Android Studio Could not initialize class org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.InvokerHelper

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I am new in Android Studio. After setup, When I am trying to import an application I am getting that error So that gradle not able to build.

Error:Could not initialize class org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.InvokerHelper

I checked that my classpath setting for Java is fine. I am running Windows OS. Does anyone know the source of the error?

See [“Failed to install the following Android SDK packages as some licences have not been accepted” error](https://stackoverflow.com/a/55641042/11667949) — Shivam Jha, Mar 25 '21 at 21:44

score 347 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 25 '20 at 13:47

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Please make changes as per below to resolve this error.

Install Java SDK version: 14 or above.

JDK Download link: https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase-jdk14-downloads.html

In gradle-wrapper.properties please use grade version 6.3 or above.

For e.g:distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.3-all.zip

answered Mar 25 '20 at 13:47

Patel Pinkal

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Updating the Gradle from 6.0.1-all to 6.3-all solved the problem on Mac OS Catalina, tks. React-native build by the way. – Bruno de Oliveira Apr 30 '20 at 21:43
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I am using Java 14. with Gradle 6.4 but the problem still exists for me. – Riley Fitzpatrick May 20 '20 at 17:48
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BEST ANSWER, why is this not included in the ReactNative init. – Jeaf Gilbert May 27 '20 at 16:15
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this worked with me "distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.3-all.zip" – Maher Abuthraa Jun 12 '20 at 06:39
thanks, this really helped me! why is this happening? could I use a lower gradle version(perhaps also a lower java version) and still get it to work? – Chagai Friedlander Jun 18 '20 at 09:39
Updating the Gradle from 5.6.2-all to 6.5-all solved the problem on Windows, For Flutter – Anchal Ajay Dec 02 '20 at 06:33
you saved my day, just for me required a further step which is rebuild gradle in android studio in mac OS. – anie Jun 21 '21 at 02:19
export JAVA_HOME="/Applications/Android Studio.app/Contents/jre/jdk/Contents/Home" – Umer Waqas - Top rated dev Aug 29 '21 at 19:32

score 185 · Answer 2 · edited Nov 18 '20 at 05:41

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This is because of the gradle version.
Go to: gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties.
Change a version of the course by this:

distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.3-all.zip

The console outputs:

Welcome to Gradle 6.3!

Here are the highlights of this release:
 - Java 14 support
 - Improved error messages for unexpected failures

For more details see https://docs.gradle.org/6.3/release-notes.html

Starting a Gradle Daemon (subsequent builds will be faster)

edited Nov 18 '20 at 05:41

choogoor

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answered May 26 '20 at 17:04

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Thanks! This works for me given that I am in a react native project and JAVA 14 / Open JDK! – locropulenton Sep 18 '20 at 20:55
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I'm on `java version "15" 2020-09-15` and this worked for me on MacOS Catalina. – Mahad Ahmed Sep 24 '20 at 19:49
Thanks this helped. Not sure why this was not yet selected as the accepted answer. – dilantha111 Oct 10 '20 at 11:51
If you go to the URL `https://services.gradle.org/distributions/` this will list the versions, then edit your gladle-wrapper.properties file with the relevant link and click `retry` – Rich S Nov 17 '20 at 22:54
this was the ideal solution for me, even my gradle on 6.2 version didn't work, just switching to 6.3 that started working – Edson Filho Nov 20 '20 at 20:17
This is the correct solution as of 1 des 20 – Stephan Bakkelund Valois Dec 01 '20 at 20:50
Apparently, this is not a global solution. I updated gradle with the provided URL. I received a different errors, `Could not open settings remapped class cache for...`, `Could not open settings generic class cache for settings file`, and `BUG! exception in phase 'semantic analysis' in source unit '_BuildScript_' Unsupported class file major version 60` Got the same error when using `6.4.1` – Mike S. Apr 08 '21 at 13:40

ThamaBoy · Answer 3 · 2020-03-30T10:43:05.747

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First watch this and try reinstall - https://youtu.be/trHinrIm6DM

After if you get "Could not initialize class org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.InvokerHelper"

1.install Java SDK 14 and update env path.

