diff --git a/example/android/app/build.gradle b/example/android/app/build.gradle
index 7457277..f90a859 100644
--- a/example/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/example/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ android {
         release {
             // TODO: Add your own signing config for the release build.
             // Signing with the debug keys for now, so `flutter run --release` works.
+            minifyEnabled true
+            shrinkResources true
+            crunchPngs false
             signingConfig signingConfigs.debug
         }
     }
diff --git a/example/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/example/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 3f41384..fddc487 100644
--- a/example/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/example/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     package="com.example.example">
-   <application
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
+    <application
         android:label="example"
         android:name="${applicationName}"
         android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher">
diff --git a/example/lib/custom/initial_images_custom_example.dart b/example/lib/custom/initial_images_custom_example.dart
index df6cf99..a8f9fdb 100644
--- a/example/lib/custom/initial_images_custom_example.dart
+++ b/example/lib/custom/initial_images_custom_example.dart
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@ class _InitialImagesCustomExampleState
         name: "test-image.jpg",
         extension: "jpg",
         path:
-            "https://cc-prod.scene7.com/is/image/CCProdAuthor/What-is-Stock-Photography_P1_mobile",
+            "https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2024/06/18/21/37/bali-8838762_640.jpg",
       ),
       ImageFile(
         UniqueKey().toString(),
-        name: "test-document.pdf",
-        extension: "pdf",
+        name: "test-image-2.jpg",
+        extension: "jpg",
         path:
-            "https://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/tests/xhtml/testfiles/resources/pdf/dummy.pdf",
+            "https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2024/07/20/18/49/stars-8908843_640.jpg",
       ),
     ],
     picker: (bool allowMultiple) {