diff --git a/packages/interactive_media_ads/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/interactive_media_ads/CHANGELOG.md
index ebf0512682ac7..de312403dfb04 100644
--- a/packages/interactive_media_ads/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/interactive_media_ads/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 0.2.2+5
+
+* Changes the example app to initialize the `AdsLoader` in `onContainerAdded`.
+
 ## 0.2.2+4
 
 * Adds internal wrapper for Android native `AdProgressInfo`.
diff --git a/packages/interactive_media_ads/README.md b/packages/interactive_media_ads/README.md
index 74441a71def5f..d3e1817f09bae 100644
--- a/packages/interactive_media_ads/README.md
+++ b/packages/interactive_media_ads/README.md
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ a separate video player positioned on top of the app's content video player.
 | **Support** | SDK 21+ | 12.0+ |
 
 **NOTE:**
-* The initial release for this package supports linear pre-roll video ads on iOS and Android
-  platforms.
 * Companion ads, Background Audio ads and Google Dynamic Ad Insertion methods are currently not
   supported.
 
@@ -95,7 +93,7 @@ class _AdExampleWidgetState extends State<AdExampleWidget>
   // ···
   // Whether the widget should be displaying the content video. The content
   // player is hidden while Ads are playing.
-  bool _shouldShowContentVideo = true;
+  bool _shouldShowContentVideo = false;
 
   // Controls the content video player.
   late final VideoPlayerController _contentVideoController;
@@ -126,6 +124,44 @@ for playing content.
 ```dart
 late final AdDisplayContainer _adDisplayContainer = AdDisplayContainer(
   onContainerAdded: (AdDisplayContainer container) {
+    _adsLoader = AdsLoader(
+      container: container,
+      onAdsLoaded: (OnAdsLoadedData data) {
+        final AdsManager manager = data.manager;
+        _adsManager = data.manager;
+
+        manager.setAdsManagerDelegate(AdsManagerDelegate(
+          onAdEvent: (AdEvent event) {
+            debugPrint('OnAdEvent: ${event.type} => ${event.adData}');
+            switch (event.type) {
+              case AdEventType.loaded:
+                manager.start();
+              case AdEventType.contentPauseRequested:
+                _pauseContent();
+              case AdEventType.contentResumeRequested:
+                _resumeContent();
+              case AdEventType.allAdsCompleted:
+                manager.destroy();
+                _adsManager = null;
+              case AdEventType.clicked:
+              case AdEventType.complete:
+              case _:
+            }
+          },
+          onAdErrorEvent: (AdErrorEvent event) {
+            debugPrint('AdErrorEvent: ${event.error.message}');
+            _resumeContent();
+          },
+        ));
+
+        manager.init();
+      },
+      onAdsLoadError: (AdsLoadErrorData data) {
+        debugPrint('OnAdsLoadError: ${data.error.message}');
+        _resumeContent();
+      },
+    );
+
     // Ads can't be requested until the `AdDisplayContainer` has been added to
     // the native View hierarchy.
     _requestAds(container);
@@ -211,44 +247,6 @@ Handle requesting ads and add event listeners to handle when content should be d
 <?code-excerpt "example/lib/main.dart (request_ads)"?>
 ```dart
 Future<void> _requestAds(AdDisplayContainer container) {
-  _adsLoader = AdsLoader(
-    container: container,
-    onAdsLoaded: (OnAdsLoadedData data) {
-      final AdsManager manager = data.manager;
-      _adsManager = data.manager;
-
-      manager.setAdsManagerDelegate(AdsManagerDelegate(
-        onAdEvent: (AdEvent event) {
-          debugPrint('OnAdEvent: ${event.type} => ${event.adData}');
-          switch (event.type) {
-            case AdEventType.loaded:
-              manager.start();
-            case AdEventType.contentPauseRequested:
-              _pauseContent();
-            case AdEventType.contentResumeRequested:
-              _resumeContent();
-            case AdEventType.allAdsCompleted:
-              manager.destroy();
-              _adsManager = null;
-            case AdEventType.clicked:
-            case AdEventType.complete:
-            case _:
-          }
-        },
-        onAdErrorEvent: (AdErrorEvent event) {
-          debugPrint('AdErrorEvent: ${event.error.message}');
-          _resumeContent();
-        },
-      ));
-
-      manager.init();
-    },
-    onAdsLoadError: (AdsLoadErrorData data) {
-      debugPrint('OnAdsLoadError: ${data.error.message}');
-      _resumeContent();
-    },
-  );
-
   return _adsLoader.requestAds(AdsRequest(
     adTagUrl: _adTagUrl,
     contentProgressProvider: _contentProgressProvider,
diff --git a/packages/interactive_media_ads/android/src/main/kotlin/dev/flutter/packages/interactive_media_ads/AdsRequestProxyApi.kt b/packages/interactive_media_ads/android/src/main/kotlin/dev/flutter/packages/interactive_media_ads/AdsRequestProxyApi.kt
index 08333ec3d9898..8731c0ce4b527 100644
--- a/packages/interactive_media_ads/android/src/main/kotlin/dev/flutter/packages/interactive_media_ads/AdsRequestProxyApi.kt
+++ b/packages/interactive_media_ads/android/src/main/kotlin/dev/flutter/packages/interactive_media_ads/AdsRequestProxyApi.kt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class AdsRequestProxyApi(override val pigeonRegistrar: ProxyApiRegistrar) :
      *
      * This must match the version in pubspec.yaml.
      */
-    const val pluginVersion = "0.2.2+4"
+    const val pluginVersion = "0.2.2+5"
   }
 
