diff --git a/example/lib/main.dart b/example/lib/main.dart
index 4f4f66a..74d5180 100644
--- a/example/lib/main.dart
+++ b/example/lib/main.dart
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class _MyHomePageState extends State<MyHomePage> {
             } else {
               List<DocumentSnapshot> items = snapshot.data!.docs;
               var messages =
-                  items.map((i) => ChatMessage.fromJson(i.data()!)).toList();
+                  items.map((i) => ChatMessage.fromJson(i.data()! as Map<String, dynamic>)).toList();
               return DashChat(
                 key: _chatViewKey,
                 inverted: false,
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ class _MyHomePageState extends State<MyHomePage> {
                     icon: Icon(Icons.photo),
                     onPressed: () async {
                       final picker = ImagePicker();
-                      PickedFile? result = await picker.getImage(
+                      XFile? result = await picker.pickImage(
                         source: ImageSource.gallery,
                         imageQuality: 80,
                         maxHeight: 400,
diff --git a/example/pubspec.lock b/example/pubspec.lock
index 74b9889..f8119bb 100644
--- a/example/pubspec.lock
+++ b/example/pubspec.lock
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 # Generated by pub
 # See https://dart.dev/tools/pub/glossary#lockfile
 packages:
+  _flutterfire_internals:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: _flutterfire_internals
+      sha256: f5628cd9c92ed11083f425fd1f8f1bc60ecdda458c81d73b143aeda036c35fe7
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "1.3.16"
   async:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -45,26 +53,26 @@ packages:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
       name: cloud_firestore
-      sha256: "5e7b4a7566069cb084798a55ceb14b90f8bd2a4bce3fb12546ba8319ad2413db"
+      sha256: "8bfbb5a2edbc6052452326d60de0113fea2bcbf081d34a3f8e45c8b38307b31c"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.0.0"
+    version: "4.14.0"
   cloud_firestore_platform_interface:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: cloud_firestore_platform_interface
-      sha256: "7bfb983a2149111301fdd625f34dab362b25d62bf94b5b59c2eaa2e2517fdd46"
+      sha256: "73ff438fe46028f0e19f55da18b6ddc6906ab750562cd7d9ffab77ff8c0c4307"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "4.0.0"
+    version: "6.1.0"
   cloud_firestore_web:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: cloud_firestore_web
-      sha256: a7e00f84e29884a5dba6a6a02f1ae2f463d0ce767ac0c4b5b7806caae9b66275
+      sha256: "232e45e95970d3a6baab8f50f9c3a6e2838d145d9d91ec9a7392837c44296397"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.0.0"
+    version: "3.9.0"
   collection:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -73,6 +81,14 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "1.18.0"
+  cross_file:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: cross_file
+      sha256: "7caf6a750a0c04effbb52a676dce9a4a592e10ad35c34d6d2d0e4811160d5670"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.3.4+2"
   crypto:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -96,78 +112,118 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "1.3.1"
+  file_selector_linux:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: file_selector_linux
+      sha256: "045d372bf19b02aeb69cacf8b4009555fb5f6f0b7ad8016e5f46dd1387ddd492"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.9.2+1"
+  file_selector_macos:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: file_selector_macos
+      sha256: f42eacb83b318e183b1ae24eead1373ab1334084404c8c16e0354f9a3e55d385
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.9.4"
+  file_selector_platform_interface:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: file_selector_platform_interface
+      sha256: a3994c26f10378a039faa11de174d7b78eb8f79e4dd0af2a451410c1a5c3f66b
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "2.6.2"
+  file_selector_windows:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: file_selector_windows
+      sha256: "2ad726953f6e8affbc4df8dc78b77c3b4a060967a291e528ef72ae846c60fb69"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.9.3+2"
