Android Studio doesn't work fine with gradle 2.10 and gradle plugin 2.0.0-alpha5

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I use com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.0.0-alpha3 and gradle 2.8 before I update to Android Studio 2.0 preview 5. It works fine.

After I update to 2.0 preview 5,it tells me to update to com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.0.0-alpha5 and gradle 2.10.

I can't build and run my app normally now. It always uses a old copy of my code though I have changed the code and costs more time to build.

If I turn back to com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.0.0-alpha3 and gradle 2.8.It become right.

Android Studio Version (http://tools.android.com/recent)

Android Gradle Plugin Version (http://tools.android.com/tech-docs/new-build-system)

Android Studio Preview 6 was posted on Jan 21, 2016. Android Studio Preview 7 was posted on Jan 23, 2016.

You can see that the Android Studio Preview updates frequently. If you don't want to deal all kinds of bugs, you would better to use a stable version.

If you want to use more features, you should always keep latest version to avoid bugs.

For production use you should not use alpha versions of the tools. Go back to a stable environment for day to day use. Alpha versions are there for people to try out and give early feedback. — Henry, Jan 21 '16 at 05:55
@Henry I want to build faster.Old version takes too much time to build. — tiny sunlight, Jan 21 '16 at 06:05
I turned back to old version.But I want to use the latest version if possible. — tiny sunlight, