diff --git a/example/.metadata b/example/.metadata
index cd984dd0..fb51cb0b 100644
--- a/example/.metadata
+++ b/example/.metadata
@@ -4,7 +4,27 @@
 # This file should be version controlled and should not be manually edited.
 
 version:
-  revision: 9b2d32b605630f28625709ebd9d78ab3016b2bf6
-  channel: stable
+  revision: "dec2ee5c1f98f8e84a7d5380c05eb8a3d0a81668"
+  channel: "stable"
 
 project_type: app
+
+# Tracks metadata for the flutter migrate command
+migration:
+  platforms:
+    - platform: root
+      create_revision: dec2ee5c1f98f8e84a7d5380c05eb8a3d0a81668
+      base_revision: dec2ee5c1f98f8e84a7d5380c05eb8a3d0a81668
+    - platform: android
+      create_revision: dec2ee5c1f98f8e84a7d5380c05eb8a3d0a81668
+      base_revision: dec2ee5c1f98f8e84a7d5380c05eb8a3d0a81668
+
+  # User provided section
+
+  # List of Local paths (relative to this file) that should be
+  # ignored by the migrate tool.
+  #
+  # Files that are not part of the templates will be ignored by default.
+  unmanaged_files:
+    - 'lib/main.dart'
+    - 'ios/Runner.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj'
diff --git a/example/android/.gitignore b/example/android/.gitignore
index 0a741cb4..55afd919 100644
--- a/example/android/.gitignore
+++ b/example/android/.gitignore
@@ -7,5 +7,7 @@ gradle-wrapper.jar
 GeneratedPluginRegistrant.java
 
 # Remember to never publicly share your keystore.
-# See https://flutter.dev/docs/deployment/android#reference-the-keystore-from-the-app
+# See https://flutter.dev/to/reference-keystore
 key.properties
+**/*.keystore
+**/*.jks
diff --git a/example/android/app/build.gradle b/example/android/app/build.gradle
index c33f636e..38ddf6e3 100644
--- a/example/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/example/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -1,67 +1,50 @@
-def localProperties = new Properties()
-def localPropertiesFile = rootProject.file('local.properties')
-if (localPropertiesFile.exists()) {
-    localPropertiesFile.withReader('UTF-8') { reader ->
-        localProperties.load(reader)
-    }
-}
-
-def flutterRoot = localProperties.getProperty('flutter.sdk')
-if (flutterRoot == null) {
-    throw new GradleException("Flutter SDK not found. Define location with flutter.sdk in the local.properties file.")
-}
-
-def flutterVersionCode = localProperties.getProperty('flutter.versionCode')
-if (flutterVersionCode == null) {
-    flutterVersionCode = '1'
-}
-
-def flutterVersionName = localProperties.getProperty('flutter.versionName')
-if (flutterVersionName == null) {
-    flutterVersionName = '1.0'
+plugins {
+    id "com.android.application"
+    id "kotlin-android"
+    // The Flutter Gradle Plugin must be applied after the Android and Kotlin Gradle plugins.
+    id "dev.flutter.flutter-gradle-plugin"
 }
 
-apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
-apply plugin: 'kotlin-android'
-apply from: "$flutterRoot/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/flutter.gradle"
-
+// flutter. variables commented for backwards compatibility with Flutter 3.16 and 3.19.
 android {
-    compileSdkVersion 34
-    
-    namespace 'com.xraph.plugin.flutter_unity_widget_example'
+    namespace = "com.xraph.plugin.flutter_unity_widget_example"
+    compileSdk = 34 // flutter.compileSdkVersion
+    // ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
 
-    sourceSets {
-        main.java.srcDirs += 'src/main/kotlin'
+    compileOptions {
+        sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
+        targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
     }
 
-    lintOptions {
-        disable 'InvalidPackage'
+    kotlinOptions {
+        // if you change this value, also change it in android/build.gradle subprojects{}
+        jvmTarget = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
     }
 
     defaultConfig {
-        // TODO: Specify your own unique Application ID (https://developer.android.com/studio/build/application-id.html).
-        applicationId "com.xraph.plugin.flutter_unity_widget_example"
-        minSdkVersion 28  // >= unity minSdk in player settings
-        targetSdkVersion 34
-        versionCode flutterVersionCode.toInteger()
-        versionName flutterVersionName
+        applicationId = "com.xraph.plugin.flutter_unity_widget_example"
+        // You can update the following values to match your application needs.
+        // For more information, see: https://flutter.dev/to/review-gradle-config.
+        minSdk = 24 // flutter.minSdkVersion
+        targetSdk = 34 // flutter.targetSdkVersion
+        versionCode = 1 // flutter.versionCode
+        versionName = "1.0.0" // flutter.versionName
     }
 
     buildTypes {
         release {
             // TODO: Add your own signing config for the release build.
             // Signing with the debug keys for now, so `flutter run --release` works.
-            signingConfig signingConfigs.debug
+            signingConfig = signingConfigs.debug
         }
     }
 }
 