   firebase_auth:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
       name: firebase_auth
-      sha256: "06ca15739950d63cd075707caaf8a90773ce355e4e38cded7cc34d831173257d"
+      sha256: "279b2773ff61afd9763202cb5582e2b995ee57419d826b9af6517302a59b672f"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.0.0"
+    version: "4.16.0"
   firebase_auth_platform_interface:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: firebase_auth_platform_interface
-      sha256: "034b99fdda981feb33a94241abb09e55e13db0a038c64360432debbe70bdd5d8"
+      sha256: "3c9cfaccb7549492edf5b0c67c6dd1c6727c7830891aa6727f2fb225f0226626"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "4.0.0"
+    version: "7.0.9"
   firebase_auth_web:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: firebase_auth_web
-      sha256: f5d606c6ba2de2635124a0d78b3c43bb5d1f21abf7134d21d1d8129741d2463b
+      sha256: c7b1379ccef7abf4b6816eede67a868c44142198e42350f51c01d8fc03f95a7d
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.0.0"
+    version: "5.8.13"
   firebase_core:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: firebase_core
-      sha256: "0783e0d8ab809e74e0f13daad07c42245ebdbe879860aae37def2861ff2c2ec3"
+      sha256: "96607c0e829a581c2a483c658f04e8b159964c3bae2730f73297070bc85d40bb"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.0.0"
+    version: "2.24.2"
   firebase_core_platform_interface:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: firebase_core_platform_interface
-      sha256: c8c6d394b2dcf84a00de9a67ce9fedfb29122137c65f33d8ce1a0a12c9ce2a25
+      sha256: "3c3a1e92d6f4916c32deea79c4a7587aa0e9dbbe5889c7a16afcf005a485ee02"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "4.0.0"
+    version: "5.2.0"
   firebase_core_web:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: firebase_core_web
-      sha256: "964a5d66e71ab7b95fa7e196ccc139cce6be4c2cae42d117c6bf56f49634efd0"
+      sha256: d585bdf3c656c3f7821ba1bd44da5f13365d22fcecaf5eb75c4295246aaa83c0
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.0.0"
+    version: "2.10.0"
   firebase_storage:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
       name: firebase_storage
-      sha256: "9533a6c82c9cafd9dd745a35f50ccae838e169bf20ec7fe5a5de46e7c3c4d404"
+      sha256: "75e6cb6bed65138b5bbd86bfd7cf9bc9a175fb0c31aacc400e9203df117ffbe6"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "8.0.0"
+    version: "11.6.0"
   firebase_storage_platform_interface:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: firebase_storage_platform_interface
-      sha256: "84dbc2564fab3ef5a7150b83274cf4299952eac884d2434f5b85828bbf8b6ce7"
+      sha256: "545a3a8edf337850403bb0fa03c8074a53deb87c0107d19755c77a82ce07919e"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "2.0.0"
+    version: "5.1.3"
   firebase_storage_web:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: firebase_storage_web
-      sha256: aa5c7011160c74dfc87f146731ed5aafcfcbf30b87047e37f0716e1967a1f2a8
+      sha256: ee6870ff79aa304b8996ba18a4aefe1e8b3fc31fd385eab6574180267aa8d393
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.0.0"
+    version: "3.6.17"
+  fixnum:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: fixnum
+      sha256: "25517a4deb0c03aa0f32fd12db525856438902d9c16536311e76cdc57b31d7d1"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "1.1.0"
   flutter:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description: flutter
@@ -177,18 +233,18 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: flutter_parsed_text
-      sha256: "165df9adca2e6f1e717012278c5072e1f3a659f7ff4e71d0f888002aeaf0b203"
+      sha256: "529cf5793b7acdf16ee0f97b158d0d4ba0bf06e7121ef180abe1a5b59e32c1e2"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "2.1.0"
+    version: "2.2.1"
   flutter_plugin_android_lifecycle:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: flutter_plugin_android_lifecycle
-      sha256: "0ba8a1854c2098ddbd043e47eb28451a13f4cab7db9b2696f13a39fd8853421d"
+      sha256: "9ee02950848f61c4129af3d6ec84a1cfc0e47931abc746b03e7a3bc3e8ff6eda"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "2.0.0"
+    version: "2.0.22"
   flutter_test:
