I've just upgraded our project Android Gradle Plugin from `7.4.2` to `8.1.1` and android tests run s...

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[K Merle]

I've just upgraded our project Android Gradle Plugin from 7.4.2 to 8.1.1 and android tests run significantly slower. I can't really pinpoint to Gradle issue, as we've raise Kotlin and Compose versions to latest one too (Compose 1.5 and Kotlin 1.9). Anyone experienced same problems?

[wasyl]

Do you mean tests themselves or the startup?

[K Merle]

From what I can tell, each module is being compiled and ran sequentially, even when they do not have tests. I can't say this was the case before:

> Task :feature:deeplink:connectedDebugAndroidTest
Starting 3 tests on Pixel_6a_API_30(AVD) - 11

> Task :lightconditions:connectedDebugAndroidTest
Starting 0 tests on Pixel_6a_API_30(AVD) - 11

> Task :shake:connectedDebugAndroidTest
Starting 0 tests on Pixel_6a_API_30(AVD) - 11

> Task :utilities:connectedDebugAndroidTest
Starting 23 tests on Pixel_6a_API_30(AVD) - 11

> Task :data:preferences:connectedDebugAndroidTest
Starting 0 tests on Pixel_6a_API_30(AVD) - 11

> Task :data:network:connectedDebugAndroidTest
Starting 4 tests on Pixel_6a_API_30(AVD) - 11
...

[K Merle]

Tests. App build time and everything else is same or faster with other dependencies being risen.

[wasyl]

I filed https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/266279040 a while ago, overall one change from 7.x to 8.x was that UTP is now enabled by default I think

[K Merle]

Might not be related to specific flag as my Android tests still run slow.

[K Merle]

Worth noting is that running androidTests over Android Studio runs tests almost instant.