diff --git a/wlauto/workloads/applaunch/__init__.py b/wlauto/workloads/applaunch/__init__.py
index 546825df..7b8ad8c0 100644
--- a/wlauto/workloads/applaunch/__init__.py
+++ b/wlauto/workloads/applaunch/__init__.py
@@ -116,9 +116,9 @@ class Applaunch(AndroidUxPerfWorkload):
         self.package = self.workload.package
 
     def init_workload_resources(self, context):
-        self.workload.uiauto_file = context.resolver.get(wlauto.common.android.resources.JarFile(self.workload))
+        self.workload.uiauto_file = context.resolver.get(wlauto.common.android.resources.uiautoApkFile(self.workload))
         if not self.workload.uiauto_file:
-            raise ResourceError('No UI automation JAR file found for workload {}.'.format(self.workload.name))
+            raise ResourceError('No UI automation Uiauto APK file found for workload {}.'.format(self.workload.name))
         self.workload.device_uiauto_file = self.device.path.join(self.device.working_directory, os.path.basename(self.workload.uiauto_file))
         if not self.workload.uiauto_package:
             self.workload.uiauto_package = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(self.workload.uiauto_file))[0]
@@ -130,8 +130,7 @@ class Applaunch(AndroidUxPerfWorkload):
 
     def pass_parameters(self):
         self.uiauto_params['workload'] = self.workload.name
-        self.uiauto_params['package'] = self.workload.package
-        self.uiauto_params['binaries_directory'] = self.device.binaries_directory
+        self.uiauto_params['package_name'] = self.workload.package
         self.uiauto_params.update(self.workload.uiauto_params)
         if self.workload.activity:
             self.uiauto_params['launch_activity'] = self.workload.activity
@@ -162,7 +161,3 @@ class Applaunch(AndroidUxPerfWorkload):
         super(Applaunch, self).teardown(context)
         AndroidBenchmark.teardown(self.workload, context)
         UiAutomatorWorkload.teardown(self.workload, context)
-        #Workload uses Dexclass loader while loading the jar file of the instrumented workload.
-        #Dexclassloader unzips and generates .dex file in the .jar directory during the run.
-        device_uiauto_dex_file = self.workload.device_uiauto_file.replace(".jar", ".dex")
-        self.workload.device.delete_file(self.device.path.join(self.device.binaries_directory, device_uiauto_dex_file))
diff --git a/wlauto/workloads/applaunch/com.arm.wlauto.uiauto.applaunch.jar b/wlauto/workloads/applaunch/com.arm.wlauto.uiauto.applaunch.jar
deleted file mode 100644
index 9326f136..00000000
Binary files a/wlauto/workloads/applaunch/com.arm.wlauto.uiauto.applaunch.jar and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/wlauto/workloads/applaunch/com.arm.wlauto.uiauto.applaunch.uiautoapk b/wlauto/workloads/applaunch/com.arm.wlauto.uiauto.applaunch.uiautoapk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6bc0f15d
Binary files /dev/null and b/wlauto/workloads/applaunch/com.arm.wlauto.uiauto.applaunch.uiautoapk differ
diff --git a/wlauto/workloads/applaunch/uiauto/app/build.gradle b/wlauto/workloads/applaunch/uiauto/app/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5a843afb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wlauto/workloads/applaunch/uiauto/app/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
+
+def packageName = "com.arm.wlauto.uiauto.applaunch"
+
+android {
+    compileSdkVersion 25
+    buildToolsVersion "25.0.3"
+    defaultConfig {
+        applicationId "${packageName}"
+        minSdkVersion 18
+        targetSdkVersion 25
+        testInstrumentationRunner "android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
+    }
+    buildTypes {
+        applicationVariants.all { variant ->
+            variant.outputs.each { output ->
+                output.outputFile = file("$project.buildDir/apk/${packageName}.apk")
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+dependencies {
+    compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
+    compile 'com.android.support.test:runner:0.5'
+    compile 'com.android.support.test:rules:0.5'
+    compile 'com.android.support.test.uiautomator:uiautomator-v18:2.1.2'
+    compile(name: 'uiauto', ext:'aar')
+}
+
+repositories {
+    flatDir {
+        dirs 'libs'
+    }
+}
diff --git a/wlauto/workloads/applaunch/uiauto/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/wlauto/workloads/applaunch/uiauto/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9d06f504
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wlauto/workloads/applaunch/uiauto/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    package="com.arm.wlauto.uiauto.applaunch"
+    android:versionCode="1"
+    android:versionName="1.0"
+    android:allowBackup="false">
+
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.KILL_BACKGROUND_PROCESSES"/>
+
+    <instrumentation
+        android:name="android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
+        android:targetPackage="${applicationId}"/>
+
+</manifest>
+
diff --git a/wlauto/workloads/applaunch/uiauto/src/com/arm/wlauto/uiauto/UiAutomation.java b/wlauto/workloads/applaunch/uiauto/app/src/main/java/com/arm/wlauto/uiauto/applaunch/UiAutomation.java
similarity index 80%
rename from wlauto/workloads/applaunch/uiauto/src/com/arm/wlauto/uiauto/UiAutomation.java
rename to wlauto/workloads/applaunch/uiauto/app/src/main/java/com/arm/wlauto/uiauto/applaunch/UiAutomation.java
index bb7d191a..0de4c156 100755
--- a/wlauto/workloads/applaunch/uiauto/src/com/arm/wlauto/uiauto/UiAutomation.java
+++ b/wlauto/workloads/applaunch/uiauto/app/src/main/java/com/arm/wlauto/uiauto/applaunch/UiAutomation.java
@@ -15,35 +15,25 @@
 
