diff --git a/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-1/build.gradle b/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-1/build.gradle
index fe84087c7c..1b38d3ca08 100644
--- a/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-1/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-1/build.gradle
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ android {
                 targets "tutorial-1"
 
                 // All archs except MIPS and MIPS64 are supported
-                abiFilters  'armeabi-v7a', 'arm64-v8a', 'x86'
-                // x86_64 abis disabled because of https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=795454
+                abiFilters  'armeabi-v7a', 'arm64-v8a', 'x86', 'x86_64'
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-1/jni/Android.mk b/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-1/jni/Android.mk
index ae154985c1..ceda28cd2d 100644
--- a/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-1/jni/Android.mk
+++ b/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-1/jni/Android.mk
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)
 include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 
 LOCAL_MODULE    := tutorial-1
-LOCAL_SRC_FILES := tutorial-1.c
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES := tutorial-1.c dummy.cpp
 LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := gstreamer_android
 LOCAL_LDLIBS := -llog
 include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
@@ -28,4 +28,5 @@ endif
 
 GSTREAMER_NDK_BUILD_PATH  := $(GSTREAMER_ROOT)/share/gst-android/ndk-build/
 GSTREAMER_PLUGINS         := coreelements
+GSTREAMER_EXTRA_LIBS      := -liconv
 include $(GSTREAMER_NDK_BUILD_PATH)/gstreamer-1.0.mk
diff --git a/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-1/jni/Application.mk b/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-1/jni/Application.mk
index b8848e8db7..1f4ab316f5 100644
--- a/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-1/jni/Application.mk
+++ b/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-1/jni/Application.mk
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 APP_ABI = armeabi armeabi-v7a arm64-v8a x86 x86_64
+APP_STL = c++_shared
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-1/jni/dummy.cpp b/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-1/jni/dummy.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-2/build.gradle b/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-2/build.gradle
index 0174070495..e2caed9a96 100644
--- a/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-2/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-2/build.gradle
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ android {
                 targets "tutorial-2"
 
                 // All archs except MIPS and MIPS64 are supported
-                abiFilters  'armeabi-v7a', 'arm64-v8a', 'x86'
-                // x86_64 abis disabled because of https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=795454
+                abiFilters  'armeabi-v7a', 'arm64-v8a', 'x86', 'x86_64'
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-2/jni/Android.mk b/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-2/jni/Android.mk
index 42ed3c6935..e5a08f38d3 100644
--- a/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-2/jni/Android.mk
+++ b/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-2/jni/Android.mk
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)
 include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 
 LOCAL_MODULE    := tutorial-2
-LOCAL_SRC_FILES := tutorial-2.c
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES := tutorial-2.c dummy.cpp
 LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := gstreamer_android
 LOCAL_LDLIBS := -llog
 include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
@@ -29,4 +29,5 @@ endif
 GSTREAMER_NDK_BUILD_PATH  := $(GSTREAMER_ROOT)/share/gst-android/ndk-build/
 include $(GSTREAMER_NDK_BUILD_PATH)/plugins.mk
 GSTREAMER_PLUGINS         := $(GSTREAMER_PLUGINS_CORE) $(GSTREAMER_PLUGINS_SYS)
+GSTREAMER_EXTRA_LIBS      := -liconv
 include $(GSTREAMER_NDK_BUILD_PATH)/gstreamer-1.0.mk
diff --git a/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-2/jni/Application.mk b/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-2/jni/Application.mk
index b8848e8db7..1f4ab316f5 100644
--- a/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-2/jni/Application.mk
+++ b/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-2/jni/Application.mk
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 APP_ABI = armeabi armeabi-v7a arm64-v8a x86 x86_64
+APP_STL = c++_shared
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-2/jni/dummy.cpp b/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-2/jni/dummy.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-3/build.gradle b/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-3/build.gradle
index 19b61e1d8e..e959dd1861 100644
--- a/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-3/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-3/build.gradle
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ android {
                 targets "tutorial-3"
 
