diff --git a/example/android/.gitignore b/example/android/.gitignore
index 0a741cb4..6f568019 100644
--- a/example/android/.gitignore
+++ b/example/android/.gitignore
@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@ GeneratedPluginRegistrant.java
 # Remember to never publicly share your keystore.
 # See https://flutter.dev/docs/deployment/android#reference-the-keystore-from-the-app
 key.properties
+**/*.keystore
+**/*.jks
diff --git a/example/android/app/build.gradle b/example/android/app/build.gradle
index 86d081d8..9297c8fa 100644
--- a/example/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/example/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ if (localPropertiesFile.exists()) {
 
 def flutterRoot = localProperties.getProperty('flutter.sdk')
 if (flutterRoot == null) {
-    throw new FileNotFoundException("Flutter SDK not found. Define location with flutter.sdk in the local.properties file.")
+    throw new GradleException("Flutter SDK not found. Define location with flutter.sdk in the local.properties file.")
 }
 
 def flutterVersionCode = localProperties.getProperty('flutter.versionCode')
@@ -22,22 +22,33 @@ if (flutterVersionName == null) {
 }
 
 apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
+apply plugin: 'kotlin-android'
 apply from: "$flutterRoot/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/flutter.gradle"
 
 android {
-    compileSdkVersion 29
+    compileSdkVersion flutter.compileSdkVersion
 
-    lintOptions {
-        disable 'InvalidPackage'
+    compileOptions {
+        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
+        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
+    }
+
+    kotlinOptions {
+        jvmTarget = '1.8'
+    }
+
+    sourceSets {
+        main.java.srcDirs += 'src/main/kotlin'
     }
 
     defaultConfig {
         // TODO: Specify your own unique Application ID (https://developer.android.com/studio/build/application-id.html).
         applicationId "com.example.app"
         minSdkVersion 17
-        targetSdkVersion 29
+        targetSdkVersion flutter.targetSdkVersion
         versionCode flutterVersionCode.toInteger()
         versionName flutterVersionName
+        multiDexEnabled true
     }
 
     buildTypes {
@@ -52,3 +63,8 @@ android {
 flutter {
     source '../..'
 }
+
+dependencies {
+    implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk7:$kotlin_version"
+    implementation 'com.android.support:multidex:1.0.3'
+}
diff --git a/example/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/example/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 819d5db5..33010e5d 100644
--- a/example/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/example/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,16 +1,12 @@
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     package="com.example.app">
-    <!-- io.flutter.app.FlutterApplication is an android.app.Application that
-         calls FlutterMain.startInitialization(this); in its onCreate method.
-         In most cases you can leave this as-is, but you if you want to provide
-         additional functionality it is fine to subclass or reimplement
-         FlutterApplication and put your custom class here. -->
-    <application
-        android:name="io.flutter.app.FlutterApplication"
+   <application
+        android:name="${applicationName}"
         android:label="app"
         android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher">
         <activity
             android:name=".MainActivity"
+            android:exported="true"
             android:launchMode="singleTop"
             android:theme="@style/LaunchTheme"
             android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden|keyboard|screenSize|smallestScreenSize|locale|layoutDirection|fontScale|screenLayout|density|uiMode"
@@ -24,15 +20,6 @@
               android:name="io.flutter.embedding.android.NormalTheme"
               android:resource="@style/NormalTheme"
               />
-            <!-- Displays an Android View that continues showing the launch screen
-                 Drawable until Flutter paints its first frame, then this splash
-                 screen fades out. A splash screen is useful to avoid any visual
-                 gap between the end of Android's launch screen and the painting of
-                 Flutter's first frame. -->
-            <meta-data
-              android:name="io.flutter.embedding.android.SplashScreenDrawable"
-              android:resource="@drawable/launch_background"
-              />
             <intent-filter>
                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
                 <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
diff --git a/example/android/app/src/main/java/com/example/app/MainActivity.java b/example/android/app/src/main/java/com/example/app/MainActivity.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 5833968b..00000000
--- a/example/android/app/src/main/java/com/example/app/MainActivity.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-package com.example.app;
-
-import io.flutter.embedding.android.FlutterActivity;
-
-public class MainActivity extends FlutterActivity {
-}
diff --git a/example/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/example/app/MainActivity.kt b/example/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/example/example/MainActivity.kt
similarity index 100%
rename from example/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/example/app/MainActivity.kt
rename to example/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/example/example/MainActivity.kt
diff --git a/example/android/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml b/example/android/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
index 1f83a33f..d460d1e9 100644
--- a/example/android/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/example/android/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <resources>
-    <!-- Theme applied to the Android Window while the process is starting -->
-    <style name="LaunchTheme" parent="@android:style/Theme.Black.NoTitleBar">
+    <!-- Theme applied to the Android Window while the process is starting when the OS's Dark Mode setting is off -->
+    <style name="LaunchTheme" parent="@android:style/Theme.Light.NoTitleBar">
         <!-- Show a splash screen on the activity. Automatically removed when
              Flutter draws its first frame -->
         <item name="android:windowBackground">@drawable/launch_background</item>
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
          This theme determines the color of the Android Window while your
          Flutter UI initializes, as well as behind your Flutter UI while its
          running.
-         
+
          This Theme is only used starting with V2 of Flutter's Android embedding. -->
-    <style name="NormalTheme" parent="@android:style/Theme.Black.NoTitleBar">
-        <item name="android:windowBackground">@android:color/white</item>
+    <style name="NormalTheme" parent="@android:style/Theme.Light.NoTitleBar">
+        <item name="android:windowBackground">?android:colorBackground</item>
     </style>
 </resources>
diff --git a/example/android/build.gradle b/example/android/build.gradle
index 11e3d090..24047dce 100644
--- a/example/android/build.gradle
+++ b/example/android/build.gradle
@@ -1,18 +1,20 @@
 buildscript {
+    ext.kotlin_version = '1.3.50'
     repositories {
         google()
-        jcenter()
+        mavenCentral()
     }
 
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.6.3'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.1.0'
+        classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlin_version"
     }
 }
 
 allprojects {
     repositories {
         google()
-        jcenter()
+        mavenCentral()
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/example/android/gradle.properties b/example/android/gradle.properties
index a6738207..94adc3a3 100644
--- a/example/android/gradle.properties
+++ b/example/android/gradle.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx1536M
 android.useAndroidX=true
 android.enableJetifier=true
-android.enableR8=true
diff --git a/example/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/example/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index c69d51db..bc6a58af 100644
--- a/example/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/example/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.5-all.zip
\ No newline at end of file
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.7-all.zip
diff --git a/example/android/settings_aar.gradle b/example/android/settings_aar.gradle
deleted file mode 100644
index e7b4def4..00000000
--- a/example/android/settings_aar.gradle
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-include ':app'