diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index a714aff..d23a8ad 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -548,11 +548,11 @@
         "treefmt-nix": "treefmt-nix"
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1776522593,
-        "narHash": "sha256-HqQ8XQGv14TehBKL1IXF28wvbC6OCoHWvTOI/IdCA/8=",
+        "lastModified": 1776893458,
+        "narHash": "sha256-/oT77s8xQGAr80mWV+zcRixZMOqU6AJBloC97xuGY34=",
         "ref": "refs/heads/main",
-        "rev": "d821500db7375ebb346aaa17c80dc25214165584",
-        "revCount": 479,
+        "rev": "2c370afe8ed3ea4c198f65246a32a8809c246fd6",
+        "revCount": 524,
         "type": "git",
         "url": "https://git.berlin.ccc.de/vinzenz/nova-shell"
       },
diff --git a/nixosConfigurations/damocles/android-dev.nix b/nixosConfigurations/damocles/android-dev.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea5432c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixosConfigurations/damocles/android-dev.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+{ pkgs, ... }:
+let
+  androidComposition = pkgs.androidenv.composeAndroidPackages {
+    buildToolsVersions = [ "36.1.0" ];
+    platformVersions = [ "35" ];
+    includeNDK = false;
+    includeEmulator = false;
+    includeSystemImages = false;
+  };
+  androidSdk = androidComposition.androidsdk;
+in
+{
+  nixpkgs.config.android_sdk.accept_license = true;
+
+  allowedUnfreePackages = [
+    "android-sdk-cmdline-tools"
+    "android-sdk-platform-tools"
+    "android-sdk-tools"
+    "android-sdk-build-tools"
+    "android-sdk-platforms"
+
+    # wtf
+    "platform-tools"
+    "tools"
+    "build-tools"
+    "cmdline-tools"
+    "platforms"
+    "cmake" # android sdk repackage
+  ];
+
+  environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
+    androidSdk
+    gradle
+    kotlin
+    jdk21
+  ];
+
+  environment.variables = {
+    ANDROID_HOME = "${androidSdk}/libexec/android-sdk";
+    ANDROID_SDK_ROOT = "${androidSdk}/libexec/android-sdk";
+    JAVA_HOME = "${pkgs.jdk21}";
+  };
+}
diff --git a/nixosConfigurations/damocles/default.nix b/nixosConfigurations/damocles/default.nix
index 786a1b8..a91e131 100644
--- a/nixosConfigurations/damocles/default.nix
+++ b/nixosConfigurations/damocles/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 { pkgs, self, ... }:
 {
+  imports = [ ./android-dev.nix ];
+
   nixpkgs.overlays = [ self.overlays.unstable-packages ];
 
   boot.isContainer = true;
@@ -21,4 +23,12 @@
   };
 
   security.sudo.wheelNeedsPassword = false;
+
+  programs.nix-ld = {
+    enable = true;
+    libraries = with pkgs; [
+      stdenv.cc.cc.lib
+      zlib
+    ];
+  };
 }
diff --git a/nixosModules/global-settings-desktop.nix b/nixosModules/global-settings-desktop.nix
index 5f8bbf7..bf23ef7 100644
--- a/nixosModules/global-settings-desktop.nix
+++ b/nixosModules/global-settings-desktop.nix
@@ -35,21 +35,25 @@
       extraSpecialArgs = specialArgs;
       useGlobalPkgs = true;
       useUserPackages = true;
+      users = home-manager-users;
+      sharedModules = [
+        { home.stateVersion = "22.11"; }
+        # keep-sorted start
+        self.homeModules.git
+        self.homeModules.gnome-extensions
+        self.homeModules.nano
+        self.homeModules.templates
+        self.homeModules.zsh-basics
+        # keep-sorted end
+      ];
     };
 
     time.timeZone = "Europe/Berlin";
 
-    home-manager.sharedModules = [
-      { home.stateVersion = "22.11"; }
-      # keep-sorted start
-      self.homeModules.git
-      self.homeModules.gnome-extensions
-      self.homeModules.nano
-      self.homeModules.templates
-      self.homeModules.zsh-basics
-      # keep-sorted end
-    ];
-
-    home-manager.users = home-manager-users;
+    # on desktops, keep the device useable interactively during expensive builds
+    nix = {
+      daemonCPUSchedPolicy = "idle";
+      daemonIOSchedClass = "idle";
+    };
   };
 }