   override fun setAdTagUrl(pigeon_instance: AdsRequest, adTagUrl: String) {
diff --git a/packages/interactive_media_ads/example/lib/main.dart b/packages/interactive_media_ads/example/lib/main.dart
index 9bafdda819e9f..01cdb603dc012 100644
--- a/packages/interactive_media_ads/example/lib/main.dart
+++ b/packages/interactive_media_ads/example/lib/main.dart
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class _AdExampleWidgetState extends State<AdExampleWidget>
   // #docregion example_widget
   // Whether the widget should be displaying the content video. The content
   // player is hidden while Ads are playing.
-  bool _shouldShowContentVideo = true;
+  bool _shouldShowContentVideo = false;
 
   // Controls the content video player.
   late final VideoPlayerController _contentVideoController;
@@ -70,6 +70,44 @@ class _AdExampleWidgetState extends State<AdExampleWidget>
   // #docregion ad_and_content_players
   late final AdDisplayContainer _adDisplayContainer = AdDisplayContainer(
     onContainerAdded: (AdDisplayContainer container) {
+      _adsLoader = AdsLoader(
+        container: container,
+        onAdsLoaded: (OnAdsLoadedData data) {
+          final AdsManager manager = data.manager;
+          _adsManager = data.manager;
+
+          manager.setAdsManagerDelegate(AdsManagerDelegate(
+            onAdEvent: (AdEvent event) {
+              debugPrint('OnAdEvent: ${event.type} => ${event.adData}');
+              switch (event.type) {
+                case AdEventType.loaded:
+                  manager.start();
+                case AdEventType.contentPauseRequested:
+                  _pauseContent();
+                case AdEventType.contentResumeRequested:
+                  _resumeContent();
+                case AdEventType.allAdsCompleted:
+                  manager.destroy();
+                  _adsManager = null;
+                case AdEventType.clicked:
+                case AdEventType.complete:
+                case _:
+              }
+            },
+            onAdErrorEvent: (AdErrorEvent event) {
+              debugPrint('AdErrorEvent: ${event.error.message}');
+              _resumeContent();
+            },
+          ));
+
+          manager.init();
+        },
+        onAdsLoadError: (AdsLoadErrorData data) {
+          debugPrint('OnAdsLoadError: ${data.error.message}');
+          _resumeContent();
+        },
+      );
+
       // Ads can't be requested until the `AdDisplayContainer` has been added to
       // the native View hierarchy.
       _requestAds(container);
@@ -127,44 +165,6 @@ class _AdExampleWidgetState extends State<AdExampleWidget>
 
