diff --git a/local-cli/templates/HelloWorld/android/app/proguard-rules.pro b/local-cli/templates/HelloWorld/android/app/proguard-rules.pro
index d8ec99250..b30112461 100644
--- a/local-cli/templates/HelloWorld/android/app/proguard-rules.pro
+++ b/local-cli/templates/HelloWorld/android/app/proguard-rules.pro
@@ -54,6 +54,25 @@
 # See libs/proxy/src/main/java/com/facebook/fbui/textlayoutbuilder/proxy for details.
 -dontwarn android.text.StaticLayout
 
+# Fresco
+# Keep our interfaces so they can be used by other ProGuard rules.
+# See http://sourceforge.net/p/proguard/bugs/466/
+-keep,allowobfuscation @interface com.facebook.soloader.DoNotOptimize
+
+# Do not strip any method/class that is annotated with @DoNotOptimize
+-keep @com.facebook.soloader.DoNotOptimize class *
+-keepclassmembers class * {
+    @com.facebook.soloader.DoNotOptimize *;
+}
+
+# Keep native methods
+-keepclassmembers class * {
+    native <methods>;
+}
+
+-dontwarn javax.annotation.**
+-dontwarn com.facebook.infer.**
+
 # okhttp
 
 -keepattributes Signature