'Android Studio - Failed to apply plugin [id 'com.android.application']

I am working on an app. In my app there is no error in code but when I try to run my project it gives following errors.

Error:(1, 1) A problem occurred evaluating project ':app'.

Failed to apply plugin [id 'com.android.application']

Could not create plugin of type 'AppPlugin'.

I try this also Gradle is issuing an error "Could not create plugin of type 'AppPlugin'"

and this also Gradle errors in Android Studio

Following is my build.gradle file

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services'

android {

    compileSdkVersion 23
    buildToolsVersion "21.1.2"

    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "com.praval.healthfreak"
        minSdkVersion 15
        targetSdkVersion 23
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0"
    }
    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
    }
}
dependencies {
    compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
    testCompile 'junit:junit:4.12'

    compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.2.1'
    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:8.3.0'
    compile 'de.hdodenhof:circleimageview:1.3.0'
    compile 'com.android.support:design:23.2.1'
    compile files('libs/YouTubeAndroidPlayerApi.jar')

}

android android-gradle-plugin

Solution 1:^[1]

I faced the same issue in Android Studio version 3.5.3. This is how i fixed it.

I updated the dependecy com.android.tools.build:gradle in my project level build.gradle file from a lower version to 3.5.3 as below.

classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.5.3'

I then went ahead and edited the value of distributionUrl in gradle-wrapper.properties file as below. This file is in the directory /gradle/wrapper/ from the root of your project folder.

distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-5.4.1-all.zip

Solution 2:^[2]

I found the simplest answer to this.

Just go gradle.properties file and change the enableUnitTestBinaryResources from true to false

android.enableUnitTestBinaryResources=false

The snapshot is shown below

Solution 3:^[3]

Delete gradle cache files. It can be in path like C:\Users\username\.gradle\caches for Windows users. For UNIX based operating systems it will be ~/.gradle/caches.

Solution 4:^[4]

Feb 25th 2021:

For me, after over 8 hours of trials and errors, it was the re-ordering of the repositories sources in the project-level build.gradle file that solved the issue for me. So, instead of:

buildscript {
  ...
  repositories {
        google()
        mavenCentral()
        maven { url "https://plugins.gradle.org/m2/" }
  }
  ...
}

I moved google() to the bottom:

buildscript {
  ...
  repositories {
        mavenCentral()
        maven { url "https://plugins.gradle.org/m2/" }
        google()
  }
  ...
}

Of course, be sure to update the gradle android plugin and the matching gradle-wrapper distribution versions too.

Solution 5:^[5]

Just go to the gradle.properties file and change enableUnitTestBinaryResources from true to false

android.enableUnitTestBinaryResources=false

Solution 6:^[6]

i fixed it by upgrade to gradle-5.6.4-all.zip in project\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.properties

#Wed Mar 11 15:20:29 WAT 2020
distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
distributionPath=wrapper/dists
zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-5.6.4-all.zip

Solution 7:^[7]

Open the project on Android Studio and let it solve the problems for you

It immediately shows at the left bottom:

Then click that link, and it will fix the right files for you.

This ended up fixing the Gradle version as mentioned at: https://stackoverflow.com/a/37091489/895245 but it also fixed further errors, so it is the easiest thing to do.

Tested on https://github.com/googlesamples/android-vulkan-tutorials/tree/7ba478ac2e0d9006c9e2e261446003a4449b8aa3/tutorial05_triangle , Android Studio 2.3, Ubuntu 14.04.

Solution 8:^[8]

Solved it by setting gradle version 3.2.1

buildscript {
dependencies {
    classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.2.1'
}

In Project level Gradle

Solution 9:^[9]

you just need to change your project.gradle file. And sync your Gradle.

dependencies {
 classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.2.2'
}

Solution 10:^[10]

When I had this problem was beacuse my directory had non ASCII characteres. Try changing it

Solution 11:^[11]

First update the gradle to the latest version, if the issue still persists (in my case it did) then do the below- go to gradle.properties file and comment the line android.enableUnitTestBinaryResources=true

click on sync now.

it should solve the issue.

Solution 12:^[12]

On Mac Just Goto :

Android Studio -> Preference -> Gradle -> Gradle JDK -> Download JDK -> Ok

Solution 13:^[13]

As in Accepted post, the problem solved with updating gradle to 4.4.1.

Get Latest Gradle 4.4.1 from here
Extract and put it in "C:\Program Files\Android\Android Studio\gradle"
Then from android studio go to "File -> Settings -> Build, Excecution, Deployment -> Gradle", from Project-level settings: Select Use local gradle Distribution and give the above
address(folder with name "gradle-4.4.1" in "C:\Program Files\ ...")
Then make project.

My Problem solved this way.

Solution 14:^[14]

In my case, if your version of build tools in the build.gradle file in the root folder like :

classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.x.x' <--- version of tools

is not supported by the Gradle installed in your project, you can check the build tools/plugin supported versions here, and make sure that the version installed in your project is supported by that version of Gradle.

You don't need to upgrade Gradle, you just check if it supports the plugin installed in your project or not.

Solution 15:^[15]

My problem was I had czech characters (?,ú,?,á,ó) in the project folder path.

Solution 16:^[16]

I had the same issue and this is what I did and I was able to solve my issue:

I'm working with ShimmerAndroidAPI ( this library ) with Android Studio 3.6.1.
This worked well before I upgrade the Gradle and Android Studio to a new version using pop up upgrade suggestions appeared in android studio.
I followed the below steps as mentioned in this answer and I was able to make the project work.The steps I followed are as below.
Gradle file was updated from classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.6.1' to

classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.1.3'
Then distribution URL in gradle-wrapper.properties file was updated from distributionUrl=https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-5.6.4-all.zip to

distributionUrl=https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-5.4.1-all.zip
Gradle was then synched.

