diff --git a/code-samples/ARBlackPanther/app/build.gradle b/code-samples/ARBlackPanther/app/build.gradle
index 1d4244d73..d4ca6ea8c 100644
--- a/code-samples/ARBlackPanther/app/build.gradle
+++ b/code-samples/ARBlackPanther/app/build.gradle
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.13.2'
     implementation project(':gvr_common')
     implementation project(':arcore_client')
-    implementation project(':viro_core')
+    implementation('com.github.ViroCommunity.virocore:virocore:rc-1.20.2') {
+        transitive = false
+    }
     implementation 'com.google.protobuf.nano:protobuf-javanano:3.2.0rc2'
 }
diff --git a/code-samples/ARBlackPanther/build.gradle b/code-samples/ARBlackPanther/build.gradle
index c050e76c8..8d98f0c03 100644
--- a/code-samples/ARBlackPanther/build.gradle
+++ b/code-samples/ARBlackPanther/build.gradle
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ allprojects {
     repositories {
         jcenter()
         google()
+        maven { url 'https://jitpack.io' }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/code-samples/ARBlackPanther/settings.gradle b/code-samples/ARBlackPanther/settings.gradle
index d383ee4a5..e070669f7 100644
--- a/code-samples/ARBlackPanther/settings.gradle
+++ b/code-samples/ARBlackPanther/settings.gradle
@@ -1 +1 @@
-include ':app', ':arcore_client', ':gvr_common', ':viro_core'
+include ':app', ':arcore_client', ':gvr_common'
diff --git a/code-samples/ARBlackPanther/viro_core/build.gradle b/code-samples/ARBlackPanther/viro_core/build.gradle
deleted file mode 100644
index 45541d6ee..000000000
--- a/code-samples/ARBlackPanther/viro_core/build.gradle
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-configurations.maybeCreate("default")
-artifacts.add("default", file('virocore-release.aar'))
diff --git a/code-samples/ARBlackPanther/viro_core/virocore-release.aar b/code-samples/ARBlackPanther/viro_core/virocore-release.aar
deleted file mode 100644
index cc379bbee..000000000
Binary files a/code-samples/ARBlackPanther/viro_core/virocore-release.aar and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/code-samples/ARHelloWorldAndroid/app/build.gradle b/code-samples/ARHelloWorldAndroid/app/build.gradle
index f26374509..7d2b1583c 100644
--- a/code-samples/ARHelloWorldAndroid/app/build.gradle
+++ b/code-samples/ARHelloWorldAndroid/app/build.gradle
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.13.2'
     implementation project(':gvr_common')
     implementation project(':arcore_client')
-    implementation project(':viro_core')
+    implementation('com.github.ViroCommunity.virocore:virocore:rc-1.20.2') {
+        transitive = false
+    }
     implementation 'com.google.protobuf.nano:protobuf-javanano:3.2.0rc2'
 }
diff --git a/code-samples/ARHelloWorldAndroid/build.gradle b/code-samples/ARHelloWorldAndroid/build.gradle
index c050e76c8..8d98f0c03 100644
--- a/code-samples/ARHelloWorldAndroid/build.gradle
+++ b/code-samples/ARHelloWorldAndroid/build.gradle
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ allprojects {
     repositories {
         jcenter()
         google()
+        maven { url 'https://jitpack.io' }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/code-samples/ARHelloWorldAndroid/settings.gradle b/code-samples/ARHelloWorldAndroid/settings.gradle
index d383ee4a5..e070669f7 100644
--- a/code-samples/ARHelloWorldAndroid/settings.gradle
+++ b/code-samples/ARHelloWorldAndroid/settings.gradle
@@ -1 +1 @@
-include ':app', ':arcore_client', ':gvr_common', ':viro_core'
+include ':app', ':arcore_client', ':gvr_common'
diff --git a/code-samples/ARHelloWorldAndroid/viro_core/build.gradle b/code-samples/ARHelloWorldAndroid/viro_core/build.gradle
deleted file mode 100644
index 45541d6ee..000000000
--- a/code-samples/ARHelloWorldAndroid/viro_core/build.gradle
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-configurations.maybeCreate("default")
-artifacts.add("default", file('virocore-release.aar'))
diff --git a/code-samples/ARHelloWorldAndroid/viro_core/virocore-release.aar b/code-samples/ARHelloWorldAndroid/viro_core/virocore-release.aar
deleted file mode 100644
index cc379bbee..000000000
Binary files a/code-samples/ARHelloWorldAndroid/viro_core/virocore-release.aar and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/code-samples/ARPlacingObjects/app/build.gradle b/code-samples/ARPlacingObjects/app/build.gradle
index 7d7c5e69d..6272d32d5 100644
--- a/code-samples/ARPlacingObjects/app/build.gradle
+++ b/code-samples/ARPlacingObjects/app/build.gradle
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.13.2'
     implementation project(':gvr_common')
     implementation project(':arcore_client')
-    implementation project(':viro_core')
+    implementation('com.github.ViroCommunity.virocore:virocore:rc-1.20.2') {
+        transitive = false
+    }
     implementation 'com.google.protobuf.nano:protobuf-javanano:3.2.0rc2'
 }
diff --git a/code-samples/ARPlacingObjects/build.gradle b/code-samples/ARPlacingObjects/build.gradle
index c050e76c8..8d98f0c03 100644
--- a/code-samples/ARPlacingObjects/build.gradle
+++ b/code-samples/ARPlacingObjects/build.gradle
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ allprojects {
     repositories {
         jcenter()
         google()
+        maven { url 'https://jitpack.io' }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/code-samples/ARPlacingObjects/settings.gradle b/code-samples/ARPlacingObjects/settings.gradle
