diff --git a/.buckconfig b/.buckconfig
index 963190d2b..753e239a9 100644
--- a/.buckconfig
+++ b/.buckconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 [android]
-  target = android-27
+  target = android-26
 
 [download]
   max_number_of_retries = 3
diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 275132d1e..d944eafdc 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ aliases:
 
   - &restore-cache-android-packages
     keys:
-      - v1-android-sdkmanager-packages-api-27-alpha-{{ checksum "scripts/.tests.env" }}
+      - v1-android-sdkmanager-packages-api-26-alpha-{{ checksum "scripts/.tests.env" }}
   - &save-cache-android-packages
     paths:
       - /opt/android/sdk
-    key: v1-android-sdkmanager-packages-api-27-alpha-{{ checksum "scripts/.tests.env" }}
+    key: v1-android-sdkmanager-packages-api-26-alpha-{{ checksum "scripts/.tests.env" }}
 
   - &restore-cache-gradle
     keys:
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ js_defaults: &js_defaults
 android_defaults: &android_defaults
   <<: *defaults
   docker:
-    - image: circleci/android:api-27-node8-alpha
+    - image: circleci/android:api-26-node8-alpha
   resource_class: "large"
   environment:
     - TERM: "dumb"
diff --git a/ContainerShip/Dockerfile.android-base b/ContainerShip/Dockerfile.android-base
index 6cbc6438c..2b64b0b4d 100644
--- a/ContainerShip/Dockerfile.android-base
+++ b/ContainerShip/Dockerfile.android-base
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ LABEL maintainer="Héctor Ramos <hector@fb.com>"
 
 # set default build arguments
 ARG SDK_VERSION=sdk-tools-linux-3859397.zip
-ARG ANDROID_BUILD_VERSION=27
+ARG ANDROID_BUILD_VERSION=26
 ARG ANDROID_TOOLS_VERSION=27.0.3
 ARG BUCK_VERSION=v2018.07.23.01
 ARG NDK_VERSION=17b
diff --git a/RNTester/android/app/build.gradle b/RNTester/android/app/build.gradle
index 74ebe61ad..a30f36ec3 100644
--- a/RNTester/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/RNTester/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -84,13 +84,13 @@ def enableSeparateBuildPerCPUArchitecture = false
 def enableProguardInReleaseBuilds = true
 
 android {
-    compileSdkVersion 27
+    compileSdkVersion 26
     buildToolsVersion "27.0.3"
 
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId "com.facebook.react.uiapp"
         minSdkVersion 16
-        targetSdkVersion 27
+        targetSdkVersion 26
         versionCode 1
         versionName "1.0"
         ndk {
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/build.gradle b/ReactAndroid/build.gradle
index 85ccc7376..3d8d7fc99 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/build.gradle
+++ b/ReactAndroid/build.gradle
@@ -246,12 +246,12 @@ task packageReactNdkLibsForBuck(dependsOn: packageReactNdkLibs, type: Copy) {
 }
 
 android {
-    compileSdkVersion 27
+    compileSdkVersion 26
     buildToolsVersion "27.0.3"
 
     defaultConfig {
         minSdkVersion 16
-        targetSdkVersion 27
+        targetSdkVersion 26
         versionCode 1
         versionName "1.0"
 
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 61fe51b30..0516fa7bc 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 environment:
     ANDROID_HOME: "C:\\android-sdk-windows"
     ANDROID_NDK: "C:\\android-sdk-windows\\android-ndk-r17b"
-    ANDROID_BUILD_VERSION: 27
+    ANDROID_BUILD_VERSION: 26
     ANDROID_TOOLS_VERSION: 27.0.3
 
     GRADLE_OPTS: -Dorg.gradle.daemon=false
diff --git a/local-cli/templates/HelloWorld/android/build.gradle b/local-cli/templates/HelloWorld/android/build.gradle
index f939d7822..4dfefca65 100644
--- a/local-cli/templates/HelloWorld/android/build.gradle
+++ b/local-cli/templates/HelloWorld/android/build.gradle
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ buildscript {
     ext {
         buildToolsVersion = "27.0.3"
         minSdkVersion = 16
-        compileSdkVersion = 27
-        targetSdkVersion = 27
+        compileSdkVersion = 26
+        targetSdkVersion = 26
         supportLibVersion = "27.1.1"
     }
     repositories {
diff --git a/scripts/.tests.env b/scripts/.tests.env
index 17a2ac9e1..3439b2358 100644
--- a/scripts/.tests.env
+++ b/scripts/.tests.env
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # Android SDK Build Tools revision
 export ANDROID_SDK_BUILD_TOOLS_REVISION=27.0.3
 # Android API Level we build with
-export ANDROID_SDK_BUILD_API_LEVEL="27"
+export ANDROID_SDK_BUILD_API_LEVEL="26"
 # Google APIs for Android level
 export ANDROID_GOOGLE_API_LEVEL="23"
 # Minimum Android API Level we target
@@ -31,4 +31,3 @@ if [ $CI ]; then
   # Use ARM on Circle CI
   export AVD_ABI=armeabi-v7a
 fi
-