Android Studio Error "Minimum supported Gradle version is 7.0.2. Current version is 6.8."

Question

An error occurred after I downloaded version 6.8 and the latest version of Gradle.

A problem occurred evaluating project ':launcher'.
< Failed to apply plugin 'com.android.internal.version-check'.
<< Minimum supported Gradle version is 7.0.2. Current version is 6.8. If using the gradle wrapper, try editing the distributionUrl...

What do I have to do?

I'm attaching more details in the added pictures.

Check this https://stackoverflow.com/a/73034758/5040556 – Daniele Jul 19 '22 at 09:49 — Daniele, Jul 19 '22 at 09:49

Ola Ström · Answer 1 · 2022-02-18T12:08:16.940

The error:

Minimum supported Gradle version is 7.0.2. Current version is 6.8.

Likely means:

Your "\gradle"-folder is missing from your project folder:
(Note: Not to be mistaken for the ".gradle"-folder which is a different folder)

Solution:
Get a copy of the "\gradle"-folder from another working project (or create a new project).

Or:

Your "\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.properties" has an incorrect value in the "distributionUrl=":

Solution:
Change the value in "\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.properties" to
distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.0.2-bin.zip

I hade the same problem after moving my project to another computer:

Minimum supported Gradle version is 7.0.2. Current version is 6.8.

Please fix the project's Gradle settings.
Gradle Settings.

Clicking on the "Gradle Settings"-link opened the Gradle settings Window, but the Gradle JDK was already correctly set to version 11:

So my next step was to check the Project Structure:

And update the Gradle Version to 7.0.2:

But that led to this error instead:
$\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.properties$

¤ What went wrong:
An exception occurred applying plugin request [id: 'com.android.application']
» Failed to apply plugin 'com.android.internal.version-check'.
» Minimum supported Gradle version is 7.0.2. Current version is 6.8. If using the gradle wrapper, try editing the distributionUrl in D:\Files\Code-Project\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.properties to gradle-7.0.2-all.zip

Now the error points me towards a problem within the "\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.properties"-file.

Looking into that I found out the real problem - the "\gradle"-folder was completely missing.
(Note: The "\.gradle"-folder is not the same as the "\gradle"-folder)

Copying the "\gradle"-folder from another project solved my problems.

Now my "\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.properties"-file looks like this:

This is a good source: https://sandny.com/2021/07/05/minimum-supported-gradle-version/ — Snostorp, Jan 26 '22 at 11:51
Thanks @ola! This is a very tricky issue, because error message in AS is misleading & wrong - root of the problem is not the wrong graddle version, problem is as you've correctly mentioned that `\gradle` folder is missing!!! But AS is silent about it, so it is hard to notice - I haven't realized it, until I've read your comment. Ofc `Invalidate cache and restart` does not help in this case, despite being a popular advice. Only after I'we copied `\graddle` folder from the other project it worked. Thanks again. Googlers should do something about their buggy AS and ambiguous error messages — qkx, Sep 13 '22 at 07:33
@qkx - I just glad that my troubleshooting notes helped someone more than myself... — Ola Ström, Sep 13 '22 at 10:50

score 7 · Answer 2 · answered May 25 '22 at 10:41

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Next update the Gradle Version in Android Studio select invalidate cache and restart solve the issue. Go to Menu File->Invalidate cache..-> Invalidate and Restart.

answered May 25 '22 at 10:41

mycky

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score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 27 '22 at 07:55

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Go to gradle wrapper properties

In the distribution url line change gradle version from 6.5 to 7.0.2 or the current version when you see this

answered Apr 27 '22 at 07:55

Juan Martinez

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Thank you, the Gradle version in the project structure saved me – Shady Mohamed Sherif May 18 '22 at 10:34

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Dec 04 '22 at 13:33

The error says that the gradle version in your system is less than your project's gradle verion. That's the reason why it is unable to compile your project.

System gradle version < Project's gradle version

So there are 2 solutions here,

Change the distribution URL in the gradle-wrapper.properties file in the android/gradle/wrapper directory to distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.0.2-bin.zip.
Update your gradle plugin. If you use some environment variable, download the latest verion from Gradle | Manual Installation and replace it with your current one. Don't forget to update the path variable in system properties.

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