Android plugin 1.3 error

Question

This is error I got when updated my SDK and Build tool to Android M

Android Build Tools
Found incompatible Build Tools and Android plugin versions:
* Module 'app' is using Android plugin 1.2.3 and Build Tools 23.0.0 rc1
Please use Android plugin 1.3 or newer, or an older Build Tools version.
Otherwise the project won't build.

when classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:1.2.3' changed to 1.3

I got another error.

Error:Could not find com.android.tools.build:gradle:1.3.
Searched in the following locations:
    file:/Applications/Android Studio.app/Contents/gradle/m2repository/com/android/tools/build/gradle/1.3/gradle-1.3.pom
    file:/Applications/Android Studio.app/Contents/gradle/m2repository/com/android/tools/build/gradle/1.3/gradle-1.3.jar
    https://jcenter.bintray.com/com/android/tools/build/gradle/1.3/gradle-1.3.pom
    https://jcenter.bintray.com/com/android/tools/build/gradle/1.3/gradle-1.3.jar

What should I do now ?

did you read the error? change your plugin to 1.3 from 1.2.3 — tyczj, May 29 '15 at 18:24
Thanks for quick response , but how to do that ? because I am new to Android Studio @tyczj — N J, May 29 '15 at 18:26
@CommonsWare 1.3.0 doesn't work on my end. I have to do 1.3.+ — IgorGanapolsky, Jun 01 '15 at 19:33
@IgorGanapolsky: It is a beta, which is screwing up the normal pattern. AFAIK, the current edition is `1.3.0-beta1`, and using that (instead of `1.3.+`) works. — CommonsWare, Jun 01 '15 at 19:36

Aaron He · Accepted Answer · 2015-07-29T21:48:01.950

The was because at that time android gradle plugin 1.3 had not been released yet. It was in beta.

So, try setting the version to 1.3.0-beta1.

You can see the list of all the android grade plugin versions here. Pro tip: scroll all the way down to the bottom so it's easier to see the latest version. :)

Update

Android gradle plugin 1.3 is finally released: https://jcenter.bintray.com/com/android/tools/build/gradle/1.3.0/

score 22 · Answer 2 · edited Aug 25 '15 at 03:22

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Update

version 1.4.0-beta1 is now available

Version 1.3.0 of the android gradle plugin is not released yet.

The current latest version (to use with Android-Studio 1.3-preview) is 1.3.0-beta1.

Put this in your root build.gradle

buildscript {
     ...
     dependencies {
         classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:1.3.0-beta1'
         ...
     }
}

You can find the latest published version of the plugin on this page: https://jcenter.bintray.com/com/android/tools/build/gradle/

Note that you may also need to update your build tools :

android {
    buildToolsVersion "23.0.0 rc1"
    ...
}

This version of the build tools is available with the sdk manager under section "Tools (preview channel)"

edited Aug 25 '15 at 03:22

N J

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answered May 29 '15 at 19:00

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Thanks to you @ben75, As you have explained more on it. – N J May 29 '15 at 19:02
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buildToolsVersion "23.0.0_rc1" doesn't work for me, but buildToolsVersion "23.0.0 rc1" does (using a space instead of an underscore) – zsolt.kocsi Jun 01 '15 at 02:38

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 02 '15 at 05:46

As Android Studio was just officially updated to 1.3 (Gradle as well).

changing gradle version from 1.2.3 to 1.3.+ in build.gradle file worked for me. It should now look like this:

    dependencies {
    classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:1.3.+'

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

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Jun 01 '15 at 06:51

Unfortunately, the previous answers above didn't work in my case. Gradle simply freezes while resolving dependencies (I can't find 1.3.0-beta1 in the repo either for manual download):

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I had to downgrade the buildToolsVersion from "23.0.0 rc1" to "22.0.1" in the build.gradle (Module: app) and it worked fine afterwards.

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'

android {
compileSdkVersion 22
buildToolsVersion "22.0.1"
...

Android plugin 1.3 error

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