Upgrade samples to 0.73 (#906)

## Description
Upgrade the samples to 0.73 as part of 0.73 release

### Why
Part of microsoft/react-native-windows#12198

## Screenshots
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samples/Calculator/README.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 This sample showcases the usage of React Native for Windows to build a simple calculator. It includes implementations in C# and C++/WinRT.
 
-It currently targets React Native Windows 0.72.
+It currently targets React Native Windows 0.73.
 
 ### Setup
 First, make sure you've met the [React Native Windows System Requirements](https://microsoft.github.io/react-native-windows/docs/rnw-dependencies).

samples/Calculator/cppwinrt/Gemfile

@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ source 'https://rubygems.org'
 # You may use http://rbenv.org/ or https://rvm.io/ to install and use this version
 ruby ">= 2.6.10"
 
-gem 'cocoapods', '~> 1.12'
+gem 'cocoapods', '~> 1.13'
+gem 'activesupport', '>= 6.1.7.3', '< 7.1.0'

samples/Calculator/cppwinrt/README.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ See [../README.md](../README.md) for details of this sample.
 
 See [../csharp/](../csharp/) for a C# version of this sample.
 
-It currently targets React Native Windows 0.72.
+It currently targets React Native Windows 0.73.
 
 ### Setup
 See [../README.md#Setup](../README.md#Setup).

samples/Calculator/cppwinrt/__tests__/App.test.tsx

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import 'react-native';
 import React from 'react';
 import App from '../App';
 
-// Note: import explicitly to use the types shiped with jest.
+// Note: import explicitly to use the types shipped with jest.
 import {it} from '@jest/globals';
 
 // Note: test renderer must be required after react-native.

samples/Calculator/cppwinrt/android/app/build.gradle

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 apply plugin: "com.android.application"
+apply plugin: "org.jetbrains.kotlin.android"
 apply plugin: "com.facebook.react"
 
 /**
@@ -70,8 +71,8 @@ def jscFlavor = 'org.webkit:android-jsc:+'
 
 android {
     ndkVersion rootProject.ext.ndkVersion
-
-    compileSdkVersion rootProject.ext.compileSdkVersion
+    buildToolsVersion rootProject.ext.buildToolsVersion
+    compileSdk rootProject.ext.compileSdkVersion
 
     namespace "com.calculator"
     defaultConfig {
@@ -106,13 +107,8 @@ android {
 dependencies {
     // The version of react-native is set by the React Native Gradle Plugin
     implementation("com.facebook.react:react-android")
+    implementation("com.facebook.react:flipper-integration")
 
-    debugImplementation("com.facebook.flipper:flipper:${FLIPPER_VERSION}")
-    debugImplementation("com.facebook.flipper:flipper-network-plugin:${FLIPPER_VERSION}") {
-        exclude group:'com.squareup.okhttp3', module:'okhttp'
-    }
-
-    debugImplementation("com.facebook.flipper:flipper-fresco-plugin:${FLIPPER_VERSION}")
     if (hermesEnabled.toBoolean()) {
         implementation("com.facebook.react:hermes-android")
     } else {

samples/Calculator/cppwinrt/android/app/src/debug/AndroidManifest.xml

@@ -2,12 +2,8 @@
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools">
 
-    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW"/>
-
     <application
         android:usesCleartextTraffic="true"
         tools:targetApi="28"
-        tools:ignore="GoogleAppIndexingWarning">
-        <activity android:name="com.facebook.react.devsupport.DevSettingsActivity" android:exported="false" />
-    </application>
+        tools:ignore="GoogleAppIndexingWarning"/>
 </manifest>