 flutter {
-    source '../..'
+    source = "../.."
 }
 
 dependencies {
     implementation project(':unityLibrary')
     implementation project(':flutter_unity_widget')
-    implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk7:$kotlin_version"
 }
diff --git a/example/android/app/src/debug/AndroidManifest.xml b/example/android/app/src/debug/AndroidManifest.xml
index 6a3cb784..399f6981 100644
--- a/example/android/app/src/debug/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/example/android/app/src/debug/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    package="com.xraph.plugin.flutter_unity_widget_example">
-    <!-- Flutter needs it to communicate with the running application
+<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+    <!-- The INTERNET permission is required for development. Specifically,
+         the Flutter tool needs it to communicate with the running application
          to allow setting breakpoints, to provide hot reload, etc.
     -->
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
diff --git a/example/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/example/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 89d35599..25739d81 100644
--- a/example/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/example/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    package="com.xraph.plugin.flutter_unity_widget_example">
-    <!-- io.flutter.app.FlutterApplication is an android.app.Application that
-         calls FlutterMain.startInitialization(this); in its onCreate method.
-         In most cases you can leave this as-is, but you if you want to provide
-         additional functionality it is fine to subclass or reimplement
-         FlutterApplication and put your custom class here. -->
+ package="com.xraph.plugin.flutter_unity_widget_example">
     <application
         android:name="${applicationName}"
         android:label="flutter_unity_widget_example"
@@ -12,6 +7,7 @@
         <activity
             android:name=".MainActivity"
             android:launchMode="singleTop"
+            android:taskAffinity=""
             android:theme="@style/LaunchTheme"
             android:exported="true"
             android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden|keyboard|screenSize|smallestScreenSize|locale|layoutDirection|fontScale|screenLayout|density|uiMode"
@@ -25,20 +21,13 @@
               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"/>
             </intent-filter>
         </activity>
+
+        <!-- This Activity is only needed if you want to open Unity a separate activity outside of Flutter -->
         <activity
             android:name="com.xraph.plugin.flutter_unity_widget.OverrideUnityActivity"
             android:theme="@style/UnityThemeSelector"
@@ -47,6 +36,8 @@
             android:configChanges="mcc|mnc|locale|touchscreen|keyboard|keyboardHidden|navigation|orientation|screenLayout|uiMode|screenSize|smallestScreenSize|fontScale|layoutDirection|density"
             android:hardwareAccelerated="false"
             android:process=":Unity"
+            android:taskAffinity=""
+            android:exported="true"
             >
             <meta-data android:name="com.xraph.plugins.flutter_unity_widget.OverrideUnityActivity" android:value="true" />
         </activity>
@@ -56,4 +47,15 @@
             android:name="flutterEmbedding"
             android:value="2" />
     </application>
+    <!-- Required to query activities that can process text, see:
+         https://developer.android.com/training/package-visibility and
+         https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Intent#ACTION_PROCESS_TEXT.
+
+         In particular, this is used by the Flutter engine in io.flutter.plugin.text.ProcessTextPlugin. -->
+    <queries>
+        <intent>
+            <action android:name="android.intent.action.PROCESS_TEXT"/>
+            <data android:mimeType="text/plain"/>
+        </intent>
+    </queries>
 </manifest>
diff --git a/example/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/xraph/plugin/flutter_unity_widget_example/MainActivity.kt b/example/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/xraph/plugin/flutter_unity_widget_example/MainActivity.kt
index 15280ffe..8299ea66 100644
--- a/example/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/xraph/plugin/flutter_unity_widget_example/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/example/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/xraph/plugin/flutter_unity_widget_example/MainActivity.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.xraph.plugin.flutter_unity_widget_example
 
+// import io.flutter.embedding.android.FlutterActivity
 import com.xraph.plugin.flutter_unity_widget.FlutterUnityActivity;
 
 class MainActivity: FlutterUnityActivity() {
@@ -19,4 +20,4 @@ class ActivityExample: SomeActivity(), IFlutterUnityActivity {
         mUnityPlayer = unityPlayer;
     }
 }
-*/
\ No newline at end of file
+*/
diff --git a/example/android/app/src/main/res/drawable-v21/launch_background.xml b/example/android/app/src/main/res/drawable-v21/launch_background.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f74085f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/android/app/src/main/res/drawable-v21/launch_background.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- Modify this file to customize your launch splash screen -->
+<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+    <item android:drawable="?android:colorBackground" />
+
+    <!-- You can insert your own image assets here -->
+    <!-- <item>
+        <bitmap
+            android:gravity="center"
+            android:src="@mipmap/launch_image" />
+    </item> -->
+</layer-list>
diff --git a/example/android/app/src/main/res/values-night/styles.xml b/example/android/app/src/main/res/values-night/styles.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..06952be7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/android/app/src/main/res/values-night/styles.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<resources>
+    <!-- Theme applied to the Android Window while the process is starting when the OS's Dark Mode setting is on -->
+    <style name="LaunchTheme" parent="@android:style/Theme.Black.NoTitleBar">
+        <!-- Show a splash screen on the activity. Automatically removed when
+             the Flutter engine draws its first frame -->
+        <item name="android:windowBackground">@drawable/launch_background</item>
+    </style>
+    <!-- Theme applied to the Android Window as soon as the process has started.
+         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:colorBackground</item>
+    </style>
+</resources>
diff --git a/example/android/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml b/example/android/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
index 1f83a33f..cb1ef880 100644
--- a/example/android/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/example/android/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 <?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 -->
+             the Flutter engine draws its first frame -->
         <item name="android:windowBackground">@drawable/launch_background</item>
     </style>
     <!-- Theme applied to the Android Window as soon as the process has started.
          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/app/src/profile/AndroidManifest.xml b/example/android/app/src/profile/AndroidManifest.xml
index 6a3cb784..399f6981 100644
--- a/example/android/app/src/profile/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/example/android/app/src/profile/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    package="com.xraph.plugin.flutter_unity_widget_example">
-    <!-- Flutter needs it to communicate with the running application
+<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+    <!-- The INTERNET permission is required for development. Specifically,
+         the Flutter tool needs it to communicate with the running application
          to allow setting breakpoints, to provide hot reload, etc.
     -->
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
diff --git a/example/android/build.gradle b/example/android/build.gradle
index 116fd51b..5aa11d7d 100644
--- a/example/android/build.gradle
+++ b/example/android/build.gradle
@@ -1,18 +1,3 @@
-buildscript {
-    ext.kotlin_version = '1.8.22'
-    repositories {
-        google()
-        mavenCentral()
-    }
-
-    dependencies {
-        // Unity recommended gradle version https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/android-gradle-overview.html (higher versions do often work)
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.1.2'
-        classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlin_version"
-    }
-}
-
-
 allprojects {
     repositories {
         flatDir {
@@ -24,14 +9,42 @@ allprojects {
     }
 }
 
-rootProject.buildDir = '../build'
+rootProject.buildDir = "../build"
 subprojects {
     project.buildDir = "${rootProject.buildDir}/${project.name}"
 }
+
+
+// This subprojects block is only for this example's backwards compatibility.
+// Older fuw plugin versions (2022.2.1 or earlier) don't have a `namespace` or 'kotlinOptions' property, which will throw errors.
+// This block overrides these settings in the plugin's build.gradle.
+subprojects {
+    // make sure this is above any use of "evaluationDependsOn" 
+    afterEvaluate {
+
+        if (project.plugins.hasPlugin("com.android.application")
+                || project.plugins.hasPlugin("com.android.library")) {
+
+            if (project.name == "flutter_unity_widget") {
+                project.android {
+                    // add namespace if it is missing
+                    if (namespace == null) {
+                        namespace = project.group
+                    }              
+                }
+                project.android.kotlinOptions {
+                    // if you change this value, also change it in android/app/build.gradle
+                    jvmTarget = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 subprojects {
-    project.evaluationDependsOn(':app')
+    project.evaluationDependsOn(":app")
 }
 
-task clean(type: Delete) {
+tasks.register("clean", Delete) {
     delete rootProject.buildDir
 }
diff --git a/example/android/gradle.properties b/example/android/gradle.properties
index a6738207..25971708 100644
--- a/example/android/gradle.properties
+++ b/example/android/gradle.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx1536M
+org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx4G -XX:MaxMetaspaceSize=2G -XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError
 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 595fb867..5e6b5427 100644
--- a/example/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/example/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-#Fri Jun 23 08:50:38 CEST 2017
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.2-all.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.4-all.zip
diff --git a/example/android/settings.gradle b/example/android/settings.gradle
index 9006d257..aef2abf3 100644
--- a/example/android/settings.gradle
+++ b/example/android/settings.gradle
@@ -1,15 +1,30 @@
-include ':app'
+pluginManagement {
+    def flutterSdkPath = {
+        def properties = new Properties()
+        file("local.properties").withInputStream { properties.load(it) }
+        def flutterSdkPath = properties.getProperty("flutter.sdk")
+        assert flutterSdkPath != null, "flutter.sdk not set in local.properties"
+        return flutterSdkPath
+    }()
 
-def localPropertiesFile = new File(rootProject.projectDir, "local.properties")
-def properties = new Properties()
+    includeBuild("$flutterSdkPath/packages/flutter_tools/gradle")
 
-assert localPropertiesFile.exists()
-localPropertiesFile.withReader("UTF-8") { reader -> properties.load(reader) }
+    repositories {
+        google()
+        mavenCentral()
+        gradlePluginPortal()
+    }
+}
 
-def flutterSdkPath = properties.getProperty("flutter.sdk")
-assert flutterSdkPath != null, "flutter.sdk not set in local.properties"
-apply from: "$flutterSdkPath/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/app_plugin_loader.gradle"
+// Kotlin and AGP versions generated by Flutter 3.24.5, with small updates to fix warnings.
+plugins {
+    id "dev.flutter.flutter-plugin-loader" version "1.0.0"
+    id "com.android.application" version "8.2.1" apply false
+    id "org.jetbrains.kotlin.android" version "1.8.22" apply false
+}
+// Unity recommended versions: https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/android-gradle-overview.html (higher versions do work)
 
+include ":app"
 
 include ":unityLibrary"
 project(":unityLibrary").projectDir = file("./unityLibrary")