diff --git a/lib/android/build.gradle b/lib/android/build.gradle
index 3995544f98..893ff2c309 100644
--- a/lib/android/build.gradle
+++ b/lib/android/build.gradle
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ dependencies {
   implementation('com.facebook.react:react-native:+') {
     exclude group: 'com.android.support'
   }
-  implementation "com.google.android.gms:play-services-base:${safeExtGet('playServicesVersion', '16.1.0')}"
-  implementation "com.google.android.gms:play-services-maps:${safeExtGet('playServicesVersion', '16.1.0')}"
+  implementation "com.google.android.gms:play-services-base:${safeExtGet('playServicesVersion', '17.0.0')}"
+  implementation "com.google.android.gms:play-services-maps:${safeExtGet('playServicesVersion', '17.0.0')}"
+  implementation "com.google.android.gms:play-services-location:17.0.0"
   implementation 'com.google.maps.android:android-maps-utils:0.5'
 }
diff --git a/lib/android/src/main/java/com/airbnb/android/react/maps/AirMapView.java b/lib/android/src/main/java/com/airbnb/android/react/maps/AirMapView.java
index 332d60f554..424eb149e0 100644
--- a/lib/android/src/main/java/com/airbnb/android/react/maps/AirMapView.java
+++ b/lib/android/src/main/java/com/airbnb/android/react/maps/AirMapView.java
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ public class AirMapView extends MapView implements GoogleMap.InfoWindowAdapter,
   private boolean destroyed = false;
   private final ThemedReactContext context;
   private final EventDispatcher eventDispatcher;
+  private FusedLocationSource fusedLocationSource;
 
   private ViewAttacherGroup attacherGroup;
 
@@ -161,6 +162,8 @@ public AirMapView(ThemedReactContext reactContext, ReactApplicationContext appCo
 
     final AirMapView view = this;
 
+    fusedLocationSource = new FusedLocationSource(context);
+
     gestureDetector =
         new GestureDetectorCompat(reactContext, new GestureDetector.SimpleOnGestureListener() {
 
@@ -385,6 +388,7 @@ public void onHostResume() {
         if (hasPermissions()) {
           //noinspection MissingPermission
           map.setMyLocationEnabled(showUserLocation);
+          map.setLocationSource(fusedLocationSource);
         }
         synchronized (AirMapView.this) {
           if (!destroyed) {
@@ -513,11 +517,24 @@ public void setCamera(ReadableMap camera) {
   public void setShowsUserLocation(boolean showUserLocation) {
     this.showUserLocation = showUserLocation; // hold onto this for lifecycle handling
     if (hasPermissions()) {
+      map.setLocationSource(fusedLocationSource);
       //noinspection MissingPermission
       map.setMyLocationEnabled(showUserLocation);
     }
   }
 
+  public void setUserLocationPriority(int priority){
+    fusedLocationSource.setPriority(priority);
+  }
+
+  public void setUserLocationUpdateInterval(int interval){
+    fusedLocationSource.setInterval(interval);
+  }
+
+  public void setUserLocationFastestInterval(int interval){
+    fusedLocationSource.setFastestInterval(interval);
+  }
+
   public void setShowsMyLocationButton(boolean showMyLocationButton) {
     if (hasPermissions() || !showMyLocationButton) {
       map.getUiSettings().setMyLocationButtonEnabled(showMyLocationButton);