Update: Upgrade Android Gradle Plugin from 3.5.1 to 8.3.0 and Kotlin from 1.3.50 to 1.9.0

Author: djtester0013

build.gradle

@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 // Top-level build file where you can add configuration options common to all sub-projects/modules.
 
 buildscript {
-    ext.kotlin_version = '1.3.50'
+    ext.kotlin_version = '1.9.0'
 
     repositories {
         google()
         mavenCentral()
     }
 
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.5.1'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:8.3.0'
         classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlin_version"
 
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong