNI();
+    public native String stringFromJNI();
 
 
     private static final String CHANNEL_NAME = "gitjournal.io/git";
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public class MainActivity extends FlutterActivity implements MethodCallHandler {
 
     @Override
     protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
-        //Log.d("VISH", stringFromJNI());
+        Log.d("VISH", stringFromJNI());
 
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
         GeneratedPluginRegistrant.registerWith(this);