diff --git a/mobile_app/android/app/build.gradle b/mobile_app/android/app/build.gradle
index 9aa5c0c2..8874c817 100644
--- a/mobile_app/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/mobile_app/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -58,12 +58,8 @@ android {
         }
         python {
             pip {
-                install 'numpy'
-                install 'pandas'
-                install 'scipy'
-                install 'heartpy'
+                install("-r", "requirements.txt")
             }
-
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/mobile_app/android/app/requirements.txt b/mobile_app/android/app/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..81f9a1b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile_app/android/app/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+numpy
+pandas
+scipy
+heartpy