I just update my Android Studio from version 3.5.3 to 3.6, now I open any project I see this error and gradle doesn't sync
I was having the same issue. I solved it by changing the JDK version I was using which was JDK 13.
Go to File -> Project Structure.
On the left side, click on SDK Location and go to JDK Location.
Change it to the Embedded JDK that comes with Android Studio.
Click on OK.
I found out that some people might use Android 4.0 with Java 14 and Gradle 6.1.1 like me. And they are not supported for each other, so just update Gradle to 6.5.1; it will solve the problem. To update Gradle, click in the Android Studio tab: File -> Project Structure -> Project. Then, change the Gradle version to 6.5.1.
Thanks, it was very helpfull!
Here's what I did to solve the issue with JDK 11 + Android 4.0.
Follow Tran's answer (https://stackoverflow.com/a/62967378/5359328) and upgrade to Gradle 6.5.1.
Build project. It still shows the same error.
Change JDK to 8 in Project Structure, build. It's successful.
Change JDK back to 11 in Project Structure, build. It's successful again.
This version of Android Studio cannot open this project, please retry with Android Studio 3.4 or newer.
but my android studio version is 3.2.1 and there is no new update from Google
Try to edit your project build.gradle file and set the android build gradle plugin to classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.2.1' within the dependency section.
See also the documentation of the android grade plugin
It's a bit late, But easy and effective.
Click on About Android Studio,
Check the current version,
Open build.gradle of Project and put it in front of the class path. e.g Your studio version is 3.5.2, then your classpath should look like this
classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.5.2'
You would need to lower your gradle version and android plugin version, or you can download latest version from beta or canary update channels.
To enable updates from other channels go to Help -> Check for Updates -> Congifure automatic updates and in that dialog select channel you want. After selecting check for update again and it will show you latest version.
This issue is caused due to use of newer version of gradle in the project.
There are two options to resolve this:
Option 1:
Change gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties file
distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-4.10.1-all.zip
Change project level gradle build.gradle file
classpath("com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.3.2")
Option 2:
Update your Android Studio to newer version. (Highly recommended)
In IntelliJ IDEA this is an open bug: https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEA-252823
As a workaround, you can change the build tools version as other people advise.
My project was failing with this dependency:
com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.0.0-alpha03
Now it's working with this:
com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.0.2
As a side note, you should change that dependency in build.gradle in some projects or in dependencies.kt in newer projects.
That was the most updated version that worked.
After an update the Android Studio does not show the layout's design for some reason. I tried newer versions as well, but it did not work. So I decided to downgrade my IDE.
When I opened my project, I got the same error. The solution was the following:
Open the Project Structure.
Select the Project field.
Use the appropriate Android Plugin Version. You can copy it from a new project's structure.
Change the Gradle version too what you need.
OK.
Find the gradle-wrapper.properties file and open it.
Change the distributionUrl to that gradle version url what you saved in the Project Structure.
Or if you don't mind, then you can update your AS.
Had the same Issue when i decided to install another version of Android Studio, what worked for me was:
Creating a new project with the current version of Android Studio just to go check the classpath version at the project level build.gradle inside the dependencies section, at the time it was this:
classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.5.0-rc01'
Copied that line and replaced it on the project i was working on.
in project's build.gradle file comment classpath com.android.tools.build:gradle:. File → Project Structure select Android Gradle Plugin Version to match Android Studio version
You can now update your android studio to 3.4 stable version. Updates for stable version are now available. cheers!!!
i just change gradle version classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.5.3' to
classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.3.2' and now working.
I encountered with this error and just decrease gradle version and android plugin version to 5.1.1 and 3.4.2.
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this issue occur for me after downgrade Java JDK, after upgrade JDK my problem resolved.
Open android studio then go to help menu > check for update > Update your Android Studio to newer version.
If u r here because of Jetpack Compose, I had the same problem, and solved it by using the Arctic Fox Canary build of Android studio: you can download it at this link: https://redirector.gvt1.com/edgedl/android/studio/ide-zips/2020.3.1.12/android-studio-2020.3.1.12-mac.zip
This issue arises due to updates, You can resolve this by downgrading the gradle used from
com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.2.1 to a previous gradle like com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.0.0 or anything older than the current one
This usually happens when you're opening someone else's project after unzipping it. And the person has used an updated android Studio.