index d383ee4a5..e070669f7 100644
--- a/code-samples/ARPlacingObjects/settings.gradle
+++ b/code-samples/ARPlacingObjects/settings.gradle
@@ -1 +1 @@
-include ':app', ':arcore_client', ':gvr_common', ':viro_core'
+include ':app', ':arcore_client', ':gvr_common'
diff --git a/code-samples/ARPlacingObjects/viro_core/build.gradle b/code-samples/ARPlacingObjects/viro_core/build.gradle
deleted file mode 100644
index 45541d6ee..000000000
--- a/code-samples/ARPlacingObjects/viro_core/build.gradle
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-configurations.maybeCreate("default")
-artifacts.add("default", file('virocore-release.aar'))
diff --git a/code-samples/ARPlacingObjects/viro_core/virocore-release.aar b/code-samples/ARPlacingObjects/viro_core/virocore-release.aar
deleted file mode 100644
index cc379bbee..000000000
Binary files a/code-samples/ARPlacingObjects/viro_core/virocore-release.aar and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/code-samples/ARRetail/app/build.gradle b/code-samples/ARRetail/app/build.gradle
index 8fe2d3e96..159db16eb 100644
--- a/code-samples/ARRetail/app/build.gradle
+++ b/code-samples/ARRetail/app/build.gradle
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.13.2'
     implementation project(':gvr_common')
     implementation project(':arcore_client')
-    implementation project(':viro_core')
+    implementation('com.github.ViroCommunity.virocore:virocore:rc-1.20.2') {
+        transitive = false
+    }
     implementation 'com.google.protobuf.nano:protobuf-javanano:3.2.0rc2'
 }
diff --git a/code-samples/ARRetail/build.gradle b/code-samples/ARRetail/build.gradle
index c050e76c8..8d98f0c03 100644
--- a/code-samples/ARRetail/build.gradle
+++ b/code-samples/ARRetail/build.gradle
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ allprojects {
     repositories {
         jcenter()
         google()
+        maven { url 'https://jitpack.io' }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/code-samples/ARRetail/settings.gradle b/code-samples/ARRetail/settings.gradle
index d383ee4a5..e070669f7 100644
--- a/code-samples/ARRetail/settings.gradle
+++ b/code-samples/ARRetail/settings.gradle
@@ -1 +1 @@
-include ':app', ':arcore_client', ':gvr_common', ':viro_core'
+include ':app', ':arcore_client', ':gvr_common'
diff --git a/code-samples/ARRetail/viro_core/build.gradle b/code-samples/ARRetail/viro_core/build.gradle
deleted file mode 100644
index 45541d6ee..000000000
--- a/code-samples/ARRetail/viro_core/build.gradle
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-configurations.maybeCreate("default")
-artifacts.add("default", file('virocore-release.aar'))
diff --git a/code-samples/ARRetail/viro_core/virocore-release.aar b/code-samples/ARRetail/viro_core/virocore-release.aar
deleted file mode 100644
index cc379bbee..000000000
Binary files a/code-samples/ARRetail/viro_core/virocore-release.aar and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/code-samples/ARTesla/app/build.gradle b/code-samples/ARTesla/app/build.gradle
index 1d4244d73..c112c34bb 100644
--- a/code-samples/ARTesla/app/build.gradle
+++ b/code-samples/ARTesla/app/build.gradle
@@ -21,6 +21,17 @@ android {
             proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
         }
     }
+
+    packagingOptions {
+        // x86 is currently not supported, so do not copy over these resources
+        exclude '**/x86/**'
+        exclude '**/x86_64/**'
+
+        pickFirst 'lib/arm64-v8a/libarcore_sdk_c.so'
+        pickFirst 'lib/arm64-v8a/libviro_arcore.so'
+        pickFirst 'lib/armeabi-v7a/libarcore_sdk_c.so'
+        pickFirst 'lib/armeabi-v7a/libviro_arcore.so'
+    }
 }
 
 dependencies {
@@ -32,6 +43,8 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.13.2'
     implementation project(':gvr_common')
     implementation project(':arcore_client')
-    implementation project(':viro_core')
+    implementation('com.github.ViroCommunity.virocore:virocore:rc-1.20.2') {
+        transitive = false
+    }
     implementation 'com.google.protobuf.nano:protobuf-javanano:3.2.0rc2'
 }
diff --git a/code-samples/ARTesla/build.gradle b/code-samples/ARTesla/build.gradle
index c050e76c8..8d98f0c03 100644
--- a/code-samples/ARTesla/build.gradle
+++ b/code-samples/ARTesla/build.gradle
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ allprojects {
     repositories {
         jcenter()
         google()
+        maven { url 'https://jitpack.io' }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/code-samples/ARTesla/settings.gradle b/code-samples/ARTesla/settings.gradle
index d383ee4a5..e070669f7 100644
--- a/code-samples/ARTesla/settings.gradle
+++ b/code-samples/ARTesla/settings.gradle
@@ -1 +1 @@
-include ':app', ':arcore_client', ':gvr_common', ':viro_core'
+include ':app', ':arcore_client', ':gvr_common'
diff --git a/code-samples/ARTesla/viro_core/build.gradle b/code-samples/ARTesla/viro_core/build.gradle
deleted file mode 100644
index 45541d6ee..000000000
--- a/code-samples/ARTesla/viro_core/build.gradle
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-configurations.maybeCreate("default")
-artifacts.add("default", file('virocore-release.aar'))
diff --git a/code-samples/ARTesla/viro_core/virocore-release.aar b/code-samples/ARTesla/viro_core/virocore-release.aar
deleted file mode 100644
index cc379bbee..000000000
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