diff --git a/.idea/.gitignore b/.idea/.gitignore
index 4a443ac..5f79908 100644
--- a/.idea/.gitignore
+++ b/.idea/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ caches
 codeStyles
 libraries
 workspace.xml
+androidTestResultsUserPreferences.xml
+deploymentTargetDropDown.xml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.idea/misc.xml b/.idea/misc.xml
index 07e93f8..d03eb16 100644
--- a/.idea/misc.xml
+++ b/.idea/misc.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
       </value>
     </option>
   </component>
-  <component name="ProjectRootManager" version="2" languageLevel="JDK_11" default="true" project-jdk-name="1.8" project-jdk-type="JavaSDK">
+  <component name="ProjectRootManager" version="2" languageLevel="JDK_11" project-jdk-name="1.8" project-jdk-type="JavaSDK">
     <output url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/build/classes" />
   </component>
   <component name="ProjectType">
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 371057a..18aaeb2 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ buildscript {
         google()
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.0.4'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.4.2'
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index ff912a2..ac721e1 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.0.2-all.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.5-all.zip
diff --git a/usbSerialExamples/build.gradle b/usbSerialExamples/build.gradle
index 7f1b57d..6b2942f 100644
--- a/usbSerialExamples/build.gradle
+++ b/usbSerialExamples/build.gradle
@@ -23,10 +23,11 @@ android {
             minifyEnabled true
         }
     }
+    namespace 'com.hoho.android.usbserial.examples'
 }
 
 dependencies {
     implementation project(':usbSerialForAndroid')
-    implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.4.1'
-    implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.5.0'
+    implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.5.1'
+    implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.8.0'
 }
diff --git a/usbSerialExamples/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/usbSerialExamples/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index e0cf879..dadf831 100644
--- a/usbSerialExamples/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/usbSerialExamples/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
-    package="com.hoho.android.usbserial.examples">
+    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools">
 
     <!-- mipmap/ic_launcher created with Android Studio -> New -> Image Asset using @color/colorPrimary and USB clip art -->
     <application
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@
              when the settings activity is currently shown -->
         <activity
             android:name=".MainActivity"
-            android:label="@string/app_name"
             android:launchMode="singleTask"
             android:windowSoftInputMode="stateHidden|adjustResize"
             android:exported="true">
diff --git a/usbSerialForAndroid/build.gradle b/usbSerialForAndroid/build.gradle
index 0884040..2814232 100644
--- a/usbSerialForAndroid/build.gradle
+++ b/usbSerialForAndroid/build.gradle
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ android {
         
         testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
         testInstrumentationRunnerArguments = [                    // Raspi   Windows   LinuxVM   ...
-                'rfc2217_server_host': '192.168.0.186',
+                'rfc2217_server_host': '192.168.0.144',
                 'rfc2217_server_nonstandard_baudrates': 'true',   // true    false     false
         ]
     }
@@ -21,14 +21,16 @@ android {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
     }
+    namespace 'com.hoho.android.usbserial'
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation "androidx.annotation:annotation:1.3.0"
-    implementation 'androidx.test:core:1.4.0'
+    implementation "androidx.annotation:annotation:1.5.0"
+    //testImplementation 'androidx.test:core:1.5.0'
     testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.13.2'
     testImplementation 'org.mockito:mockito-core:1.10.19'
-    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test:runner:1.4.0'
+    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test:core:1.5.0'
+    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test:runner:1.5.2'
     androidTestImplementation 'commons-net:commons-net:3.8.0'
     androidTestImplementation 'org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:3.11'
 }
@@ -38,13 +40,13 @@ project.afterEvaluate {
     publishing {
         publications {
             release(MavenPublication) {
-                from components.release // change to anyDeviceRelease if coverage is enabled
+                from components.release // change 'release' to 'anyDeviceRelease' if coverage is enabled
                 artifact androidSourcesJar
 
                 // values used for local maven repo, jitpack uses github release:
                 groupId 'com.github.mik3y'
                 artifactId 'usb-serial-for-android'
-                version 'v3.5.0beta'
+                version '3.5.0beta'
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/usbSerialForAndroid/coverage.gradle b/usbSerialForAndroid/coverage.gradle
index 76a9f15..57f9c04 100644
--- a/usbSerialForAndroid/coverage.gradle
+++ b/usbSerialForAndroid/coverage.gradle
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ android {
 
     buildTypes {
         debug {
-            testCoverageEnabled true // disable for testAnyDeviceDebugUnitTest
+            enableUnitTestCoverage true
+            enableAndroidTestCoverage true
         }
     }
 }
@@ -60,20 +61,18 @@ project.gradle.taskGraph.whenReady {
     }
 }
 
-task jacocoTestReport(type: JacocoReport ,
-        dependsOn: ['compileAnyDeviceDebugSources' /*'testAnyDeviceDebugUnitTest' , 'create<device>DebugCoverageReport'*/]) {
-    reports {
-        xml.enabled = true
-        html.enabled = true
-    }
-
+task jacocoTestReport(type: JacocoReport, dependsOn: ['compileAnyDeviceDebugSources'
+                                                  /*, 'testAnyDeviceDebugUnitTest' */
+                                                  /*, 'create<device>DebugCoverageReport' */]) {
     def fileFilter = ['**/R.class', '**/R$*.class', '**/BuildConfig.*', '**/Manifest*.*', '**/*Test*.*', 'android/**/*.*']
     def debugTree = fileTree(dir: "$project.buildDir/intermediates/javac/anyDeviceDebug", excludes: fileFilter)
     def mainSrc = "$project.projectDir/src/main/java"
 
+    reports.xml.required = true
     sourceDirectories.from files([mainSrc])
     classDirectories.from files([debugTree])
     executionData.from fileTree(dir: project.buildDir, includes: [
-            'jacoco/testAnyDeviceDebugUnitTest.exec', 'outputs/code_coverage/*AndroidTest/connected/*.ec'
+            'outputs/unit_test_code_coverage/anyDeviceDebugUnitTest/testAnyDeviceDebugUnitTest.exec',
+            'outputs/code_coverage/*DebugAndroidTest/connected/*/coverage.ec'
     ])
 }
diff --git a/usbSerialForAndroid/src/androidTest/AndroidManifest.xml b/usbSerialForAndroid/src/androidTest/AndroidManifest.xml
index 51ad082..d76f72e 100644
--- a/usbSerialForAndroid/src/androidTest/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/usbSerialForAndroid/src/androidTest/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-      package="com.hoho.android.usbserial"
       android:versionCode="1"
       android:versionName="1.0">
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
diff --git a/usbSerialForAndroid/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/usbSerialForAndroid/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index e579693..9a40236 100644
--- a/usbSerialForAndroid/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/usbSerialForAndroid/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-      package="com.hoho.android.usbserial">
+<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
 </manifest>