diff --git a/common-script.ps1 b/common-script.ps1
index f1008ae..fd8fde3 100644
--- a/common-script.ps1
+++ b/common-script.ps1
@@ -10,39 +10,26 @@ function Create-AVD{
     While ($installEmulatorAnswer -ne 'y' -and $installEmulatorAnswer -ne 'n')
 
     if ($installEmulatorAnswer -eq 'y') {
-        if ((Read-Host "Do you want to install HAXM (Hardware accelerated Android emulator)?") -eq 'y') {
-            Write-Host -ForegroundColor DarkYellow "Setting up Android SDK system-images;android-25;google_apis;x86..."
-            echo y | cmd /c "$androidExecutable" "system-images;android-25;google_apis;x86"
+        Write-Host -ForegroundColor DarkYellow "Setting up Android SDK system-images;android-28;google_apis;x86..."
+        echo y | cmd /c "$androidExecutable" "system-images;android-28;google_apis;x86"
 
-            echo y | cmd /c "$androidExecutable" "extras;intel;Hardware_Accelerated_Execution_Manager"
-            $haxmSilentInstaller = [io.path]::combine($env:ANDROID_HOME, "extras", "intel", "Hardware_Accelerated_Execution_Manager", "silent_install.bat")
-            cmd /c "$haxmSilentInstaller"
+        echo y | cmd /c "$androidExecutable" "extras;intel;Hardware_Accelerated_Execution_Manager"
+        $haxmSilentInstaller = [io.path]::combine($env:ANDROID_HOME, "extras", "intel", "Hardware_Accelerated_Execution_Manager", "silent_install.bat")
+        cmd /c "$haxmSilentInstaller"
 
-            if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
-                Write-Host -ForegroundColor Yellow "WARNING: Failed to install HAXM in silent mode. Starting interactive mode."
-                $haxmInstaller = [io.path]::combine($env:ANDROID_HOME, "extras", "intel", "Hardware_Accelerated_Execution_Manager", "intelhaxm-android.exe")
-                cmd /c "$haxmInstaller"
-            }
-
-            $cmdArgList = @(
-                "create",
-                "avd",
-                "-n","Emulator-Api25-Default-haxm",
-                "-k",'"system-images;android-25;google_apis;x86"'
-            )
-        }
-        else {
-            Write-Host "Setting up Android SDK system-images;android-25;google_apis;armeabi-v7a..."
-            echo y | cmd /c "$androidExecutable" "system-images;android-25;google_apis;armeabi-v7a"
-
-            $cmdArgList = @(
-                "create",
-                "avd",
-                "-n","Emulator-Api25-Default",
-                "-k",'"system-images;android-25;google_apis;armeabi-v7a"'
-            )
+        if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
+            Write-Host -ForegroundColor Yellow "WARNING: Failed to install HAXM in silent mode. Starting interactive mode."
+            $haxmInstaller = [io.path]::combine($env:ANDROID_HOME, "extras", "intel", "Hardware_Accelerated_Execution_Manager", "intelhaxm-android.exe")
+            cmd /c "$haxmInstaller"
         }
 
+        $cmdArgList = @(
+            "create",
+            "avd",
+            "-n","Emulator-Api28-Default",
+            "-k",'"system-images;android-28;google_apis;x86"'
+        )
+ 
         echo no | cmd /c $avdManagerExecutable $cmdArgList
         
         if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
diff --git a/native-script.ps1 b/native-script.ps1
index 5287f42..5b98761 100644
--- a/native-script.ps1
+++ b/native-script.ps1
@@ -156,10 +156,10 @@ $androidExecutable = [io.path]::combine($env:ANDROID_HOME, "tools", "bin", "sdkm
 
 Write-Host -ForegroundColor DarkYellow "Setting up Android SDK platform-tools..."
 echo y | cmd /c "$androidExecutable" "platform-tools"
-Write-Host -ForegroundColor DarkYellow "Setting up Android SDK build-tools;27.0.3..."
-echo y | cmd /c "$androidExecutable" "build-tools;27.0.3"
-Write-Host -ForegroundColor DarkYellow "Setting up Android SDK platforms;android-25..."
-echo y | cmd /c "$androidExecutable" "platforms;android-25"
+Write-Host -ForegroundColor DarkYellow "Setting up Android SDK build-tools;28.0.3..."
+echo y | cmd /c "$androidExecutable" "build-tools;28.0.3"
+Write-Host -ForegroundColor DarkYellow "Setting up Android SDK platforms;android-28..."
+echo y | cmd /c "$androidExecutable" "platforms;android-28"
 Write-Host -ForegroundColor DarkYellow "Setting up Android SDK extras;android;m2repository..."
 echo y | cmd /c "$androidExecutable" "extras;android;m2repository"
 Write-Host -ForegroundColor DarkYellow "Setting up Android SDK extras;google;m2repository..."
diff --git a/native-script.rb b/native-script.rb
index c5a8033..1386990 100755
--- a/native-script.rb
+++ b/native-script.rb
@@ -105,10 +105,18 @@ def install_environment_variable(name, value)
 # Allow brew to lookup versions
 execute("brew tap caskroom/versions", "", false)
 
