diff --git a/build-android/README.md b/build-android/README.md
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@@ -2,18 +2,48 @@
 
 Download the latest [build for Android](http://d.etpan.org/mailcore2-deps/mailcore2-android/)
 
-### Build for Android ###
+### Build on Mac ###
+Tested with macOS 10.13.6, Android Studio 3.1.4
 
+Install Java 6, 8, or 10
+* http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk10-downloads-4416644.html
+* Building with Java 8 or 10 might throw a few warnings during the build, but it will still build
+
+Download the Required Android SDKs (16, 21, 22)
+* Download using Android Studio
+
+Download the Required NDK (13)
+* https://dl.google.com/android/repository/android-ndk-r13b-darwin-x86_64.zip
+
+Open terminal and set two temporary export variables
+* (Make sure they point to your SDK and NDK folders)
+```
+export ANDROID_SDK=/Users/YOURNAME/Library/Android/sdk
+export ANDROID_NDK=/Users/YOURNAME/Downloads/android-ndk-r13b
+```
+
+Clone the repo and goto the `src` folder
+```
+git clone https://github.com/MailCore/mailcore2.git
+cd mailcore2
+cd src
+```
+
+Copy the headers into the build folder
+```
+mkdir -p ../build-android/include/MailCore
+cp `find . -name '*.h'` ../build-android/include/MailCore/
+```
+
+Run the build script
 ```
-$ export ANDROID_SDK=/path/to/android-sdk
-$ export ANDROID_NDK=/path/to/android-ndk
-$ cd build-android
-$ ./build.sh
+cd ../build-android
+./build.sh
 ```
 
-It will produce the following binaries:
+It will generate `mailcore2-android-*version*.aar`
 
-- mailcore2-android-*version*.aar
+To modify the version number, change the `build_version` in `build.sh` and rerun `./build.sh` (make sure you set your export variables, as listed above)
 
 ### Running example ###