diff --git a/node_modules/react-native-local-auth/LocalAuth.android.js b/node_modules/react-native-local-auth/LocalAuth.android.js
index 49242b4..8deada5 100644
--- a/node_modules/react-native-local-auth/LocalAuth.android.js
+++ b/node_modules/react-native-local-auth/LocalAuth.android.js
@@ -3,28 +3,63 @@
  * @providesModule LocalAuth
  * @flow
  */
-'use strict'
+'use strict';
 
-import { createError } from './error'
-import Errors from './data/errors'
-import { NativeModules } from 'react-native'
+import { createError } from './error';
+import { NativeModules } from 'react-native';
 
-const { RNLocalAuth } = NativeModules
+const { RNLocalAuth } = NativeModules;
 
-module.exports = {
-  hasTouchID() {
-    return Promise.reject(createError('RCTTouchIDNotSupported'))
-  },
-
-  isDeviceSecure() {
-    return RNLocalAuth.isDeviceSecure()
-  },
-
-  authenticate(opts) {
-    return RNLocalAuth.authenticate(opts)
-      .catch(err => {
-        err.name = err.code
-        throw err
-      })
-  }
+function performAuth(opts) {
+    return new Promise(async (resolve, reject) => {
+        try {
+            if (await RNLocalAuth.isInitialized()) {
+                RNLocalAuth.authenticate(opts).
+                then(() => resolve()).
+                catch((e) => {
+                  e.name = e.code;
+                  reject(e);
+                });
+            } else {
+                setTimeout(() => {
+                    resolve(performAuth(opts));
+                }, 1000);
+            }
+        } catch (err) {
+            reject(err);
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+function performAuthSkipInit(opts) {
+    return new Promise(async (resolve, reject) => {
+        try {
+            RNLocalAuth.authenticate(opts).
+            then(() => resolve()).
+            catch((e) => {
+                e.name = e.code;
+                reject(e);
+            });
+        } catch (err) {
+            reject(err);
+        }
+    });
 }
+
+module.exports = {
+    hasTouchID() {
+        return Promise.reject(createError('RCTTouchIDNotSupported'))
+    },
+
+    isDeviceSecure() {
+        return RNLocalAuth.isDeviceSecure()
+    },
+
+    authenticate(opts) {
+        return performAuth(opts)
+    },
+
+    auth(opts) {
+        return performAuthSkipInit(opts);
+    }
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/node_modules/react-native-local-auth/android/src/main/java/io/tradle/reactlocalauth/LocalAuthModule.java b/node_modules/react-native-local-auth/android/src/main/java/io/tradle/reactlocalauth/LocalAuthModule.java
index 38b78f1..a47afea 100644
--- a/node_modules/react-native-local-auth/android/src/main/java/io/tradle/reactlocalauth/LocalAuthModule.java
+++ b/node_modules/react-native-local-auth/android/src/main/java/io/tradle/reactlocalauth/LocalAuthModule.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import android.app.KeyguardManager;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.Context;
 
+import android.os.Bundle;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactApplicationContext;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactContextBaseJavaModule;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactMethod;
@@ -14,6 +15,8 @@ import com.facebook.react.bridge.ActivityEventListener;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.BaseActivityEventListener;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReadableMap;
 
+import java.util.Set;
+//import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
 // source for main part from:
 // https://github.com/googlesamples/android-ConfirmCredential/blob/master/Application/src/main/java/com/example/android/confirmcredential/MainActivity.java
 
@@ -28,8 +31,24 @@ public class LocalAuthModule extends ReactContextBaseJavaModule {
   private final ReactApplicationContext reactContext;
   private KeyguardManager mKeyguardManager;
   private Promise authPromise;
+  private boolean initialized = false;
 
   private final ActivityEventListener mActivityEventListener = new BaseActivityEventListener() {
+    @Override
+    public void onNewIntent(Intent intent) {
+      if (!initialized) {
+        Bundle bundle = intent.getExtras();
+        if (bundle != null) {
+          Set<String> keys = bundle.keySet();
+
+          StringBuilder stringBuilder = new StringBuilder();
+          for (String key : keys) {
+            stringBuilder.append(key).append("=").append(bundle.get(key)).append("\n\r");
+            initialized = stringBuilder.toString().contains("screen=Root");
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
     @Override
     public void onActivityResult(Activity activity, int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
       if (requestCode != AUTH_REQUEST || authPromise == null) return;
@@ -61,19 +80,21 @@ public class LocalAuthModule extends ReactContextBaseJavaModule {
     promise.resolve(mKeyguardManager.isDeviceSecure());
   }
 
+  @ReactMethod
+  public void isInitialized(final Promise promise) { promise.resolve(initialized);}
+
   @ReactMethod
   public void authenticate(ReadableMap map, final Promise promise) {
     // Create the Confirm Credentials screen. You can customize the title and description. Or
     // we will provide a generic one for you if you leave it null
-    Activity currentActivity = getCurrentActivity();
 
-    if (authPromise != null) {
-      promise.reject(E_ONE_REQ_AT_A_TIME, "Activity doesn't exist");
+    if (getCurrentActivity() == null) {
+      promise.reject(E_ACTIVITY_DOES_NOT_EXIST, "One auth request at a time");
       return;
     }
 
-    if (currentActivity == null) {
-      promise.reject(E_ACTIVITY_DOES_NOT_EXIST, "One auth request at a time");
+    if (authPromise != null) {
+      promise.reject(E_ONE_REQ_AT_A_TIME, "Activity doesn't exist");
       return;
     }
 
@@ -84,7 +105,7 @@ public class LocalAuthModule extends ReactContextBaseJavaModule {
     String description = map.hasKey("description") ? map.getString("description") : null;
     try {
       final Intent authIntent = mKeyguardManager.createConfirmDeviceCredentialIntent(reason, description);
-      currentActivity.startActivityForResult(authIntent, AUTH_REQUEST);
+      getCurrentActivity().startActivityForResult(authIntent, AUTH_REQUEST);
     } catch (Exception e) {
       authPromise.reject(E_FAILED_TO_SHOW_AUTH, e);
       authPromise = null;
diff --git a/node_modules/react-native-local-auth/react-native-local-auth.podspec b/node_modules/react-native-local-auth/react-native-local-auth.podspec
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f9a6b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/node_modules/react-native-local-auth/react-native-local-auth.podspec
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+require "json"
+package = JSON.parse(File.read(File.join(__dir__, '/package.json')))
+
+Pod::Spec.new do |s|
+  s.name = package['name']
+  s.version = package['version']
+  s.summary = package['description']
+  s.description = package['description']
+  s.homepage = package['homepage']
+  s.license = package['license']
+  s.author = package['author']
+  s.source = { :git => 'https://github.com/tradle/react-native-local-auth.git' }
+
+  s.platform = :ios, '9.0'
+  s.ios.deployment_target = '9.0'
+
+  s.source_files = "*.{h,m}"
+
+  s.dependency 'React'
+end