 package com.arm.wlauto.uiauto.applaunch;
 
-import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnit4;
+import android.support.test.uiautomator.UiObject;
 import android.util.Log;
 
-// Import the uiautomator libraries
-import com.android.uiautomator.core.UiObject;
-import com.android.uiautomator.core.UiObjectNotFoundException;
-import com.android.uiautomator.core.UiSelector;
-
 import com.arm.wlauto.uiauto.ApplaunchInterface;
 import com.arm.wlauto.uiauto.UxPerfUiAutomation;
 
-import static com.arm.wlauto.uiauto.BaseUiAutomation.FindByCriteria.BY_ID;
-import static com.arm.wlauto.uiauto.BaseUiAutomation.FindByCriteria.BY_TEXT;
-import static com.arm.wlauto.uiauto.BaseUiAutomation.FindByCriteria.BY_DESC;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 
-import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
-import java.util.Iterator;
-import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
-import java.util.Map;
 import java.io.File;
-import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
-import java.util.Map.Entry;
+
 import dalvik.system.DexClassLoader;
-import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 
 
+@RunWith(AndroidJUnit4.class)
 public class UiAutomation extends UxPerfUiAutomation {
 
-    /** 
+    /**
      * Uiobject that marks the end of launch of an application, which is workload
      * specific and added in the workload Java file by a method called getLaunchEndObject().
      */
@@ -56,23 +46,26 @@ public class UiAutomation extends UxPerfUiAutomation {
     public ApplaunchInterface launch_workload;
 
     /** Uiautomator function called by the applaunch workload. */
-    public void runUiAutomation() throws Exception{
+@Test
+public void runUiAutomation() throws Exception{
+        initialize_instrumentation();
         parameters = getParams();
 
-        // Get workload jar file parameters
+        // Get workload apk file parameters
         String workload = parameters.getString("workload");
-        String binariesDirectory = parameters.getString("binaries_directory");
-        String workloadJarPath = parameters.getString("workdir");
-        String workloadJarName = String.format("com.arm.wlauto.uiauto.%1s.jar",workload);
-        String workloadJarFile = String.format("%1s/%2s",workloadJarPath, workloadJarName);
+        String workloadAPKPath = parameters.getString("workdir");
+        String workloadName = String.format("com.arm.wlauto.uiauto.%1s.uiautoapk",workload);
+        String workloadAPKFile = String.format("%1s/%2s",workloadAPKPath, workloadName);
 
