diff --git a/examples/api/android/app/build.gradle b/examples/api/android/app/build.gradle
index a29a2a8cf31..d9f3ab2162d 100644
--- a/examples/api/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/api/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ android {
         targetSdkVersion flutter.targetSdkVersion
         versionCode flutterVersionCode.toInteger()
         versionName flutterVersionName
+        multiDexEnabled true
     }
 
     buildTypes {
@@ -68,5 +69,9 @@ flutter {
 }
 
 dependencies {
+    def multidex_version = "2.0.1"
+    implementation "androidx.multidex:multidex:$multidex_version"
     implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk7:$kotlin_version"
+    implementation 'androidx.coordinatorlayout:coordinatorlayout:1.2.0'
+    implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.5.0'
 }
diff --git a/examples/api/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/examples/api/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index dfdf1143f1c..bf61ca8f881 100644
--- a/examples/api/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/examples/api/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@ found in the LICENSE file. -->
     package="dev.flutter.flutter_api_samples">
    <application
         android:label="flutter_api_samples"
+        android:name="androidx.multidex.MultiDexApplication"
         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"
diff --git a/examples/api/android/app/src/main/res/drawable/launch_background.xml b/examples/api/android/app/src/main/res/drawable/launch_background.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8726260df6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/api/android/app/src/main/res/drawable/launch_background.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- Copyright 2014 The Flutter Authors. All rights reserved.
+Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+found in the LICENSE file. -->
+
+<!-- Modify this file to customize your launch splash screen -->
+<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+    <item android:drawable="@android:color/white" />
+
+    <!-- You can insert your own image assets here -->
+    <!-- <item>
+        <bitmap
+            android:gravity="center"
+            android:src="@mipmap/launch_image" />
+    </item> -->
+</layer-list>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/api/android/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml b/examples/api/android/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..52a474457e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/api/android/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- Copyright 2014 The Flutter Authors. All rights reserved.
+Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+found in the LICENSE file. -->
+
+<resources>
+    <!-- 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>
+    </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.Light.NoTitleBar">
+        <item name="android:windowBackground">?android:colorBackground</item>
+    </style>
+</resources>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/api/android/build.gradle b/examples/api/android/build.gradle
index 8c8f28ccecd..be54596383a 100644
--- a/examples/api/android/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/api/android/build.gradle
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@
 // found in the LICENSE file.
 
 buildscript {
-    ext.kotlin_version = '1.4.32'
+    ext.kotlin_version = '1.6.10'
     repositories {
         google()
         mavenCentral()
     }
 
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.1.0'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.1.3'
         classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlin_version"
     }
 }