Update to Android Studio 2.2, Play Services 9.6, Support Library 24.2…

….1 and update the README

README.md

@@ -21,29 +21,29 @@ Screenshots
 
 Requirements
 ------
-* Android Studio 0.2.x
-* Android 4.3 SDK
-* Android Support Library, revision 18 or newer
+* Android Studio 2.2.x
+* Gradle 2.2.x
+* Android 7.0 SDK
+* Android Support Library, revision 24 or newer
+* Google Play Services, version 9.6.0 or newer
 * android-websockets library: https://github.com/irccloud/android-websockets
 * An Android device running Android 2.2 or newer
 
 Building
 ------
-* Make sure you've installed the Android 4.3 SDK and upgraded to the latest version of Android Studio
+* Make sure you've installed the Android 7.0 SDK and upgraded to the latest version of Android Studio
+* Make sure you've updated all support repository and Google Play Services repository packages in the Android SDK manager
 * Check out android-websockets and the IRCCloud Android project from github
-* Mac/Linux: Launch Android Studio and open the irccloud android folder as a project
-* Windows: Import the build.gradle files from both the android and android-websocket projects into a new project
-* Android Studio will warn you that "android-websockets" is unrecognized, you can ignore this warning
-* Android Studio will notify you that the Android framework has been detected, click on the "Configure" button and then click OK
-* Click Build > Make Project, or Run > Run 'android' to automatically deploy the apk to your device
+* Open Android studio and select the IRCCloud Android build.gradle file
+* Click Run button for the 'irccloud-android' configuration  to automatically deploy the apk to your device
 
-The app can also be built using Gradle from the command-line using the build.gradle file located in the IRCCloud Android project.
+The app can also be built using Gradle from the command-line using the build.gradle file located in the IRCCloud Android project by typing "./gradlew :assembleDebug"
 
 _You must uninstall the Play Store version of the app first before installing a debug version, as the signing keys will not match._
 
 License
 ------
-Copyright (C) 2013 IRCCloud, Ltd.
+Copyright (C) 2016 IRCCloud, Ltd.
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at

build.gradle

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ buildscript {
         maven { url 'https://maven.fabric.io/public' }
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.1.3'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.2.0'
         classpath 'io.fabric.tools:gradle:1.21.2'
         classpath 'com.neenbedankt.gradle.plugins:android-apt:1.8'
     }
@@ -322,19 +322,19 @@ tasks.whenTaskAdded { task ->
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    compile 'com.android.support:support-v4:24.2.0'
-    compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:24.2.0'
-    compile 'com.android.support:cardview-v7:24.2.0'
-    compile 'com.android.support:design:24.2.0'
-    compile 'com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:24.2.0'
-    compile 'com.android.support:customtabs:24.2.0'
+    compile 'com.android.support:support-v4:24.2.1'
+    compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:24.2.1'
+    compile 'com.android.support:cardview-v7:24.2.1'
+    compile 'com.android.support:design:24.2.1'
+    compile 'com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:24.2.1'
+    compile 'com.android.support:customtabs:24.2.1'
 
-    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-base:9.4.0'
-    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-auth:9.4.0'
-    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-identity:9.4.0'
-    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads:9.4.0'
-    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-gcm:9.4.0'
-    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-wearable:9.4.0'
+    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-base:9.6.0'
+    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-auth:9.6.0'
+    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-identity:9.6.0'
+    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads:9.6.0'
+    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-gcm:9.6.0'
+    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-wearable:9.6.0'
     compile 'com.google.android.apps.dashclock:dashclock-api:+'
     compile 'com.vandalsoftware.android:dslv:+'
     compile 'com.infstory:switch-preference-compat:1.0.+'