diff --git a/.ci.yaml b/.ci.yaml
index 57d08af984..a5eb7ddba6 100644
--- a/.ci.yaml
+++ b/.ci.yaml
@@ -5503,7 +5503,7 @@ targets:
       add_recipes_cq: "true"
       dependencies: >-
         [
-          {"dependency": "android_sdk", "version": "version:33v6"},
+          {"dependency": "android_sdk", "version": "version:35v1"},
           {"dependency": "chrome_and_driver", "version": "version:125.0.6422.141"},
           {"dependency": "open_jdk", "version": "version:17"},
           {"dependency": "goldctl", "version": "git_revision:2387d6fff449587eecbb7e45b2692ca0710b63b9"},
@@ -5521,7 +5521,7 @@ targets:
       add_recipes_cq: "true"
       dependencies: >-
         [
-          {"dependency": "android_sdk", "version": "version:33v6"},
+          {"dependency": "android_sdk", "version": "version:35v1"},
           {"dependency": "chrome_and_driver", "version": "version:125.0.6422.141"},
           {"dependency": "open_jdk", "version": "version:17"},
           {"dependency": "goldctl", "version": "git_revision:2387d6fff449587eecbb7e45b2692ca0710b63b9"},
@@ -5539,7 +5539,7 @@ targets:
       add_recipes_cq: "true"
       dependencies: >-
         [
-          {"dependency": "android_sdk", "version": "version:33v6"},
+          {"dependency": "android_sdk", "version": "version:35v1"},
           {"dependency": "chrome_and_driver", "version": "version:125.0.6422.141"},
           {"dependency": "open_jdk", "version": "version:17"},
           {"dependency": "goldctl", "version": "git_revision:2387d6fff449587eecbb7e45b2692ca0710b63b9"},
diff --git a/dev/a11y_assessments/android/app/build.gradle b/dev/a11y_assessments/android/app/build.gradle
index c911663423..d040546cc3 100644
--- a/dev/a11y_assessments/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/a11y_assessments/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -35,7 +35,15 @@ if (keystorePropertiesFile.exists()) {
 android {
     namespace "com.example.a11y_assessments"
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
-    ndkVersion flutter.ndkVersion
+
+    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
+    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
+    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
+    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
+    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
+        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
+        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
+    }
 
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/dev/benchmarks/complex_layout/android/app/build.gradle b/dev/benchmarks/complex_layout/android/app/build.gradle
index f86cb35c1d..8b00ebb415 100644
--- a/dev/benchmarks/complex_layout/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/benchmarks/complex_layout/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -29,6 +29,15 @@ android {
     namespace "com.yourcompany.complexLayout"
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
 
+    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
+    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
+    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
+    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
+    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
+        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
+        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
+    }
+
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_11
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_11
diff --git a/dev/benchmarks/macrobenchmarks/android/app/build.gradle b/dev/benchmarks/macrobenchmarks/android/app/build.gradle
index 06acb88de4..f358286d00 100644
--- a/dev/benchmarks/macrobenchmarks/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/benchmarks/macrobenchmarks/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -29,6 +29,15 @@ android {
     namespace "com.example.macrobenchmarks"
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
 
+    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
+    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
+    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
+    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
+    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
+        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
+        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
+    }
+
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/dev/benchmarks/microbenchmarks/android/app/build.gradle b/dev/benchmarks/microbenchmarks/android/app/build.gradle
index 141ac9622f..e3fc68e472 100644
--- a/dev/benchmarks/microbenchmarks/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/benchmarks/microbenchmarks/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -29,6 +29,15 @@ android {
     namespace "com.yourcompany.microbenchmarks"
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
 
+    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
+    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
+    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
+    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
+    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
+        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
+        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
+    }
+
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/dev/benchmarks/multiple_flutters/android/app/build.gradle b/dev/benchmarks/multiple_flutters/android/app/build.gradle
index 6a671e475e..9cea465111 100644
--- a/dev/benchmarks/multiple_flutters/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/benchmarks/multiple_flutters/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -16,6 +16,15 @@ android {
     namespace "dev.flutter.multipleflutters"
     compileSdk 34
 
