diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index e7461506f..e90d3f80d 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ android {
         encoding "UTF-8"
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_17
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_17
+        coreLibraryDesugaringEnabled true
     }
 
     lint {
@@ -147,4 +148,6 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:4.12.0'
     implementation 'org.jmdns:jmdns:3.6.3'
     implementation 'com.github.cgutman:ShieldControllerExtensions:1.0.1'
+
+    coreLibraryDesugaring 'com.android.tools:desugar_jdk_libs:2.1.5'
 }