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Android Studio: Unable to build app due to gradle distribution url error

I know this question has been asked before but I haven't been able to fix the issue. I am running Android Studio version 3.1.4. I am trying to run an app that I cloned from a Github repository. But even before I try to run it, I get this error:
my-app: sync failed
Cause: https://downloads.gradle.org/distributions-snapshots/gradle-4.4-20171031235950+0000-all.zip
How do I fix this error? Thanks in advance.

You can check and change the distribution url in the properties file $rootDir/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties. See property distributionUrl.
Value should be something as follows (update the gradle version depending on your Android Studio version)
distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-4.4-all.zip

I've encountered a similar error when I tried importing the Sunshine project from the Udacity Android development course. I fixed the issue by downloading the mentioned zip file and extracted it to the C:\Users\<username>\.gradle\native folder.
Then in Gradle settings, use local Gradle distribution and set the Gradle home path to the downloaded gradle folder.
Check this video for more information

You can fix it by the following steps: (currently using Android 3.6.3)
This worked for me.
Exit android studio then make the below changes.
Go to C:\Users\UserName.android and rename the build-cache folder to build-cache.bak.
Go to C:\Users\UserName.AndroidStudio3.6\system and rename these folders:
caches to caches.bak
compiler to compiler.bak
compile-server to compile-server.bak
conversion to conversion.bak
external_build_system to external_build_system.bak
frameworks to frameworks.bak
gradle to gradle.bak
resource_folder_cache to resource_folder_cache.bak
Open the Android Studio and open your project again.
If the folder is not in the Android3.6 folder, move to the next step.

Find the Gradle version from the gradle-wrapper.properties file
Download the Gradle bin file from internet, then extract it.
File menu-->Settings-->Build & Tools-->Gradle-->Use Gradle from: From
drop down select a specified location and browse to the location
where you have saved the Gradle bin zip file. (Default settings is use from ;gradle-wrapper.properties' file)
4.File menu-->Invalidate caches and re-run
[Gradle properties file]
[Gradle settings]

Android Studio stuck at building gradle project info

I am using Android Studio 2.3 and whenever I try to create a new project or open some project, it gets stuck at this point "Building "******" Gradle project info" please suggest me some solution.

It is likely downloading Gradle zip file,
e.g: /Users/user****/.gradle/wrapper/dists/gradle-3.3-all/55gk2rcmfc6p2dg9u9ohc3hw9/gradle-3.3-all.zip.
you should manual download it or check network.

Download manually the stable version of gradle from gradle-X.X-all.zip
and extract into /Users/[yourUsername]/.gradle/wrapper/dists/gradle-x.x-all/55gk2rcmfc6p2dg9u9ohc3hw9/

you can download your gradle.x.zip and replace /Users/user****/.gradle/wrapper/dists/gradle-3.3-all/55gk2rcmfc6p2dg9u9ohc3hw9/gradle-3.3-all.zip

Android studio: this project is not gradle based project

I have one project which was initially in eclipse, then i managed somehow to convert it to gradle and everything was working fine in Android Studio.
But then i didn't work some time with the project and after few months when i returned to project i am surprised that Android Studio has problems with this project.
When i selected "Android" from top left dropdown in AS, where you should see the project as Android, i saw no files, then i did something and now i see there one empty folder Java.
If i hit button "sync project with gradle files" AS says message as posted in name of question, but it is gradle based project.. there are gradle files etc.
Do you someone know why is this problem? Why it should stop work like this?
Thank you

Make sure you open the project from its root directory. i.e. the directory which contains the top level build.gradle file.
The missing top level gradle file is what causes this error.

For native Flutter Projects:
Note that this error will also appear if you "sync your project with Gradle files " in the root directory. Gradle works only in your android directory (flutter_name/android).
Configure Gradle version
I got this error because i wanted to change some build values like the Gradle version and the Gradle plugin version (and other build values ex. kotlin):
In your current project: File>Open
Select directory: user/StudioProjects/flutter_name/android
Open directory in a new window
After it is opened it will load some packages (see right bottom), which will take some time.
Under File>Project Structure Project you can set the gradle version and under Modules variables of your build
Now you can sync your project with Gradle files or at least read out the error messages, that come with your configuration
After configuration, you might need to restart your project with File>Invalid Caches/Restart....

That worked for me:
copy the file build.gradle
drop the copied file build.gradle in
your app/project folder .

My project stopped showing all of sudden and already had build.gradle file.
I just reopened it via File > Open.

Android studio: Project refresh failed.. error in opening zip file

I've installed Android Studio on my laptop and also run the updates from 0.52 to 0.61
After creating a new project or opening a sample project that I've downloaded it displays this error:
Gradle '{ProjectName}' project refresh failed
Error:Cause: error in opening zip file
I couldn't find anything related to this specific error on Google or anywhere else on Stackoverflow.
Please help?

download manually
http://downloads.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-1.12-all.zip
and paste: (not unzipping)
C:\Users\ (USER NAME) \ .gradle\wrapper\dists\gradle-1.12-all[hash code]/
C:\Users\ (USER NAME) \ .gradle\wrapper\dists\gradle-1.12-all[hash code]/gradle-1.12-all.zip
update
For Mac OS X and Other Unix based OS, the path is
~/.gradle/wrapper/dists/gradle-1.x/[hash code]/

I had the same problem after updating Android Studio from 2.2.3 to 2.3; Here is the solution that worked for me:
1) In your project open 'gradle-wrapper.properties', change the 'distributionUrl' value
distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-3.3-all.zip
2) In you project open the project's 'build.gradle' file, and change the classpath
classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.3.0'
This is the latest gradle setting.
Hope this work.
NOTE: The version of the gradle depends on your android studio version. So change the version(as in he code) according to that.

