Repository: flutter
Issue: [Shared Preferences] Kotlin version error in latest shared_preferences_android version (2.4.1)
Labels: waiting for customer response,in triage

### Steps to reproduce

- Create a new project including Android platform.
- Install shared preferences plugin
- Be sure the latest version of the plugin "shared_preferences_android' is set to "2.4.1" (check on the pubspec.lock file)
- Launch an integration test.

### Expected results

Launch will be successful

### Actual results

Error in console and app won't launch at all:

```
Running Gradle task 'assembleDebug'...                          
C:\Users\dimit\AppData\Local\Pub\Cache\hosted\pub.dev\shared_preferences_android-2.4.1\android\src\main\java\io\flutter\plugins\sharedpreferences\LegacySharedPreferencesPlugin.java:200: error: cannot find symbol
            new StringListObjectInputStream(new ByteArrayInputStream(Base64.decode(listString, 0)));
                ^
  symbol:   class StringListObjectInputStream
  location: class ListEncoder
1 error

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':shared_preferences_android:compileDebugJavaWithJavac'.
> Compilation failed; see the compiler error output for details.

* Try:
> Run with --info option to get more log output.
> Run with --scan to get full insights.

BUILD FAILED in 2m 24s
```

### Code sample

Just launch a very simple integration test.

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### Flutter Doctor output

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```console
[✓] Flutter (Channel stable, 3.27.2, on Microsoft Windows [version 10.0.26100.2605], locale fr-FR)
    • Flutter version 3.27.2 on channel stable at C:\Users\dimit\flutter
    • Upstream repository https://github.com/flutter/flutter.git
    • Framework revision 68415ad1d9 (4 days ago), 2025-01-13 10:22:03 -0800
    • Engine revision e672b006cb
    • Dart version 3.6.1
    • DevTools version 2.40.2

[✓] Windows Version (Installed version of Windows is version 10 or higher)

[✓] Android toolchain - develop for Android devices (Android SDK version 35.0.0)
    • Android SDK at C:\Users\dimit\AppData\Local\Android\sdk
    • Platform android-35, build-tools 35.0.0
    • Java binary at: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-19\bin\java
    • Java version Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 19.0.2+7-44)
    • All Android licenses accepted.

[✗] Chrome - develop for the web (Cannot find Chrome executable at .\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe)
    ! Cannot find Chrome. Try setting CHROME_EXECUTABLE to a Chrome executable.

[✗] Visual Studio - develop Windows apps
    ✗ Visual Studio not installed; this is necessary to develop Windows apps.
      Download at https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/.
      Please install the "Desktop development with C++" workload, including all of its default components

[✓] Android Studio (version 2024.2)
    • Android Studio at C:\Program Files\Android\Android Studio
    • Flutter plugin can be installed from:
      🔨 https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/9212-flutter
    • Dart plugin can be installed from:
      🔨 https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/6351-dart
    • Java version OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 21.0.3+-12282718-b509.11)

[✓] VS Code (version 1.96.4)
    • VS Code at C:\Users\dimit\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code
    • Flutter extension version 3.102.0

[✓] Connected device (3 available)
    • SM G950F (mobile) • ce051715db73da0601 • android-arm64  • Android 9 (API 28)
    • Windows (desktop) • windows            • windows-x64    • Microsoft Windows [version 10.0.26100.2605]
    • Edge (web)        • edge               • web-javascript • Microsoft Edge 131.0.2903.112

[✓] Network resources
    • All expected network resources are available.

! Doctor found issues in 2 categories.
```

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### Temp workaround

Downgrade the android plugin to 2.4.0.

Add in your `pubspec.yaml` file:

```
dependency_overrides:
  shared_preferences_android: '2.4.0'
```