-        // Load the jar file
-        File jarFile = new File(workloadJarFile);
-        if(!jarFile.exists()) {
-            throw new Exception(String.format("Jar file not found: %s", workloadJarFile));
+        // Load the apk file
+        File apkFile = new File(workloadAPKFile);
+        File dexLocation = mContext.getDir("outdex", 0);
+        if(!apkFile.exists()) {
+            throw new Exception(String.format("APK file not found: %s ", workloadAPKFile));
         }
-        DexClassLoader classloader = new DexClassLoader(jarFile.toURI().toURL().toString(),
-                                     binariesDirectory, null, ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader());
+        DexClassLoader classloader = new DexClassLoader(apkFile.toURI().toURL().toString(),
+        dexLocation.getAbsolutePath(), null, mContext.getClassLoader());
+
         Class uiautomation = null;
         Object uiautomation_interface = null;
         String workloadClass = String.format("com.arm.wlauto.uiauto.%1s.UiAutomation",workload);
@@ -81,6 +74,7 @@ public class UiAutomation extends UxPerfUiAutomation {
         } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
             e.printStackTrace();
         }
+
         Log.d("Class loaded:", uiautomation.getCanonicalName());
         uiautomation_interface = uiautomation.newInstance();
 
@@ -112,6 +106,7 @@ public class UiAutomation extends UxPerfUiAutomation {
      */
     public void runApplaunchSetup() throws Exception{
         setScreenOrientation(ScreenOrientation.NATURAL);
+        launch_workload.initialize_instrumentation();
         launch_workload.setWorkloadParameters(parameters);
         launch_workload.runApplicationInitialization();
         launchEndObject = launch_workload.getLaunchEndObject();
@@ -172,7 +167,6 @@ public class UiAutomation extends UxPerfUiAutomation {
         // Launches the application.
         public void launchMain() throws Exception{
             launch_p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(launchCommand);
-
             launchValidate(launch_p);
         }
 
@@ -197,7 +191,8 @@ public class UiAutomation extends UxPerfUiAutomation {
     // Kills the application process
     public void killApplication() throws Exception{
         Process kill_p;
-        kill_p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(String.format("am force-stop %s", packageName));
+        String command = String.format("am force-stop %s", packageName);
+        kill_p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(new String[] { "su", "-c", command});
         kill_p.waitFor();
         kill_p.destroy();
     }
@@ -212,8 +207,14 @@ public class UiAutomation extends UxPerfUiAutomation {
 
     // Drop the caches
     public void dropCaches() throws Exception{
+        Process sync;
+        sync = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(new String[] { "su", "-c", "sync"});
+        sync.waitFor();
+        sync.destroy();
+
         Process drop_cache;
-        drop_cache = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("su sync; su echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches");
+        String command = "echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches";
+        drop_cache = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(new String[] { "su", "-c", command});
         drop_cache.waitFor();
         drop_cache.destroy();
     }
diff --git a/wlauto/workloads/applaunch/uiauto/build.gradle b/wlauto/workloads/applaunch/uiauto/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d0aa7043
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wlauto/workloads/applaunch/uiauto/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+// Top-level build file where you can add configuration options common to all sub-projects/modules.
+
+buildscript {
+    repositories {
+        jcenter()
+    }
+    dependencies {
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.3.2'
+
+        // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
+        // in the individual module build.gradle files
+    }
+}
+
+allprojects {
+    repositories {
+        jcenter()
+    }
+}
+
+task clean(type: Delete) {
+    delete rootProject.buildDir
+}
diff --git a/wlauto/workloads/applaunch/uiauto/build.sh b/wlauto/workloads/applaunch/uiauto/build.sh
index 1c5233c5..8c7ea439 100755
--- a/wlauto/workloads/applaunch/uiauto/build.sh
+++ b/wlauto/workloads/applaunch/uiauto/build.sh
@@ -8,32 +8,34 @@ fi
 script_dir=`dirname $script_path`
 cd $script_dir
 
-# Ensure build.xml exists before starting
-if [[ ! -f build.xml ]]; then
-    echo 'Ant build.xml file not found! Check that you are in the right directory.'
+# Ensure gradelw exists before starting
+if [[ ! -f gradlew ]]; then
+    echo 'gradlew file not found! Check that you are in the right directory.'
     exit 9
 fi
 