   // #docregion request_ads
   Future<void> _requestAds(AdDisplayContainer container) {
-    _adsLoader = AdsLoader(
-      container: container,
-      onAdsLoaded: (OnAdsLoadedData data) {
-        final AdsManager manager = data.manager;
-        _adsManager = data.manager;
-
-        manager.setAdsManagerDelegate(AdsManagerDelegate(
-          onAdEvent: (AdEvent event) {
-            debugPrint('OnAdEvent: ${event.type} => ${event.adData}');
-            switch (event.type) {
-              case AdEventType.loaded:
-                manager.start();
-              case AdEventType.contentPauseRequested:
-                _pauseContent();
-              case AdEventType.contentResumeRequested:
-                _resumeContent();
-              case AdEventType.allAdsCompleted:
-                manager.destroy();
-                _adsManager = null;
-              case AdEventType.clicked:
-              case AdEventType.complete:
-              case _:
-            }
-          },
-          onAdErrorEvent: (AdErrorEvent event) {
-            debugPrint('AdErrorEvent: ${event.error.message}');
-            _resumeContent();
-          },
-        ));
-
-        manager.init();
-      },
-      onAdsLoadError: (AdsLoadErrorData data) {
-        debugPrint('OnAdsLoadError: ${data.error.message}');
-        _resumeContent();
-      },
-    );
-
     return _adsLoader.requestAds(AdsRequest(
       adTagUrl: _adTagUrl,
       contentProgressProvider: _contentProgressProvider,
diff --git a/packages/interactive_media_ads/ios/interactive_media_ads/Sources/interactive_media_ads/AdsRequestProxyAPIDelegate.swift b/packages/interactive_media_ads/ios/interactive_media_ads/Sources/interactive_media_ads/AdsRequestProxyAPIDelegate.swift
index 9e3efc5a5e32b..4807a8343598d 100644
--- a/packages/interactive_media_ads/ios/interactive_media_ads/Sources/interactive_media_ads/AdsRequestProxyAPIDelegate.swift
+++ b/packages/interactive_media_ads/ios/interactive_media_ads/Sources/interactive_media_ads/AdsRequestProxyAPIDelegate.swift
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class AdsRequestProxyAPIDelegate: PigeonApiDelegateIMAAdsRequest {
   /// The current version of the `interactive_media_ads` plugin.
   ///
   /// This must match the version in pubspec.yaml.
-  static let pluginVersion = "0.2.2+4"
+  static let pluginVersion = "0.2.2+5"
 
   func pigeonDefaultConstructor(
     pigeonApi: PigeonApiIMAAdsRequest, adTagUrl: String, adDisplayContainer: IMAAdDisplayContainer,
diff --git a/packages/interactive_media_ads/pubspec.yaml b/packages/interactive_media_ads/pubspec.yaml
index 0fc37ddec8975..8cdac5d3c9152 100644
--- a/packages/interactive_media_ads/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/interactive_media_ads/pubspec.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: interactive_media_ads
 description: A Flutter plugin for using the Interactive Media Ads SDKs on Android and iOS.
 repository: https://github.com/flutter/packages/tree/main/packages/interactive_media_ads
 issue_tracker: https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22p%3A+interactive_media_ads%22
-version: 0.2.2+4 # This must match the version in
+version: 0.2.2+5 # This must match the version in
   # `android/src/main/kotlin/dev/flutter/packages/interactive_media_ads/AdsRequestProxyApi.kt` and
   # `ios/interactive_media_ads/Sources/interactive_media_ads/AdsRequestProxyAPIDelegate.swift`