diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 29b68ab81..cc7985f05 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -12,4 +12,6 @@ org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2048m -XX:MaxMetaspaceSize=512m -XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemor
 org.gradle.parallel=true
 
 # Necessary to turn off certain R8 optimizations that would otherwise cause Shattered to crash
-android.enableR8.fullMode=false
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+android.enableR8.fullMode=false
+
+android.useAndroidX=true
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