The way to solve it is
1.Go to Help and about to see your android studio version
2.Go to File>Project Structure> and set your Android Gradle Plugin version to your android studio version
3.Change the Gradle version to the one you usually use.(optional)
Build the project and it should run without any errors
This seems like incompatible gradle plugin vs gradle binary versions. You can find the releases here: Gradle Plugin release and compatiblity
Upgrade your grade plugin and grade binary to compatible versions and the app should start building.
When I open the ARSimpleProj in Android Studio and try to update the gradle version I get this message:
Failed to update the version of the Android Gradle plugin.
Please click 'OK' to perform a textual search and then update the build files manually.
After this, I'm getting this error:
Error:(58, 0) Gradle DSL method not found: 'android()'
Possible causes:
* The project 'ARSimpleProj' may be using a version of the Android Gradle plug-in that does not contain the method (e.g. 'testCompile' was added in 1.1.0). Fix plugin version and sync project
* The project 'ARSimpleProj' may be using a version of Gradle that does not contain the method. Open Gradle wrapper file
* The build file may be missing a Gradle plugin. Apply Gradle plugin.
I tried removing the android->buildToolsVersion and dependencies tag from the top-level, build.gradle file (as indicated in the AS_Migration document) but still it doesn't work.
I finally make it work. When opening the project on the Android Studio, I select "Remind me later" to the Android Gradle Plugin Update recommendation. After this, I could execute and install the application on my cell phone.
Make sure you are using JDK 1.7 in Project Structure. I had problems when using the JDK 1.8 with ARToolkit for Android.
I'm using Android Annotations in my project and I followed the instructions in this blog post http://www.jayway.com/2014/02/21/androidannotations-setup-in-android-studio/
Everything worked fine.
Today I updated Android Studio to latest version (build of 5th june). This requires an update of gradle build tools from 19.0.3 to 19.1.0. And i configured this in my build.gradle.
Annotaion processing still works. The generated files are located in build/source/apt. But this folder isn't visible any more in project explorer. And starting the build complains about the configuration.
But the project seems to run correctly.
This behavior is very annoying. Do I have to change anything in Android Studio? Has anyone a solution or is this just a bug in Android Studio?
The author of android-apt has already updated his plugin to support Gradle's new version, just change this line in your build.gradle
classpath 'com.neenbedankt.gradle.plugins:android-apt:1.2+'
To
classpath 'com.neenbedankt.gradle.plugins:android-apt:1.3'
The Android Studio Team changed the behavior of the IDE "for better IDE integration". Therefore the output directory of the apt-plugin v 1.2 will not be recognized as generated sources folder any more.
the plugin author knows about it and will provide a fix
https://bitbucket.org/hvisser/android-apt/issue/13/compatibility-with-011-android-plugin
I got the following error message when I was importing a project from github:
Failed to refresh Gradle project 'XXX'
The project is using an unsupported version of the Android Gradle plug-in.
Fix plug-in version and re-import project
This is not a duplicate of this because your get thee error message before
gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
is generated.
The problem appeared after updates. The updated Android Gradle plug-in did not support the outdated version of Gradle I had. But the error message is misleading, if you don't attempt different build options you won't see what the problem is.
After downloading a newer version of Gradle, Imported the project again, then:
Use local gradle distribution
Then Gradle home set to the folder where the new version of gradle was downloaded
that solved it
Edit: From Scott (below comments) : It's preferable to use the wrapper and to change the Gradle version in gradle-wrapper.properties instead of downloading and installing Gradle yourself. As for the Android-Gradle plugin, that's set in the dependencies.classpath block in your build file; see this
I get this gradle-errors in 4 Studio updates! My solution: I copy the Studio-folder, and if gralde throws an error, I copy the old version back. It's not a good way, but until google is not able to deliver an update without producing always the same errors (even if mentioned in many forums), I stay on 4.9 and wait for the first final release.