Android Studio Run/Debug configuration error: Module not specified

Question

I am getting a 'Module not specified' error in my run config. I have no module showing in the drop down yet I can see my module no probs. The issue came about when I refactored my module name, changed the settings.gradle to new name.

Now when I go to project structure and select my module nothing shows in the screen, not even an error.

I'm not 100% sure, but the icon beside my module looks like a folder with a cup and not a folder with a phone.

My exact steps -

Open in Android view
Refactor directory name
refactor module name
change settings.gradle contents: name to new name

eli · Answer 1 · 2020-08-19T13:22:10.100

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Resync your project gradle files to add the `app` module through Gradle

In the root folder of your project, open the settings.gradle file for editing.
Cut line include ':app' from the file.
On Android Studio, click on the File Menu, and select Sync Project with Gradle files.
After synchronisation, paste back line include ':app' to the settings.gradle file.
Re-run Sync Project with Gradle files again.

edited Aug 19 '20 at 13:22

answered Nov 23 '18 at 09:51

eli

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Up voted this one as it gave specific steps to fix, rather than general directions. – Androidcoder Feb 19 '19 at 21:45
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Thanks, worked for me! Can you or somebody else explain why it works and/or why it's sometimes necessary? – OpenSauce Jul 27 '19 at 16:51
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I thought JetBrains had some brains. Are they turning Android Studio into Eclipse? Thanks @eLi, the solutions works great!!! – Sileria Jul 27 '19 at 20:25
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Best answer I have seen yet on this subject... worked like a charm... Thanks – Robert Vogl Aug 24 '19 at 20:19
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That is incredible useful. How is it possible that Android Studio has such a big flaw? – a.dibacco Jan 28 '20 at 10:05
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Why does this work though? Worked fine on my end, but interested in knowing why it works. – Tinashe Chinyanga May 25 '20 at 22:05
It works! But how did you even discover this?! – Rod Jul 15 '21 at 18:22
Worked like a Magic! Cheers! – devDeejay Jul 19 '21 at 09:47
Is this a feature of Android Studio? – Cosmin Apr 16 '22 at 16:29
When I remove `include ':app'` "Project directory '/home/phil/Desktop/NATIV/app' is not part of the build defined by settings file" – Philip Rego Jul 02 '22 at 00:26
This is incredible. I was stuck as my instrumentation test were not getting any , run option . this has saved me. Thanks a ton – user1035292 Oct 19 '22 at 06:21

score 52 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 16 '15 at 22:16

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never mind, i changed the name in settings.gradle and synced and then changed it back and synced again and it inexplicably worked this time.

answered Mar 16 '15 at 22:16

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Can you specify where settings.gradle – Ian Steffy Dec 21 '17 at 15:01
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Just resyncing did it for me. – Alkarin Jul 02 '18 at 20:32
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I syced the gradle. Didn't change anything. Now its working. – Kumar Oct 28 '18 at 07:04
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I had the same thing but for me the reason was that the sync stopped working. closing android studio and deleting .idea and .gradle seams to solve the problem. – Yakir E Nov 07 '18 at 04:53
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Voted down as this answer is purely worded an unclear. – Shachar Har-Shuv Jul 16 '19 at 21:53
Running a sync again did the job for me. – Roshan Nov 08 '19 at 17:57
This may help someone in the future too. Coming from a React Native standpoint, open Android Studio, the root project folder should be the "android" folder, not the root of your react native project. Took me a bit to realize this. After I figured that out, following Fearghal's steps fixed the rest. – Jwags Nov 25 '20 at 20:11

Pavel Poley · Answer 3 · 2021-02-26T17:52:08.433

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This issue also may happen when you just installed new Android studio and importing some project, in the new Android studio only the latest sdk is downloaded(for example currently the latest is 30) and if your project target sdk is 29 you will not see your module in run configuring dialog.

