diff --git a/packages/video_player/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/video_player/CHANGELOG.md
index 0b55c0fe7b01..3ce24012c30e 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/video_player/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+## 0.8.0
+
+* Android: Upgrade ExoPlayer to 2.9.1
+* Android: Use current gradle dependencies
+* Android 9 compatibility fixes for Demo App
+
 ## 0.7.2
 
 * Updated to use factories on exoplayer `MediaSource`s for Android instead of the now-deprecated constructors.
diff --git a/packages/video_player/android/build.gradle b/packages/video_player/android/build.gradle
index c6e627dcad11..1acfee7e4374 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/android/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/video_player/android/build.gradle
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ buildscript {
     }
 
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.1.2'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.2.1'
     }
 }
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ rootProject.allprojects {
 apply plugin: 'com.android.library'
 
 android {
-    compileSdkVersion 27
+    compileSdkVersion 28
 
     defaultConfig {
         minSdkVersion 16
@@ -31,11 +31,17 @@ android {
     lintOptions {
         disable 'InvalidPackage'
     }
+    android {
+        compileOptions {
+            sourceCompatibility 1.8
+            targetCompatibility 1.8
+        }
+    }
 
     dependencies {
-        implementation 'com.google.android.exoplayer:exoplayer-core:2.8.0'
-        implementation 'com.google.android.exoplayer:exoplayer-hls:2.8.0'
-        implementation 'com.google.android.exoplayer:exoplayer-dash:2.8.0'
-        implementation 'com.google.android.exoplayer:exoplayer-smoothstreaming:2.8.0'
+        implementation 'com.google.android.exoplayer:exoplayer-core:2.9.1'
+        implementation 'com.google.android.exoplayer:exoplayer-hls:2.9.1'
+        implementation 'com.google.android.exoplayer:exoplayer-dash:2.9.1'
+        implementation 'com.google.android.exoplayer:exoplayer-smoothstreaming:2.9.1'
     }
 }
diff --git a/packages/video_player/example/android/app/build.gradle b/packages/video_player/example/android/app/build.gradle
index 9309afc8dde1..a6ddbff61af8 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/example/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/video_player/example/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
 apply from: "$flutterRoot/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/flutter.gradle"
 
 android {
-    compileSdkVersion 27
+    compileSdkVersion 28
 
     lintOptions {
         disable 'InvalidPackage'
@@ -27,6 +27,13 @@ android {
         testInstrumentationRunner "android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
     }
 
+    android {
+        compileOptions {
+            sourceCompatibility 1.8
+            targetCompatibility 1.8
+        }
+    }
+
     buildTypes {
         release {
             // TODO: Add your own signing config for the release build.
diff --git a/packages/video_player/example/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/packages/video_player/example/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 8e668935b036..914e82b3c894 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/example/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/packages/video_player/example/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
     <application
         android:name="io.flutter.app.FlutterApplication"
         android:label="video_player_example"
-        android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher">
+        android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
+        android:networkSecurityConfig="@xml/network_security_config">
         <activity
             android:name=".MainActivity"
             android:launchMode="singleTop"
diff --git a/packages/video_player/example/android/app/src/main/res/xml/network_security_config.xml b/packages/video_player/example/android/app/src/main/res/xml/network_security_config.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..043e5ce55a2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/video_player/example/android/app/src/main/res/xml/network_security_config.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<network-security-config>
+    <domain-config cleartextTrafficPermitted="true">
+        <domain includeSubdomains="true">www.sample-videos.com</domain>
+        <domain includeSubdomains="true">184.72.239.149</domain>
+    </domain-config>
+</network-security-config>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/video_player/example/android/build.gradle b/packages/video_player/example/android/build.gradle
index d4225c7905bc..bb8a303898ca 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/example/android/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/video_player/example/android/build.gradle
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ buildscript {
     }
 
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.1.2'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.2.1'
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/video_player/pubspec.yaml b/packages/video_player/pubspec.yaml
index 293932f4620f..73d2890bb61b 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/video_player/pubspec.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: video_player
 description: Flutter plugin for displaying inline video with other Flutter
   widgets on Android and iOS.
 author: Flutter Team <flutter-dev@googlegroups.com>
-version: 0.7.2
+version: 0.8.0
 homepage: https://github.com/flutter/plugins/tree/master/packages/video_player
 
 flutter: