Android – How to update gradle in android studio

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I installed Android Studio 0.1.9. Today I got and update to version 0.2 and of course I updated. After the installation I restarted Android Studio but now I get this message:

Project is using an old version of the Android Gradle plug-in. The
minimum supported version is 0.5.0. Please update the version of the
dependency 'com.android.tools.build:gradle'

How do I do that? I can't find any update tools for the gradle plugin in android studio.

Best Answer

Step 1 (Use default gradle wrapper)

FileSettingsBuild, Execution, DeploymentBuild Tools→GradleUse default Gradle wrapper (recommended)

Android studio settings Gradle Wrapper

Changing to Gradle Wrapper in the new version of Android Studio: Android Studio Setting Gradle Wrapper new version

Step 2 (Select desired gradle version)

FileProject StructureProject

Android Studio project structure

The following table shows compatibility between Android plugin for Gradle and Gradle:

Compatibility table

Latest stable versions you can use with Android Studio 4.1.2 (March 2021):

Android Gradle Plugin version: 4.1.2
Gradle version: 6.5

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