2."[Your RN or Flutter Project Folder]\android\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.properties" this file edit as ...(upgrade gradle version)

#Fri Jun 23 08:50:38 CEST 2017
distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
distributionPath=wrapper/dists
zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.3-all.zip

3.run gradlew in cmd path "[Your RN or Flutter Project Folder]\android\"

4.it takes time.after if shows "BUILD SUCCESSFUL" you can "flutter run" in ur project folder

Yeah It's work

edited Mar 30 '20 at 10:43

answered Mar 30 '20 at 09:40

ThamaBoy

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Thanks a lot, i couldnt find a solution anywhere else. – Fathi Osama May 01 '20 at 00:40
I was beginner in react native and was scratching my head from so long to run Android device !! .Y ou are amazing Man !!! you saved my time and thanks that you have a great attitude to help others like this clean information !! – Abhimanyu Daspan May 13 '20 at 04:50
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command should be ./gradlew not gradlew . Everything else works fine – Michael Ashefor Jul 15 '20 at 02:57
how about the old projects? with distribution 5.~.zip and jdk 14 – Mohammad Aug 16 '20 at 12:36

score 26 · Answer 4 · answered Aug 21 '20 at 12:45

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What was helpful for me (MacBook):

first go to File -> Invalidate Caches / Restart -> Invalidate and Restart
then check the value of JAVA_HOME enviroment variable, by calling echo $JAVA_HOME (it should be equal to "/Applications/Android Studio.app/Contents/jre/jdk/Contents/Home")
if it is not, change its value by calling export JAVA_HOME="/Applications/Android Studio.app/Contents/jre/jdk/Contents/Home"

answered Aug 21 '20 at 12:45

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This is actually worked with me without the need to update wrapper version, the case that I did a fresh install on my macOS and installed a lot of things and this could have changed the JAVA_HOME and cause this issue, thanks a lot – Ahmed Elshaer Sep 26 '20 at 08:24
This worked for me. But it sort of gets reset on every bootup. How can I make this change permanent? – sudonitin Oct 25 '20 at 15:27
This saved my life – Pradap Pandian Nov 15 '20 at 08:46
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Hey @sudonitin, check there to see how to save enviroment variables permanently: https://medium.com/@youngstone89/setting-up-environment-variables-in-mac-os-28e5941c771c – jakub-adamczewski Nov 17 '20 at 10:21
This is huge because you DO NOT have to go through the trouble of installing Java if you have Android Studio. See also https://stackoverflow.com/a/48957460 for shell config to set some things automatically. – dragon788 Mar 05 '21 at 18:24
This is not working for me because the Path Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the location of your Java installation., However following this link: https://stackoverflow.com/a/19663996/4696051 allowed me to find the correct Java Home Path in MacOs Catalina /usr/libexec/java_home – JeanCarlos Chavarria May 14 '21 at 00:46
Thank you, you save my live – Pentagura May 17 '21 at 07:43

score 10 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 14 '16 at 07:45

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I faced this issue because of lower version of Jdk. Previously I installed Jdk 1.7 and Android Studio 1.5.1, I got this issue. If you install Android Studio 1.5.1 or above JDK 1.8 required

So Installing JDK 1.8 solved this issue.

answered Apr 14 '16 at 07:45

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this is not enough – charitha amarasinghe Aug 26 '22 at 06:27

score 10 · Answer 6 · answered May 06 '20 at 22:09

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I'm using Pop OS 20.04 and I have Java versions 8, 11 and 14 installed on my notebook.

This error was happening to me when version 14 was standard.

When I switched to using version 11 as the default, the error no longer occurred.

sudo update-alternatives --config java

answered May 06 '20 at 22:09

Deyve Machado

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Switching to Java 8 worked for me (I didn't have 11 installed). Thanks! – Spikatrix Jul 14 '20 at 12:10
switched 11 version and worked for me (pop-os) – dılo sürücü Feb 09 '21 at 15:00

score 8 · Answer 7 · answered Oct 22 '20 at 02:35

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In gradle-wrapper.properties file, updating the Gradle to 6.3 solved the problem on Mac OS Catalina

distributionUrl=https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.3-bin.zip

answered Oct 22 '20 at 02:35

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where can I get gradle-wrapper.properties file please ? – Soumya Boral Nov 05 '20 at 16:38
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You can get it at path "YOUR_PROJECT/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties" – bongtoi Nov 06 '20 at 02:26
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For react native, it's slightly different: `YOUR_PROJECT/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties` – Mike S. Apr 08 '21 at 13:47

score 7 · Answer 8 · edited Apr 21 '22 at 12:33

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In my case the problem was that my version of Gradle was incompatible with JDK 14, but despite in project structure dialog was selected JDK 8.

