Build and Runtime Errors, Dependency Updates, and Android 15 Support

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 ![GitHub Cards Preview](https://github.com/TheCodeMonks/TechBytes/blob/master/screenshots/nytimes_card.jpg?raw=true)
 
 # 🗞 NY Times
-**NY Times** is an Minimal News 🗞 Android application built to describe the use of JSoup with Modern Android development tools.  *Made with love ❤️ by [Spikeysanju](https://github.com/Spikeysanju)*
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+**NY Times** is a Minimal News 🗞 Android application built to describe the use of JSoup with Modern Android development tools. *Made with love ❤️ by [Spikeysanju](https://github.com/Spikeysanju)*
+
+> **⚡ Updated for Android 15** - This fork has been updated with the latest dependencies and is now fully compatible with Android 15. All known crashes have been resolved.
 
 ***Try latest NY Times app apk from below 👇***
 
 [![NY Times](https://img.shields.io/badge/NYTimes🌈-APK-black.svg?style=for-the-badge&logo=android)](https://github.com/TheCodeMonks/NYTimes-App/releases/download/v1.4.3/nytimes.apk)
+![Android 15](https://img.shields.io/badge/Android%2015-Compatible-green.svg?style=for-the-badge)
+![Updated](https://img.shields.io/badge/Status-Updated%202025-blue.svg?style=for-the-badge)
+
+## 🔄 Recent Updates
+
+This is an updated fork of the original NY Times app with the following improvements:
+
+- ✅ **Android 15 Compatibility** - Fully tested and compatible with Android 15
+- ✅ **Updated Dependencies** - All libraries upgraded to their latest stable versions
+- ✅ **Bug Fixes** - Resolved critical crashes and stability issues
+- ✅ **Improved Performance** - Enhanced app performance and reliability
+
+> **Note:** This fork maintains the original project's architecture and design philosophy while ensuring modern Android compatibility.
 
+### Changes from Original
+
+- Updated Kotlin and Android Gradle Plugin versions
+- Migrated to latest AndroidX libraries
+- Fixed Room database migration issues
+- Resolved deprecated API usage
+- Enhanced error handling in JSoup parsing
+- Updated target SDK to Android 15 (API 35)
+- Fixed lifecycle-aware component issues
+- Improved Jetpack DataStore implementation
+
+**Original Project:** [TheCodeMonks/NYTimes-App](https://github.com/TheCodeMonks/NYTimes-App)
 
 ## Built With 🛠
+
 - [Kotlin](https://kotlinlang.org/) - First class and official programming language for Android development.
 - [JSoup](https://jsoup.org/) - Open source Java HTML parser, with the best of HTML5 DOM methods and CSS selectors, for easy data extraction.
 - [Coroutines](https://kotlinlang.org/docs/reference/coroutines-overview.html) - For asynchronous and more..
 - [Android Architecture Components](https://developer.android.com/topic/libraries/architecture) - Collection of libraries that help you design robust, testable, and maintainable apps.
 - [Flow](https://kotlinlang.org/docs/reference/coroutines/flow.html) - A flow is an asynchronous version of a Sequence, a type of collection whose values are lazily produced.
 - [Jetpack DataStore](https://developer.android.com/topic/libraries/architecture/datastore) - Jetpack DataStore is a data storage solution that allows you to store key-value pairs or typed objects with protocol buffers. DataStore uses Kotlin coroutines and Flow to store data asynchronously, consistently, and transactionally
-  - [LiveData](https://developer.android.com/topic/libraries/architecture/livedata) - Data objects that notify views when the underlying database changes.
-  - [ViewModel](https://developer.android.com/topic/libraries/architecture/viewmodel) - Stores UI-related data that isn't destroyed on UI changes. 
-  - [Room](https://developer.android.com/topic/libraries/architecture/room) - SQLite object mapping library.
-  - [Jetpack Navigation](https://developer.android.com/guide/navigation) - Navigation refers to the interactions that allow users to navigate across, into, and back out from the different pieces of content within your app
+    - [LiveData](https://developer.android.com/topic/libraries/architecture/livedata) - Data objects that notify views when the underlying database changes.
+    - [ViewModel](https://developer.android.com/topic/libraries/architecture/viewmodel) - Stores UI-related data that isn't destroyed on UI changes.
+    - [Room](https://developer.android.com/topic/libraries/architecture/room) - SQLite object mapping library.
+    - [Jetpack Navigation](https://developer.android.com/guide/navigation) - Navigation refers to the interactions that allow users to navigate across, into, and back out from the different pieces of content within your app
 - [Material Components for Android](https://github.com/material-components/material-components-android) - Modular and customizable Material Design UI components for Android.
 
+## Package Structure
 
-# Package Structure
-
     www.thecodemonks.techbytes   # Root Package
     .
     ├── data                # For data handling.
     │   ├── db              # Local Persistence Database. Room (SQLite) database
     |   │   ├── dao         # Data Access Object for Room   
-    |   |   |── database    # Datbase Instance
+    |   |   |── database    # Database Instance
     |
     ├── model               # Model classes
     |
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     |   │   ├── bookmarks   # Bookmarks Fragment
     |
     |
-    |── utils               # Utils for URls
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+    |── utils               # Utils for URLs
 
+## Architecture
 
-
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-
-
-    ## Architecture
-
 This app uses [***MVVM (Model View View-Model)***](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/docs/guide#recommended-app-arch) architecture.
 
 ![](https://github.com/TheCodeMonks/Notes-App/blob/master/screenshots/ANDROID%20ROOM%20DB%20DIAGRAM.jpg)
 
+## 📋 Requirements
+
+- Android Studio Arctic Fox or higher
+- Minimum SDK 21 (Android 5.0)
+- Target SDK 35 (Android 15)
+- Kotlin 1.9+
+- Gradle 8.0+
+
+## 🚀 Getting Started
+
+1. Clone this repository
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/yourusername/NYTimes-App.git
+```
+
+2. Open the project in Android Studio
+
+3. Sync Gradle and build the project
+
+4. Run the app on an emulator or physical device
 
 ## Contribute
+
 If you want to contribute to this library, you're always welcome!
-See [Contributing Guidelines](https://github.com/TheCodeMonks/Notzz-App/blob/master/CONTRIBUTION.md). 
+See [Contributing Guidelines](https://github.com/TheCodeMonks/Notzz-App/blob/master/CONTRIBUTION.md).
+
+## 👥 Contributors
+
+This project is maintained by:
+
+- **Original Creator:** [Spikeysanju](https://github.com/Spikeysanju) - Initial development and architecture
+- **Android 15 Update:** [ImranKhalid001](https://github.com/imrankhalid001) - Dependency updates and compatibility fixes
+
+Special thanks to all contributors who help maintain this project!
 
 ## Contact
-Have an project? DM us at 👇
 
-Drop a mail to:- thecodemonksorg@gmail.com
+Have a project? DM us at 👇
+
+Drop a mail to: thecodemonksorg@gmail.com
 
-# Donation
-If this project help you reduce time to develop, you can give me a cup of coffee :) 
+## Donation
+
+If this project helps you reduce time to develop, you can give me a cup of coffee :)
 
 [![paypal](https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_donateCC_LG.gif)](https://www.paypal.com/paypalme2/spikeysanju)
 
+## 📄 License
 
-## License
 ```
 MIT License
 
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 SOFTWARE.
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+---
+
+## ⭐ Show your support
+
+Give a ⭐️ if this project helped you!
+
+**Original Repository:** [TheCodeMonks/NYTimes-App](https://github.com/TheCodeMonks/NYTimes-App)