diff --git a/KMP/README.md b/KMP/README.md
index b6517f76..ab28411f 100644
--- a/KMP/README.md
+++ b/KMP/README.md
@@ -150,7 +150,30 @@ duplicate native symbols.
 ## Build from source
 
 Building the KMP project and its iOS targets requires macOS, Xcode command-line
-tools, CMake, and JDK 11 or newer:
+tools, CMake, and JDK 21. The checked-in Gradle daemon JVM criteria select JDK 21
+for both command-line builds and Android Studio imports; install it before syncing.
+
+If Android Studio cannot find `cmake` on its PATH, set `cmake.dir` to the CMake
+installation directory containing `bin/cmake` in the untracked
+`KMP/local.properties`. For example, with Homebrew on Apple Silicon:
+
+```properties
+cmake.dir=/opt/homebrew
+```
+
+Both native configure and build tasks use this path. When `cmake.dir` is unset,
+they use `cmake` from PATH.
+
+Open the `KMP` directory in Android Studio. The sample is enabled by
+`MMKV_INCLUDE_SAMPLE=true` in `gradle.properties`. After syncing, select the
+Android App run configuration for `:sample:composeApp` to run the Android sample.
+Use `-PMMKV_INCLUDE_SAMPLE=false` for a library-only build.
+
+The sample enables Android and iOS by default. Its desktop configuration is
+disabled because the MMKV wrapper does not yet provide a JVM target. The existing
+desktop scaffold is retained behind `-PMMKV_ENABLE_DESKTOP=true` for development;
+it still requires JVM support in the wrapper before it can build. Published-MMKV
+mode always disables desktop, even when this flag is set.
 
 ```bash
 cd KMP
@@ -161,4 +184,22 @@ cd KMP
 `com.tencent:mmkv:2.4.3` Android artifact has been published only to Maven
 Local.
 
+To prepare the iOS sample, install CocoaPods and run the following from `KMP`:
+
+```bash
+./gradlew :sample:composeApp:podInstall -PMMKV_INCLUDE_SAMPLE=true
+open sample/iosApp/iosApp.xcworkspace
+```
+
+This generates the Pods support files, including the `.xcconfig` files referenced
+by the Xcode project. Use the generated workspace for Xcode builds. The sample is
+included automatically when Xcode invokes Gradle through the CocoaPods build script.
+
+When running the iOS sample from Android Studio, its linked Xcode project must
+use `sample/iosApp/iosApp.xcworkspace` as well. If the IDE linked the `.xcodeproj`
+before `podInstall` created the workspace, invoke **Unlink Xcode project** via
+**Find Action**, then **Sync Project with Gradle Files** to detect the workspace.
+Building the standalone project omits the Pods target and can fail with
+`Framework 'Pods_iosApp' not found`.
+
 Release maintainers should also follow [PUBLISHING.md](./PUBLISHING.md).
diff --git a/KMP/gradle.properties b/KMP/gradle.properties
index 93eb9372..02607b4e 100644
--- a/KMP/gradle.properties
+++ b/KMP/gradle.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # Project-wide Gradle settings.
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2048m
 
+# Include the sample application in Android Studio imports.
+MMKV_INCLUDE_SAMPLE=true
+
 # Android
 android.useAndroidX=true
 android.nonTransitiveRClass=false
diff --git a/KMP/gradle/gradle-daemon-jvm.properties b/KMP/gradle/gradle-daemon-jvm.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f65cfab4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/KMP/gradle/gradle-daemon-jvm.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Keep the build JVM compatible with Gradle 8.14, including Android Studio imports.
+toolchainVersion=21
diff --git a/KMP/mmkv/build.gradle.kts b/KMP/mmkv/build.gradle.kts
index 78a99b5f..3dfd9ac2 100644
--- a/KMP/mmkv/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/KMP/mmkv/build.gradle.kts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+import java.util.Properties
 import org.gradle.api.publish.maven.MavenPublication
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.Exec
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.bundling.Jar
@@ -71,6 +72,19 @@ version = publishVersion
 val nativeInteropDir = project.file("nativeInterop")
 val nativeBuildRoot = nativeInteropDir.resolve("build")
 
+// These custom Exec tasks do not use AGP's CMake discovery. Honor cmake.dir so
+// IDE imports do not depend on the GUI process inheriting the shell's PATH.
