diff --git a/app/build.gradle.kts b/app/build.gradle.kts
index 38cb7efe2..df5cfa296 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ dependencies {
     debugImplementation(libs.androidx.compose.ui.testManifest)
     debugImplementation(project(":ui-test-hilt-manifest"))
 
-    implementation(libs.accompanist.systemuicontroller)
     implementation(libs.androidx.activity.compose)
     implementation(libs.androidx.appcompat)
     implementation(libs.androidx.core.ktx)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/google/samples/apps/nowinandroid/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/google/samples/apps/nowinandroid/MainActivity.kt
index e107fd88c..7fe1bc674 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/google/samples/apps/nowinandroid/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/google/samples/apps/nowinandroid/MainActivity.kt
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ package com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid
 import android.os.Bundle
 import android.util.Log
 import androidx.activity.ComponentActivity
+import androidx.activity.SystemBarStyle
 import androidx.activity.compose.setContent
+import androidx.activity.enableEdgeToEdge
 import androidx.activity.viewModels
 import androidx.compose.foundation.isSystemInDarkTheme
 import androidx.compose.material3.windowsizeclass.ExperimentalMaterial3WindowSizeClassApi
@@ -31,13 +33,11 @@ import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
 import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
 import androidx.compose.runtime.setValue
 import androidx.core.splashscreen.SplashScreen.Companion.installSplashScreen
-import androidx.core.view.WindowCompat
 import androidx.lifecycle.Lifecycle
 import androidx.lifecycle.lifecycleScope
 import androidx.lifecycle.repeatOnLifecycle
 import androidx.metrics.performance.JankStats
 import androidx.profileinstaller.ProfileVerifier
-import com.google.accompanist.systemuicontroller.rememberSystemUiController
 import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.MainActivityUiState.Loading
 import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.MainActivityUiState.Success
 import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.core.analytics.AnalyticsHelper
@@ -108,16 +108,28 @@ class MainActivity : ComponentActivity() {
         }
 
         // Turn off the decor fitting system windows, which allows us to handle insets,
-        // including IME animations
-        WindowCompat.setDecorFitsSystemWindows(window, false)
+        // including IME animations, and go edge-to-edge
+        // This also sets up the initial system bar style based on the platform theme
+        enableEdgeToEdge()
 
         setContent {
-            val systemUiController = rememberSystemUiController()
             val darkTheme = shouldUseDarkTheme(uiState)
 
-            // Update the dark content of the system bars to match the theme
-            DisposableEffect(systemUiController, darkTheme) {
-                systemUiController.systemBarsDarkContentEnabled = !darkTheme
+            // Update the edge to edge configuration to match the theme
+            // This is the same parameters as the default enableEdgeToEdge call, but we manually
+            // resolve whether or not to show dark theme using uiState, since it can be different
+            // than the configuration's dark theme value based on the user preference.
+            DisposableEffect(darkTheme) {
+                enableEdgeToEdge(
+                    statusBarStyle = SystemBarStyle.auto(
+                        android.graphics.Color.TRANSPARENT,
+                        android.graphics.Color.TRANSPARENT,
+                    ) { darkTheme },
+                    navigationBarStyle = SystemBarStyle.auto(
+                        lightScrim,
+                        darkScrim,
+                    ) { darkTheme },
+                )
                 onDispose {}
             }
 
@@ -224,3 +236,15 @@ private fun shouldUseDarkTheme(
         DarkThemeConfig.DARK -> true
     }
 }
+
+/**
+ * The default light scrim, as defined by androidx and the platform:
+ * https://cs.android.com/androidx/platform/frameworks/support/+/androidx-main:activity/activity/src/main/java/androidx/activity/EdgeToEdge.kt;l=35-38;drc=27e7d52e8604a080133e8b842db10c89b4482598
+ */
+private val lightScrim = android.graphics.Color.argb(0xe6, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF)
+
+/**
+ * The default dark scrim, as defined by androidx and the platform:
+ * https://cs.android.com/androidx/platform/frameworks/support/+/androidx-main:activity/activity/src/main/java/androidx/activity/EdgeToEdge.kt;l=40-44;drc=27e7d52e8604a080133e8b842db10c89b4482598
+ */
+private val darkScrim = android.graphics.Color.argb(0x80, 0x1b, 0x1b, 0x1b)
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-night/themes.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-night/themes.xml
index b014ff647..2cf4177e6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-night/themes.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-night/themes.xml
@@ -16,10 +16,7 @@
 -->
 <resources xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools">
 
