diff --git a/examples/flutter_gallery/android/build.gradle b/examples/flutter_gallery/android/build.gradle
index d82a1548b9..ee5325df80 100644
--- a/examples/flutter_gallery/android/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/flutter_gallery/android/build.gradle
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ allprojects {
     }
 }
 
+rootProject.buildDir = '../build'
+subprojects {
+    project.buildDir = "${rootProject.buildDir}/${project.name}"
+    project.evaluationDependsOn(':app')
+}
+
 task clean(type: Delete) {
     delete rootProject.buildDir
 }
diff --git a/examples/flutter_gallery/android/settings.gradle b/examples/flutter_gallery/android/settings.gradle
index e7b4def49c..115da6cb4f 100644
--- a/examples/flutter_gallery/android/settings.gradle
+++ b/examples/flutter_gallery/android/settings.gradle
@@ -1 +1,15 @@
 include ':app'
+
+def flutterProjectRoot = rootProject.projectDir.parentFile.toPath()
+
+def plugins = new Properties()
+def pluginsFile = new File(flutterProjectRoot.toFile(), '.flutter-plugins')
+if (pluginsFile.exists()) {
+    pluginsFile.withInputStream { stream -> plugins.load(stream) }
+}
+
+plugins.each { name, path ->
+    def pluginDirectory = flutterProjectRoot.resolve(path).resolve('android').toFile()
+    include ":$name"
+    project(":$name").projectDir = pluginDirectory
+}
diff --git a/examples/flutter_view/android/build.gradle b/examples/flutter_view/android/build.gradle
index d82a1548b9..ee5325df80 100644
--- a/examples/flutter_view/android/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/flutter_view/android/build.gradle
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ allprojects {
     }
 }
 
+rootProject.buildDir = '../build'
+subprojects {
+    project.buildDir = "${rootProject.buildDir}/${project.name}"
+    project.evaluationDependsOn(':app')
+}
+
 task clean(type: Delete) {
     delete rootProject.buildDir
 }
diff --git a/examples/flutter_view/android/settings.gradle b/examples/flutter_view/android/settings.gradle
index e7b4def49c..115da6cb4f 100644
--- a/examples/flutter_view/android/settings.gradle
+++ b/examples/flutter_view/android/settings.gradle
@@ -1 +1,15 @@
 include ':app'
+
+def flutterProjectRoot = rootProject.projectDir.parentFile.toPath()
+
+def plugins = new Properties()
+def pluginsFile = new File(flutterProjectRoot.toFile(), '.flutter-plugins')
+if (pluginsFile.exists()) {
+    pluginsFile.withInputStream { stream -> plugins.load(stream) }
+}
+
+plugins.each { name, path ->
+    def pluginDirectory = flutterProjectRoot.resolve(path).resolve('android').toFile()
+    include ":$name"
+    project(":$name").projectDir = pluginDirectory
+}
diff --git a/examples/hello_world/android/build.gradle b/examples/hello_world/android/build.gradle
index d82a1548b9..ee5325df80 100644
--- a/examples/hello_world/android/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/hello_world/android/build.gradle
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ allprojects {
     }
 }
 
+rootProject.buildDir = '../build'
+subprojects {
+    project.buildDir = "${rootProject.buildDir}/${project.name}"
+    project.evaluationDependsOn(':app')
+}
+
 task clean(type: Delete) {
     delete rootProject.buildDir
 }
diff --git a/examples/hello_world/android/settings.gradle b/examples/hello_world/android/settings.gradle
index e7b4def49c..115da6cb4f 100644
--- a/examples/hello_world/android/settings.gradle
+++ b/examples/hello_world/android/settings.gradle
@@ -1 +1,15 @@
 include ':app'
+
+def flutterProjectRoot = rootProject.projectDir.parentFile.toPath()
+
+def plugins = new Properties()
+def pluginsFile = new File(flutterProjectRoot.toFile(), '.flutter-plugins')
+if (pluginsFile.exists()) {
+    pluginsFile.withInputStream { stream -> plugins.load(stream) }
+}
+
+plugins.each { name, path ->
+    def pluginDirectory = flutterProjectRoot.resolve(path).resolve('android').toFile()
+    include ":$name"
+    project(":$name").projectDir = pluginDirectory
+}
diff --git a/examples/platform_channel/android/build.gradle b/examples/platform_channel/android/build.gradle
index d82a1548b9..ee5325df80 100644
--- a/examples/platform_channel/android/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/platform_channel/android/build.gradle
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ allprojects {
     }
 }
 
