diff --git a/example/lib/barcode_scanner_controller.dart b/example/lib/barcode_scanner_controller.dart
index 84df27200..bcfb55616 100644
--- a/example/lib/barcode_scanner_controller.dart
+++ b/example/lib/barcode_scanner_controller.dart
@@ -16,12 +16,9 @@ class BarcodeScannerWithController extends StatefulWidget {
 class _BarcodeScannerWithControllerState
     extends State<BarcodeScannerWithController> with WidgetsBindingObserver {
   final MobileScannerController controller = MobileScannerController(
-    torchEnabled: true, useNewCameraSelector: true,
-    // formats: [BarcodeFormat.qrCode]
-    // facing: CameraFacing.front,
-    // detectionSpeed: DetectionSpeed.normal
-    // detectionTimeoutMs: 1000,
-    // returnImage: false,
+    autoStart: false,
+    torchEnabled: true,
+    useNewCameraSelector: true,
   );
 
   Barcode? _barcode;
diff --git a/example/lib/barcode_scanner_listview.dart b/example/lib/barcode_scanner_listview.dart
index ca0de42ba..20181e578 100644
--- a/example/lib/barcode_scanner_listview.dart
+++ b/example/lib/barcode_scanner_listview.dart
@@ -15,20 +15,8 @@ class BarcodeScannerListView extends StatefulWidget {
 class _BarcodeScannerListViewState extends State<BarcodeScannerListView> {
   final MobileScannerController controller = MobileScannerController(
     torchEnabled: true,
-    // formats: [BarcodeFormat.qrCode]
-    // facing: CameraFacing.front,
-    // detectionSpeed: DetectionSpeed.normal
-    // detectionTimeoutMs: 1000,
-    // returnImage: false,
   );
 
-  @override
-  void initState() {
-    super.initState();
-
-    controller.start();
-  }
-
   Widget _buildBarcodesListView() {
     return StreamBuilder<BarcodeCapture>(
       stream: controller.barcodes,
diff --git a/example/lib/barcode_scanner_pageview.dart b/example/lib/barcode_scanner_pageview.dart
index c60212fdc..83f5fc66a 100644
--- a/example/lib/barcode_scanner_pageview.dart
+++ b/example/lib/barcode_scanner_pageview.dart
@@ -13,17 +13,10 @@ class BarcodeScannerPageView extends StatefulWidget {
 }
 
 class _BarcodeScannerPageViewState extends State<BarcodeScannerPageView> {
-  final MobileScannerController controller =
-      MobileScannerController(autoStart: false);
+  final MobileScannerController controller = MobileScannerController();
 
   final PageController pageController = PageController();
 
-  @override
-  void initState() {
-    super.initState();
-    unawaited(controller.start());
-  }
-
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     return Scaffold(
diff --git a/example/lib/barcode_scanner_returning_image.dart b/example/lib/barcode_scanner_returning_image.dart
index 5f2943c0e..f8b007546 100644
--- a/example/lib/barcode_scanner_returning_image.dart
+++ b/example/lib/barcode_scanner_returning_image.dart
@@ -18,19 +18,9 @@ class _BarcodeScannerReturningImageState
     extends State<BarcodeScannerReturningImage> {
   final MobileScannerController controller = MobileScannerController(
     torchEnabled: true,
-    // formats: [BarcodeFormat.qrCode]
-    // facing: CameraFacing.front,
-    // detectionSpeed: DetectionSpeed.normal
-    // detectionTimeoutMs: 1000,
     returnImage: true,
   );
 
-  @override
-  void initState() {
-    super.initState();
-    controller.start();
-  }
-
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     return Scaffold(
diff --git a/example/lib/barcode_scanner_window.dart b/example/lib/barcode_scanner_window.dart
index e85433201..0a13f15ce 100644
--- a/example/lib/barcode_scanner_window.dart
+++ b/example/lib/barcode_scanner_window.dart
@@ -17,13 +17,6 @@ class _BarcodeScannerWithScanWindowState
     extends State<BarcodeScannerWithScanWindow> {
   final MobileScannerController controller = MobileScannerController();
 
-  @override
-  void initState() {
-    super.initState();
-
-    controller.start();
-  }
-
   Widget _buildBarcodeOverlay() {
     return ValueListenableBuilder(
       valueListenable: controller,
diff --git a/example/lib/barcode_scanner_zoom.dart b/example/lib/barcode_scanner_zoom.dart
index 4cd36ecb6..09b11d690 100644
--- a/example/lib/barcode_scanner_zoom.dart
+++ b/example/lib/barcode_scanner_zoom.dart
@@ -22,12 +22,6 @@ class _BarcodeScannerWithZoomState extends State<BarcodeScannerWithZoom> {
 
   double _zoomFactor = 0.0;
 
-  @override
-  void initState() {
-    super.initState();
-    controller.start();
-  }
-
   Widget _buildZoomScaleSlider() {
     return ValueListenableBuilder(
       valueListenable: controller,
diff --git a/example/lib/mobile_scanner_overlay.dart b/example/lib/mobile_scanner_overlay.dart
index 922a63409..85cd8dec6 100644
--- a/example/lib/mobile_scanner_overlay.dart
+++ b/example/lib/mobile_scanner_overlay.dart
@@ -15,12 +15,6 @@ class _BarcodeScannerWithOverlayState extends State<BarcodeScannerWithOverlay> {
     formats: const [BarcodeFormat.qrCode],
   );
 
-  @override
-  void initState() {
-    super.initState();
-    controller.start();
-  }
-
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     final scanWindow = Rect.fromCenter(