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Old version of gradle is required error

I had a three year old Android Studio which I just upgraded to the latest version(3.2).
I opened a project and tried to run it, but I got this error:
Gradle project sync failed. Basic functionality (e.g. editing, debugging) will not work properly.
Then, I saw this in gradle-wrapper.properties:
distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-2.2-all.zip
From what I understand Gradle 2.2 is not compatible with Android Studio 3.2.
distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-4.9-all.zip
Now however, if I try building again, I get this error:
Gradle version 2.2 is required. Current version is 4.9.
Why does it ask me for an old version of Gradle?

There are TWO places to be aware of:
Android Gradle Plugin version.
Android wrapper version and Gradle version
Each version of Android Gradle Plugin version requires a minimum version of gradle version. For your case, it looks these two versions are not in sync. So, try to modify your files as below:
Top level build.gradle
buildscript {
repositories {
...
}
dependencies {
// This is the Android Gradle Plugin version
classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.1.3'
}
}
gradle-wrapper.properties
distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-4.9-all.zip

Android studio doesn't support that version unfortunately. My advice is using 4.4, that's last full supported version.

Android Studio 3.0 Canary 4 unsupported method NativeArtifact.getRuntimeFiles()

My project runs well under android studio 2.3. But with 3.0, it failed to refresh with this Error:
Error:Unsupported method: NativeArtifact.getRuntimeFiles().
The version of Gradle you connect to does not support that method.
To resolve the problem you can change/upgrade the target version of Gradle you connect to.
Alternatively, you can ignore this exception and read other information from the model.
I'm using Gradle 2.14.1 & Gradle android plugin 2.2.0. Upgrade Gradle (to 3.5) does not solve the problem.
Does anybody else have this problem and was able to find any workaround?

I had the same error message using 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.3.0'.
I found 2 ways for fixing this error :
Update Android Studio to version 3.3 (Help -> Check for Update...)
or switch to 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.2.1' in build.gradle.

Try to change in build.gradle
dependencies {
classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.0.1'
}

Could not find gradle 3.1

The latest version of gradle is 3.1 enter link description here
but Android Studio is only using 2.2?
enter link description here
This seems likes a huge discrepancy. My configuration:
buildscript {
repositories {
jcenter()
mavenCentral()
maven { url "https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/" }
}
dependencies {
classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.2'
classpath 'de.felixschulze.gradle:gradle-hockeyapp-plugin:3.2'
classpath 'com.michaelpardo:activeandroid:3.1.0-SNAPSHOT'
}
}
allprojects {
repositories {
jcenter()
}
}
When I try to find gradle 3.1, I get an error that it cannot find it. Same now with 2.2 > Could not find com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.2.
But gradle -v shows
gradle -v
------------------------------------------------------------
Gradle 2.2
how do I resolve this?

You are confusing Gradle with the Android gradle plugin, which generally matches the version of Android Studio. The latest version (at time of writing) is 2.2.2. It is generally set in your project's base build.gradle as you have shown above.
The Gradle wrapper is what you're looking for. You can change the wrapper's settings in your project's gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties file.
Change
distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-2.14.1-all.zip
to
distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-3.1-all.zip
Again, this is separate from the Android gradle plugin, which simply marries Gradle with Android Studio.
Find all distributions here

Here is the Gradle Version Compatibility for Android Studio
Gradle
refer to link

A problem occurred research project ': sample'.
Failed to apply plugin [id 'com.android.application']
Minimum supported Gradle version is 3.3. Current version is 3.2.1.
The current gradle configuration is also changed to 3.3. The project is running without problems, but can not use the command line (gradle and ./gradlew).
Refer to the online program:
1. Modify gradle-wrapper.properties, and Invalidate Caches / Restart ..., or do not work.
Later in the gradle forum to find a program: Thank you Henry
As new release with the fix not available yet, the former walk-around works fine.
Buildscript {
System.properties ['com.android.build.gradle.overrideVersionCheck'] = 'true'
...
}
. So mark what.
Correction statement : I later found that I installed the sdkman tool,
the tool installed 3.2.1 version, and this should be related (⊙ o ⊙)!
. At the beginning of the show gradle version, will show 3.2.1
version (I am still very depressed, change or show 3.2.1), I have
changed to the environment variable 3.3. I set the gradle environment
variable first, the following is set sdkman environment variable (this
order may also affect). So the final reason is still installed 3.2.1
version.

How to update Gradle Plugin version?

I am trying to run a project and it shows me:
Error running app: This version of Android Studio is incompatible with
the Gradle Plugin used. Try disabling Instant Run (or updating either
the IDE or the Gradle plugin to the latest version)
What should I do?
How can I update gradle?

The gradle plugin is declared inside the build.gradle file in your modules or in your root folder (top-level file).
Use:
classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.0.0'
Also this requires gradle 2.10 (don't confuse the gradle plugin with gradle).
The gradle version is defined in gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties.
Use:
distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-2.10-all.zip

For automatic update, you may set the version in Android Studio > File > Project Structure > Project > Android Plugin Version
Please note that you might also need to update Gradle Version. For gradle and gradle plugin compatibility, you may refer to the docs.
Sync gradle afterwards. This will automatically set the distribution URL as well.

Fix Plugin Version and Sync Project

I have recently updated my Android Studio.
After updating it, When I am trying to import or open a project it gives me following error :
Gradle Sync Issue
Error:Error:Gradle 2.4 requires Android Gradle plugin 1.2.0 (or newer) but project is using version 1.1.0.
Please use Android Gradle plugin 1.2.0 or newer.
Fix plugin version and sync project
Is there any solution for this problem ?

In your build.gradle you should use a newer version of the gradle plugin.
Use classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:1.3.1'instead of classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:1.1.0'. Or at least 1.2.0, as the error points out.

change in your progect build.gradle file
dependencies {
classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:1.2.3'
}

As Android Studio was just officially updated to 1.3 (Gradle as well).
Please Change gradle version to 1.3.+ in build.gradle . It should now look like this:
dependencies {
classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:1.3.+'
// in the individual module build.gradle files
}

I met this question,too. Modifying dependencies stuff is confuse me. From#Mykaelos answer, For Windows Android Studio, Go into File > Settings > "Build, Execution, Deployment" > "Build Tools" > Gradle and change it to "Use default gradle wrapper (recommended)", I tried it in early hours, and it works for me.