+rootProject.buildDir = '../build'
+subprojects {
+    project.buildDir = "${rootProject.buildDir}/${project.name}"
+    project.evaluationDependsOn(':app')
+}
+
 task clean(type: Delete) {
     delete rootProject.buildDir
 }
diff --git a/examples/platform_channel/android/settings.gradle b/examples/platform_channel/android/settings.gradle
index e7b4def49c..115da6cb4f 100644
--- a/examples/platform_channel/android/settings.gradle
+++ b/examples/platform_channel/android/settings.gradle
@@ -1 +1,15 @@
 include ':app'
+
+def flutterProjectRoot = rootProject.projectDir.parentFile.toPath()
+
+def plugins = new Properties()
+def pluginsFile = new File(flutterProjectRoot.toFile(), '.flutter-plugins')
+if (pluginsFile.exists()) {
+    pluginsFile.withInputStream { stream -> plugins.load(stream) }
+}
+
+plugins.each { name, path ->
+    def pluginDirectory = flutterProjectRoot.resolve(path).resolve('android').toFile()
+    include ":$name"
+    project(":$name").projectDir = pluginDirectory
+}
diff --git a/examples/stocks/android/build.gradle b/examples/stocks/android/build.gradle
index d82a1548b9..ee5325df80 100644
--- a/examples/stocks/android/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/stocks/android/build.gradle
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ allprojects {
     }
 }
 
+rootProject.buildDir = '../build'
+subprojects {
+    project.buildDir = "${rootProject.buildDir}/${project.name}"
+    project.evaluationDependsOn(':app')
+}
+
 task clean(type: Delete) {
     delete rootProject.buildDir
 }
diff --git a/examples/stocks/android/settings.gradle b/examples/stocks/android/settings.gradle
index e7b4def49c..115da6cb4f 100644
--- a/examples/stocks/android/settings.gradle
+++ b/examples/stocks/android/settings.gradle
@@ -1 +1,15 @@
 include ':app'
+
+def flutterProjectRoot = rootProject.projectDir.parentFile.toPath()
+
+def plugins = new Properties()
+def pluginsFile = new File(flutterProjectRoot.toFile(), '.flutter-plugins')
+if (pluginsFile.exists()) {
+    pluginsFile.withInputStream { stream -> plugins.load(stream) }
+}
+
+plugins.each { name, path ->
+    def pluginDirectory = flutterProjectRoot.resolve(path).resolve('android').toFile()
+    include ":$name"
+    project(":$name").projectDir = pluginDirectory
+}
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/templates/create/android.tmpl/build.gradle b/packages/flutter_tools/templates/create/android.tmpl/build.gradle
index 3053745fdc..ee5325df80 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/templates/create/android.tmpl/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/templates/create/android.tmpl/build.gradle
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ allprojects {
 rootProject.buildDir = '../build'
 subprojects {
     project.buildDir = "${rootProject.buildDir}/${project.name}"
+    project.evaluationDependsOn(':app')
 }
 
 task clean(type: Delete) {
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/templates/plugin/android.tmpl/src/main/java/com/yourcompany/projectName/pluginClass.java.tmpl b/packages/flutter_tools/templates/plugin/android.tmpl/src/main/java/com/yourcompany/projectName/pluginClass.java.tmpl
index 95ba465fdb..84b499970a 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/templates/plugin/android.tmpl/src/main/java/com/yourcompany/projectName/pluginClass.java.tmpl
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/templates/plugin/android.tmpl/src/main/java/com/yourcompany/projectName/pluginClass.java.tmpl
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ import io.flutter.plugin.common.FlutterMethodChannel.MethodCallHandler;
 import io.flutter.plugin.common.FlutterMethodChannel.Response;
 import io.flutter.plugin.common.MethodCall;
 
-import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.Map;
-
 /**
  * {{pluginClass}}
  */