[Build] Suggestions for Modifying the Android Project Environment and Guide

[pachuho]

Build issue(s)

Here is my suggestion regarding updating the JDK, Gradle, and AGP (Android Gradle Plugin) versions in the ChipTool Android project.

Reasons for the update:

Decreasing number of Intel-based MacBook users

With the increasing adoption of MacBooks equipped with Apple Silicon chips, more users are likely to require JDK 17 or higher, as indicated in the guide documentation. The project currently uses JDK 1.8, which may lead to build failures for Apple Silicon MacBook users.

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Keeping the development environment up to date

The ChipTool Android project is currently using Gradle 7.1.1, JDK 1.8, and Kotlin 1.8.10.
This is not merely a criticism of legacy setups.
During the build process, I encountered Kotlin-related errors and had to install Kotlin to resolve them.

Other users are likely to encounter similar issues since the commonly installed Kotlin version, typically installed via Homebrew, is 2.1.0 or higher, which might not be compatible with the current Gradle, AGP, and JDK versions in the project, causing build failures.
Reference issue: #36030

I believe such requirements will only increase over time.
Therefore, I recommend updating the project versions accordingly.
(Additionally, I think it would be beneficial to migrate the Android project configuration to Kotlin DSL (kts), among other improvements.)

Thank you for reading, and I look forward to your feedback.

Platform

android

Anything else?

If you agree with this suggestion, I would like to take on the task of updating the versions myself!
(This is also just a suggestion.)

[yunhanw-google]

Thanks for the suggestion, we have upgraded the android build with java 17 and gradle 7.3.3, and kotlin 2.0.
#33837