So download the sdk that your app is targeted, then run Sync project with gradle files.

edited Feb 26 '21 at 17:52

answered Jan 25 '21 at 09:36

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score 18 · Answer 4 · answered Dec 18 '16 at 09:14

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Try to delete the app.iml in your project directory and restart android studio

answered Dec 18 '16 at 09:14

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Also, just do this if Android Studio doesn't "rebuild" your project after you click on `Run > Rebuild Project`. – tom_mai78101 Aug 24 '18 at 13:38

score 12 · Answer 5 · edited Nov 21 '22 at 10:02

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You have 3 ways:

Clean Project in Android Studio menu

Build -> Clean Project and use Build -> Rebuild

Remove all the modules in settings.gradle

Open settings.gradle project
Remove include ':app' and other modules
Sync gradle
Add include ':app' and other modules
Sync gradle again

Remove all code in gradle.properties

Open gradle.properties project
Remove all code

org.gradle.daemon=true

org.gradle.configureondemand=true

org.gradle.parallel=true

android.enableBuildCache=true
Sync gradle
Add code again
Sync gradle again

edited Nov 21 '22 at 10:02

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answered Sep 18 '19 at 07:08

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In my case When I change package name it's changed in setting.gradle – Bhavin Patel Jun 29 '20 at 05:25

score 8 · Answer 6 · answered Nov 11 '19 at 15:56

None of the existing answers worked in my case (Android studio 3.5.0). I had to

close all android studio projects
remove the project from the recent projects in android studio wizard
restart android studio
use import option (Import project- Gradle, Eclipse ADT, etc) instead of open an existing project AS project
File -> Sync project with gradle files

score 5 · Answer 7 · edited Nov 21 '22 at 10:07

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I realized following line was missing in settings.gradle file

include ':app'

make sure you include ":app" module

edited Nov 21 '22 at 10:07

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answered Jan 02 '18 at 11:23

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score 5 · Answer 8 · edited Nov 21 '22 at 10:07

I struggled with this because I'm developing a library, and every now and then want to run it as an application.

From app/build.gradle, check that you have apply plugin: 'com.android.application' instead of apply plugin: 'com.android.library'.

You should also have this in app/build.gradle:

defaultConfig {
        applicationId "com.your_company.your_application"
        ...
}

Finally run Gradle sync.

score 5 · Answer 9 · answered Jun 18 '19 at 19:03

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check your build.gradle file and make sure that use apply plugin: 'com.android.application' istead of apply plugin: 'com.android.library'

it worked for me

answered Jun 18 '19 at 19:03

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Yes but what if your module really is a 'com.android.library' and you're writing an activity beneath androidTest to test it? That's what JW does here: https://github.com/JakeWharton/RxBinding/tree/master/rxbinding-swiperefreshlayout/src/androidTest. There must be a way to run... – Ewan Jan 07 '20 at 11:43

score 4 · Answer 10 · edited Jul 30 '18 at 00:02

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If you can't find your settings.gradle file in your project directory

Add settings.gradle file
Add include ':app' inside the settings.gradle file
Rebuild or sync your project

Your app module should appear in your configuration file.

edited Jul 30 '18 at 00:02

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answered Jul 29 '18 at 23:33

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score 3 · Answer 11 · answered Oct 16 '18 at 08:48

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I had the same issue after update on Android Studio 3.2.1 I had to re-import project, after that everything works

answered Oct 16 '18 at 08:48

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score 3 · Answer 12 · answered Aug 23 '20 at 08:35

I would like to add some more information while I was facing this issue:

Ref: Answer from @Eli:

Cut line include ':app' from the file.

On Android Studio, click on the File Menu, and select Sync Project with Gradle files.

After synchronisation, paste back line include ':app' to the settings.gradle file.

Re-run Sync Project with Gradle files again.

So, let's follow the instruction and try to keep one thing in mind, that what is showing in your build configuration. Make sure you are seeing the name of your configuration app like the image below:

If you are seeing anything else, then the steps mentioned by @Eli (the most accepted answer) will not work.

An alternative Solution If you have a different name on the Run/Debug Configurations window and the above process is not working, please change the config name to 'app'

then -> hit Apply -> then Ok.

After that follow this:-

File->Sync project with gradle files (if needed).

Now check the issue will be resolved hopefully. I have faced this issue and I think it might help others as well.

score 2 · Answer 13 · answered Jul 24 '18 at 19:41

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I had to select "Use classpath of module:" drop down option and choose my module.

answered Jul 24 '18 at 19:41

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this was only thing which helped me. – CosmicSeizure Jul 07 '19 at 13:13

score 2 · Answer 14 · answered Dec 03 '20 at 05:13

I was trying to open an old GitHub project with the latest android studio that's why got this error. I tried almost all the way that mentions in this post but none of them is work.