     dependency: "direct dev"
     description: flutter
@@ -219,26 +275,74 @@ packages:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
       name: image_picker
-      sha256: ad28264804ce204a6cacc5c9d1fea1d255e9b928ee3bbf42b421048cef1d319e
+      sha256: "021834d9c0c3de46bf0fe40341fa07168407f694d9b2bb18d532dc1261867f7a"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "1.1.2"
+  image_picker_android:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: image_picker_android
+      sha256: "8c5abf0dcc24fe6e8e0b4a5c0b51a5cf30cefdf6407a3213dae61edc75a70f56"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.8.12+12"
+  image_picker_for_web:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: image_picker_for_web
+      sha256: "65d94623e15372c5c51bebbcb820848d7bcb323836e12dfdba60b5d3a8b39e50"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "3.0.5"
+  image_picker_ios:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: image_picker_ios
+      sha256: "6703696ad49f5c3c8356d576d7ace84d1faf459afb07accbb0fae780753ff447"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "0.7.2"
+    version: "0.8.12"
+  image_picker_linux:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: image_picker_linux
+      sha256: "4ed1d9bb36f7cd60aa6e6cd479779cc56a4cb4e4de8f49d487b1aaad831300fa"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.2.1+1"
+  image_picker_macos:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: image_picker_macos
+      sha256: "3f5ad1e8112a9a6111c46d0b57a7be2286a9a07fc6e1976fdf5be2bd31d4ff62"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.2.1+1"
   image_picker_platform_interface:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: image_picker_platform_interface
-      sha256: f2005505f6df84c9eb580026cd3f56761187994c8a2cf65c1582cf8788873ac1
+      sha256: "9ec26d410ff46f483c5519c29c02ef0e02e13a543f882b152d4bfd2f06802f80"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "2.0.1"
+    version: "2.10.0"
+  image_picker_windows:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: image_picker_windows
+      sha256: "6ad07afc4eb1bc25f3a01084d28520496c4a3bb0cb13685435838167c9dcedeb"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.2.1+1"
   intl:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: intl
-      sha256: "910f85bce16fb5c6f614e117efa303e85a1731bb0081edf3604a2ae6e9a3cc91"
+      sha256: d6f56758b7d3014a48af9701c085700aac781a92a87a62b1333b46d8879661cf
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "0.17.0"
+    version: "0.19.0"
   js:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -251,26 +355,26 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: leak_tracker
-      sha256: "78eb209deea09858f5269f5a5b02be4049535f568c07b275096836f01ea323fa"
+      sha256: "7f0df31977cb2c0b88585095d168e689669a2cc9b97c309665e3386f3e9d341a"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "10.0.0"
+    version: "10.0.4"
   leak_tracker_flutter_testing:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: leak_tracker_flutter_testing
-      sha256: b46c5e37c19120a8a01918cfaf293547f47269f7cb4b0058f21531c2465d6ef0
+      sha256: "06e98f569d004c1315b991ded39924b21af84cf14cc94791b8aea337d25b57f8"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "2.0.1"
+    version: "3.0.3"
   leak_tracker_testing:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: leak_tracker_testing
-      sha256: a597f72a664dbd293f3bfc51f9ba69816f84dcd403cdac7066cb3f6003f3ab47
+      sha256: "6ba465d5d76e67ddf503e1161d1f4a6bc42306f9d66ca1e8f079a47290fb06d3"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "2.0.1"
+    version: "3.0.1"
   matcher:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -291,10 +395,18 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: meta
-      sha256: d584fa6707a52763a52446f02cc621b077888fb63b93bbcb1143a7be5a0c0c04
+      sha256: "7687075e408b093f36e6bbf6c91878cc0d4cd10f409506f7bc996f68220b9136"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.11.0"
+    version: "1.12.0"
+  mime:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: mime
+      sha256: "2e123074287cc9fd6c09de8336dae606d1ddb88d9ac47358826db698c176a1f2"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "1.0.5"