It was necessarily to set JDK home for Gradle separately in gradle.propperties:

org.gradle.java.home=/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_251.jdk/Contents/Home

edited Apr 21 '22 at 12:33

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score 6 · Answer 9 · answered Jan 25 '21 at 03:31

Go to \android\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.properties.
Update the installing distribution version (all.zip) of Gradle in distributionUrl. As an example for Gradle version 6.8:

distributionUrl=https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.8-all.zip

score 5 · Answer 10 · answered Oct 18 '20 at 08:26

I face this issue when I was Building my Flutter Application. This error is due to the gradle version that you are using in your Android Project. Follow the below steps:

Install jdk version 14.0.2 from https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase-jdk14-downloads.html .
If using Windows open C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-14.0.2\bin , Copy the Path and now update the path ( Reffer to this article for updating the path : https://www.architectryan.com/2018/03/17/add-to-the-path-on-windows-10/ .
Open the Project that you are working on [Your Project]\android\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.properties and now Replace the distributionUrl with the below line:

distributionUrl = https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.3-all.zip

Now Save the File (Ctrl + S), Go to the console and run the command

flutter run

It will take some time, but the issue that you were facing will be solved.

Welcome to Stackoverflow and great contribution! – VtoCorleone Oct 20 '20 at 23:00 — VtoCorleone, Oct 20 '20 at 23:00
Super! Works like a charm in Flutter!! – Shariful Islam Mubin Oct 24 '20 at 20:50 — Shariful Islam Mubin, Oct 24 '20 at 20:50

score 5 · Answer 11 · answered Jan 26 '22 at 20:18

So, you are in 2022, and changing the distribution URL does not work?

Yeah, React Native is such a pain. Make sure you have followed the React Native official guide, then check the Java version with:

java -version

Check compatibility matrix of Gradle versions. Change distribution URL to the version accordingly, from:

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

to

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

where Y.Y is the suitable version for your Java version.

And now, check that $JAVA_HOME is set:

echo $JAVA_HOME

Damn, is empty!

Yes, this environment variable is required, and on Internet you will see examples of exporting this path, for example for MacOS:

export JAVA_HOME="/Applications/Android Studio.app/Contents/jre/jdk/Contents/Home"

Be careful, this is not always the correct path. Check it navigating using cd command. For me the path was:

export JAVA_HOME="/Applications/Android Studio.app/Contents/jre/Contents/Home"

Spot the difference. This could be anywhere, so check it carefully as this is the last step that will allow you to run your project with yarn example android

Tested on: macOS Bug Sur, version 11.4. Intel Core i5. Good luck with M1.

PS: I hate React Native required configurations.

There you go. Thanks for this lifesaver :) – Srijwal R Sep 05 '22 at 07:26 — Srijwal R, Sep 05 '22 at 07:26

score 2 · Answer 12 · answered Aug 18 '20 at 08:52

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The problem in my case was in the discrepancy between the Gradle version installed globally and the one required by React Native. To fix it, I had to update the folder android/gradle/wrapper from the current 6.5 RN version from GH.

answered Aug 18 '20 at 08:52

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Also see [“Failed to install the following Android SDK packages as some licences have not been accepted” error](https://stackoverflow.com/a/55641042/11667949https://stackoverflow.com/a/55641042/11667949) – Shivam Jha Mar 25 '21 at 21:48

score 2 · Answer 13 · edited Nov 13 '20 at 13:59

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I fixed it just by editing the gradle-wrapper.properties file.

You must go to the project folder, then /android/grandle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties. In DistributionUrl, change to https \: //services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.4.1-all.zip.

edited Nov 13 '20 at 13:59

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answered Nov 13 '20 at 13:01

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score 2 · Answer 14 · answered Apr 25 '21 at 20:46

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If you are using jdk 16 downgrade to 14 and gradle-wrapper.properties use 6.3 don't forget to upgrade build gradle in build.gradle to 4+

answered Apr 25 '21 at 20:46

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score 2 · Answer 15 · edited Apr 27 '21 at 09:38

So I also got the same error on my system when I Cloned a project from github. The project that i created on my system worked without any errors. So if you are also in similar situation this could help 1-Go to this path

project-name/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties

2-Replace everything inside with this

distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
distributionPath=wrapper/dists
distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.3-all.zip
zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
zipStorePath=wrapper/dists

score 1 · Answer 16 · answered Aug 29 '20 at 02:24

When you upgrade to the latest version of the gradle in the gradle-wrapper.properties file i.e. distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.6.1-bin.zip please do not forget to change the gradle version in the build.gradle file as well

wrapper {
    gradleVersion = '6.6.1'
}

score 1 · Answer 17 · answered Nov 11 '20 at 08:39

I get this error when I open a new project with VS Code & Flutter. I solved the problem by editing the gradle.build and gradle-wrapper.properties files.

