1 files changed, 25 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/LibraryLoader.java b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/LibraryLoader.java
index 8a75176ccd..65f8eec03b 100644
--- a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/LibraryLoader.java
+++ b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/LibraryLoader.java
@@ -1,15 +1,38 @@
 package com.mapbox.mapboxsdk;
 
+import android.content.Context;
+
+import java.io.File;
+
 /**
  * Centralises the knowledge about "mapbox-gl" library loading.
  */
 public class LibraryLoader {
 
+  private static final String LIBRARY_NAME = "libmapbox-gl.so";
+
   /**
    * Loads "libmapbox-gl.so" native shared library.
+   * @param context The application context
    */
-  public static void load() {
-    System.loadLibrary("mapbox-gl");
+  public static void load(Context context) {
+    try {
+      System.loadLibrary("mapbox-gl");
+    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError error) {
+      if (context != null) {
+        System.load(getLibraryLocation(context).getAbsolutePath());
+      }
+    }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns a file in the app internal storage that may contain a locally cached copy
+   * of the Mapbox native library.
+   *
+   * @param context The application context
+   * @return a file object
+   */
+  public static File getLibraryLocation(Context context) {
+    return new File(context.getFilesDir(), LIBRARY_NAME);
+  }
 }