diff --git a/nix/dev-shell.nix b/nix/dev-shell.nix
--- a/nix/dev-shell.nix
+++ b/nix/dev-shell.nix
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@
     if [[ "$OSTYPE" == 'darwin'* ]]; then
       # Many commands for cocoapods expect the native BSD versions of commands
       export PATH=/usr/bin:$PATH
+      export ANDROID_SDK_ROOT=''${ANDROID_SDK_ROOT:-$HOME/Library/Android/sdk}
     fi
 
     echo "Welcome to Comm dev environment! :)"