diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index e338baa..ba25b5b 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ android {
   defaultConfig {
     minSdkVersion getExtOrIntegerDefault("minSdkVersion")
     targetSdkVersion getExtOrIntegerDefault("targetSdkVersion")
+    consumerProguardFiles "consumer-rules.pro"
   }
 
   buildFeatures {
diff --git a/android/consumer-rules.pro b/android/consumer-rules.pro
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..32791cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/consumer-rules.pro
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Keep DownloadHelper and its Callback to prevent AbstractMethodError in release builds
+# This ensures that the Callback interface and DownloadHelper methods are not stripped or renamed incorrectly by R8
+-keep class androidx.media3.exoplayer.offline.DownloadHelper { public *; }
+-keep interface androidx.media3.exoplayer.offline.DownloadHelper$Callback { *; }
diff --git a/android/gradle.properties b/android/gradle.properties
index 1fd2321..1da033e 100644
--- a/android/gradle.properties
+++ b/android/gradle.properties
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ Tpstreams_minSdkVersion=24
 Tpstreams_targetSdkVersion=34
 Tpstreams_compileSdkVersion=35
 Tpstreams_ndkVersion=27.1.12297006
-Tpstreams_tpstreamsAndroidPlayerVersion=1.1.7
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+Tpstreams_tpstreamsAndroidPlayerVersion=1.1.8
\ No newline at end of file