samples/Calculator/cppwinrt/android/app/src/main/java/com/calculator/MainActivity.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package com.calculator
+
+import com.facebook.react.ReactActivity
+import com.facebook.react.ReactActivityDelegate
+import com.facebook.react.defaults.DefaultNewArchitectureEntryPoint.fabricEnabled
+import com.facebook.react.defaults.DefaultReactActivityDelegate
+
+class MainActivity : ReactActivity() {
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the name of the main component registered from JavaScript. This is used to schedule
+   * rendering of the component.
+   */
+  override fun getMainComponentName(): String = "Calculator"
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the instance of the [ReactActivityDelegate]. We use [DefaultReactActivityDelegate]
+   * which allows you to enable New Architecture with a single boolean flags [fabricEnabled]
+   */
+  override fun createReactActivityDelegate(): ReactActivityDelegate =
+      DefaultReactActivityDelegate(this, mainComponentName, fabricEnabled)
+}

samples/Calculator/cppwinrt/android/app/src/main/java/com/calculator/MainApplication.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package com.calculator
+
+import android.app.Application
+import com.facebook.react.PackageList
+import com.facebook.react.ReactApplication
+import com.facebook.react.ReactHost
+import com.facebook.react.ReactNativeHost
+import com.facebook.react.ReactPackage
+import com.facebook.react.defaults.DefaultNewArchitectureEntryPoint.load
+import com.facebook.react.defaults.DefaultReactHost.getDefaultReactHost
+import com.facebook.react.defaults.DefaultReactNativeHost
+import com.facebook.react.flipper.ReactNativeFlipper
+import com.facebook.soloader.SoLoader
+
+class MainApplication : Application(), ReactApplication {
+
+  override val reactNativeHost: ReactNativeHost =
+      object : DefaultReactNativeHost(this) {
+        override fun getPackages(): List<ReactPackage> {
+          // Packages that cannot be autolinked yet can be added manually here, for example:
+          // packages.add(new MyReactNativePackage());
+          return PackageList(this).packages
+        }
+
+        override fun getJSMainModuleName(): String = "index"
+
+        override fun getUseDeveloperSupport(): Boolean = BuildConfig.DEBUG
+
+        override val isNewArchEnabled: Boolean = BuildConfig.IS_NEW_ARCHITECTURE_ENABLED
+        override val isHermesEnabled: Boolean = BuildConfig.IS_HERMES_ENABLED
+      }
+
+  override val reactHost: ReactHost
+    get() = getDefaultReactHost(this.applicationContext, reactNativeHost)
+
+  override fun onCreate() {
+    super.onCreate()
+    SoLoader.init(this, false)
+    if (BuildConfig.IS_NEW_ARCHITECTURE_ENABLED) {
+      // If you opted-in for the New Architecture, we load the native entry point for this app.
+      load()
+    }
+    ReactNativeFlipper.initializeFlipper(this, reactNativeHost.reactInstanceManager)
+  }
+}

samples/Calculator/cppwinrt/android/build.gradle

@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
-// Top-level build file where you can add configuration options common to all sub-projects/modules.
-
 buildscript {
     ext {
-        buildToolsVersion = "33.0.0"
+        buildToolsVersion = "34.0.0"
         minSdkVersion = 21
-        compileSdkVersion = 33
-        targetSdkVersion = 33
-
-        // We use NDK 23 which has both M1 support and is the side-by-side NDK version from AGP.
-        ndkVersion = "23.1.7779620"
+        compileSdkVersion = 34
+        targetSdkVersion = 34
+        ndkVersion = "25.1.8937393"
+        kotlinVersion = "1.8.0"
     }
     repositories {
         google()
@@ -17,5 +14,8 @@ buildscript {
     dependencies {
         classpath("com.android.tools.build:gradle")
         classpath("com.facebook.react:react-native-gradle-plugin")
+        classpath("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin")
     }
 }
+
+apply plugin: "com.facebook.react.rootproject"

samples/Calculator/cppwinrt/android/gradle.properties

@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ android.useAndroidX=true
 # Automatically convert third-party libraries to use AndroidX
 android.enableJetifier=true
 
-# Version of flipper SDK to use with React Native
-FLIPPER_VERSION=0.182.0
-
 # Use this property to specify which architecture you want to build.
 # You can also override it from the CLI using
 # ./gradlew <task> -PreactNativeArchitectures=x86_64

samples/Calculator/cppwinrt/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.0.1-all.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.3-all.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
+validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists