Full upgrade to react native v0.68.3 for Android

android/build.gradle

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.condition.Os
+
 // Top-level build file where you can add configuration options common to all sub-projects/modules.
 
 buildscript {
@@ -7,8 +9,9 @@ buildscript {
     }
     ext.kotlinVersion = '1.3.40'
     dependencies {
-        classpath('com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.0.3')
-
+        classpath('com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.0.4')
+        classpath("com.facebook.react:react-native-gradle-plugin")
+        classpath("de.undercouch:gradle-download-task:4.1.2")
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
         // in the individual module build.gradle files
         classpath("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlinVersion")
@@ -50,5 +53,12 @@ ext {
     minSdkVersion = 21
     compileSdkVersion = 33
     targetSdkVersion = 33
-    ndkVersion = "21.4.7075529"
+
+    if (System.properties['os.arch'] == "aarch64") {
+        // For M1 Users we need to use the NDK 24 which added support for aarch64
+        ndkVersion = "24.0.8215888"
+    } else {
+        // Otherwise we default to the side-by-side NDK version from AGP.
+        ndkVersion = "21.4.7075529"
+    }
 }