diff --git a/android/app/build.gradle b/android/app/build.gradle
index 2c4c8b1d..896cb4b5 100644
--- a/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+plugins {
+    id "com.android.application"
+    id "kotlin-android"
+    id "dev.flutter.flutter-gradle-plugin"
+}
+
 def localProperties = new Properties()
 def localPropertiesFile = rootProject.file('local.properties')
 if (localPropertiesFile.exists()) {
@@ -6,11 +12,6 @@ if (localPropertiesFile.exists()) {
     }
 }
 
-def flutterRoot = localProperties.getProperty('flutter.sdk')
-if (flutterRoot == null) {
-    throw new FileNotFoundException("Flutter SDK not found. Define location with flutter.sdk in the local.properties file.")
-}
-
 def flutterVersionCode = localProperties.getProperty('flutter.versionCode')
 if (flutterVersionCode == null) {
     flutterVersionCode = '1'
@@ -21,10 +22,6 @@ if (flutterVersionName == null) {
     flutterVersionName = '1.0'
 }
 
-apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
-apply plugin: 'kotlin-android'
-apply from: "$flutterRoot/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/flutter.gradle"
-
 // key.properties MUST have password placeholders filled in (via drone with secrets) and cwtch-upload.jks file must be added (from drone secret)
 def keystoreProperties = new Properties()
 def keystorePropertiesFile = rootProject.file('key.properties')
@@ -33,7 +30,7 @@ if (keystorePropertiesFile.exists()) {
 }
 
 android {
-    compileSdkVersion 33
+    compileSdkVersion 34
 
     sourceSets {
         main.java.srcDirs += 'src/main/kotlin'
@@ -54,7 +51,7 @@ android {
         // TODO: Specify your own unique Application ID (https://developer.android.com/studio/build/application-id.html).
         applicationId "im.cwtch.flwtch"
         minSdkVersion 19
-        targetSdkVersion 33
+        targetSdkVersion 34
         versionCode flutterVersionCode.toInteger()
         versionName flutterVersionName
         testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
@@ -93,11 +90,11 @@ flutter {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk7:$kotlin_version"
-    implementation project(':cwtch')
+    implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk7:1.8.21" // same as kotlin version in settings.gradle
+    implementation fileTree( dir: 'cwtch')
+    implementation files ('cwtch/cwtch.aar')
     implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-core:1.3.2"
     implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-android:1.3.2"
-    implementation "com.airbnb.android:lottie:5.2.0"
     implementation "androidx.localbroadcastmanager:localbroadcastmanager:1.0.0"
     implementation "com.android.support.constraint:constraint-layout:2.0.4"