+    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
+    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
+    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
+    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
+    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
+        ndkVersion = "26.3.11579264" // This version must exactly match the version of the NDK that the recipe pulls from CIPD.
+        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
+    }
+
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/dev/benchmarks/platform_views_layout/android/app/build.gradle b/dev/benchmarks/platform_views_layout/android/app/build.gradle
index 63c7e0bee4..9504f0ae17 100644
--- a/dev/benchmarks/platform_views_layout/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/benchmarks/platform_views_layout/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -29,6 +29,15 @@ android {
     namespace "dev.benchmarks.platform_views_layout"
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
 
+    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
+    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
+    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
+    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
+    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
+        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
+        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
+    }
+
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/dev/benchmarks/platform_views_layout_hybrid_composition/android/app/build.gradle b/dev/benchmarks/platform_views_layout_hybrid_composition/android/app/build.gradle
index 2beb7dc539..ee181f49dc 100644
--- a/dev/benchmarks/platform_views_layout_hybrid_composition/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/benchmarks/platform_views_layout_hybrid_composition/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -29,6 +29,15 @@ android {
     namespace "dev.benchmarks.platform_views_layout_hybrid_composition"
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
 
+    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
+    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
+    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
+    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
+    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
+        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
+        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
+    }
+
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/dev/benchmarks/test_apps/stocks/android/app/build.gradle b/dev/benchmarks/test_apps/stocks/android/app/build.gradle
index 5e7907e25e..6dbd28b9da 100644
--- a/dev/benchmarks/test_apps/stocks/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/benchmarks/test_apps/stocks/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -29,6 +29,15 @@ android {
     namespace "io.flutter.examples.stocks"
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
 
+    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
+    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
+    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
+    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
+    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
+        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
+        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
+    }
+
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/dev/devicelab/bin/tasks/gradle_desugar_classes_test.dart b/dev/devicelab/bin/tasks/gradle_desugar_classes_test.dart
index 2d6062ed35..5427ab8bd4 100644
--- a/dev/devicelab/bin/tasks/gradle_desugar_classes_test.dart
+++ b/dev/devicelab/bin/tasks/gradle_desugar_classes_test.dart
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Future<void> main() async {
     try {
       await runProjectTest((FlutterProject flutterProject) async {
         section('APK contains plugin classes');
-        await flutterProject.setMinSdkVersion(20);
+        await flutterProject.setMinSdkVersion(21);
         await flutterProject.addPlugin('google_maps_flutter:^2.2.1');
 
         await inDirectory(flutterProject.rootPath, () async {
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/android_semantics_testing/android/app/build.gradle b/dev/integration_tests/android_semantics_testing/android/app/build.gradle
index 25afe619de..1bcd40e4a3 100644
--- a/dev/integration_tests/android_semantics_testing/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/android_semantics_testing/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -20,6 +20,15 @@ android {
     namespace = "com.yourcompany.platforminteraction"
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
 
+    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
+    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
+    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
+    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
+    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
+        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
+        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
+    }
+
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/android_verified_input/android/app/build.gradle b/dev/integration_tests/android_verified_input/android/app/build.gradle
index 995fb86b32..e6f0187e1e 100644
--- a/dev/integration_tests/android_verified_input/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/android_verified_input/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -29,7 +29,15 @@ if (flutterVersionName == null) {
 android {
     namespace "io.flutter.integration.android_verified_input"
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
-    ndkVersion flutter.ndkVersion
+
+    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
+    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
+    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
+    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
+    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
+        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
+        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
+    }
 
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/android_views/android/app/build.gradle b/dev/integration_tests/android_views/android/app/build.gradle
index 8596326f55..a376d48367 100644
--- a/dev/integration_tests/android_views/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/android_views/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -29,6 +29,15 @@ android {
     namespace = 'io.flutter.integration.platformviews'
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
 