+# Install Google Chrome
 install("Google Chrome", "Installing Google Chrome (required to debug NativeScript apps)", "brew cask install google-chrome", false, false);
+
+# Install JDK 1.8
 install("Java SE Development Kit 8", "Installing the Java SE Development Kit 8 ... This might take some time, please, be patient. (You will be prompted for your password)", 'brew cask install java8', false, false)
-install("Android SDK", "Installing Android SDK", 'brew tap caskroom/cask; brew cask install android-sdk', false)
+unless ENV["JAVA_HOME"]
+  puts "Set JAVA_HOME=$(/usr/libexec/java_home -v 1.8)"
+  install_environment_variable("JAVA_HOME", "$(/usr/libexec/java_home -v 1.8)")
+end
 
+# Install Android SDK
+install("Android SDK", "Installing Android SDK", 'brew tap caskroom/cask; brew cask install android-sdk', false)
 unless ENV["ANDROID_HOME"]
   require 'pathname'
   android_home = "/usr/local/share/android-sdk"
@@ -121,14 +129,9 @@ def install_environment_variable(name, value)
       android_home = Pathname.new(android_home_joined_path).realpath
     end
   end
-
   install_environment_variable("ANDROID_HOME", android_home)
 end
 
-unless ENV["JAVA_HOME"]
-  install_environment_variable("JAVA_HOME", "/Library/Java/Home")
-end
-
 # the -p flag is set in order to ensure zero status code even if the directory exists
 execute("mkdir -p ~/.cocoapods", "There was a problem in creating ~/.cocoapods directory")
 # CocoaPods already has a dependency to xcodeproj and also has a dependency to a lower version of activesupport
@@ -148,23 +151,28 @@ def install_environment_variable(name, value)
 sdk_manager = File.join(ENV["ANDROID_HOME"], "tools", "bin", "sdkmanager")
 execute("echo y | #{sdk_manager} \"platform-tools\"", error_msg)
 execute("echo y | #{sdk_manager} \"tools\"", error_msg)
-execute("echo y | #{sdk_manager} \"build-tools;27.0.3\"", error_msg)
-execute("echo y | #{sdk_manager} \"platforms;android-25\"", error_msg)
+execute("echo y | #{sdk_manager} \"build-tools;28.0.3\"", error_msg)
+execute("echo y | #{sdk_manager} \"platforms;android-28\"", error_msg)
 execute("echo y | #{sdk_manager} \"extras;android;m2repository\"", error_msg)
 execute("echo y | #{sdk_manager} \"extras;google;m2repository\"", error_msg)
 
-puts "Do you want to install Android emulator? (y/n)"
+puts "Do you want to install Android emulator system image? (y/n)"
 if $silentMode || gets.chomp.downcase == "y"
   puts "Do you want to install HAXM (Hardware accelerated Android emulator)? (y/n)"
   if $silentMode || gets.chomp.downcase == "y"
-    execute("echo y | #{sdk_manager} \"extras;intel;Hardware_Accelerated_Execution_Manager\"", error_msg)
+    execute("echo y | #{sdk_manager} \"extras;intel;Hardware_Accelerated_Execution_Manager\"", "Failed to download Intel HAXM.")
     haxm_silent_installer = File.join(ENV["ANDROID_HOME"], "extras", "intel", "Hardware_Accelerated_Execution_Manager", "silent_install.sh")
-    execute("sudo #{haxm_silent_installer}", "There seem to be some problems with the Android configuration")
-    execute("echo y | #{sdk_manager} \"system-images;android-25;default;x86\"", error_msg)
-  else
-    execute("echo y | #{sdk_manager} \"system-images;android-25;google_apis;armeabi-v7a\"", error_msg)
+    execute("sudo #{haxm_silent_installer}", "Failed to install Intel HAXM.")
+    execute("echo y | #{sdk_manager} \"system-images;android-28;google_apis;x86\"", "Failed to download Android emulator system image.")
   end  
 end
 
+puts "Do you want to create Android emulator? (y/n)"
+if $silentMode || gets.chomp.downcase == "y"
+  error_msg = "Failed to create Android emulator."
+  avd_manager = File.join(ENV["ANDROID_HOME"], "tools", "bin", "avdmanager")
+  execute("echo y | #{avdmanager} create avd -n Emulator-Api28-Google -k  \"system-images;android-28;google_apis;x86\" -b google_apis/x86 -c 265M -f", error_msg)
+end
+
 puts "The ANDROID_HOME and JAVA_HOME environment variables have been added to your .bash_profile/.zprofile"
 puts "Restart the terminal or run `source ~/.bash_profile` to use them."