I fixed this issue by...
Going to Settings... > Gradle
Selecting "Use local Gradle distribution."
Pointed it to my Gradle zip file: home/kersting/.gradle/wrapper/dists/gradle-1.12-all/6vpvhqu0efs1fqmqr2decq1v12/gradle-1.12
It should be something similar for you if you downloaded Gradle which you should have when you downloaded Android Studio. Be careful, the .gradle file may be hidden. I found it through the terminal, but "ls" didn't reveal it.

Android Studio Marks syntax as error, but gradle compiles

I have a project in Android Studio which compiles with Gradle.
The general file structure is
MyProject
- MyProjectSource
- Libraries
- ActionBarSherlock
My project is built with Gradle and will compile without issue. However in the lines within my activity where I include a component from ActionBarSherlock, Android Studio marks it as an error.
I have noticed that Android Studio has also generated .iml files. So my question: Does Android Studio ignore the gradle build when assessing whether something is valid syntax or not?
Obviously this is not a project blocking problem but it does slow velocity not being able to take advantage of the full set of tools Android Studio has to offer.
Thanks in advance for any help.

These are not errors actually, this a bug in Android studio( 0.4.2 ) for resolving the symbol and fixed for the next release( 0.4.3 ).
To get Rid of these until the release do the following
Clean your project using Build > Clean Project
Close your Android Studio
Take Backup of your project
Delete all .iml files inside your project
Delete content of .idea directory
Open Studio and wait until it completes the sync with gradle
Also verify if you are seeing any error in File > Project Structure . If there is any error saying "Dependency Not Added "click on that and using red bulb on right side Add them to dependency.
UPDATE
Android Studio 0.4.3 is available on Canary Channel Now.

UPDATE: #laochiv, I have found that cleaning manually the folder .idea/libraries and clicking afterward on "Sync Project with Gradle Files" solves the problem. Apparently this Sync does not remove elements, but keep the old ones and add the current ones. Probably a bug to report :)
I am having the same problem. However, I am using ABS directly from Maven.
dependencies {
compile 'com.actionbarsherlock:actionbarsherlock:4.4.0#aar'
compile 'com.android.support:support-v4:18.0.+'
}
Even the ABS Gradle Sample application marks a syntax error, although it compiles.
However, in another computer everything is working perfectly. I can not think of different conditions in each scenario.

"Does Android Studio ignore the gradle build when assessing whether something is valid syntax or not?" Yes. Android Studio imports the project configuration but runs its own compiler as you are editing and saving (you can even change it to the Eclipse ECJ compiler). The true authority on the build is Gradle, and AS is still in beta. You can try to run the gradle resync or close and reimport the project. I have had to manipulate AS like this many times, especially after making edits to build.gradle.
Edit: I have found it better to use ActionBarSherlock as a gradle dependency rather than a library directory.
compile 'com.actionbarsherlock:actionbarsherlock:4.4.0#aar'
You will need to use the SDK manager and install the local maven repository.
But it is possible to eventually get rid of these compile errors, as long as your build.gradle doesn't create any extra sourceSets that AS doesn't understand; try not to deviate too much from the android gradle plugin examples.
Also, I've been running the Canary updates of AS for the latest and greatest.

I don't know how to add a library using MavenCentral. I follow these steps to include a library
Add library in App_Name/App_Name/libs folder.
In App_Name/build.gradle add this
dependencies {
compile ---
compile files('libs/fileName.jar') }
./gradlew clean
Make sure your Android studio is updated.

Go through the link and it worked for me.
1.) Choose File option from menu on left top side of android studio.
2.) Select the option : "Invalidate Cache/ Restart.." It will open an dialog.
3.) Click on the first button with option : "Invalidate and Restart"
4.) It will close the studio and restart it. Start indexing of the project.
It resolved my problem
Go to File -> Invalidate Cache/ Restart -> Invalidate and Restart
Source
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX_gCTpqhwM

I had this problem in Android Studio 4.2, it might be fixed on 4.3
I have noticed that adding some dependencies did not attach the classes.jar to the dependency, so Gradle recognises everything but the IDE doesn't. To fix it:
Open Module Settings of your project
Select the dependency that has the error
Click Add (+) for that dependency (bottom of the pop up)
Navigate to your-project/build/exploded-bundles/your-dependency/classes.jar
The IDE should recognise the files now
Hope it helps

I had this today and gradle update/sync didn't solve. But updating to latest version of Android Studio 2.2 update 5 fixed (was on 2.1).

Here i'm talking about android studio version v3.1.2 where this same issue happened.In later android studio version(above 3.0.1) this issue again rises. So, I solved this by going through few things and here is how
Close android studio first
Navigate to your Project Folder
Delete .gradle and .idea folder (.gradle and .idea is hidden files. so make sure you tick Show Hidden Files in your File Explorer option to see these files
Open your project in android studio now
This Time another issue (unsupported module) will arise, but don't worry. I got you
Goto File in android studio and hit Sync Project with Gradle Files
Tada..! you're done now!

Simplest Solution
Comment/Remove the dependency which is showing syntax error & Sync Project.
Uncomment/Add again & Sync Project.
Yeah! error gone...
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