+    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
+    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
+    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
+    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
+    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
+        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
+        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
+    }
+
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/channels/android/app/build.gradle b/dev/integration_tests/channels/android/app/build.gradle
index 17f8f1332c..29638d599d 100644
--- a/dev/integration_tests/channels/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/channels/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -29,7 +29,15 @@ if (flutterVersionName == null) {
 android {
     namespace "com.example.channels"
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
-    ndkVersion flutter.ndkVersion
+
+    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
+    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
+    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
+    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
+    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
+        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
+        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
+    }
 
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/deferred_components_test/android/app/build.gradle b/dev/integration_tests/deferred_components_test/android/app/build.gradle
index 69750fb03d..f17f930b4b 100644
--- a/dev/integration_tests/deferred_components_test/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/deferred_components_test/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -36,6 +36,15 @@ android {
     namespace "io.flutter.integration.deferred_components_test"
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
 
+    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
+    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
+    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
+    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
+    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
+        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
+        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
+    }
+
     sourceSets {
         main.java.srcDirs += 'src/main/kotlin'
     }
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/deferred_components_test/android/component1/build.gradle b/dev/integration_tests/deferred_components_test/android/component1/build.gradle
index 9daab6d9c9..5354de1031 100644
--- a/dev/integration_tests/deferred_components_test/android/component1/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/deferred_components_test/android/component1/build.gradle
@@ -26,6 +26,15 @@ android {
     namespace "io.flutter.integration.deferred_components_test.component1"
     compileSdk 35
 
+    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
+    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
+    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
+    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
+    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
+        ndkVersion = "26.3.11579264" // This version must exactly match the version of the NDK that the recipe pulls from CIPD.
+        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
+    }
+
     sourceSets {
         applicationVariants.all { variant ->
             main.assets.srcDirs += "${project.layout.buildDirectory.get()}/intermediates/flutter/${variant.name}/deferred_assets"
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/external_textures/android/app/build.gradle b/dev/integration_tests/external_textures/android/app/build.gradle
index 7e1c89b3a5..c6adeef108 100644
--- a/dev/integration_tests/external_textures/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/external_textures/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -19,6 +19,15 @@ android {
     namespace = "io.flutter.externalui"
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
 
+    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
+    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
+    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
+    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
+    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
+        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
+        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
+    }
+
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/flavors/android/app/build.gradle b/dev/integration_tests/flavors/android/app/build.gradle
index 5b091f702a..9044bc258a 100644
--- a/dev/integration_tests/flavors/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/flavors/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -19,6 +19,15 @@ android {
     namespace "com.yourcompany.flavors"
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
 
+    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
+    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
+    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
+    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
+    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
+        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
+        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
+    }
+
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/flutter_gallery/android/app/build.gradle b/dev/integration_tests/flutter_gallery/android/app/build.gradle
index 5c5fa7d61c..df976a59cd 100644
--- a/dev/integration_tests/flutter_gallery/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/flutter_gallery/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -45,6 +45,15 @@ android {
     namespace "io.flutter.demo.gallery"
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
 
+    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
+    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
+    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
+    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
+    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
+        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
+        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
+    }
+
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/gradle_deprecated_settings/android/app/build.gradle b/dev/integration_tests/gradle_deprecated_settings/android/app/build.gradle
index ecb2deeb6d..64c3432e3b 100644
--- a/dev/integration_tests/gradle_deprecated_settings/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/gradle_deprecated_settings/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -22,6 +22,15 @@ android {
     namespace = "com.yourcompany.flavors"
     compileSdk 34
 
+    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
+    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
+    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
+    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
+    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
+        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
+        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
+    }
+
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/hybrid_android_views/android/app/build.gradle b/dev/integration_tests/hybrid_android_views/android/app/build.gradle
index 5fb0d47446..b595440083 100644
--- a/dev/integration_tests/hybrid_android_views/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/hybrid_android_views/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -29,6 +29,15 @@ android {
     namespace = "io.flutter.integration.platformviews"
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
 