-# Copy base classes from wlauto dist
-class_dir=bin/classes/com/arm/wlauto/uiauto
-base_classes=`python -c "import os, wlauto; print os.path.join(os.path.dirname(wlauto.__file__), 'common', 'android', '*.class')"`
-mkdir -p $class_dir
-cp $base_classes $class_dir
+# Copy base class library from wlauto dist
+libs_dir=app/libs
+base_classes=`python -c "import os, wlauto; print os.path.join(os.path.dirname(wlauto.__file__), 'common', 'android', '*.aar')"`
+mkdir -p $libs_dir
+cp $base_classes $libs_dir
 
 # Build and return appropriate exit code if failed
-ant build
+# gradle build
+./gradlew clean :app:assembleDebug
 exit_code=$?
 if [[ $exit_code -ne 0 ]]; then
-    echo "ERROR: 'ant build' exited with code $exit_code"
+    echo "ERROR: 'gradle build' exited with code $exit_code"
     exit $exit_code
 fi
 
-# If successful move JAR file to workload folder (overwrite previous)
-package=com.arm.wlauto.uiauto.applaunch.jar
+# If successful move APK file to workload folder (overwrite previous)
+package=com.arm.wlauto.uiauto.applaunch
+
 rm -f ../$package
-if [[ -f bin/$package ]]; then
-    cp bin/$package ..
+if [[ -f app/build/apk/$package.apk ]]; then
+    cp app/build/apk/$package.apk ../$package.uiautoapk
 else
-    echo 'ERROR: UiAutomator JAR could not be found!'
+    echo 'ERROR: UiAutomator apk could not be found!'
     exit 9
 fi
diff --git a/wlauto/workloads/applaunch/uiauto/build.xml b/wlauto/workloads/applaunch/uiauto/build.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index b4e76972..00000000
--- a/wlauto/workloads/applaunch/uiauto/build.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,92 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project name="com.arm.wlauto.uiauto.applaunch" default="help">
-
-    <!-- The local.properties file is created and updated by the 'android' tool.
-         It contains the path to the SDK. It should *NOT* be checked into
-         Version Control Systems. -->
-    <property file="local.properties" />
-
-    <!-- The ant.properties file can be created by you. It is only edited by the
-         'android' tool to add properties to it.
-         This is the place to change some Ant specific build properties.
-         Here are some properties you may want to change/update:
-
-         source.dir
-             The name of the source directory. Default is 'src'.
-         out.dir
-             The name of the output directory. Default is 'bin'.
-
-         For other overridable properties, look at the beginning of the rules
-         files in the SDK, at tools/ant/build.xml
-
-         Properties related to the SDK location or the project target should
-         be updated using the 'android' tool with the 'update' action.
-
-         This file is an integral part of the build system for your
-         application and should be checked into Version Control Systems.
-
-         -->
-    <property file="ant.properties" />
-
-    <!-- if sdk.dir was not set from one of the property file, then
-         get it from the ANDROID_HOME env var.
-         This must be done before we load project.properties since
-         the proguard config can use sdk.dir -->
-    <property environment="env" />
-    <condition property="sdk.dir" value="${env.ANDROID_HOME}">
-        <isset property="env.ANDROID_HOME" />
-    </condition>
-
-    <!-- The project.properties file is created and updated by the 'android'
-         tool, as well as ADT.
-
-         This contains project specific properties such as project target, and library
-         dependencies. Lower level build properties are stored in ant.properties
-         (or in .classpath for Eclipse projects).
-
-         This file is an integral part of the build system for your
-         application and should be checked into Version Control Systems. -->
-    <loadproperties srcFile="project.properties" />
-
-    <!-- quick check on sdk.dir -->
-    <fail
-            message="sdk.dir is missing. Make sure to generate local.properties using 'android update project' or to inject it through the ANDROID_HOME environment variable."