Edit android>build.gradle like this:

dependencies { classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.5.0' classpath 'com.google.gms: google-services: 4.3.3' //add this line classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin: kotlin-gradle-plugin: $ kotlin_version" }

Edit gradle-wrapper.properties

distributionUrl=https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.3-all.zip

This is the same answer that @josileudo provided. – Mike S. Apr 08 '21 at 13:43 — Mike S., Apr 08 '21 at 13:43

Fuad Rifki · Answer 18 · 2021-02-23T08:52:09.887

I also had the same problem and and it looks like this problem is due to the gradle version in the project directory

This is the version of my jdk:

openjdk version "15-ea" 2020-09-15
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 15-ea+32-Ubuntu-220.04)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 15-ea+32-Ubuntu-220.04, mixed mode, sharing)

Please check gradle whether it is installed. This is the version of my gradle:

------------------------------------------------------------
Gradle 6.8
------------------------------------------------------------

Build time:   2021-01-08 16:38:46 UTC
Revision:     b7e82460c5373e194fb478a998c4fcfe7da53a7e

Kotlin:       1.4.20
Groovy:       2.5.12
Ant:          Apache Ant(TM) version 1.10.9 compiled on September 27 2020
JVM:          15-ea (Private Build 15-ea+32-Ubuntu-220.04)
OS:           Linux 5.4.0-65-generic amd64

Then open the gradle-wrapper.properties file in your project folder, in the folder: project name/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
Change the gradle version. Here I changed the gradle version to 6.5

The video version can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcclcscUpV0

score 1 · Answer 19 · edited Sep 30 '21 at 13:53

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Resolve It:

distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.0.1-all.zip

and I changed it into:

distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.0-all.zip

edited Sep 30 '21 at 13:53

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answered Sep 30 '21 at 10:18

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Sanjay TM · Answer 20 · 2021-10-17T13:01:48.003

I had the same issue when building the Flutter project, I edited this file gradle-wrapper.properties
location: android -> grade\wrapper -> gradle-wrapper.properties

from this to:

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

to this:

distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.7-all.zip

but was not solved, I did flutter doctor and found some error in the android toolchain. I open android studio and installed "Android SDK Command-line tools" in SDK manager. https://stackoverflow.com/a/69604498/13577765

and was solved.

score 1 · Answer 21 · answered Jan 07 '22 at 06:30

This solution is for M1 Mac User

Find your local Java version by typing /usr/libexec/java_home -V. If didn't exist, install the latest ARM Java version here Set Java_Home path (in my case jdk-17.0.1.jdk) by typing

/usr/libexec/java_home /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-17.0.1.jdk/Contents/Home

Type all of these in terminal

cd /Applications/Android\ Studio.app/Contents/jre ln -s ../jre jdk ln -s "/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin" jdk

Finally run flutter doctor -v to see all the details changes

score 0 · Answer 22 · answered May 16 '20 at 10:13

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gradle-wrapper.properties please use grade version 6.3 or above

distributionUrl=https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.3-all.zip

../android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties

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score 0 · Answer 23 · answered Aug 16 '20 at 21:19

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For me the solution was to upgrade the gradle version to 6.3 from the android project structure (java 14.0.1 is already installed on my pc).

answered Aug 16 '20 at 21:19

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score 0 · Answer 24 · answered Sep 17 '20 at 15:49

(Solution) I tried my first flutter app in android studio , i was getting same error " Could not initialize class org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.InvokerHelper"

open build.gradle and update dependencies

    classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.0.1'
    classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlin_version"

or just hover over com.android.tools.build:grandle:(your-version)

score 0 · Answer 25 · answered Dec 27 '20 at 21:47

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When I tried "react-native run-android" I was receiving errors "Could not initialize class org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.InvokerHelper" + "Failed to install the app. Make sure you have the Android development environment set up"....

Solved it by updating the gradle in Android Studio. When I opened my project in Android Studio it showed a message asking to update Gradle, and I just clicked.

answered Dec 27 '20 at 21:47

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I did the same. In my case, it didn't fix the issue. – Mike S. Apr 08 '21 at 13:35

score 0 · Answer 26 · answered Feb 19 '21 at 09:29

It is not enough to change distributionUrl in gradle-wrapper.properties, you also need to change gradle version in your project structure.

Go to gradle-wrapper.properties and change:

distributionUrl=https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.8-all.zip

Go to Android studio -> file -> project structure

Change gradle verison to 6.8 or whatever verison you selected that is compatible with your jdk.

Android Studio Could not initialize class org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.InvokerHelper

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