+    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
+    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
+    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
+    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
+    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
+        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
+        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
+    }
+
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/module_host_with_custom_build_v2_embedding/app/build.gradle b/dev/integration_tests/module_host_with_custom_build_v2_embedding/app/build.gradle
index 1e69c1f986..75f07cb601 100644
--- a/dev/integration_tests/module_host_with_custom_build_v2_embedding/app/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/module_host_with_custom_build_v2_embedding/app/build.gradle
@@ -8,6 +8,15 @@ android {
     namespace = "io.flutter.addtoapp"
     compileSdk 34
 
+    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
+    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
+    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
+    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
+    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
+        ndkVersion = "26.3.11579264" // This version must exactly match the version of the NDK that the recipe pulls from CIPD.
+        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
+    }
+
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/native_driver_test/android/app/build.gradle b/dev/integration_tests/native_driver_test/android/app/build.gradle
index c5b106e0c9..4734c2bdd7 100644
--- a/dev/integration_tests/native_driver_test/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/native_driver_test/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -12,7 +12,15 @@ plugins {
 android {
     namespace = "com.example.native_driver_test"
     compileSdk = flutter.compileSdkVersion
-    ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
+
+    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
+    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
+    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
+    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
+    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
+        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
+        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
+    }
 
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/non_nullable/android/app/build.gradle b/dev/integration_tests/non_nullable/android/app/build.gradle
index 9822c24687..3b305e5ad8 100644
--- a/dev/integration_tests/non_nullable/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/non_nullable/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -30,6 +30,15 @@ android {
     namespace = "com.example.non_nullable"
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
 
+    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
+    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
+    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
+    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
+    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
+        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
+        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
+    }
+
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/platform_interaction/android/app/build.gradle b/dev/integration_tests/platform_interaction/android/app/build.gradle
index 7f8fea246c..5dfccb53e2 100644
--- a/dev/integration_tests/platform_interaction/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/platform_interaction/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -19,6 +19,15 @@ android {
     namespace = "com.yourcompany.platforminteraction"
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
 
+    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
+    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
+    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
+    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
+    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
+        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
+        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
+    }
+
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/pure_android_host_apps/android_custom_host_app/SampleApp/build.gradle b/dev/integration_tests/pure_android_host_apps/android_custom_host_app/SampleApp/build.gradle
index 1ec1e7bc65..0227cf37b2 100644
--- a/dev/integration_tests/pure_android_host_apps/android_custom_host_app/SampleApp/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/pure_android_host_apps/android_custom_host_app/SampleApp/build.gradle
@@ -8,6 +8,15 @@ android {
     namespace = "io.flutter.add2app"
     compileSdk 34
 
+    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
+    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
+    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
+    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
+    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
+        ndkVersion = "26.3.11579264" // This version must exactly match the version of the NDK that the recipe pulls from CIPD.
+        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
+    }
+
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/pure_android_host_apps/android_host_app_v2_embedding/app/build.gradle b/dev/integration_tests/pure_android_host_apps/android_host_app_v2_embedding/app/build.gradle
index 71abced98b..fee774a0c7 100644
--- a/dev/integration_tests/pure_android_host_apps/android_host_app_v2_embedding/app/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/pure_android_host_apps/android_host_app_v2_embedding/app/build.gradle
@@ -8,6 +8,15 @@ android {
     namespace = "io.flutter.add2app"
     compileSdk 34
 
+    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
+    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
+    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
+    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
+    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
+        ndkVersion = "26.3.11579264" // This version must exactly match the version of the NDK that the recipe pulls from CIPD.
+        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
+    }
+
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/pure_android_host_apps/host_app_kotlin_gradle_dsl/app/build.gradle.kts b/dev/integration_tests/pure_android_host_apps/host_app_kotlin_gradle_dsl/app/build.gradle.kts
index 80fc8488e9..d7189b8355 100644
--- a/dev/integration_tests/pure_android_host_apps/host_app_kotlin_gradle_dsl/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/pure_android_host_apps/host_app_kotlin_gradle_dsl/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -7,6 +7,15 @@ android {
     namespace = "com.example.myapplication"
     compileSdk = 34
 
