diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6a809ec..6a36d18 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # Generated binary assets
-app/
+app/src/main/assets/
+app/src/main/res/drawable/
 __pycache__/
diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd04f64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    package="com.vantagescanner">
+
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICES" />
+
+    <application>
+        <activity
+            android:name=".MainActivity"
+            android:exported="true">
+            <intent-filter>
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
+            </intent-filter>
+        </activity>
+    </application>
+</manifest>
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/vantagescanner/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/vantagescanner/MainActivity.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d70472
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/vantagescanner/MainActivity.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package com.vantagescanner
+
+import android.Manifest
+import android.content.pm.PackageManager
+import android.os.Build
+import android.os.Bundle
+import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
+import androidx.core.app.ActivityCompat
+import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
+
+class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
+    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
+        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
+        checkPermissionsAndStart()
+    }
+
+    private fun checkPermissionsAndStart() {
+        val required = mutableListOf(Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION)
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.TIRAMISU) {
+            required += Manifest.permission.NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICES
+        }
+        val missing = required.filter {
+            ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(this, it) != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED
+        }
+        if (missing.isEmpty()) {
+            // start scanning when implementing CSI pose estimation
+        } else {
+            ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(this, missing.toTypedArray(), 0)
+        }
+    }
+}