diff --git a/packages/engine-rn-tvos/templates/platforms/androidtv/app/src/main/java/rnv_template/SplashActivity.java.tpl b/packages/engine-rn-tvos/templates/platforms/androidtv/app/src/main/java/rnv_template/SplashActivity.java.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4e33b1275c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/engine-rn-tvos/templates/platforms/androidtv/app/src/main/java/rnv_template/SplashActivity.java.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package {{APPLICATION_ID}};
+
+import android.content.Intent;
+import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.os.Handler;
+{{PLUGIN_SPLASH_ACTIVITY_IMPORTS}}
+
+public class SplashActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+
+        Intent fcmIntent = getIntent();
+        // Bundle bundle = fcmIntent.getExtras();
+
+        // Start the main activity
+        Intent intent = new Intent(this, MainActivity.class);
+        intent.putExtras(fcmIntent);
+        startActivity(intent);
+
+        if (!isTaskRoot()) {
+            finish();
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/engine-rn-tvos/templates/platforms/androidtv/build.gradle b/packages/engine-rn-tvos/templates/platforms/androidtv/build.gradle
index 9ab8ee584c..bd5bcf03f1 100644
--- a/packages/engine-rn-tvos/templates/platforms/androidtv/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/engine-rn-tvos/templates/platforms/androidtv/build.gradle
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ buildscript {
         targetSdkVersion = {{TARGET_SDK_VERSION}}
 
         // We use NDK 23 which has both M1 support and is the side-by-side NDK version from AGP.
-        ndkVersion = {{NDK_VERSION}}
+         ndkVersion = '{{NDK_VERSION}}'
     }
     repositories {
         google()
diff --git a/packages/engine-rn-tvos/templates/platforms/androidtv/settings.gradle b/packages/engine-rn-tvos/templates/platforms/androidtv/settings.gradle
index 2ddbc2032e..3462cf789b 100644
--- a/packages/engine-rn-tvos/templates/platforms/androidtv/settings.gradle
+++ b/packages/engine-rn-tvos/templates/platforms/androidtv/settings.gradle
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 rootProject.name = "testRNProject"
-apply from: file("../../../../node_modules/@react-native-community/cli-platform-android/native_modules.gradle"); applyNativeModulesSettingsGradle(settings)
+apply from: file("{{RN_CLI_LOCATION}}/native_modules.gradle"); applyNativeModulesSettingsGradle(settings)
 include ':app'
-includeBuild('../../../../node_modules/@react-native/gradle-plugin')
+includeBuild('{{RN_GRADLE_PLUGIN_LOCATION}}')
diff --git a/packages/engine-rn/templates/platforms/androidwear/app/src/main/java/rnv_template/SplashActivity.java.tpl b/packages/engine-rn/templates/platforms/androidwear/app/src/main/java/rnv_template/SplashActivity.java.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4e33b1275c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/engine-rn/templates/platforms/androidwear/app/src/main/java/rnv_template/SplashActivity.java.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package {{APPLICATION_ID}};
+
+import android.content.Intent;
+import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.os.Handler;
+{{PLUGIN_SPLASH_ACTIVITY_IMPORTS}}
+
+public class SplashActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+
+        Intent fcmIntent = getIntent();
+        // Bundle bundle = fcmIntent.getExtras();
+
+        // Start the main activity
+        Intent intent = new Intent(this, MainActivity.class);
+        intent.putExtras(fcmIntent);
+        startActivity(intent);
+
+        if (!isTaskRoot()) {
+            finish();
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/engine-rn/templates/platforms/androidwear/build.gradle b/packages/engine-rn/templates/platforms/androidwear/build.gradle
index 34ea718194..bd5bcf03f1 100644
--- a/packages/engine-rn/templates/platforms/androidwear/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/engine-rn/templates/platforms/androidwear/build.gradle
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 
 buildscript {
     ext {
-        buildToolsVersion = "33.0.0"
-        minSdkVersion = 21
-        compileSdkVersion = 33
-        targetSdkVersion = 33
+        buildToolsVersion = '{{BUILD_TOOLS_VERSION}}'
+        minSdkVersion = {{MIN_SDK_VERSION}}
+        compileSdkVersion = {{COMPILE_SDK_VERSION}}
+        targetSdkVersion = {{TARGET_SDK_VERSION}}
 
         // We use NDK 23 which has both M1 support and is the side-by-side NDK version from AGP.
-        ndkVersion = "23.1.7779620"
+         ndkVersion = '{{NDK_VERSION}}'
     }
     repositories {
         google()
diff --git a/packages/engine-rn/templates/platforms/androidwear/settings.gradle b/packages/engine-rn/templates/platforms/androidwear/settings.gradle
index 2ddbc2032e..3462cf789b 100644
--- a/packages/engine-rn/templates/platforms/androidwear/settings.gradle
+++ b/packages/engine-rn/templates/platforms/androidwear/settings.gradle
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 rootProject.name = "testRNProject"
-apply from: file("../../../../node_modules/@react-native-community/cli-platform-android/native_modules.gradle"); applyNativeModulesSettingsGradle(settings)
+apply from: file("{{RN_CLI_LOCATION}}/native_modules.gradle"); applyNativeModulesSettingsGradle(settings)
 include ':app'
-includeBuild('../../../../node_modules/@react-native/gradle-plugin')
+includeBuild('{{RN_GRADLE_PLUGIN_LOCATION}}')