This has a lot more to do with refactoring the build system than anything else. The more the build system adheres to the Java Gradle plugin, the easier it is to

This has a lot more to do with refactoring the build system than anything else. The more the build system adheres to the Java Gradle plugin, the easier it is to use Scala or other JVM compatible languages. There is an open ticket for it, and supposedly Gradle 2.0 will make this possible. https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=56232 https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=56232