   path:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -315,10 +427,10 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: plugin_platform_interface
-      sha256: c2c49e16d42fd6983eb55e44b7f197fdf16b4da7aab7f8e1d21da307cad3fb02
+      sha256: "4820fbfdb9478b1ebae27888254d445073732dae3d6ea81f0b7e06d5dedc3f02"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "2.0.0"
+    version: "2.1.8"
   sky_engine:
     dependency: transitive
     description: flutter
@@ -332,6 +444,14 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "1.10.0"
+  sprintf:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: sprintf
+      sha256: "1fc9ffe69d4df602376b52949af107d8f5703b77cda567c4d7d86a0693120f23"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "7.0.0"
   stack_trace:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -368,18 +488,18 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: test_api
-      sha256: "5c2f730018264d276c20e4f1503fd1308dfbbae39ec8ee63c5236311ac06954b"
+      sha256: "9955ae474176f7ac8ee4e989dadfb411a58c30415bcfb648fa04b2b8a03afa7f"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "0.6.1"
+    version: "0.7.0"
   transparent_image:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: transparent_image
-      sha256: e566a616922a781489f4d91cc939b1b3203b6e4a093317805f2f82f0bb0f8dec
+      sha256: e8991d955a2094e197ca24c645efec2faf4285772a4746126ca12875e54ca02f
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "2.0.0"
+    version: "2.0.1"
   typed_data:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -392,10 +512,10 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: uuid
-      sha256: "0ea20bfc625477e17f08a92d112272a071609b275ce4ca10ad853e1426ca3758"
+      sha256: "83d37c7ad7aaf9aa8e275490669535c8080377cfa7a7004c24dfac53afffaa90"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "3.0.4"
+    version: "4.4.2"
   vector_math:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -408,10 +528,18 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: vm_service
-      sha256: b3d56ff4341b8f182b96aceb2fa20e3dcb336b9f867bc0eafc0de10f1048e957
+      sha256: "3923c89304b715fb1eb6423f017651664a03bf5f4b29983627c4da791f74a4ec"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "13.0.0"
+    version: "14.2.1"
+  web:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: web
+      sha256: d43c1d6b787bf0afad444700ae7f4db8827f701bc61c255ac8d328c6f4d52062
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "1.0.0"
 sdks:
-  dart: ">=3.3.1 <4.0.0"
-  flutter: ">=1.20.0"
+  dart: ">=3.4.0 <4.0.0"
+  flutter: ">=3.22.0"
diff --git a/example/pubspec.yaml b/example/pubspec.yaml
index 090e03f..19167ad 100644
--- a/example/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/example/pubspec.yaml
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ environment:
 dependencies:
   flutter:
     sdk: flutter
-  firebase_auth: ^1.0.0  
-  cloud_firestore: ^1.0.0
-  firebase_storage: ^8.0.0
-  image_picker: ^0.7.2
+  firebase_auth: ^4.16.0  
+  cloud_firestore: ^4.14.0
+  firebase_storage: ^11.6.0
+  image_picker: ^1.1.2
 
   # The following adds the Cupertino Icons font to your application.
   # Use with the CupertinoIcons class for iOS style icons.
diff --git a/pubspec.lock b/pubspec.lock
index fdc9271..0a6dc43 100644
--- a/pubspec.lock
+++ b/pubspec.lock
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: crypto
-      sha256: ff625774173754681d66daaf4a448684fb04b78f902da9cb3d308c19cc5e8bab
+      sha256: ec30d999af904f33454ba22ed9a86162b35e52b44ac4807d1d93c288041d7d27
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "3.0.3"
+    version: "3.0.5"
   fake_async:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -228,10 +228,10 @@ packages:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
       name: uuid
-      sha256: "814e9e88f21a176ae1359149021870e87f7cddaf633ab678a5d2b0bff7fd1ba8"
+      sha256: "83d37c7ad7aaf9aa8e275490669535c8080377cfa7a7004c24dfac53afffaa90"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "4.4.0"
+    version: "4.4.2"
   vector_math:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -249,5 +249,5 @@ packages:
     source: hosted
     version: "14.2.1"
 sdks:
-  dart: ">=3.3.1 <4.0.0"
+  dart: ">=3.4.0 <4.0.0"
   flutter: ">=3.18.0-18.0.pre.54"