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I am trying to enable USB debugging for my project as per the official android documentation. However, when I wrote this in my build.gradle file:

android {
buildTypes {
    debug {
        debuggable true
    }

I get an error saying:

Error:(25, 0) Gradle DSL method not found: 'android()' Possible causes:

  • The project 'Check' may be using a version of Gradle that does not contain the method. Gradle settings
  • The build file may be missing a Gradle plugin. Apply Gradle plugin

    • When I try to enable USB debugging from the AndiodManifest file (without modifying the build.gradle file):

    android:debuggable="true"

    I get an error saying:

    Avoid hardcoding the debug mode; leaving it out allows debug and release builds to automatically assign one less... (Ctrl+F1) It's best to leave out the android:debuggable attribute from the manifest. If you do, then the tools will automatically insert android:debuggable=true when building an APK to debug on an emulator or device. And when you perform a release build, such as Exporting APK, it will automatically set it to false. If on the other hand you specify a specific value in the manifest file, then the tools will always use it. This can lead to accidentally publishing your app with debug information.

    I have tried both methods mentioned in the documentation. How do I enable USB debugging?

    EDIT (this is the build.gradle file):

    /* Top-level build file where you can add configuration options common to all sub-projects/modules.*/

buildscript {
    repositories {
        jcenter()
    }
    dependencies {
        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:1.5.0'

        // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
        // in the individual module build.gradle files
    }
}

allprojects {
    repositories {
        jcenter()
    } 
}

task clean(type: Delete) {
    delete rootProject.buildDir
}

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