diff --git a/sensorhub-android-app/build.gradle b/sensorhub-android-app/build.gradle
index 63afa809..6deeaaaa 100644
--- a/sensorhub-android-app/build.gradle
+++ b/sensorhub-android-app/build.gradle
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ ext.details = 'OSH demo app for Android'
 
 dependencies {
   api project(':sensorhub-android-lib')
-  compileOnly 'javax.xml.stream:stax-api:1.0-2'
+  api 'javax.xml.stream:stax-api:1.0-2'
 }
 
 android {
diff --git a/sensorhub-android-app/src/org/sensorhub/android/SensorHubService.java b/sensorhub-android-app/src/org/sensorhub/android/SensorHubService.java
index 8bfb5fcd..146e27a1 100644
--- a/sensorhub-android-app/src/org/sensorhub/android/SensorHubService.java
+++ b/sensorhub-android-app/src/org/sensorhub/android/SensorHubService.java
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public void onCreate() {
         try
         {
             // load external dex file containing stax API
-            Dexter.loadFromAssets(this.getApplicationContext(), "stax-api-1.0-2.dex");
+            //Dexter.loadFromAssets(this.getApplicationContext(), "stax-api-1.0-2.dex");
             
             // set default StAX implementation
             XMLImplFinder.setStaxInputFactory(com.ctc.wstx.stax.WstxInputFactory.class.newInstance());
diff --git a/sensorhub-android-lib/build.gradle b/sensorhub-android-lib/build.gradle
index 9d861881..e68a7bea 100644
--- a/sensorhub-android-lib/build.gradle
+++ b/sensorhub-android-lib/build.gradle
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ dependencies {
   api project(':sensorhub-android-flirone')
   //api project(':sensorhub-android-dji')
   implementation 'org.slf4j:slf4j-android:1.6.1-RC1'
-  compileOnly 'javax.xml.stream:stax-api:1.0-2'
+  api 'javax.xml.stream:stax-api:1.0-2'
 }
 
 configurations {