diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 9aefd11..7ebab15 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ android {
 
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId "com.app.simplitend"
-        minSdk 23
+        minSdk 24
         targetSdk 33
         versionCode 1
         versionName "1.0"
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ android {
         }
     }
     compileOptions {
+        coreLibraryDesugaringEnabled true
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
     }
@@ -37,10 +38,12 @@ android {
 }
 
 dependencies {
+    // This is due to new api's in java which are not available in android's lower version
+    coreLibraryDesugaring 'com.android.tools:desugar_jdk_libs:2.0.3'
+
     implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-crashlytics:18.3.2'
     implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-analytics:21.2.0'
 
-
     // Navigation component
     def nav_version = "2.5.3"
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index d106568..14af527 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -149,7 +149,8 @@
             <meta-data
                 android:name="android.app.lib_name"
                 android:value="" />
-        </activity> <!-- // app blocking stuff -->
+        </activity>
+        <!-- // app blocking stuff -->
         <activity android:name=".appblocking.FUAActivity" />
         <activity android:name=".appblocking.BlockApp" />
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/app/simplitend/patient_dashboard/DirectionToHomeActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/app/simplitend/patient_dashboard/DirectionToHomeActivity.java
index f684ee3..191f8cb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/app/simplitend/patient_dashboard/DirectionToHomeActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/app/simplitend/patient_dashboard/DirectionToHomeActivity.java
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
 import androidx.core.app.ActivityCompat;
 import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProvider;
 
+import com.app.simplitend.R;
+import com.app.simplitend.apputils.AppUtil;
+import com.app.simplitend.databinding.ActivityDirectionToHomeBinding;
 import com.google.android.gms.location.FusedLocationProviderClient;
 import com.google.android.gms.location.LocationListener;
 import com.google.android.gms.location.LocationRequest;
@@ -39,9 +42,6 @@ import com.google.maps.GeoApiContext;
 import com.google.maps.android.PolyUtil;
 import com.google.maps.model.DirectionsResult;
 import com.google.maps.model.DirectionsRoute;
-import com.app.simplitend.R;
-import com.app.simplitend.apputils.AppUtil;
-import com.app.simplitend.databinding.ActivityDirectionToHomeBinding;
 
 import java.util.List;