diff --git a/application/app/build.gradle b/application/app/build.gradle
index 212c3be4e..12d2fb90c 100644
--- a/application/app/build.gradle
+++ b/application/app/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
-apply plugin: 'kotlin-android'
+plugins {
+    id 'com.android.application'
+    id 'kotlin-android'
+}
 
 android {
     compileOptions {
diff --git a/application/donations/build.gradle b/application/donations/build.gradle
index 2d7d1bf3f..be14b3615 100644
--- a/application/donations/build.gradle
+++ b/application/donations/build.gradle
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@
  *
  */
 
-apply plugin: 'com.android.library'
-apply plugin: 'kotlin-android'
+plugins {
+    id 'com.android.library'
+    id 'kotlin-android'
+}
 
 android {
 
diff --git a/application/live-plot-graph/build.gradle b/application/live-plot-graph/build.gradle
index 32396eec9..97d6f27ec 100644
--- a/application/live-plot-graph/build.gradle
+++ b/application/live-plot-graph/build.gradle
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@
  *
  */
 
-apply plugin: 'com.android.library'
-apply plugin: 'kotlin-android'
+plugins {
+    id 'com.android.library'
+    id 'kotlin-android'
+}
 
 android {
 
diff --git a/application/mediadb/build.gradle b/application/mediadb/build.gradle
index 02ef2569e..24aef03d3 100644
--- a/application/mediadb/build.gradle
+++ b/application/mediadb/build.gradle
@@ -21,10 +21,11 @@
  *
  *
  */
-
-apply plugin: 'com.android.library'
-apply plugin: 'kotlin-android'
-apply plugin: 'kotlin-kapt'
+plugins {
+    id 'com.android.library'
+    id 'kotlin-android'
+    id 'kotlin-kapt'
+}
 
 android {
 
diff --git a/application/moviepedia/build.gradle b/application/moviepedia/build.gradle
index 5dc140849..b21d20a62 100644
--- a/application/moviepedia/build.gradle
+++ b/application/moviepedia/build.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-apply plugin: 'com.android.library'
-apply plugin: 'kotlin-android'
-apply plugin: 'kotlin-kapt'
+plugins {
+    id 'com.android.library'
+    id 'kotlin-android'
+    id 'kotlin-kapt'
+}
 
 android {
 
diff --git a/application/resources/build.gradle b/application/resources/build.gradle
index 344c304e5..8187d3b54 100644
--- a/application/resources/build.gradle
+++ b/application/resources/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-apply plugin: 'com.android.library'
-apply plugin: 'kotlin-android'
+plugins {
+    id 'com.android.library'
+    id 'kotlin-android'
+}
 
 android {
 
diff --git a/application/television/build.gradle b/application/television/build.gradle
index 5b5c58c2f..aa720bd4d 100644
--- a/application/television/build.gradle
+++ b/application/television/build.gradle
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-apply plugin: 'com.android.library'
-apply plugin: 'kotlin-android'
-apply plugin: 'kotlin-kapt'
-apply plugin: 'kotlin-parcelize'
+plugins {
+    id 'com.android.library'
+    id 'kotlin-android'
+    id 'kotlin-kapt'
+    id 'kotlin-parcelize'
+}
 
 android {
 
diff --git a/application/tools/build.gradle b/application/tools/build.gradle
index 3ae05a583..25f11569d 100644
--- a/application/tools/build.gradle
+++ b/application/tools/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-apply plugin: 'com.android.library'
-apply plugin: 'kotlin-android'
+plugins {
+    id 'com.android.library'
+    id 'kotlin-android'
+}
 
 android {
 
diff --git a/application/vlc-android/build.gradle b/application/vlc-android/build.gradle
index e37071da8..417f0bb98 100644
--- a/application/vlc-android/build.gradle
+++ b/application/vlc-android/build.gradle
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-apply plugin: 'com.android.library'
-apply plugin: 'kotlin-android'
-apply plugin: 'kotlin-kapt'
-apply plugin: 'kotlin-parcelize'
+plugins {
+    id 'com.android.library'
+    id 'org.jetbrains.kotlin.android'
+    id 'kotlin-kapt'
+    id 'kotlin-parcelize'
+}
 
 android {