+val localProperties = Properties().apply {
+    val propertiesFile = rootProject.file("local.properties")
+    if (propertiesFile.isFile) {
+        propertiesFile.inputStream().use { load(it) }
+    }
+}
+val cmakeExecutable = localProperties.getProperty("cmake.dir")
+    ?.trim()?.takeIf { it.isNotEmpty() }
+    ?.let { rootProject.file(it).resolve("bin/cmake").absolutePath }
+    ?: "cmake"
+
 fun taskSuffix(label: String): String =
     label.split('-', '_')
         .filter { it.isNotBlank() }
@@ -90,6 +104,7 @@ fun registerCMakeBuildTask(
 
         inputs.file(nativeInteropDir.resolve("CMakeLists.txt"))
         inputs.file(nativeInteropDir.resolve("cinterop/mmkv.def"))
+        inputs.property("cmakeExecutable", cmakeExecutable)
         outputs.file(buildDir.resolve("CMakeCache.txt"))
         outputs.file(buildDir.resolve("include/MMKVBridge.h"))
 
@@ -98,7 +113,7 @@ fun registerCMakeBuildTask(
         workingDir = nativeInteropDir
         commandLine(
             buildList {
-                add("cmake")
+                add(cmakeExecutable)
                 add("-S")
                 add(".")
                 add("-B")
@@ -126,6 +141,7 @@ fun registerCMakeBuildTask(
 
         inputs.file(nativeInteropDir.resolve("CMakeLists.txt"))
         inputs.file(nativeInteropDir.resolve("cinterop/mmkv.def"))
+        inputs.property("cmakeExecutable", cmakeExecutable)
         outputs.file(buildDir.resolve("libmmkv-kmp.a"))
         // Let CMake perform its own incremental source check. Gradle cannot
         // reliably model FetchContent/local Core source inputs here.
@@ -134,7 +150,7 @@ fun registerCMakeBuildTask(
         workingDir = nativeInteropDir
         commandLine(
             buildList {
-                add("cmake")
+                add(cmakeExecutable)
                 add("--build")
                 add(buildDir.absolutePath)
                 add("--config")
diff --git a/KMP/sample/composeApp/build.gradle.kts b/KMP/sample/composeApp/build.gradle.kts
index 7d1bdb34..6a79724f 100644
--- a/KMP/sample/composeApp/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/KMP/sample/composeApp/build.gradle.kts
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 val usePublishedMMKV = providers.gradleProperty("MMKV_USE_PUBLISHED").orNull == "true"
+// The MMKV wrapper currently has no JVM target. Keep the desktop scaffold
+// opt-in so normal imports and aggregate builds only use supported targets.
+val enableDesktop = !usePublishedMMKV &&
+    providers.gradleProperty("MMKV_ENABLE_DESKTOP").orNull == "true"
 val mmkvVersion = providers.gradleProperty("VERSION_NAME").getOrElse("2.4.3")
 
 kotlin {
@@ -16,8 +20,7 @@ kotlin {
         }
     }
 
-    if (!usePublishedMMKV) {
-        // Desktop is available only when the sample consumes the in-tree project.
+    if (enableDesktop) {
         jvm("desktop") {
             compilerOptions {
                 jvmTarget.set(org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.dsl.JvmTarget.JVM_11)
@@ -61,7 +64,7 @@ kotlin {
                 implementation("androidx.activity:activity-compose:1.10.1")
             }
         }
-        if (!usePublishedMMKV) {
+        if (enableDesktop) {
             val desktopMain by getting {
                 dependencies {
                     implementation(compose.desktop.currentOs)
@@ -71,7 +74,7 @@ kotlin {
     }
 }
 
-if (!usePublishedMMKV) {
+if (enableDesktop) {
     compose.desktop {
         application {
             mainClass = "com.tencent.mmkv.sample.MainKt"
diff --git a/KMP/settings.gradle.kts b/KMP/settings.gradle.kts
index f795e5cc..b96886c5 100644
--- a/KMP/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/KMP/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ dependencyResolutionManagement {
 }
 
 include(":mmkv")
-if (providers.gradleProperty("MMKV_INCLUDE_SAMPLE").orNull == "true") {
+// Xcode's generated CocoaPods script passes platform/arch/configuration, but
+// does not forward the MMKV_INCLUDE_SAMPLE flag used during pod installation.
+val isCocoaPodsBuild = providers.gradleProperty("kotlin.native.cocoapods.platform").isPresent
+if (providers.gradleProperty("MMKV_INCLUDE_SAMPLE").orNull == "true" || isCocoaPodsBuild) {
     include(":sample:composeApp")
 }