+    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
+    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
+    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
+    val systemNdkPath: String? = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
+    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
+        ndkVersion = "26.3.11579264" // This version must exactly match the version of the NDK that the recipe pulls from CIPD.
+        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
+    }
+
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId = "com.example.myapplication"
         minSdk = 24
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/release_smoke_test/android/app/build.gradle b/dev/integration_tests/release_smoke_test/android/app/build.gradle
index 357e24908a..526a60cf47 100644
--- a/dev/integration_tests/release_smoke_test/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/release_smoke_test/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -30,6 +30,15 @@ android {
     namespace = "com.example.release_smoke_test"
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
 
+    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
+    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
+    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
+    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
+    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
+        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
+        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
+    }
+
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/spell_check/android/app/build.gradle b/dev/integration_tests/spell_check/android/app/build.gradle
index 40d896e873..242e3d7360 100644
--- a/dev/integration_tests/spell_check/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/spell_check/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -29,7 +29,15 @@ if (flutterVersionName == null) {
 android {
     namespace "com.example.spell_check"
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
-    ndkVersion flutter.ndkVersion
+
+    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
+    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
+    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
+    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
+    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
+        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
+        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
+    }
 
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/ui/android/app/build.gradle b/dev/integration_tests/ui/android/app/build.gradle
index 0b7c795741..b661791560 100644
--- a/dev/integration_tests/ui/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/ui/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -12,6 +12,15 @@ android {
     namespace "com.yourcompany.integration_ui"
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
 
+    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
+    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
+    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
+    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
+    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
+        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
+        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
+    }
+
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/dev/manual_tests/android/app/build.gradle b/dev/manual_tests/android/app/build.gradle
index 8321f807a8..7ae76f585d 100644
--- a/dev/manual_tests/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/manual_tests/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -30,6 +30,15 @@ android {
     namespace = "dev.flutter.manual_tests"
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
 
+    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
+    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
+    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
+    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
+    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
+        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
+        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
+    }
+
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/dev/tracing_tests/android/app/build.gradle b/dev/tracing_tests/android/app/build.gradle
index a3bd4a16a4..438f04ee24 100644
--- a/dev/tracing_tests/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/dev/tracing_tests/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -30,6 +30,15 @@ android {
     namespace = "com.example.tracing_tests"
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
 
+    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
+    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
+    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
+    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
+    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
+        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
+        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
+    }
+
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/examples/flutter_view/android/app/build.gradle b/examples/flutter_view/android/app/build.gradle
index 7c18e6456f..1feb5a505b 100644
--- a/examples/flutter_view/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/flutter_view/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -11,6 +11,15 @@ android {
     namespace "com.example.view"
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
 
+    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
+    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
+    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
+    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
+    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
+        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
+        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
+    }
+
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/examples/hello_world/android/app/build.gradle.kts b/examples/hello_world/android/app/build.gradle.kts
index 175e23095a..d0e5ec689c 100644
--- a/examples/hello_world/android/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/examples/hello_world/android/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -11,6 +11,15 @@ android {
     namespace = "io.flutter.examples.hello_world"
     compileSdk = flutter.compileSdkVersion
 
+    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
+    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
+    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
+    val systemNdkPath: String? = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
+    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
+        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
+        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
+    }
+
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/examples/image_list/android/app/build.gradle b/examples/image_list/android/app/build.gradle
index e4b8b76b39..1adead8eb0 100644
--- a/examples/image_list/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/image_list/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -29,6 +29,15 @@ android {
     namespace "com.example.image_list"
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
 
+    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
+    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
+    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
+    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
+    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
+        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
+        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
+    }
+
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/examples/layers/android/app/build.gradle b/examples/layers/android/app/build.gradle
index 87d5fd2ee6..3cb9dd323c 100644
--- a/examples/layers/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/layers/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -11,6 +11,15 @@ android {
     namespace "io.flutter.examples.Layers"
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
 
+    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
+    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
+    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
+    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
+    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
+        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
+        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
+    }
+
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/examples/platform_channel/android/app/build.gradle b/examples/platform_channel/android/app/build.gradle
index 6da008a41b..762775b520 100644
--- a/examples/platform_channel/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/platform_channel/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -29,6 +29,15 @@ android {
     namespace "com.example.platformchannel"
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
 
