diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index d13cc1c..7b28362 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -35,10 +35,11 @@ def pkgData = new JsonSlurper().parseText(rootPkg.text)
 def sdk_version = pkgData.version
 
 android {
+  namespace = "com.amazonaws.ivs.reactnative.player"
   compileSdkVersion getExtOrIntegerDefault('compileSdkVersion')
   buildToolsVersion getExtOrDefault('buildToolsVersion')
   defaultConfig {
-    minSdkVersion 21
+    minSdkVersion 26
     targetSdkVersion getExtOrIntegerDefault('targetSdkVersion')
     versionCode 1
     versionName sdk_version
diff --git a/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index f8eb395..e151c3c 100644
--- a/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-          package="com.amazonaws.ivs.reactnative.player">
+<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"  >
   <application>
     <meta-data
       android:name="com.amazonaws.ivs.player.FRAMEWORK_NAME"
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/ivs/reactnative/player/AmazonIvsView.kt b/android/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/ivs/reactnative/player/AmazonIvsView.kt
index d5ee42b..6543d5a 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/ivs/reactnative/player/AmazonIvsView.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/ivs/reactnative/player/AmazonIvsView.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import android.net.Uri
 import android.widget.FrameLayout
 import com.amazonaws.ivs.player.*
 import android.os.Build
+import com.amazonaws.ivs.player.Player.State.*
 import android.util.Log
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.Arguments
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.LifecycleEventListener
@@ -352,7 +353,7 @@ class AmazonIvsView(private val context: ThemedReactContext) : FrameLayout(conte
     val reactContext = context as ReactContext
 
     when (state) {
-      Player.State.PLAYING -> {
+      PLAYING -> {
         if (!finishedLoading) {
           val onLoadData = Arguments.createMap()
           val parsedDuration = getDuration(player!!.duration);
@@ -363,7 +364,7 @@ class AmazonIvsView(private val context: ThemedReactContext) : FrameLayout(conte
           reactContext.getJSModule(RCTEventEmitter::class.java).receiveEvent(id, Events.LOAD.toString(), onLoadData)
         }
       }
-      Player.State.READY -> {
+      READY -> {
         val data = Arguments.createMap()
         val playerData = Arguments.createMap()
         playerData.putString("version", player?.version)
@@ -384,8 +385,10 @@ class AmazonIvsView(private val context: ThemedReactContext) : FrameLayout(conte
         data.putMap("playerData", playerData)
 
         reactContext.getJSModule(RCTEventEmitter::class.java).receiveEvent(id, Events.DATA.toString(), data)
-      }
-      else -> {}
+      };
+      BUFFERING -> {} // The following empty statements are intentional and avoid Kotlin’s "expression must be exhaustive" error.
+      IDLE -> {}
+      ENDED -> {}
     }
 
     val onStateChangeData = Arguments.createMap()
@@ -467,7 +470,7 @@ class AmazonIvsView(private val context: ThemedReactContext) : FrameLayout(conte
       lastDuration = player?.duration
     }
     player?.position?.let { position ->
-      if (position > 0 && player?.state === Player.State.PLAYING) {
+      if (position > 0 && player?.state === PLAYING) {
         onProgress(position)
       }
     }
@@ -479,11 +482,11 @@ class AmazonIvsView(private val context: ThemedReactContext) : FrameLayout(conte
 
   private fun mapPlayerState(state: Player.State): String {
     return when(state) {
-      Player.State.PLAYING -> "Playing"
-      Player.State.BUFFERING -> "Buffering"
-      Player.State.READY -> "Ready"
-      Player.State.IDLE -> "Idle"
-      Player.State.ENDED -> "Ended"
+      PLAYING -> "Playing"
+      BUFFERING -> "Buffering"
+      READY -> "Ready"
+      IDLE -> "Idle"
+      ENDED -> "Ended"
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/example/android/build.gradle b/example/android/build.gradle
index 681f3b9..49f1b63 100644
--- a/example/android/build.gradle
+++ b/example/android/build.gradle
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 buildscript {
     ext {
         buildToolsVersion = "31.0.0"
-        minSdkVersion = 21
+        minSdkVersion = 26
         compileSdkVersion = 31
         targetSdkVersion = 31
         kotlin_version = '1.6.0'