diff --git a/android/test_asserts.go b/android/test_asserts.go
index 5100abb..977e1af 100644
--- a/android/test_asserts.go
+++ b/android/test_asserts.go
@@ -22,6 +22,15 @@
 
 // This file contains general purpose test assert functions.
 
+// AssertSame checks if the expected and actual values are equal and if they are not then
+// it reports an error prefixed with the supplied message and including a reason for why it failed.
+func AssertSame(t *testing.T, message string, expected interface{}, actual interface{}) {
+	t.Helper()
+	if actual != expected {
+		t.Errorf("%s: expected:\n%#v\nactual:\n%#v", message, expected, actual)
+	}
+}
+
 // AssertBoolEquals checks if the expected and actual values are equal and if they are not then it
 // reports an error prefixed with the supplied message and including a reason for why it failed.
 func AssertBoolEquals(t *testing.T, message string, expected bool, actual bool) {