-            unless="sdk.dir"
-    />
-
-    <!--
-        Import per project custom build rules if present at the root of the project.
-        This is the place to put custom intermediary targets such as:
-            -pre-build
-            -pre-compile
-            -post-compile (This is typically used for code obfuscation.
-                           Compiled code location: ${out.classes.absolute.dir}
-                           If this is not done in place, override ${out.dex.input.absolute.dir})
-            -post-package
-            -post-build
-            -pre-clean
-    -->
-    <import file="custom_rules.xml" optional="true" />
-
-    <!-- Import the actual build file.
-
-         To customize existing targets, there are two options:
-         - Customize only one target:
-             - copy/paste the target into this file, *before* the
-               <import> task.
-             - customize it to your needs.
-         - Customize the whole content of build.xml
-             - copy/paste the content of the rules files (minus the top node)
-               into this file, replacing the <import> task.
-             - customize to your needs.
-
-         ***********************
-         ****** IMPORTANT ******
-         ***********************
-         In all cases you must update the value of version-tag below to read 'custom' instead of an integer,
-         in order to avoid having your file be overridden by tools such as "android update project"
-    -->
-    <!-- version-tag: VERSION_TAG -->
-    <import file="${sdk.dir}/tools/ant/uibuild.xml" />
-
-</project>
diff --git a/wlauto/workloads/applaunch/uiauto/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/wlauto/workloads/applaunch/uiauto/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..13372aef
Binary files /dev/null and b/wlauto/workloads/applaunch/uiauto/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar differ
diff --git a/wlauto/workloads/applaunch/uiauto/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/wlauto/workloads/applaunch/uiauto/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..760fcce7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wlauto/workloads/applaunch/uiauto/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#Wed May 03 15:42:44 BST 2017
+distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
+distributionPath=wrapper/dists
+zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
+zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-3.3-all.zip
diff --git a/wlauto/workloads/applaunch/uiauto/gradlew b/wlauto/workloads/applaunch/uiauto/gradlew
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..9d82f789
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wlauto/workloads/applaunch/uiauto/gradlew
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+##############################################################################
+##
+##  Gradle start up script for UN*X
+##
+##############################################################################
+
+# Add default JVM options here. You can also use JAVA_OPTS and GRADLE_OPTS to pass JVM options to this script.
+DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS=""
+
+APP_NAME="Gradle"
+APP_BASE_NAME=`basename "$0"`
+
+# Use the maximum available, or set MAX_FD != -1 to use that value.
+MAX_FD="maximum"
+
+warn ( ) {
+    echo "$*"
+}
+
+die ( ) {
+    echo
+    echo "$*"
+    echo
+    exit 1
+}
+
+# OS specific support (must be 'true' or 'false').
+cygwin=false
+msys=false
+darwin=false
+case "`uname`" in
+  CYGWIN* )
+    cygwin=true
+    ;;
+  Darwin* )
+    darwin=true
+    ;;
+  MINGW* )
+    msys=true
+    ;;
+esac
+
+# Attempt to set APP_HOME
+# Resolve links: $0 may be a link
+PRG="$0"
+# Need this for relative symlinks.
+while [ -h "$PRG" ] ; do
+    ls=`ls -ld "$PRG"`
+    link=`expr "$ls" : '.*-> \(.*\)$'`
+    if expr "$link" : '/.*' > /dev/null; then
+        PRG="$link"
+    else
+        PRG=`dirname "$PRG"`"/$link"
+    fi
+done
+SAVED="`pwd`"
+cd "`dirname \"$PRG\"`/" >/dev/null
