diff --git a/with-electron/app.json b/with-electron/app.json
index e83f71b..55f128c 100755
--- a/with-electron/app.json
+++ b/with-electron/app.json
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
     ],
     "version": "1.0.0",
     "orientation": "portrait",
-    "icon": "./assets/icon.png",
+    "icon": "https://github.com/expo/expo/blob/master/templates/expo-template-blank/assets/icon.png?raw=true",
     "splash": {
-      "image": "./assets/splash.png",
+      "image": "https://github.com/expo/expo/blob/master/templates/expo-template-blank/assets/splash.png?raw=true",
       "resizeMode": "contain",
       "backgroundColor": "#ffffff"
     },
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diff --git a/with-gatsby/.expo-shared/assets.json b/with-gatsby/.expo-shared/assets.json
deleted file mode 100644
index d6c1b1a..0000000
--- a/with-gatsby/.expo-shared/assets.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
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-}
diff --git a/with-gatsby/app.json b/with-gatsby/app.json
index 86bf934..6cbf119 100644
--- a/with-gatsby/app.json
+++ b/with-gatsby/app.json
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
     ],
     "version": "1.0.0",
     "orientation": "portrait",
-    "icon": "./assets/icon.png",
+    "icon": "https://github.com/expo/expo/blob/master/templates/expo-template-blank/assets/icon.png?raw=true",
     "splash": {
-      "image": "./assets/splash.png",
+      "image": "https://github.com/expo/expo/blob/master/templates/expo-template-blank/assets/splash.png?raw=true",
       "resizeMode": "contain",
       "backgroundColor": "#ffffff"
     },
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diff --git a/with-nextjs/.expo-shared/assets.json b/with-nextjs/.expo-shared/assets.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 17ad228..0000000
--- a/with-nextjs/.expo-shared/assets.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-{
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-}
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diff --git a/with-nextjs/app.json b/with-nextjs/app.json
index 4554744..16ec02a 100644
--- a/with-nextjs/app.json
+++ b/with-nextjs/app.json
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
     "name": "with-nextjs",
     "version": "1.0.0",
     "orientation": "portrait",
-    "icon": "./assets/icon.png",
+    "icon": "https://github.com/expo/expo/blob/master/templates/expo-template-blank/assets/icon.png?raw=true",
     "splash": {
-      "image": "./assets/splash.png",
+      "image": "https://github.com/expo/expo/blob/master/templates/expo-template-blank/assets/splash.png?raw=true",
       "resizeMode": "contain",
       "backgroundColor": "#ffffff"
     }
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diff --git a/with-postpublish-hooks/.expo-shared/assets.json b/with-postpublish-hooks/.expo-shared/assets.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 9e26dfe..0000000
--- a/with-postpublish-hooks/.expo-shared/assets.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-{}
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diff --git a/with-socket-io/app/app.json b/with-socket-io/app/app.json
index ca85b87..ca5e4e4 100644
--- a/with-socket-io/app/app.json
+++ b/with-socket-io/app/app.json
@@ -8,12 +8,8 @@
     "orientation": "portrait",
     "primaryColor": "#cccccc",
     "icon": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/exp-brand-assets/ExponentEmptyManifest_192.png",
-    "notification": {
-      "icon": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/exp-us-standard/placeholder-push-icon-blue-circle.png",
-      "color": "#000000"
-    },
     "loading": {
-      "icon": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/exp-brand-assets/ExponentEmptyManifest_192.png"
+      "icon": "https://github.com/expo/expo/blob/master/templates/expo-template-blank/assets/splash.png?raw=true"
     },
     "platforms": [
       "android",
diff --git a/with-storybook/.expo-shared/assets.json b/with-storybook/.expo-shared/assets.json
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index 17ad228..0000000
--- a/with-storybook/.expo-shared/assets.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "f9155ac790fd02fadcdeca367b02581c04a353aa6d5aa84409a59f6804c87acd": true,
-  "89ed26367cdb9b771858e026f2eb95bfdb90e5ae943e716575327ec325f39c44": true
-}
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diff --git a/with-storybook/app.json b/with-storybook/app.json
index a3361fd..9387eb6 100644
--- a/with-storybook/app.json
+++ b/with-storybook/app.json
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
     ],
     "version": "1.0.0",
     "orientation": "portrait",
-    "icon": "./assets/icon.png",
+    "icon": "https://github.com/expo/expo/blob/master/templates/expo-template-blank/assets/icon.png?raw=true",
     "splash": {
-      "image": "./assets/splash.png",
+      "image": "https://github.com/expo/expo/blob/master/templates/expo-template-blank/assets/splash.png?raw=true",
       "resizeMode": "contain",
       "backgroundColor": "#ffffff"
     },
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diff --git a/with-victory-native/app.json b/with-victory-native/app.json
index 94c26ea..0797a3c 100644
--- a/with-victory-native/app.json
+++ b/with-victory-native/app.json
@@ -8,13 +8,9 @@
     "orientation": "portrait",
     "primaryColor": "#cccccc",
     "privacy": "public",
-    "icon": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/exp-brand-assets/ExponentEmptyManifest_192.png",
-    "notification": {
-      "icon": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/exp-us-standard/placeholder-push-icon-blue-circle.png",
-      "color": "#000000"
-    },
+    "icon": "https://github.com/expo/expo/blob/master/templates/expo-template-blank/assets/icon.png?raw=true",
     "loading": {
-      "icon": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/exp-brand-assets/ExponentEmptyManifest_192.png"
+      "icon": "https://github.com/expo/expo/blob/master/templates/expo-template-blank/assets/splash.png?raw=true"
     },
     "ios": {
       "supportsTablet": true
diff --git a/with-webbrowser-redirect/app/app.json b/with-webbrowser-redirect/app/app.json
index 5c7d4c9..bf10409 100644
--- a/with-webbrowser-redirect/app/app.json
+++ b/with-webbrowser-redirect/app/app.json
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
     "version": "1.0.0",
     "orientation": "portrait",
     "primaryColor": "#cccccc",
-    "icon": "./assets/icons/app.png",
+    "icon": "https://github.com/expo/expo/blob/master/templates/expo-template-blank/assets/icon.png?raw=true",
     "loading": {
-      "icon": "./assets/icons/loading.png"
+      "icon": "https://github.com/expo/expo/blob/master/templates/expo-template-blank/assets/splash.png?raw=true"
     },
     "ios": {
       "supportsTablet": true
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