diff --git a/backend/static/StreamFlix-Universal-v1.0.8.apk b/backend/static/StreamFlix-Universal-v1.0.8.apk
index 0b76abd..8a74fb1 100644
Binary files a/backend/static/StreamFlix-Universal-v1.0.8.apk and b/backend/static/StreamFlix-Universal-v1.0.8.apk differ
diff --git a/frontend/StreamFlix-Universal-v1.0.6.apk b/backend/static/StreamFlix-Universal-v1.0.9.apk
similarity index 50%
rename from frontend/StreamFlix-Universal-v1.0.6.apk
rename to backend/static/StreamFlix-Universal-v1.0.9.apk
index 0b76abd..fdcbe33 100644
Binary files a/frontend/StreamFlix-Universal-v1.0.6.apk and b/backend/static/StreamFlix-Universal-v1.0.9.apk differ
diff --git a/build_apk.sh b/build_apk.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index ce66a41..b80cb54
--- a/build_apk.sh
+++ b/build_apk.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 echo "🚀 Starting StreamFlix Android Build..."
 
 # 1. Setup Java 17 (using the one we downloaded)
-export JAVA_HOME=/tmp/jdk-17.0.13+11/Contents/Home
+export JAVA_HOME=/tmp/jdk-21.0.9+10/Contents/Home
 export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
 
 # 2. Setup Gradle (using the one we downloaded)
diff --git a/frontend/android/app/build.gradle b/frontend/android/app/build.gradle
index 676720c..2ff3c3c 100644
--- a/frontend/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/frontend/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ android {
         applicationId "com.streamflix.app"
         minSdkVersion rootProject.ext.minSdkVersion
         targetSdkVersion rootProject.ext.targetSdkVersion
-        versionCode 8
-        versionName "1.0.8"
+        versionCode 9
+        versionName "1.0.9"
         testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
         aaptOptions {
              // Files and dirs to omit from the packaged assets dir, modified to accommodate modern web apps.
diff --git a/frontend/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/frontend/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index cff1830..003e8c7 100644
--- a/frontend/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/frontend/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
     <application
         android:allowBackup="true"
+        android:usesCleartextTraffic="true"
         android:banner="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
         android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
         android:label="@string/app_name"