Solution 17:^[17]

Whenever you update your Gradle files do not forget to check the compatible Gradle wrapper distibutionUrl, in your case it happened because of the same.

distributionUrl=https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-5.6.4-all.zip

Solution 18:^[18]

Inside my project there is a .gradle folder which had cached the previous gradle version I was using (5.4.1) and gradle kept using that instead of my newly downloaded one (5.6.4).

Simply:

Close Android Studio
Delete the older gradle version folders from your project.
Restart Android Studio. Everything should be working correctly

In case this didn't work you can also try the following:

Delete all versions in project .gradle folder so only the new one is redownloaded by AS when reopening the IDE.
Check your project settings for gradle build version and make sure it is set to the latest one.
Check that other modules aren't using older versions of the gradle build. You can search for this using project search (Ctrl+Shift+F) for "distributionUrl" and making sure that all modules have the latest version.
Delete .gradle/caches under your root gradle folder, usually C://Users/{you}/.gradle
try gradle build --stacktrace, --info, --scan or --debug in your AS terminal to get help and more info to debug your problem.

Solution 19:^[19]

In my case delete your gradle file and then again import your file again it will work

Solution 20:^[20]

delete C:\Users\username\.gradle\caches folder.

Solution 21:^[21]

flutter clean
flutter run --debug
flutter build apk --release

the debug will create the build gradle and building apk will work fine

Solution 22:^[22]

As of Android Gradle version above 7.0.0, Remove android.enableUnitTestBinaryResources from gradle.properties file

Solution 23:^[23]

One of the causes of the following error could be that exists an incompatibility with the configured version of the JVM in the project regarding the JDK location.

Error:

org.gradle.api.plugins.InvalidPluginException: An exception occurred applying plugin request [id: 'com.android.application']

Caused by: java.lang.NoSuchMethodException: java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles.privateLookupIn(java.lang.Class, java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles$Lookup)
Caused by: java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException: java.lang.NoSuchMethodException: java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles.privateLookupIn(java.lang.Class, java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles$Lookup)
Caused by: java.lang.NoSuchMethodException: java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles.privateLookupIn(java.lang.Class, java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles$Lookup)

Workaround:

Note: For JVM version in compileOptions{} and kotlinOptions{}

For JVM version: JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
Use JDK Location: /java-1.8.0-openjdk-amd64

For JVM version: JavaVersion.VERSION_11
Use JDK Location: /java-1.11.0-openjdk-amd64

Solution 24:^[24]

Try this simple and quick solution. Invalidating cache solved my problem. Just go to File>Invalidate Cache /Restart.

Solution 25:^[25]

non of above solution not worked for me but this is worked for me just add in gradle.properties this line in android.overridePathCheck=true for more info : https://www.programmersought.com/article/59853994468/

Solution 26:^[26]

[Error] https://i.stack.imgur.com/f4wtI.png

Hello, I am Dipak, I faced this issue because I have downloaded and built a project on my PC, and it is on old java version 1.8, so when project building it will ask me to change the java version, and I have accepted that.

Here is the Solution, As you see my project need a java 11 version to build Gradle so,

GoTo File -> Settings
Build,Execution and Deployment -> Build Tools -> Gradle
Change java version, Apply and click Ok.
Sync build.gradle and run the project.

[Solution] https://i.stack.imgur.com/BFVZL.png

Solution 27:^[27]

I am facing same issue. But I am able to run app from Android Studio

First, in a terminal/command-prompt, open Metro-Bundler, by running command: npm start from project folder (Ex: D:\AwesomeProject>npm start)
Then in Android Studio, open ~/ProjectFolder/android (Ex: D:\AwesomeProject\android), and click Play icon (or press Shift+F10 for windows).

Note: This worked on Emulator only.

Solution 28:^[28]

Android Gradle Plugin 7 requires Java 11. use short key Ctr+Alt+Shift+S or Go to File > Project Structure and change JDK location to Embedded JDK.

Solution 29:^[29]

First of all, before trying the most complicated things you should make the step easier, in my case this bug just happened on my way until the project contained 'spaces' for example:

Replace:

C://Users/Silva Neto/OneDrive/Work space/project

With:

C://Users/SilvaNeto/OneDrive/Workspace/project

Notice that we replaced spaces with camelCase but you can choose any naming scheme you like, and hopefully this could solve your issue.

I hope this will help.

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Solution 1	Nicodemus Ojwee
Solution 2	Tonnie
Solution 3	Akito
Solution 4	Ugo
Solution 5	Paul Roub
Solution 6	Mohamed Ben Romdhane
Solution 7	Community
Solution 8	Amine Messabhia
Solution 9	umi
Solution 10	Chrystian Melo
Solution 11	shreya zarkar
Solution 12	Yaqoob Bhatti
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Solution 14	Mihai Chelaru
Solution 15	Jan MÃ¡lek
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Solution 18	RobC
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Solution 20	Community
Solution 21	Ananthu Ashokan
Solution 22	Karthick Ramanathan
Solution 23	Dharman
Solution 24	Yazdan Ilyas
Solution 25	The MJ
Solution 26	Agravat Dipak
Solution 27
Solution 28	kksal55
Solution 29	Kosh

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