diff --git a/Examples/Movies/android/app/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/movies/MoviesApplication.java b/Examples/Movies/android/app/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/movies/MoviesApplication.java
index a620b3eb699416..ee57b9b595fc58 100644
--- a/Examples/Movies/android/app/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/movies/MoviesApplication.java
+++ b/Examples/Movies/android/app/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/movies/MoviesApplication.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public String getJSMainModuleName() {
     }
 
     @Override
-    protected boolean getUseDeveloperSupport() {
+    public boolean getUseDeveloperSupport() {
       return true;
     }
 
diff --git a/Examples/TicTacToe/android/app/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/tictactoe/TicTacToeApplication.java b/Examples/TicTacToe/android/app/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/tictactoe/TicTacToeApplication.java
index bf56be8f4df18f..c765a847cf39cd 100644
--- a/Examples/TicTacToe/android/app/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/tictactoe/TicTacToeApplication.java
+++ b/Examples/TicTacToe/android/app/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/tictactoe/TicTacToeApplication.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public String getJSMainModuleName() {
     }
 
     @Override
-    protected boolean getUseDeveloperSupport() {
+    public boolean getUseDeveloperSupport() {
       return true;
     }
 
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactNativeHost.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactNativeHost.java
index 2e341460c3a576..57d7b45fc74ff9 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactNativeHost.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactNativeHost.java
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ protected String getJSMainModuleName() {
   /**
    * Returns whether dev mode should be enabled. This enables e.g. the dev menu.
    */
-  protected abstract boolean getUseDeveloperSupport();
+  public abstract boolean getUseDeveloperSupport();
 
   /**
    * Returns a list of {@link ReactPackage} used by the app.
diff --git a/local-cli/templates/HelloWorld/android/app/src/main/java/com/helloworld/MainApplication.java b/local-cli/templates/HelloWorld/android/app/src/main/java/com/helloworld/MainApplication.java
index ed63744b72a0b2..89bc02c760e370 100644
--- a/local-cli/templates/HelloWorld/android/app/src/main/java/com/helloworld/MainApplication.java
+++ b/local-cli/templates/HelloWorld/android/app/src/main/java/com/helloworld/MainApplication.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public class MainApplication extends Application implements ReactApplication {
 
   private final ReactNativeHost mReactNativeHost = new ReactNativeHost(this) {
     @Override
-    protected boolean getUseDeveloperSupport() {
+    public boolean getUseDeveloperSupport() {
       return BuildConfig.DEBUG;
     }