diff --git a/src/android/jar/build.gradle b/src/android/jar/build.gradle
index f2dcb500caa..c947852f793 100644
--- a/src/android/jar/build.gradle
+++ b/src/android/jar/build.gradle
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 buildscript {
     repositories {
         google()
-        jcenter()
+        mavenCentral()
     }
 
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.0.2'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.0.2'
     }
 }
 
@@ -15,21 +15,20 @@ apply plugin: 'com.android.library'
 
 dependencies {
     implementation fileTree(dir: "libs", include: ["*.jar"])
-//     implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.2.0' // for androidx
 }
 
 repositories {
     google()
-    jcenter()
+    mavenCentral()
 }
 
 android {
-    compileSdkVersion 30
-    buildToolsVersion "30.0.3"
+    compileSdkVersion 31
+    buildToolsVersion "31.0.3"
 
     defaultConfig {
         minSdkVersion 23
-        targetSdkVersion 30
+        targetSdkVersion 31
     }
 
     sourceSets {
diff --git a/src/network/android/jar/.gitignore b/src/network/android/jar/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..364420a59a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/network/android/jar/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+.gradle/
+build/
+gradle/
+gradlew
+gradlew.bat
+local.properties
diff --git a/src/network/android/jar/build.gradle b/src/network/android/jar/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c947852f793
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/network/android/jar/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+// This is mainly used to allow Android Studio to easily read this folder as an android project.
+
+buildscript {
+    repositories {
+        google()
+        mavenCentral()
+    }
+
+    dependencies {
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.0.2'
+    }
+}
+
+apply plugin: 'com.android.library'
+
+dependencies {
+    implementation fileTree(dir: "libs", include: ["*.jar"])
+}
+
+repositories {
+    google()
+    mavenCentral()
+}
+
+android {
+    compileSdkVersion 31
+    buildToolsVersion "31.0.3"
+
+    defaultConfig {
+        minSdkVersion 23
+        targetSdkVersion 31
+    }
+
+    sourceSets {
+        main {
+            java.srcDir 'src/'
+            resources.srcDir 'libs/'
+            manifest.srcFile 'AndroidManifest.xml'
+            res.srcDirs = ['res/']
+        }
+    }
+
+    compileOptions {
+        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
+        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
+    }
+
+    android {
+        lintOptions {
+            abortOnError true
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/network/android/jar/settings.gradle b/src/network/android/jar/settings.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a5d909ed33f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/network/android/jar/settings.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+rootProject.name = "QtAndroidNetwork"
diff --git a/src/plugins/networkinformation/android/jar/.gitignore b/src/plugins/networkinformation/android/jar/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..364420a59a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/networkinformation/android/jar/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+.gradle/
+build/
+gradle/
+gradlew
+gradlew.bat
+local.properties
diff --git a/src/plugins/networkinformation/android/jar/build.gradle b/src/plugins/networkinformation/android/jar/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c947852f793
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/networkinformation/android/jar/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+// This is mainly used to allow Android Studio to easily read this folder as an android project.
+
+buildscript {
+    repositories {
+        google()
+        mavenCentral()
+    }
+
+    dependencies {
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.0.2'
+    }
+}
+
+apply plugin: 'com.android.library'
+
+dependencies {
+    implementation fileTree(dir: "libs", include: ["*.jar"])
+}
+
+repositories {
+    google()
+    mavenCentral()
+}
+
+android {
+    compileSdkVersion 31
+    buildToolsVersion "31.0.3"
+
+    defaultConfig {
+        minSdkVersion 23
+        targetSdkVersion 31
+    }
+
+    sourceSets {
+        main {
+            java.srcDir 'src/'
+            resources.srcDir 'libs/'
+            manifest.srcFile 'AndroidManifest.xml'
+            res.srcDirs = ['res/']
+        }
+    }
+
+    compileOptions {
+        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
+        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
+    }
+
+    android {
+        lintOptions {
+            abortOnError true
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/plugins/networkinformation/android/jar/settings.gradle b/src/plugins/networkinformation/android/jar/settings.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cbb1ff361b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/networkinformation/android/jar/settings.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+rootProject.name = "QtAndroidNetworkInformationBackend"