+APP_HOME="`pwd -P`"
+cd "$SAVED" >/dev/null
+
+CLASSPATH=$APP_HOME/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
+
+# Determine the Java command to use to start the JVM.
+if [ -n "$JAVA_HOME" ] ; then
+    if [ -x "$JAVA_HOME/jre/sh/java" ] ; then
+        # IBM's JDK on AIX uses strange locations for the executables
+        JAVACMD="$JAVA_HOME/jre/sh/java"
+    else
+        JAVACMD="$JAVA_HOME/bin/java"
+    fi
+    if [ ! -x "$JAVACMD" ] ; then
+        die "ERROR: JAVA_HOME is set to an invalid directory: $JAVA_HOME
+
+Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the
+location of your Java installation."
+    fi
+else
+    JAVACMD="java"
+    which java >/dev/null 2>&1 || die "ERROR: JAVA_HOME is not set and no 'java' command could be found in your PATH.
+
+Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the
+location of your Java installation."
+fi
+
+# Increase the maximum file descriptors if we can.
+if [ "$cygwin" = "false" -a "$darwin" = "false" ] ; then
+    MAX_FD_LIMIT=`ulimit -H -n`
+    if [ $? -eq 0 ] ; then
+        if [ "$MAX_FD" = "maximum" -o "$MAX_FD" = "max" ] ; then
+            MAX_FD="$MAX_FD_LIMIT"
+        fi
+        ulimit -n $MAX_FD
+        if [ $? -ne 0 ] ; then
+            warn "Could not set maximum file descriptor limit: $MAX_FD"
+        fi
+    else
+        warn "Could not query maximum file descriptor limit: $MAX_FD_LIMIT"
+    fi
+fi
+
+# For Darwin, add options to specify how the application appears in the dock
+if $darwin; then
+    GRADLE_OPTS="$GRADLE_OPTS \"-Xdock:name=$APP_NAME\" \"-Xdock:icon=$APP_HOME/media/gradle.icns\""
+fi
+
+# For Cygwin, switch paths to Windows format before running java
+if $cygwin ; then
+    APP_HOME=`cygpath --path --mixed "$APP_HOME"`
+    CLASSPATH=`cygpath --path --mixed "$CLASSPATH"`
+    JAVACMD=`cygpath --unix "$JAVACMD"`
+
+    # We build the pattern for arguments to be converted via cygpath
+    ROOTDIRSRAW=`find -L / -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 -type d 2>/dev/null`
+    SEP=""
+    for dir in $ROOTDIRSRAW ; do
+        ROOTDIRS="$ROOTDIRS$SEP$dir"
+        SEP="|"
+    done
+    OURCYGPATTERN="(^($ROOTDIRS))"
+    # Add a user-defined pattern to the cygpath arguments
+    if [ "$GRADLE_CYGPATTERN" != "" ] ; then
+        OURCYGPATTERN="$OURCYGPATTERN|($GRADLE_CYGPATTERN)"
+    fi
+    # Now convert the arguments - kludge to limit ourselves to /bin/sh
+    i=0
+    for arg in "$@" ; do
+        CHECK=`echo "$arg"|egrep -c "$OURCYGPATTERN" -`
+        CHECK2=`echo "$arg"|egrep -c "^-"`                                 ### Determine if an option
+
+        if [ $CHECK -ne 0 ] && [ $CHECK2 -eq 0 ] ; then                    ### Added a condition
+            eval `echo args$i`=`cygpath --path --ignore --mixed "$arg"`
+        else
+            eval `echo args$i`="\"$arg\""
+        fi
+        i=$((i+1))
+    done
+    case $i in
+        (0) set -- ;;
+        (1) set -- "$args0" ;;
+        (2) set -- "$args0" "$args1" ;;
+        (3) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" ;;
+        (4) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" ;;
+        (5) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" "$args4" ;;
+        (6) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" "$args4" "$args5" ;;
+        (7) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" "$args4" "$args5" "$args6" ;;
+        (8) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" "$args4" "$args5" "$args6" "$args7" ;;
+        (9) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" "$args4" "$args5" "$args6" "$args7" "$args8" ;;
+    esac
+fi
+
+# Split up the JVM_OPTS And GRADLE_OPTS values into an array, following the shell quoting and substitution rules
+function splitJvmOpts() {
+    JVM_OPTS=("$@")
+}
+eval splitJvmOpts $DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS $JAVA_OPTS $GRADLE_OPTS
+JVM_OPTS[${#JVM_OPTS[*]}]="-Dorg.gradle.appname=$APP_BASE_NAME"
+
+exec "$JAVACMD" "${JVM_OPTS[@]}" -classpath "$CLASSPATH" org.gradle.wrapper.GradleWrapperMain "$@"
