diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index a34e8e0..11083cc 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 apply plugin: 'com.android.library'
 
 android {
-    compileSdkVersion 25
-    buildToolsVersion '26.0.2'
+    compileSdkVersion 28
 
     defaultConfig {
         minSdkVersion 16
-        targetSdkVersion 25
+        targetSdkVersion 28
         versionCode 1
         versionName "1.0"
         ndk {
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ android {
 
 dependencies {
     implementation 'com.facebook.react:react-native:+'
-    implementation 'com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:25.0.1'
-    implementation 'com.google.zxing:core:3.3.0'
-    implementation group: 'com.drewnoakes', name: 'metadata-extractor', version: '2.9.1'
+    implementation 'com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:28.0.1'
+    implementation 'com.google.zxing:core:3.4.0'
+    implementation group: 'com.drewnoakes', name: 'metadata-extractor', version: '2.12.0'
 }
diff --git a/example-android/app/build.gradle b/example-android/app/build.gradle
index c69a28b..b90819c 100644
--- a/example-android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/example-android/app/build.gradle
@@ -25,13 +25,12 @@ def enableSeparateBuildPerCPUArchitecture = false
 def enableProguardInReleaseBuilds = false
 
 android {
-    compileSdkVersion 26
-    buildToolsVersion '26.0.2'
+    compileSdkVersion 28
 
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId "com.camerakit"
         minSdkVersion 21
-        targetSdkVersion 25
+        targetSdkVersion 28
         versionCode 1
         versionName "1.0"
         ndk {
@@ -82,7 +81,7 @@ configurations.all {
 dependencies {
     compile fileTree(dir: "libs", include: ["*.jar"])
     compile project(":rncamerakit")
-    compile "com.android.support:appcompat-v7:26.0.1"
+    compile "com.android.support:appcompat-v7:28.0.1"
     compile 'com.android.support:multidex:1.0.3'
     compile "com.facebook.react:react-native:+"  // From node_modules
 }
diff --git a/example-android/build.gradle b/example-android/build.gradle
index 0476390..c5259a3 100644
--- a/example-android/build.gradle
+++ b/example-android/build.gradle
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ buildscript {
         google()
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.3.0'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.5.2'
 
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
         // in the individual module build.gradle files
@@ -29,12 +29,11 @@ subprojects {
     task allDeps(type: DependencyReportTask) {}
     afterEvaluate {
         android {
-            compileSdkVersion 26
-            buildToolsVersion "26.0.1"
+            compileSdkVersion 28
 
             defaultConfig {
                 minSdkVersion 21
-                targetSdkVersion 25
+                targetSdkVersion 28
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/example-android/gradle.properties b/example-android/gradle.properties
index 1fd964e..e77af9f 100644
--- a/example-android/gradle.properties
+++ b/example-android/gradle.properties
@@ -18,3 +18,5 @@
 # org.gradle.parallel=true
 
 android.useDeprecatedNdk=true
+android.useAndroidX=true
+android.enableJetifier=true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/example-android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/example-android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index e745035..f00389b 100644
--- a/example-android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/example-android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#Thu Mar 15 15:43:54 IST 2018
+#Tue Nov 26 12:27:22 IST 2019
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-4.10.1-all.zip
\ No newline at end of file
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-5.4.1-all.zip