Run the tests on latest android emulators

detox/android/detox/build.gradle

@@ -123,31 +123,31 @@ dependencies {
     // Versions are in-sync with the 'androidx-test-1.4.0' release/tag of the android-test github repo,
     // used by the Detox generator. See https://github.com/android/android-test/releases/tag/androidx-test-1.4.0
     // Important: Should remain so when generator tag is replaced!
-    api('androidx.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.6.1') {
+    api('androidx.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.7.0') {
         because 'Needed all across Detox but also makes Espresso seamlessly provided to Detox users with hybrid apps/E2E-tests.'
     }
-    api('androidx.test.espresso:espresso-web:3.6.1') {
+    api('androidx.test.espresso:espresso-web:3.7.0') {
         because 'Web-View testing'
     }
-    api('androidx.test.espresso:espresso-contrib:3.6.1') {
+    api('androidx.test.espresso:espresso-contrib:3.7.0') {
         because 'Android datepicker support'
         exclude group: "org.checkerframework", module: "checker"
     }
     api('org.hamcrest:hamcrest:2.2') {
         because 'See https://github.com/wix/Detox/issues/3920. Need to force hamcrest 2.2 win in battle of 2.2 vs. 1.3 (specified by Espresso).'
     }
-    api('androidx.test:rules:1.6.1') {
+    api('androidx.test:rules:1.7.0') {
         because 'of ActivityTestRule. Needed by users *and* internally used by Detox.'
     }
-    api('androidx.test.ext:junit:1.2.1') {
+    api('androidx.test.ext:junit:1.3.0') {
         because 'Needed so as to seamlessly provide AndroidJUnit4 to Detox users. Depends on junit core.'
     }
     // Version is the latest; Cannot sync with the Github repo (e.g. android/android-test) because the androidx
     // packaging version of associated classes is simply not there...
-    api('androidx.test.uiautomator:uiautomator:2.2.0') {
+    api('androidx.test.uiautomator:uiautomator:2.3.0') {
         because 'Needed by Detox but also makes UIAutomator seamlessly provided to Detox users with hybrid apps/E2E-tests.'
     }
-    api('androidx.test:core-ktx:1.6.1') {
+    api('androidx.test:core-ktx:1.7.0') {
         because 'Needed by Detox but also makes AndroidX test core seamlessly provided to Detox users with hybrid apps/E2E-tests.'
     }
     implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-reflect:$_kotlinVersion") {

detox/android/detox/src/full/java/com/wix/detox/reactnative/idlingresources/ReactNativeIdlingResources.kt

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ class ReactNativeIdlingResources(
     fun unregisterAll() {
         unregisterMQThreadsInterrogators()
         unregisterIdlingResources()
+        syncIdlingResources()
     }
 
     fun pauseNetworkSynchronization() = pauseIdlingResource(IdlingResourcesName.Network)
@@ -77,8 +78,8 @@ class ReactNativeIdlingResources(
     }
 
     private fun setupMQThreadsInterrogator(looperName: LooperName) {
-        reactApplication.getCurrentReactContext()?.let {
-            val mqThreadsReflector = MQThreadsReflector(it)
+        reactApplication.getCurrentReactContext()?.let { reactContext ->
+            val mqThreadsReflector = MQThreadsReflector(reactContext)
             val looper = when (looperName) {
                 LooperName.JS -> mqThreadsReflector.getJSMQueue()?.getLooper()
                 LooperName.NativeModules -> mqThreadsReflector.getNativeModulesQueue()?.getLooper()
@@ -108,12 +109,44 @@ class ReactNativeIdlingResources(
     }
 
     private fun unregisterMQThreadsInterrogators() {
-        loopers.values.forEach {
-            IdlingRegistry.getInstance().unregisterLooperAsIdlingResource(it)
+        loopers.values.forEach { looper ->
+            IdlingRegistry.getInstance().unregisterLooperAsIdlingResource(looper)
+            clearLooperHandlerCache(looper)
         }
         loopers.clear()
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Workaround for Espresso 3.7.0+ where LooperIdlingResourceInterrogationHandler
+     * caches handlers in a static map but doesn't clear them on release().
+     * This causes re-registered loopers to get stale handlers with releasing=true.
+     *
+     * For older Espresso versions without this static cache, this is a no-op.
+     */
+    private fun clearLooperHandlerCache(looper: Looper) {
+        try {
+            val handlerClass = Class.forName("androidx.test.espresso.base.LooperIdlingResourceInterrogationHandler")
+            val instsField = handlerClass.getDeclaredField("insts")
+            instsField.isAccessible = true
+            @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
+            val insts = instsField.get(null) as java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap<String, Any>
+
+            val name = String.format(
+                java.util.Locale.ROOT,
+                "LooperIdlingResource-%s-%s",
+                looper.thread.id,
+                looper.thread.name
+            )
+            insts.remove(name)
+        } catch (_: ClassNotFoundException) {
+            // Expected for older Espresso versions - silently ignore
+        } catch (_: NoSuchFieldException) {
+            // Expected for Espresso versions with different implementation - silently ignore
+        } catch (e: Exception) {
+            Log.w(LOG_TAG, "Failed to clear looper handler cache", e)
+        }
+    }
+
     @OptIn(ExperimentalStdlibApi::class)
     private fun unregisterIdlingResources() {
         IdlingResourcesName.entries.forEach {

detox/test/e2e/detox.config.js

@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ const config = {
       type: 'android.emulator',
       headless: Boolean(process.env.CI),
       device: {
-        avdName: 'Pixel_3a_API_35'
+        avdName: 'Pixel_3a_API_36'
       },
       utilBinaryPaths: ["e2e/util-binary/detoxbutler-1.1.0-aosp-release.apk"],
       systemUI: {