chore: update gradle, kotlin version and kotlin gradle plugin

android/build.gradle

@@ -15,13 +15,15 @@
 import groovy.json.JsonSlurper
 
 buildscript {
+    ext.kotlin_version = '2.0.0'
     repositories {
         google()
         mavenCentral()
     }
 
     dependencies {
-        classpath("com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.2.1")
+        classpath("com.android.tools.build:gradle:8.4.0")
+        classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlin_version"
     }
 }
 

example/android/build.gradle

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 // Copyright 2023 Google LLC
-// 
+//
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 // you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 // You may obtain a copy of the License at
-// 
+//
 //     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-// 
+//
 // Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 // distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 // WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ buildscript {
         mavenCentral()
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath("com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.2.1")
+        classpath('com.android.tools.build:gradle:8.4.0')
         classpath("com.facebook.react:react-native-gradle-plugin")
         classpath("com.google.android.libraries.mapsplatform.secrets-gradle-plugin:secrets-gradle-plugin:2.0.1")
     }