-    <style name="NightAdjusted.Theme.Nia" parent="android:Theme.Material.NoActionBar">
-        <item name="android:windowLightStatusBar" tools:targetApi="23">false</item>
-        <item name="android:windowLightNavigationBar" tools:targetApi="27">false</item>
-    </style>
+    <style name="NightAdjusted.Theme.Nia" parent="android:Theme.Material.NoActionBar" />
 
     <style name="NightAdjusted.Theme.Splash" parent="Theme.SplashScreen">
         <item name="android:windowLightStatusBar" tools:targetApi="23">false</item>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-v23/themes.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-v23/themes.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index b637b1413..000000000
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-v23/themes.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!--
-     Copyright 2021 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
-
-          http://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.
--->
-<resources>
-
-    <style name="PlatformAdjusted.Theme.Nia" parent="NightAdjusted.Theme.Nia">
-        <item name="android:statusBarColor">@android:color/transparent</item>
-    </style>
-</resources>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-v27/themes.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-v27/themes.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 969e51914..000000000
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-v27/themes.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!--
-     Copyright 2021 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
-
-          http://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.
--->
-<resources>
-
-    <style name="PlatformAdjusted.Theme.Nia" parent="NightAdjusted.Theme.Nia">
-        <item name="android:statusBarColor">@android:color/transparent</item>
-        <item name="android:navigationBarColor">@android:color/transparent</item>
-    </style>
-</resources>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/themes.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/themes.xml
index 82456f53a..7cdd25527 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/themes.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/themes.xml
@@ -18,19 +18,10 @@
 
     <!-- Allows us to override night specific attributes in the
          values-night folder. -->
-    <style name="NightAdjusted.Theme.Nia" parent="android:Theme.Material.Light.NoActionBar">
-        <item name="android:windowLightStatusBar" tools:targetApi="23">true</item>
-        <item name="android:windowLightNavigationBar" tools:targetApi="27">true</item>
-    </style>
-
-    <!-- Allows us to override platform level specific attributes in their
-         respective values-vXX folder. -->
-    <style name="PlatformAdjusted.Theme.Nia" parent="NightAdjusted.Theme.Nia">
-        <item name="android:statusBarColor">@color/black30</item>
-    </style>
+    <style name="NightAdjusted.Theme.Nia" parent="android:Theme.Material.Light.NoActionBar" />
 
     <!-- The final theme we use -->
-    <style name="Theme.Nia" parent="PlatformAdjusted.Theme.Nia" />
+    <style name="Theme.Nia" parent="NightAdjusted.Theme.Nia" />
 
     <style name="NightAdjusted.Theme.Splash" parent="Theme.SplashScreen">
         <item name="android:windowLightStatusBar" tools:targetApi="23">true</item>
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index cd18da117..a6e49c0f7 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 accompanist = "0.28.0"
 androidDesugarJdkLibs = "2.0.3"
 androidGradlePlugin = "8.1.0"
-androidxActivity = "1.7.0"
+androidxActivity = "1.8.0-alpha06"
 androidxAppCompat = "1.5.1"
 androidxBrowser = "1.4.0"
 androidxComposeBom = "2023.06.01"
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ turbine = "0.12.1"
 
 [libraries]
 accompanist-permissions = { group = "com.google.accompanist", name = "accompanist-permissions", version.ref = "accompanist" }
-accompanist-systemuicontroller = { group = "com.google.accompanist", name = "accompanist-systemuicontroller", version.ref = "accompanist" }
 accompanist-testharness = { group = "com.google.accompanist", name = "accompanist-testharness", version.ref = "accompanist" }
 android-desugarJdkLibs = { group = "com.android.tools", name = "desugar_jdk_libs", version.ref = "androidDesugarJdkLibs" }
 androidx-activity-compose = { group = "androidx.activity", name = "activity-compose", version.ref = "androidxActivity" }