+    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
+    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
+    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
+    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
+    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
+        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
+        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
+    }
+
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/examples/platform_view/android/app/build.gradle b/examples/platform_view/android/app/build.gradle
index 2fda0ca212..b66e071395 100644
--- a/examples/platform_view/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/platform_view/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -29,6 +29,15 @@ android {
     namespace "io.flutter.examples.platform_view"
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
 
+    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
+    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
+    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
+    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
+    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
+        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
+        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
+    }
+
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/src/main/groovy/CMakeLists.txt b/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/src/main/groovy/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ae7354f572
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/src/main/groovy/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Empty file to trick the Android Gradle Plugin to download the NDK. This is because AGP requires
+# the NDK in order to strip debug symbols from native libraries, does not download it in that case
+# (instead, AGP only downloads it when AGP thinks it needs the NDK to build a native library).
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/src/main/groovy/flutter.groovy b/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/src/main/groovy/flutter.groovy
index dfec35b704..e9ef058072 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/src/main/groovy/flutter.groovy
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/src/main/groovy/flutter.groovy
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class FlutterExtension {
      * Chosen as default version of the AGP version below as found in
      * https://developer.android.com/studio/projects/install-ndk#default-ndk-per-agp.
      */
-    public final String ndkVersion = "26.1.10909125"
+    public final String ndkVersion = "26.3.11579264"
 
     /**
      * Specifies the relative directory to the Flutter project directory.
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ class FlutterPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
         extension.flutterVersionName = flutterVersionName ?: "1.0"
 
         this.addFlutterTasks(project)
+        forceNdkDownload(project, flutterRootPath)
 
         // By default, assembling APKs generates fat APKs if multiple platforms are passed.
         // Configuring split per ABI allows to generate separate APKs for each abi.
@@ -859,6 +860,36 @@ class FlutterPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
         return version2
     }
 
+    private void forceNdkDownload(Project gradleProject, String flutterSdkRootPath) {
+        // If the project is already configuring a native build, we don't need to do anything.
+        Boolean forcingNotRequired = gradleProject.android.externalNativeBuild.cmake.path != null
+        if (forcingNotRequired) {
+            return
+        }
+
+        // Otherwise, point to an empty CMakeLists.txt, and ignore associated warnings.
+        gradleProject.android {
+            externalNativeBuild {
+                cmake {
+                    // Respect the existing configuration if it exists - the NDK will already be
+                    // downloaded in this case.
+                    path = flutterSdkRootPath + "/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/src/main/groovy/CMakeLists.txt"
+                }
+            }
+
+            defaultConfig {
+                externalNativeBuild {
+                    cmake {
+                        // CMake will print warnings when you try to build an empty project.
+                        // These arguments silence the warnings - our project is intentionally
+                        // empty.
+                        arguments("-Wno-dev", "--no-warn-unused-cli")
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     /** Prints error message and fix for any plugin compileSdkVersion or ndkVersion that are higher than the project. */
     private void detectLowCompileSdkVersionOrNdkVersion() {
         project.afterEvaluate {
diff --git a/packages/integration_test/example/android/app/build.gradle b/packages/integration_test/example/android/app/build.gradle
index 782992d712..62d30ab06b 100644
--- a/packages/integration_test/example/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/integration_test/example/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -26,12 +26,18 @@ if (flutterVersionName == null) {
 }
 
 android {
-    // Conditional for compatibility with AGP <4.2.
-    if (project.android.hasProperty("namespace")) {
-        namespace 'com.example.integration_test_example'
-    }
+    namespace 'com.example.integration_test_example'
     compileSdk flutter.compileSdkVersion
 
+    // Flutter's CI installs the NDK at a non-standard path.
+    // This non-standard structure is initially created by
+    // https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/3.27.0/tools/android_sdk/create_cipd_packages.sh.
+    String systemNdkPath = System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_PATH")
+    if (systemNdkPath != null) {
+        ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
+        ndkPath = systemNdkPath
+    }
+
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8