diff --git a/android/texture/jni/Android.mk b/android/texture/jni/Android.mk
index 6fd11ed2..8cdb0249 100644
--- a/android/texture/jni/Android.mk
+++ b/android/texture/jni/Android.mk
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)/../../texture
 
 # assimp
 
-#include $(CLEAR_VARS)
+include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 
-#LOCAL_MODULE := assimp
-#LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(LOCAL_PATH)/../../libs/assimp/$(TARGET_ARCH_ABI)/libassimp.a
-#include $(PREBUILT_STATIC_LIBRARY)
+LOCAL_MODULE := assimp
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(LOCAL_PATH)/../../libs/assimp/$(TARGET_ARCH_ABI)/libassimp.a
+include $(PREBUILT_STATIC_LIBRARY)
 
 # vulkan example
 
@@ -33,14 +33,13 @@ LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += $(LOCAL_PATH)/../../base/
 
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(PROJECT_FILES)
 
-LOCAL_LDLIBS := -landroid -llog
-#LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES += assimp
+LOCAL_LDLIBS := -landroid -llog -lz
 
 LOCAL_DISABLE_FORMAT_STRING_CHECKS := true
 
 LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES += android_native_app_glue
 LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES += cpufeatures
-#LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES += libassimp
+LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES += libassimp
 
 include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
 
diff --git a/android/triangle/jni/Android.mk b/android/triangle/jni/Android.mk
index 5547efaa..2e570be4 100644
--- a/android/triangle/jni/Android.mk
+++ b/android/triangle/jni/Android.mk
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)/..
 
 # assimp
 
-#include $(CLEAR_VARS)
+include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 
-#LOCAL_MODULE := assimp
-#LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(LOCAL_PATH)/../../libs/assimp/$(TARGET_ARCH_ABI)/libassimp.a
-#include $(PREBUILT_STATIC_LIBRARY)
+LOCAL_MODULE := assimp
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(LOCAL_PATH)/../../libs/assimp/$(TARGET_ARCH_ABI)/libassimp.a
+include $(PREBUILT_STATIC_LIBRARY)
 
 # vulkan example
 
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += $(LOCAL_PATH)/../../base/
 
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(PROJECT_FILES)
 
-LOCAL_LDLIBS := -landroid -llog
-#LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES += assimp
+LOCAL_LDLIBS := -landroid -llog -lz
 
 LOCAL_DISABLE_FORMAT_STRING_CHECKS := true
 
diff --git a/base/vulkanexamplebase.cpp b/base/vulkanexamplebase.cpp
index 212061f9..7275b9c3 100644
--- a/base/vulkanexamplebase.cpp
+++ b/base/vulkanexamplebase.cpp
@@ -284,7 +284,6 @@ VkBool32 VulkanExampleBase::createBuffer(VkBufferUsageFlags usage, VkDeviceSize
 	}
 }
 
-#ifndef __ANDROID__
 void VulkanExampleBase::loadMesh(
 	const char * filename,
 	vkMeshLoader::MeshBuffer * meshBuffer,
@@ -304,7 +303,6 @@ void VulkanExampleBase::loadMesh(
 
 	delete(mesh);
 }
-#endif
 
 void VulkanExampleBase::renderLoop()
 {
diff --git a/base/vulkanexamplebase.h b/base/vulkanexamplebase.h
index 32300304..12e1daad 100644
--- a/base/vulkanexamplebase.h
+++ b/base/vulkanexamplebase.h
@@ -38,9 +38,7 @@
 
 #include "vulkanswapchain.hpp"
 #include "vulkanTextureLoader.hpp"
-#ifndef __ANDROID__
 #include "vulkanMeshLoader.hpp"
-#endif
 
 class VulkanExampleBase
 {
@@ -267,14 +265,12 @@ public:
 		VkDescriptorBufferInfo *descriptor);
 
 	// Load a mesh (using ASSIMP) and create vulkan vertex and index buffers with given vertex layout
-	// todo : mesh loader not yet enabled for Android
-#ifndef __ANDROID__
 	void loadMesh(
 		const char *filename,
 		vkMeshLoader::MeshBuffer *meshBuffer,
 		std::vector<vkMeshLoader::VertexLayout> vertexLayout,
 		float scale);
-#endif
+
 	// Start the main render loop
 	void renderLoop();
 
diff --git a/libs/assimp/armeabi-v7a/libassimp.a b/libs/assimp/armeabi-v7a/libassimp.a
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0b6abf20
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