diff --git a/android/LocalSampleAndroid.java b/android/LocalSampleAndroid.java
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index 0000000..af28764
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/LocalSampleAndroid.java
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import com.browserstack.local.Local;
+
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+
+import io.appium.java_client.MobileBy;
+import io.appium.java_client.android.AndroidDriver;
+import io.appium.java_client.android.AndroidElement;
+
+import org.openqa.selenium.support.ui.ExpectedConditions;
+import org.openqa.selenium.support.ui.WebDriverWait;
+import org.openqa.selenium.remote.DesiredCapabilities;
+
+
+public class LocalSampleAndroid {
+    private static Local localInstance;
+    public static String accessKey = "BROWSERSTACK_USERNAME";
+    public static String userName = "BROWSERSTACK_ACCESS_KEY";
+  
+
+    public static void setupLocal() throws Exception {
+      localInstance = new Local();
+      Map<String, String> options = new HashMap<String, String>();
+      options.put("key", accessKey);
+      localInstance.start(options);
+    }
+
+    public static void tearDownLocal() throws Exception {
+      localInstance.stop();
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        setupLocal();
+
+        DesiredCapabilities capabilities = new DesiredCapabilities();
+
+        capabilities.setCapability("browserstack.local", true);
+        capabilities.setCapability("realMobile", true);
+        capabilities.setCapability("device", "Samsung Galaxy S7");
+        capabilities.setCapability("app", "bs://<hashed app-id>");
+
+        AndroidDriver<AndroidElement> driver = new AndroidDriver<AndroidElement>(new URL("https://"+userName+":"+accessKey+"@hub.browserstack.com/wd/hub"), capabilities);
+
+        AndroidElement searchElement = (AndroidElement) new WebDriverWait(driver, 30).until(
+            ExpectedConditions.elementToBeClickable(MobileBy.id("com.example.android.basicnetworking:id/test_action")));
+        searchElement.click();
+        AndroidElement insertTextElement = (AndroidElement) new WebDriverWait(driver, 30).until(
+            ExpectedConditions.elementToBeClickable(MobileBy.className("android.widget.TextView")));
+
+        AndroidElement testElement = null;
+        List<AndroidElement> allTextViewElements = driver.findElementsByClassName("android.widget.TextView");
+        Thread.sleep(10);
+        for(AndroidElement textElement : allTextViewElements) {
+          if(textElement.getText().contains("The active connection is")) {
+            testElement = textElement;
+          }
+        }
+
+        if(testElement == null) {
+          throw new Error("Cannot find the needed TextView element from app");
+        }
+        String matchedString = testElement.getText();
+        System.out.println(matchedString);
+        assert(matchedString.contains("The active connection is wifi"));
+        assert(matchedString.contains("Up and running"));
+
+        driver.quit();
+
+        tearDownLocal();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/android/README.md b/android/README.md
index 56d99bb..76ca27c 100644
--- a/android/README.md
+++ b/android/README.md
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 to the BrowserStack servers using the above API.
 - Update the desired capability "app" with the App URL returned from the above API call
 
+For running LocalSample tests, you can download `browserstack-local-java.jar` from [here](http://search.maven.org/#search%7Cga%7C1%7Ca%3A%22browserstack-local-java%22).
+
 For frameworks integration with BrowserStack, refer to their individual repositories -
 
 - [JUnit](https://github.com/browserstack/junit-appium-app-browserstack)
diff --git a/ios/LocalSampleIOS.java b/ios/LocalSampleIOS.java
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index 0000000..75ff044
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+++ b/ios/LocalSampleIOS.java
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+import com.browserstack.local.Local;
+
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.io.File;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils;
+
+import io.appium.java_client.MobileBy;
+import io.appium.java_client.ios.IOSDriver;
+import io.appium.java_client.ios.IOSElement;
+
+import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;
+import org.openqa.selenium.OutputType;
+import org.openqa.selenium.TakesScreenshot;
+import org.openqa.selenium.support.ui.WebDriverWait;
+import org.openqa.selenium.remote.DesiredCapabilities;
+import org.openqa.selenium.support.ui.ExpectedCondition;
+import org.openqa.selenium.support.ui.ExpectedConditions;
+
+
+public class LocalSampleIOS {
+    private static Local localInstance;
+    public static String accessKey = "BROWSERSTACK_USERNAME";
+    public static String userName = "BROWSERSTACK_ACCESS_KEY";
+  
+
+    public static void setupLocal() throws Exception {
+      localInstance = new Local();
+      Map<String, String> options = new HashMap<String, String>();
+      options.put("key", accessKey);
+      localInstance.start(options);
+    }
+
+    public static void tearDownLocal() throws Exception {
+      localInstance.stop();
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        setupLocal();
+
+        DesiredCapabilities capabilities = new DesiredCapabilities();
+
+        capabilities.setCapability("browserstack.local", true);
+        capabilities.setCapability("realMobile", true);
+        capabilities.setCapability("device", "iPhone 7");
+        capabilities.setCapability("app", "bs://<hashed app-id>");
+        capabilities.setCapability("automationName", "XCUITest");
+
+        IOSDriver<IOSElement> driver = new IOSDriver<IOSElement>(new URL("http://"+userName+":"+accessKey+"@hub.browserstack.com/wd/hub"), capabilities);
+
+        IOSElement testButton = (IOSElement) new WebDriverWait(driver, 30).until(
+          ExpectedConditions.elementToBeClickable(MobileBy.AccessibilityId("TestBrowserStackLocal")));
+        testButton.click();
+
+        WebDriverWait wait = new WebDriverWait(driver, 30);
+        wait.until(new ExpectedCondition<Boolean>() {
+          @Override
+          public Boolean apply(WebDriver d) {
+            String result = d.findElement(MobileBy.AccessibilityId("ResultBrowserStackLocal")).getAttribute("value");
+            return result != null && result.length() > 0;
+          }
+        });
+        IOSElement resultElement = (IOSElement) driver.findElement(MobileBy.AccessibilityId("ResultBrowserStackLocal"));
+
+        String resultString = resultElement.getText().toLowerCase();
+        System.out.println(resultString);
+        if(resultString.contains("not working")) {
+          File scrFile = (File) ((TakesScreenshot)driver).getScreenshotAs(OutputType.FILE);
+          FileUtils.copyFile(scrFile, new File(System.getProperty("user.dir") + "/screenshot.png"));
+          System.out.println("Screenshot stored at " + System.getProperty("user.dir") + "/screenshot.png");
+          throw new Error("Unexpected BrowserStackLocal test result");
+        }
+
+        String expectedString = "Up and running";
+        assert(resultString.contains(expectedString.toLowerCase()));
+
+        driver.quit();
+
+        tearDownLocal();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ios/README.md b/ios/README.md
index dd76f1e..7124353 100644
--- a/ios/README.md
+++ b/ios/README.md
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 to the BrowserStack servers using the above API.
 - Update the desired capability "app" with the App URL returned from the above API call
 
+For running LocalSample tests, you can download `browserstack-local-java.jar` from [here](http://search.maven.org/#search%7Cga%7C1%7Ca%3A%22browserstack-local-java%22).
+
 For frameworks integration with BrowserStack, refer to their individual repositories -
 
 - [JUnit](https://github.com/browserstack/junit-appium-app-browserstack)