diff --git a/android-template/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/android-template/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 24721f3b8d..715483843e 100644
--- a/android-template/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android-template/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
         <provider
             android:name="android.support.v4.content.FileProvider"
-            android:authorities="com.getcapacitor.myapp.fileprovider"
+            android:authorities="${applicationId}.fileprovider"
             android:exported="false"
             android:grantUriPermissions="true">
             <meta-data
diff --git a/example/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/example/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 125527441b..40a706b402 100644
--- a/example/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/example/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ package="com.getcapacitor.myapp">
 
         <provider
             android:name="android.support.v4.content.FileProvider"
-            android:authorities="com.getcapacitor.myapp.fileprovider"
+            android:authorities="${applicationId}.fileprovider"
             android:exported="false"
             android:grantUriPermissions="true">
             <meta-data
diff --git a/example/android/app/src/main/res/xml/file_paths.xml b/example/android/app/src/main/res/xml/file_paths.xml
index fdc6271192..7930202088 100644
--- a/example/android/app/src/main/res/xml/file_paths.xml
+++ b/example/android/app/src/main/res/xml/file_paths.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <paths xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
     <external-path name="my_images" path="." />
-</paths>
\ No newline at end of file
+</paths>