In my case, I update my Gradle version with my latest project, and the issue resolved. Use your latest Gradle version to resolve the issue.

score 2 · Answer 15 · answered Mar 02 '21 at 14:18

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Sometimes the project doesn't load your sdk version. so manually change the this in your build.gradle file module level to your own sdk version

compileSdkVersion 28
buildToolsVersion "28.0.3"
targetSdkVersion 28

now re-sync the your project.

answered Mar 02 '21 at 14:18

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score 2 · Answer 16 · answered Oct 17 '21 at 12:47

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If no solution works then make sure that you opened the project from the right directory

For example, when I opened the project from app folder and from the root I got

Module not specified

error, but when I opened it from todoapp the error had gone

answered Oct 17 '21 at 12:47

Islam Ahmed

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Thanks Islam Ahmed, I found this out myself and came here to add it if needed. In my case I opened the root folder of a fresh repo clone using Android Studio project launcher, instead of clicking down to where the app is. Wasted 30 minutes on it this morning and I feel slightly better that I'm not the only one to do this :) – Pete Baron Aug 30 '22 at 22:21

score 1 · Answer 17 · answered Nov 21 '21 at 02:25

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Check your minsdkversion, compilesdkversion and targetsdkversion and ensure that you installed all those from Tools -> SDKManager in Android Studio.

e.g if your targetsdkversion is 30 and minsdkversion is 28, ensure that you installed 28, 29, 30 sdks.

answered Nov 21 '21 at 02:25

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score 0 · Answer 18 · answered Apr 17 '19 at 05:28

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Remove from app gradle this code

android{
    defaultConfig.applicationId="com.storiebox"
}

answered Apr 17 '19 at 05:28

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score 0 · Answer 19 · answered Aug 23 '19 at 06:33

We are currently recommending AS 3.3 for exercises.

These settings will work in the current 3.3 beta version with two small changes to your project:

In build.gradle (Project), change gradle version to 3.3.0-rc02

In menu go to File -> Project Structure. There you can change the gradle version to 4.10.0

score 0 · Answer 20 · answered Nov 22 '20 at 17:42

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in my case, when I added Fragment I git this error.

When I opened THe app build.gradle I saw id("kotlin-android") this plugin in plugins.

just remove it!

answered Nov 22 '20 at 17:42

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score 0 · Answer 21 · answered May 04 '21 at 06:27

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You can clean your project and and invalidate caches / restart. After that your project might be fixed.

This solution works for me.

answered May 04 '21 at 06:27

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"Worked for me" answers are not encouraged. Please try improving this by adding info on how to invalidate the cache and restart. – Phill Healey Nov 22 '21 at 21:05

score 0 · Answer 22 · answered Feb 08 '23 at 08:38

For me the issue and solution:

I am using Webrtc library module in my android project. I had updated the compile and targeted sdk version in my gradle for only app module have havent for the webrtc library gradle.
Go to SDK Manager and confirm if the sdk version is installed (completely and not partially).
After above steps Invalidate & Restart app.
In project folder on your windows explorer within your project delete the .idea folder.

Note: Make sure to update your gradle for all module other than app module as well.

score 0 · Answer 23 · answered Mar 18 '23 at 17:30

For my scenario, the fix was simpler. I had accidentally opened my project in Android Studio one folder too high, so it wasn't finding settings.gradle and build.gradle in the root project folder. Once I realized that and opened from the root of my project instead, the Run/Debug configuration came back.

score 0 · Answer 24 · answered Apr 24 '23 at 08:07

In my 1st case, There was no internet connectivity while I opened the project. After the internet connectivity is back, we just resync the gradle and it works.

In my 2nd case, Also, there may be an issue with the firewall. If there are any firewall restrictions, It could not work. After disabling firewall restrictions and resyncing the gradle, it worked well.

score -1 · Answer 25 · answered Apr 11 '21 at 16:18

If all above solution doesn't work then do try this solution, because in my case none of the above solution were working. I too was facing this problem and after 5 hour of hard work I am able to tell you a solution. If you are cloning project using git the I would recommend you to directly clone project using android studio. It worked for me.

score -2 · Answer 26 · answered Sep 19 '20 at 06:54

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Run the app, it will show 'Edit Configuration' window. Under Module - select the app (it would be <no module> ).

Then select the activity (under Launch Options)

answered Sep 19 '20 at 06:54

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Android Studio Run/Debug configuration error: Module not specified

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Resync your project gradle files to add the `app` module through Gradle

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Android Studio Run/Debug configuration error: Module not specified

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Resync your project gradle files to add the app module through Gradle

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Resync your project gradle files to add the `app` module through Gradle