diff --git a/wlauto/workloads/applaunch/uiauto/gradlew.bat b/wlauto/workloads/applaunch/uiauto/gradlew.bat
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aec99730
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wlauto/workloads/applaunch/uiauto/gradlew.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+@if "%DEBUG%" == "" @echo off
+@rem ##########################################################################
+@rem
+@rem  Gradle startup script for Windows
+@rem
+@rem ##########################################################################
+
+@rem Set local scope for the variables with windows NT shell
+if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" setlocal
+
+@rem Add default JVM options here. You can also use JAVA_OPTS and GRADLE_OPTS to pass JVM options to this script.
+set DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS=
+
+set DIRNAME=%~dp0
+if "%DIRNAME%" == "" set DIRNAME=.
+set APP_BASE_NAME=%~n0
+set APP_HOME=%DIRNAME%
+
+@rem Find java.exe
+if defined JAVA_HOME goto findJavaFromJavaHome
+
+set JAVA_EXE=java.exe
+%JAVA_EXE% -version >NUL 2>&1
+if "%ERRORLEVEL%" == "0" goto init
+
+echo.
+echo ERROR: JAVA_HOME is not set and no 'java' command could be found in your PATH.
+echo.
+echo Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the
+echo location of your Java installation.
+
+goto fail
+
+:findJavaFromJavaHome
+set JAVA_HOME=%JAVA_HOME:"=%
+set JAVA_EXE=%JAVA_HOME%/bin/java.exe
+
+if exist "%JAVA_EXE%" goto init
+
+echo.
+echo ERROR: JAVA_HOME is set to an invalid directory: %JAVA_HOME%
+echo.
+echo Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the
+echo location of your Java installation.
+
+goto fail
+
+:init
+@rem Get command-line arguments, handling Windowz variants
+
+if not "%OS%" == "Windows_NT" goto win9xME_args
+if "%@eval[2+2]" == "4" goto 4NT_args
+
+:win9xME_args
+@rem Slurp the command line arguments.
+set CMD_LINE_ARGS=
+set _SKIP=2
+
+:win9xME_args_slurp
+if "x%~1" == "x" goto execute
+
+set CMD_LINE_ARGS=%*
+goto execute
+
+:4NT_args
+@rem Get arguments from the 4NT Shell from JP Software
+set CMD_LINE_ARGS=%$
+
+:execute
+@rem Setup the command line
+
+set CLASSPATH=%APP_HOME%\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.jar
+
+@rem Execute Gradle
+"%JAVA_EXE%" %DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS% %JAVA_OPTS% %GRADLE_OPTS% "-Dorg.gradle.appname=%APP_BASE_NAME%" -classpath "%CLASSPATH%" org.gradle.wrapper.GradleWrapperMain %CMD_LINE_ARGS%
+
+:end
+@rem End local scope for the variables with windows NT shell
+if "%ERRORLEVEL%"=="0" goto mainEnd
+
+:fail
+rem Set variable GRADLE_EXIT_CONSOLE if you need the _script_ return code instead of
+rem the _cmd.exe /c_ return code!
+if  not "" == "%GRADLE_EXIT_CONSOLE%" exit 1
+exit /b 1
+
+:mainEnd
+if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" endlocal
+
+:omega
diff --git a/wlauto/workloads/applaunch/uiauto/project.properties b/wlauto/workloads/applaunch/uiauto/project.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index ce39f2d0..00000000
--- a/wlauto/workloads/applaunch/uiauto/project.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-# This file is automatically generated by Android Tools.
-# Do not modify this file -- YOUR CHANGES WILL BE ERASED!
-#
-# This file must be checked in Version Control Systems.
-#
-# To customize properties used by the Ant build system edit
-# "ant.properties", and override values to adapt the script to your
-# project structure.
-#
-# To enable ProGuard to shrink and obfuscate your code, uncomment this (available properties: sdk.dir, user.home):
-#proguard.config=${sdk.dir}/tools/proguard/proguard-android.txt:proguard-project.txt
-
-# Project target.
-target=android-18
diff --git a/wlauto/workloads/applaunch/uiauto/settings.gradle b/wlauto/workloads/applaunch/uiauto/settings.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e7b4def4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wlauto/workloads/applaunch/uiauto/settings.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+include ':app'