                 // All archs except MIPS and MIPS64 are supported
-                abiFilters  'armeabi-v7a', 'arm64-v8a', 'x86'
-                // x86_64 abis disabled because of https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=795454
+                abiFilters  'armeabi-v7a', 'arm64-v8a', 'x86', 'x86_64'
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-3/jni/Android.mk b/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-3/jni/Android.mk
index 537e621c1c..316495fcff 100644
--- a/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-3/jni/Android.mk
+++ b/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-3/jni/Android.mk
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)
 include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 
 LOCAL_MODULE    := tutorial-3
-LOCAL_SRC_FILES := tutorial-3.c
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES := tutorial-3.c dummy.cpp
 LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := gstreamer_android
 LOCAL_LDLIBS := -llog -landroid
 include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
@@ -29,5 +29,6 @@ endif
 GSTREAMER_NDK_BUILD_PATH  := $(GSTREAMER_ROOT)/share/gst-android/ndk-build/
 include $(GSTREAMER_NDK_BUILD_PATH)/plugins.mk
 GSTREAMER_PLUGINS         := $(GSTREAMER_PLUGINS_CORE) $(GSTREAMER_PLUGINS_SYS) $(GSTREAMER_PLUGINS_EFFECTS)
-GSTREAMER_EXTRA_DEPS      := gstreamer-video-1.0
+GSTREAMER_EXTRA_DEPS      := gstreamer-video-1.0 gobject-2.0
+GSTREAMER_EXTRA_LIBS      := -liconv
 include $(GSTREAMER_NDK_BUILD_PATH)/gstreamer-1.0.mk
diff --git a/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-3/jni/Application.mk b/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-3/jni/Application.mk
index b8848e8db7..1f4ab316f5 100644
--- a/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-3/jni/Application.mk
+++ b/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-3/jni/Application.mk
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 APP_ABI = armeabi armeabi-v7a arm64-v8a x86 x86_64
+APP_STL = c++_shared
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-3/jni/dummy.cpp b/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-3/jni/dummy.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-4/build.gradle b/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-4/build.gradle
index d771f3c8c4..32d885661f 100644
--- a/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-4/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-4/build.gradle
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ android {
                 targets "tutorial-4"
 
                 // All archs except MIPS and MIPS64 are supported
-                abiFilters  'armeabi-v7a', 'arm64-v8a', 'x86'
-                // x86_64 abis disabled because of https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=795454
+                abiFilters  'armeabi-v7a', 'arm64-v8a', 'x86', 'x86_64'
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-4/jni/Android.mk b/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-4/jni/Android.mk
index 9c19ac5c6e..df2186816f 100644
--- a/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-4/jni/Android.mk
+++ b/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-4/jni/Android.mk
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)
 include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 
 LOCAL_MODULE    := tutorial-4
-LOCAL_SRC_FILES := tutorial-4.c
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES := tutorial-4.c dummy.cpp
 LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := gstreamer_android
 LOCAL_LDLIBS := -llog -landroid
 include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
diff --git a/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-4/jni/Application.mk b/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-4/jni/Application.mk
index b8848e8db7..1f4ab316f5 100644
--- a/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-4/jni/Application.mk
+++ b/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-4/jni/Application.mk
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 APP_ABI = armeabi armeabi-v7a arm64-v8a x86 x86_64
+APP_STL = c++_shared
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-4/jni/dummy.cpp b/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-4/jni/dummy.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-5/build.gradle b/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-5/build.gradle
index 108b481bf7..10230fbb4d 100644
--- a/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-5/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-5/build.gradle
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ android {
                 targets "tutorial-5"
 
                 // All archs except MIPS and MIPS64 are supported
-                abiFilters  'armeabi-v7a', 'arm64-v8a', 'x86'
-                // x86_64 abis disabled because of https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=795454
+                abiFilters  'armeabi-v7a', 'arm64-v8a', 'x86', 'x86_64'
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-5/jni/Android.mk b/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-5/jni/Android.mk
index 80e7b4e9ff..b696566216 100755
--- a/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-5/jni/Android.mk
+++ b/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-5/jni/Android.mk
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)
 include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 
 LOCAL_MODULE    := tutorial-5
-LOCAL_SRC_FILES := tutorial-5.c
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES := tutorial-5.c dummy.cpp
 LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := gstreamer_android
 LOCAL_LDLIBS := -llog -landroid
 include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
diff --git a/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-5/jni/Application.mk b/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-5/jni/Application.mk
index b8848e8db7..1f4ab316f5 100644
--- a/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-5/jni/Application.mk
+++ b/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-5/jni/Application.mk
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 APP_ABI = armeabi armeabi-v7a arm64-v8a x86 x86_64
+APP_STL = c++_shared
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-5/jni/dummy.cpp b/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-5/jni/dummy.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/examples/tutorials/android/build.gradle b/examples/tutorials/android/build.gradle
index 4a706d96c4..55db43fb88 100644
--- a/examples/tutorials/android/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/tutorials/android/build.gradle
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ buildscript {
         google()
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.1.1'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.1.4'
 
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
         // in the individual module build.gradle files