diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 351974d0..ad5037a8 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ maps-compose = "6.6.0"
 material = "1.14.0-alpha02"
 material3-adaptive = "1.1.0"
 material3-adaptive-navigation-suite = "1.3.2"
-media3 = "1.7.1"
+media3 = "1.8.0"
 # @keep
 minSdk = "35"
 okHttp = "4.12.0"
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ wearComposeMaterial3 = "1.5.0-beta04"
 wearOngoing = "1.0.0"
 wearToolingPreview = "1.0.0"
 webkit = "1.14.0"
+media3CommonKtx = "1.8.0"
+media3Exoplayer = "1.8.0"
 
 [libraries]
 accompanist-adaptive = "com.google.accompanist:accompanist-adaptive:0.37.3"
@@ -187,6 +189,8 @@ play-services-wearable = { module = "com.google.android.gms:play-services-wearab
 validator-push = { module = "com.google.android.wearable.watchface.validator:validator-push", version.ref = "validatorPush" }
 wear-compose-material = { module = "androidx.wear.compose:compose-material", version.ref = "wearComposeMaterial" }
 wear-compose-material3 = { module = "androidx.wear.compose:compose-material3", version.ref = "wearComposeMaterial3" }
+androidx-media3-common-ktx = { group = "androidx.media3", name = "media3-common-ktx", version.ref = "media3CommonKtx" }
+media3-exoplayer = { group = "androidx.media3", name = "media3-exoplayer", version.ref = "media3Exoplayer" }
 
 [plugins]
 android-application = { id = "com.android.application", version.ref = "androidGradlePlugin" }
diff --git a/misc/build.gradle.kts b/misc/build.gradle.kts
index af5893d7..4c4e8193 100644
--- a/misc/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/misc/build.gradle.kts
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ android {
 
 }
 dependencies {
+    implementation(libs.androidx.media3.common.ktx)
+    implementation(libs.media3.exoplayer)
     val composeBom = platform(libs.androidx.compose.bom)
     implementation(composeBom)
     androidTestImplementation(composeBom)
diff --git a/misc/src/main/java/com/example/snippets/PreloadManagerKotlinSnippets.kt b/misc/src/main/java/com/example/snippets/PreloadManagerKotlinSnippets.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f8ffe5cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/src/main/java/com/example/snippets/PreloadManagerKotlinSnippets.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2025 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.example.snippets
+
+import android.os.Bundle
+import androidx.annotation.OptIn
+import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
+import androidx.media3.common.C
+import androidx.media3.common.MediaItem
+import androidx.media3.common.util.UnstableApi
+import androidx.media3.exoplayer.ExoPlayer
+import androidx.media3.exoplayer.source.preload.DefaultPreloadManager
+import androidx.media3.exoplayer.source.preload.TargetPreloadStatusControl
+import java.lang.Math.abs
+
+// constants to make the code snippets work
+const val currentPlayingIndex = 10
+
+@UnstableApi
+// [START android_defaultpreloadmanager_MyTargetPreloadStatusControl]
+class MyTargetPreloadStatusControl(
+    currentPlayingIndex: Int = C.INDEX_UNSET
+) : TargetPreloadStatusControl<Int, DefaultPreloadManager.PreloadStatus> {
+
+    override fun getTargetPreloadStatus(index: Int): DefaultPreloadManager.PreloadStatus? {
+        if (index - currentPlayingIndex == 1) { // next track
+            // return a PreloadStatus that is labelled by STAGE_SPECIFIED_RANGE_LOADED and
+            // suggest loading 3000ms from the default start position
+            return DefaultPreloadManager.PreloadStatus.specifiedRangeLoaded(3000L)
+        } else if (index - currentPlayingIndex == -1) { // previous track
+            // return a PreloadStatus that is labelled by STAGE_SPECIFIED_RANGE_LOADED and
+            // suggest loading 3000ms from the default start position
+            return DefaultPreloadManager.PreloadStatus.specifiedRangeLoaded(3000L)
+        } else if (abs(index - currentPlayingIndex) == 2) {
+            // return a PreloadStatus that is labelled by STAGE_TRACKS_SELECTED
+            return DefaultPreloadManager.PreloadStatus.TRACKS_SELECTED
+        } else if (abs(index - currentPlayingIndex) <= 4) {
+            // return a PreloadStatus that is labelled by STAGE_SOURCE_PREPARED
+            return DefaultPreloadManager.PreloadStatus.SOURCE_PREPARED
+        }
+        return null
+    }
+}
+// [END android_defaultpreloadmanager_MyTargetPreloadStatusControl]
+
+class PreloadManagerSnippetsKotlin {
+
+    class PreloadSnippetsActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
+        private val context = this
+
+        @OptIn(UnstableApi::class)
+        override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
+            super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
+
+            // [START android_defaultpreloadmanager_createPLM]
+            val targetPreloadStatusControl = MyTargetPreloadStatusControl()
+            val preloadManagerBuilder =
+                DefaultPreloadManager.Builder(context, targetPreloadStatusControl)
+            val preloadManager = preloadManagerBuilder.build()
+            // [END android_defaultpreloadmanager_createPLM]
+
+            val player = preloadManagerBuilder.buildExoPlayer()
+
+            // [START android_defaultpreloadmanager_addMedia]
+            val initialMediaItems = pullMediaItemsFromService(/* count= */ 20)
+            for (index in 0 until initialMediaItems.size) {
+                preloadManager.add(initialMediaItems.get(index), /* rankingData= */ index)
+            }
+            // items aren't actually loaded yet! need to call invalidate() after this
+            // [END android_defaultpreloadmanager_addMedia]
+
+            // [START android_defaultpreloadmanager_invalidate]
+            preloadManager.invalidate()
+            // [END android_defaultpreloadmanager_invalidate]
+        }
+
+        @OptIn(UnstableApi::class)
+        private fun fetchMedia(
+            preloadManager: DefaultPreloadManager,
+            mediaItem: MediaItem,
+            player: ExoPlayer,
+            currentIndex: Int
+        ) {
+            // [START android_defaultpreloadmanager_getAndPlayMedia]
+            // When a media item is about to display on the screen
+            val mediaSource = preloadManager.getMediaSource(mediaItem)
+            if (mediaSource != null) {
+                player.setMediaSource(mediaSource)
+            }
+            player.prepare()
+
+            // When the media item is displaying at the center of the screen
+            player.play()
+            preloadManager.setCurrentPlayingIndex(currentIndex)
+
+            // Need to call invalidate() to update the priorities
+            preloadManager.invalidate()
+            // [END android_defaultpreloadmanager_getAndPlayMedia]
+        }
+
+        @OptIn(UnstableApi::class)
+        private fun removeMedia(mediaItem: MediaItem, preloadManager: DefaultPreloadManager) {
+            // [START android_defaultpreloadmanager_removeItem]
+            preloadManager.remove(mediaItem)
+            // [END android_defaultpreloadmanager_removeItem]
+        }
+
+        @OptIn(UnstableApi::class)
+        private fun releasePLM(preloadManager: DefaultPreloadManager) {
+            // [START android_defaultpreloadmanager_releasePLM]
+            preloadManager.release()
+            // [END android_defaultpreloadmanager_releasePLM]
+        }
+
+        // dummy methods to support the code snippets
+        private fun pullMediaItemsFromService(count: Int): List<MediaItem> {
+            return listOf()
+        }
+    }
+}