diff --git a/packages/react-native-background-remover/android/src/main/java/com/backgroundremover/BackgroundRemoverModule.kt b/packages/react-native-background-remover/android/src/main/java/com/backgroundremover/BackgroundRemoverModule.kt
index fb03050..17aefb6 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-background-remover/android/src/main/java/com/backgroundremover/BackgroundRemoverModule.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native-background-remover/android/src/main/java/com/backgroundremover/BackgroundRemoverModule.kt
@@ -19,8 +19,13 @@ import com.google.mlkit.vision.segmentation.Segmenter
 import com.google.mlkit.vision.segmentation.selfie.SelfieSegmenterOptions
 import java.io.File
 import java.io.FileOutputStream
+import java.io.InputStream
+import java.net.HttpURLConnection
 import java.net.URI
+import java.net.URL
 import kotlin.math.pow
+import android.webkit.MimeTypeMap
+import kotlinx.coroutines.*
 
 class BackgroundRemoverModule internal constructor(context: ReactApplicationContext) :
   BackgroundRemoverSpec(context) {
@@ -33,34 +38,42 @@ class BackgroundRemoverModule internal constructor(context: ReactApplicationCont
   @ReactMethod
   override fun removeBackground(imageURI: String, promise: Promise) {
     val segmenter = this.segmenter ?: createSegmenter()
-    val image = getImageBitmap(imageURI)
-
-    val inputImage = InputImage.fromBitmap(image, 0)
-
-    segmenter.process(inputImage).addOnFailureListener { e ->
-      promise.reject(e)
-    }.addOnSuccessListener { result ->
-      val maskBuffer = result.buffer
-      val mask = Bitmap.createBitmap(result.width, result.height, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888)
-
-      for (y in 0 until result.height) {
-        for (x in 0 until result.width) {
-          val alpha = maskBuffer.getFloat().pow(4)
-          mask.setPixel(x, y, Color.argb((alpha * 255).toInt(), 0, 0, 0))
+    try {
+      val image = getImageBitmap(imageURI).copy(Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888, true)
+      val inputImage = InputImage.fromBitmap(image, 0)
+
+      segmenter.process(inputImage).addOnFailureListener { e ->
+        promise.reject(e)
+      }.addOnSuccessListener { result ->
+        val maskBuffer = result.buffer
+        val mask = Bitmap.createBitmap(result.width, result.height, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888)
+
+        for (y in 0 until result.height) {
+          for (x in 0 until result.width) {
+            val alpha = maskBuffer.getFloat().pow(4)
+            val color = if (alpha > 0.1) Color.argb((alpha * 255).toInt(), 0, 0, 0) else Color.TRANSPARENT
+            mask.setPixel(x, y, color)
+          }
         }
-      }
 
-      val paint = Paint(Paint.ANTI_ALIAS_FLAG)
-      paint.setXfermode(PorterDuffXfermode(PorterDuff.Mode.DST_IN))
-      val canvas = Canvas(image)
-      canvas.drawBitmap(mask, 0f, 0f, paint)
-
-      val fileName = URI(imageURI).path.split("/").last()
-      val savedImageURI = saveImage(image, fileName)
-      promise.resolve(savedImageURI)
+        val mutableImage = Bitmap.createBitmap(image.width, image.height, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888)
+        val canvas = Canvas(mutableImage)
+        canvas.drawColor(Color.TRANSPARENT, PorterDuff.Mode.CLEAR)
+        canvas.drawBitmap(image, 0f, 0f, null)
+        val paint = Paint(Paint.ANTI_ALIAS_FLAG)
+        paint.xfermode = PorterDuffXfermode(PorterDuff.Mode.DST_IN)
+        canvas.drawBitmap(mask, 0f, 0f, paint)
+
+        val fileName = URI(imageURI).path.split("/").last()
+        val savedImageURI = saveImage(mutableImage, fileName)
+        promise.resolve(savedImageURI)
+      }
+    } catch (e: Exception) {
+      promise.reject(e)
     }
   }
 
+
   private fun createSegmenter(): Segmenter {
     val options =
       SelfieSegmenterOptions.Builder()
@@ -76,7 +89,16 @@ class BackgroundRemoverModule internal constructor(context: ReactApplicationCont
   private fun getImageBitmap(imageURI: String): Bitmap {
     val uri = Uri.parse(imageURI)
 
-    val bitmap = if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.P) {
+    return if (uri.scheme == "http" || uri.scheme == "https") {
+      val localFile = downloadImage(uri.toString())
+      decodeBitmapFromUri(Uri.fromFile(localFile))
+    } else {
+      decodeBitmapFromUri(uri)
+    }
+  }
+
+  private fun decodeBitmapFromUri(uri: Uri): Bitmap {
+    return if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.P) {
       ImageDecoder.decodeBitmap(
         ImageDecoder.createSource(
           reactApplicationContext.contentResolver,
@@ -86,16 +108,62 @@ class BackgroundRemoverModule internal constructor(context: ReactApplicationCont
     } else {
       MediaStore.Images.Media.getBitmap(reactApplicationContext.contentResolver, uri)
     }
+  }
+
+  private fun downloadImage(imageUrl: String): File {
+    return runBlocking {
+      withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
+        val url = URL(imageUrl)
+        val connection = url.openConnection() as HttpURLConnection
+        connection.connect()
 
-    return bitmap
+        if (connection.responseCode != HttpURLConnection.HTTP_OK) {
+          throw Exception("Failed to download image: ${connection.responseMessage}")
+        }
+
+        var extension = MimeTypeMap.getFileExtensionFromUrl(imageUrl)
+        if (extension.isNullOrEmpty()) {
+          val contentType = connection.contentType
+          extension = MimeTypeMap.getSingleton().getExtensionFromMimeType(contentType) ?: "png"
+        }
+
+        val inputStream: InputStream = connection.inputStream
+        val tempFile = File.createTempFile("downloaded_image", ".$extension", reactApplicationContext.cacheDir)
+        tempFile.outputStream().use { outputStream ->
+          inputStream.copyTo(outputStream)
+        }
+        inputStream.close()
+        connection.disconnect()
+
+        tempFile
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   private fun saveImage(bitmap: Bitmap, fileName: String): String {
-    val file = File(reactApplicationContext.filesDir, fileName)
+    val updatedFileName = if (fileName.endsWith(".jpg", ignoreCase = true)) {
+      fileName.replace(".jpg", ".png", true)
+    } else {
+      fileName
+    }
+    val file = File(reactApplicationContext.filesDir, updatedFileName)
+
+    val safeBitmap = if (!bitmap.hasAlpha()) {
+      val newBitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(bitmap.width, bitmap.height, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888)
+      val canvas = Canvas(newBitmap)
+      canvas.drawColor(Color.TRANSPARENT, PorterDuff.Mode.CLEAR)
+      canvas.drawBitmap(bitmap, 0f, 0f, null)
+      newBitmap
+    } else {
+      bitmap
+    }
+
     val fileOutputStream = FileOutputStream(file)
-    bitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, 100, fileOutputStream)
+    safeBitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.PNG, 100, fileOutputStream)
+    fileOutputStream.flush()
     fileOutputStream.close()
-    return file.toURI().toString()
+
+    return "file://${file.absolutePath}"
   }
 
   companion object {