diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/rntypescriptboilerplate/MainActivity.java b/android/app/src/main/java/com/rntypescriptboilerplate/MainActivity.java
index 1400d21..c2c8236 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/rntypescriptboilerplate/MainActivity.java
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/rntypescriptboilerplate/MainActivity.java
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 package com.rntypescriptboilerplate;
-
+import android.os.Bundle;
 import com.facebook.react.ReactActivity;
 import com.facebook.react.ReactActivityDelegate;
 import com.facebook.react.ReactRootView;
+import org.devio.rn.splashscreen.SplashScreen;
 
 public class MainActivity extends ReactActivity {
-
+    @Override
+    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+        SplashScreen.show(this);
+        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+    }
   /**
    * Returns the name of the main component registered from JavaScript. This is used to schedule
    * rendering of the component.
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/rntypescriptboilerplate/MainApplication.java b/android/app/src/main/java/com/rntypescriptboilerplate/MainApplication.java
index b762101..35c82c6 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/rntypescriptboilerplate/MainApplication.java
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/rntypescriptboilerplate/MainApplication.java
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
 import java.util.List;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.JSIModulePackage;
-import com.swmansion.reanimated.ReanimatedJSIModulePackage; 
+import com.swmansion.reanimated.ReanimatedJSIModulePackage;
 
 public class MainApplication extends Application implements ReactApplication {
 
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/res/layout/launch_screen.xml b/android/app/src/main/res/layout/launch_screen.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..463757f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/app/src/main/res/layout/launch_screen.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+                android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="match_parent">
+    <ImageView android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:src="@drawable/launch_screen" android:scaleType="centerCrop" />
+</RelativeLayout>
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml b/android/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..041821f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<resources>
+    <color name="primary_dark">#000000</color>
+</resources>