diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 713fee80..5d97219e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ and this library adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   `sdk-lib/src/main/java/cash/z/ecc/android/sdk/model/WalletBalance.kt`
 - `Synchronizer.transparentBalances: WalletBalance` to `Synchronizer.transparentBalance: Zatoshi`
 - `WalletSnapshot.transparentBalance: WalletBalance` to `WalletSnapshot.transparentBalance: Zatoshi` 
+- `Memo.MAX_MEMO_LENGTH_BYTES` is now available in public API
 
 ### Added
 - `WalletBalanceFixture` class with mock values that are supposed to be used only for testing purposes 
+- `Memo.countLength(memoString: String)` to count memo length in bytes
 
 ## [2.0.6] - 2024-01-30
 
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 8f64098e..d2ce73bd 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ FLANK_VERSION=23.10.1
 # When changing this, be sure to change build-conventions/gradle.properties#FOOJAY_TOOLCHAIN_RESOLVER_VERSION too
 FOOJAY_TOOLCHAIN_RESOLVER_VERSION=0.5.0
 FULLADLE_VERSION=0.17.4
-GRADLE_VERSIONS_PLUGIN_VERSION=0.50.0
+GRADLE_VERSIONS_PLUGIN_VERSION=0.51.0
 KSP_VERSION=1.8.20-1.0.10
 KTLINT_VERSION=1.1.0
 PROTOBUF_GRADLE_PLUGIN_VERSION=0.9.4
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ ANDROIDX_ANNOTATION_VERSION=1.7.0
 ANDROIDX_APPCOMPAT_VERSION=1.6.1
 ANDROIDX_COMPOSE_COMPILER_VERSION=1.5.7
 ANDROIDX_COMPOSE_MATERIAL3_VERSION=1.1.1
-ANDROIDX_COMPOSE_VERSION=1.5.4
+ANDROIDX_COMPOSE_VERSION=1.6.2
 ANDROIDX_COMPOSE_MATERIAL_ICONS_VERSION=1.5.4
 ANDROIDX_CONSTRAINT_LAYOUT_VERSION=2.1.4
 ANDROIDX_CORE_VERSION=1.12.0
diff --git a/sdk-incubator-lib/src/main/java/cash/z/ecc/android/sdk/model/Memo.kt b/sdk-incubator-lib/src/main/java/cash/z/ecc/android/sdk/model/Memo.kt
index d2e38415..d41e5eed 100644
--- a/sdk-incubator-lib/src/main/java/cash/z/ecc/android/sdk/model/Memo.kt
+++ b/sdk-incubator-lib/src/main/java/cash/z/ecc/android/sdk/model/Memo.kt
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@ value class Memo(val value: String) {
          *
          * https://zips.z.cash/zip-0321
          */
-        private const val MAX_MEMO_LENGTH_BYTES = 512
+        const val MAX_MEMO_LENGTH_BYTES = 512
 
-        fun isWithinMaxLength(memoString: String) = memoString.sizeInUtf8Bytes() <= MAX_MEMO_LENGTH_BYTES
+        fun countLength(memoString: String): Int = memoString.sizeInUtf8Bytes()
+
+        fun isWithinMaxLength(memoString: String) = countLength(memoString) <= MAX_MEMO_LENGTH_BYTES
     }
 }
diff --git a/sdk-incubator-lib/src/main/java/cash/z/ecc/android/sdk/model/ZecSendExt.kt b/sdk-incubator-lib/src/main/java/cash/z/ecc/android/sdk/model/ZecSendExt.kt
index fdc758ac..e2765c89 100644
--- a/sdk-incubator-lib/src/main/java/cash/z/ecc/android/sdk/model/ZecSendExt.kt
+++ b/sdk-incubator-lib/src/main/java/cash/z/ecc/android/sdk/model/ZecSendExt.kt
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ object ZecSendExt {
                     add(ZecSendValidation.Invalid.ValidationError.INVALID_AMOUNT)
                 }
 
+                // TODO [#342]: Verify Addresses without Synchronizer
                 // TODO [#342]: https://github.com/zcash/zcash-android-wallet-sdk/issues/342
             }
 
diff --git a/sdk-lib/src/main/java/cash/z/ecc/android/sdk/SdkSynchronizer.kt b/sdk-lib/src/main/java/cash/z/ecc/android/sdk/SdkSynchronizer.kt
index 47a738eb..87c85e21 100644
--- a/sdk-lib/src/main/java/cash/z/ecc/android/sdk/SdkSynchronizer.kt
+++ b/sdk-lib/src/main/java/cash/z/ecc/android/sdk/SdkSynchronizer.kt
@@ -616,9 +616,8 @@ class SdkSynchronizer private constructor(
 
     override suspend fun isValidUnifiedAddr(address: String) = txManager.isValidUnifiedAddress(address)
 
-    override suspend fun validateAddress(address: String): AddressType {
-        @Suppress("TooGenericExceptionCaught")
-        return try {
+    override suspend fun validateAddress(address: String): AddressType =
+        runCatching {
             if (isValidShieldedAddr(address)) {
                 Shielded
             } else if (isValidTransparentAddr(address)) {
@@ -628,12 +627,9 @@ class SdkSynchronizer private constructor(
             } else {
                 AddressType.Invalid("Not a Zcash address")
             }
-        } catch (
-            @Suppress("TooGenericExceptionCaught") error: Throwable
-        ) {
+        }.getOrElse { error ->
             AddressType.Invalid(error.message ?: "Invalid")
         }
-    }
 
     override suspend fun validateConsensusBranch(): ConsensusMatchType {
         val serverBranchId = tryNull { processor.downloader.getServerInfo()?.consensusBranchId }