diff --git a/examples/basic/android/app/build.gradle b/examples/basic/android/app/build.gradle
index 9813192114..77cc9f7a26 100644
--- a/examples/basic/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/basic/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -83,16 +83,16 @@ def enableSeparateBuildPerCPUArchitecture = false
 def enableProguardInReleaseBuilds = false
 
 android {
-    compileSdkVersion 28
-    buildToolsVersion '28.0.3'
+    compileSdkVersion rootProject.ext.compileSdkVersion
+    buildToolsVersion rootProject.ext.buildToolsVersion
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
     }
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId "com.videoplayer"
-        minSdkVersion 16
-        targetSdkVersion 28
+        minSdkVersion rootProject.ext.minSdkVersion
+        targetSdkVersion rootProject.ext.targetSdkVersion
         versionCode 1
         versionName "1.0"
         ndk {
@@ -132,11 +132,8 @@ android {
 
 dependencies {
     implementation project(':react-native-video')
-    // compile "com.android.support:appcompat-v7:25.2.0"
     implementation "androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.0.0"
     implementation "com.facebook.react:react-native:+"  // From node_modules
-    // implementation project(':react-native-video')
-//    compile project(':react-native-video-exoplayer') // uncomment to use exoplayer
 }
 
 // Run this once to be able to run the application with BUCK
diff --git a/examples/basic/android/build.gradle b/examples/basic/android/build.gradle
index 3161c39de4..5e5d6decd1 100644
--- a/examples/basic/android/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/basic/android/build.gradle
@@ -24,9 +24,7 @@ buildscript {
 allprojects {
     repositories {
         mavenLocal()
-        maven {
-           url 'https://maven.google.com'
-        }
+        google()
         maven {
            url "https://jitpack.io"
         }
diff --git a/examples/basic/android/settings.gradle b/examples/basic/android/settings.gradle
index 4de2c7838f..5fc7fca440 100644
--- a/examples/basic/android/settings.gradle
+++ b/examples/basic/android/settings.gradle
@@ -3,10 +3,4 @@ rootProject.name = 'VideoPlayer'
 include ':react-native-video'
 project(':react-native-video').projectDir = new File(rootProject.projectDir, '../node_modules/react-native-video/android-exoplayer')
 
-// Quick Local Development
-//project(':react-native-video').projectDir = new File(rootProject.projectDir, '../../android')
-//project(':react-native-video-exoplayer').projectDir = new File(rootProject.projectDir, '../../android-exoplayer')
-
-// project(':react-native-video').projectDir = new File(rootProject.projectDir, '../../android')
-// project(':react-native-video-exoplayer').projectDir = new File(rootProject.projectDir, '../../android-exoplayer')
 include ':app'