diff --git a/demos/transformer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/demo/transformer/TransformerActivity.java b/demos/transformer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/demo/transformer/TransformerActivity.java
index 963f08c892..c5422858b6 100644
--- a/demos/transformer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/demo/transformer/TransformerActivity.java
+++ b/demos/transformer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/demo/transformer/TransformerActivity.java
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public final class TransformerActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
   private TextView informationTextView;
   private ViewGroup progressViewGroup;
   private LinearProgressIndicator progressIndicator;
-  private Button cancelButton;
+  private Button pauseButton;
   private Button resumeButton;
   private Stopwatch exportStopwatch;
   private AspectRatioFrameLayout debugFrame;
@@ -157,8 +157,8 @@ public final class TransformerActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
     informationTextView = findViewById(R.id.information_text_view);
     progressViewGroup = findViewById(R.id.progress_view_group);
     progressIndicator = findViewById(R.id.progress_indicator);
-    cancelButton = findViewById(R.id.cancel_button);
-    cancelButton.setOnClickListener(view -> cancelExport());
+    pauseButton = findViewById(R.id.pause_button);
+    pauseButton.setOnClickListener(view -> pauseExport());
     resumeButton = findViewById(R.id.resume_button);
     resumeButton.setOnClickListener(view -> startExport());
     debugFrame = findViewById(R.id.debug_aspect_ratio_frame_layout);
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ public final class TransformerActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
     debugTextView.setVisibility(View.GONE);
     informationTextView.setText(R.string.export_started);
     progressViewGroup.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
-    cancelButton.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+    pauseButton.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
     resumeButton.setVisibility(View.GONE);
     progressIndicator.setProgress(0);
     Handler mainHandler = new Handler(getMainLooper());
@@ -799,11 +799,11 @@ public final class TransformerActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
     }
   }
 
-  private void cancelExport() {
+  private void pauseExport() {
     transformer.cancel();
     transformer = null;
     exportStopwatch.stop();
-    cancelButton.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+    pauseButton.setVisibility(View.GONE);
     resumeButton.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
     if (oldOutputFile != null) {
       oldOutputFile.delete();
diff --git a/demos/transformer/src/main/res/layout/transformer_activity.xml b/demos/transformer/src/main/res/layout/transformer_activity.xml
index 8d53651362..22f6370092 100644
--- a/demos/transformer/src/main/res/layout/transformer_activity.xml
+++ b/demos/transformer/src/main/res/layout/transformer_activity.xml
@@ -154,10 +154,10 @@
             android:text="@string/debug_preview" />
 
           <Button
-            android:id="@+id/cancel_button"
+            android:id="@+id/pause_button"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
-            android:text="@string/cancel"/>
+            android:text="@string/pause"/>
 
           <Button
             android:id="@+id/resume_button"
diff --git a/demos/transformer/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/demos/transformer/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 5e6faca1c8..1a0b07dfa4 100644
--- a/demos/transformer/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/demos/transformer/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
   <string name="no_media_pipe_error" translatable="false">Failed to load MediaPipeShaderProgram. Check the README for instructions.</string>
   <string name="export" translatable="false">Export</string>
   <string name="debug_preview" translatable="false">Debug preview:</string>
-  <string name="cancel" translatable="false">Cancel</string>
+  <string name="pause" translatable="false">Pause</string>
   <string name="resume" translatable="false">Resume</string>
   <string name="debug_preview_not_available" translatable="false">No debug preview available.</string>
   <string name="export_started" translatable="false">Export started</string>