diff --git a/Video-Transformers-Java/app/build.gradle b/Video-Transformers-Java/app/build.gradle
index 6415ba33..8c5a0480 100644
--- a/Video-Transformers-Java/app/build.gradle
+++ b/Video-Transformers-Java/app/build.gradle
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ android {
 
 dependencies {
     // Dependency versions are defined in the ../../commons.gradle file
-    implementation "com.opentok.android:opentok-android-sdk:2.27.0"
+    implementation "com.opentok.android:opentok-android-sdk:2.25.2"
     implementation "androidx.appcompat:appcompat:${extAppCompatVersion}"
     implementation "pub.devrel:easypermissions:${extEasyPermissionsVersion}"
     implementation "androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout:${extConstraintLyoutVersion}"
diff --git a/Video-Transformers-Java/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/Video-Transformers-Java/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 62cbc064..72b83861 100644
--- a/Video-Transformers-Java/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/Video-Transformers-Java/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO" />
-    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS" />
 
diff --git a/Video-Transformers-Java/app/src/main/java/com/tokbox/sample/videotransformers/MainActivity.java b/Video-Transformers-Java/app/src/main/java/com/tokbox/sample/videotransformers/MainActivity.java
index f6849e29..fbc13649 100644
--- a/Video-Transformers-Java/app/src/main/java/com/tokbox/sample/videotransformers/MainActivity.java
+++ b/Video-Transformers-Java/app/src/main/java/com/tokbox/sample/videotransformers/MainActivity.java
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 import android.Manifest;
 import android.content.Context;
-import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.graphics.Bitmap;
 import android.graphics.BitmapFactory;
 import android.graphics.Canvas;
@@ -40,7 +39,6 @@
 import retrofit2.Retrofit;
 import retrofit2.converter.moshi.MoshiConverterFactory;
 
-import java.io.File;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
@@ -207,7 +205,7 @@ public void onPermissionsDenied(int requestCode, List<String> perms) {
 
     @AfterPermissionGranted(PERMISSIONS_REQUEST_CODE)
     private void requestPermissions() {
-        String[] perms = {Manifest.permission.INTERNET, Manifest.permission.CAMERA, Manifest.permission.RECORD_AUDIO, Manifest.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE};
+        String[] perms = {Manifest.permission.INTERNET, Manifest.permission.CAMERA, Manifest.permission.RECORD_AUDIO};
 
         if (EasyPermissions.hasPermissions(this, perms)) {
 
@@ -356,25 +354,10 @@ public void onTransform(BaseVideoRenderer.Frame frame){
     public void SetVideoTransformers(View view) {
         if(!isSet) {
             videoTransformers.clear();
-            String resourceName;
-            try {
-                resourceName = getResources().getResourceEntryName(R.drawable.beach); // Assuming "beach" is the name of the drawable resource
-            } catch (Resources.NotFoundException e) {
-                return; // Return if the resource ID is not found
-            }
-
-            File imageFile = new File(getBaseContext().getFilesDir(), resourceName + ".jpeg");
-
-            //ArrayList<PublisherKit.VideoTransformer> videoTransformers = new ArrayList<>();
-            PublisherKit.VideoTransformer backgroundReplacement = publisher.new VideoTransformer(
-                    "BackgroundReplacement",
-                    "{\"image_file_path\":\"" + imageFile.getAbsolutePath() + "\"}"
-            );
-            videoTransformers.add(backgroundReplacement);
-            //PublisherKit.VideoTransformer backgroundBlur = publisher.new VideoTransformer("BackgroundBlur", "{\"radius\":\"High\"}");
-            //PublisherKit.VideoTransformer myCustomTransformer = publisher.new VideoTransformer("myTransformer", logoTransformer);
-            //videoTransformers.add(backgroundBlur);
-            //videoTransformers.add(myCustomTransformer);
+            PublisherKit.VideoTransformer backgroundBlur = publisher.new VideoTransformer("BackgroundBlur", "{\"radius\":\"High\"}");
+            PublisherKit.VideoTransformer myCustomTransformer = publisher.new VideoTransformer("myTransformer", logoTransformer);
+            videoTransformers.add(backgroundBlur);
+            videoTransformers.add(myCustomTransformer);
             publisher.setVideoTransformers(videoTransformers);
             isSet = true;
             buttonVideoTransformers.setText("Reset");
diff --git a/Video-Transformers-Java/app/src/main/res/drawable/beach.jpeg b/Video-Transformers-Java/app/src/main/res/drawable/beach.jpeg
deleted file mode 100644
index 192af6d0..00000000
Binary files a/Video-Transformers-Java/app/src/main/res/drawable/beach.jpeg and /dev/null differ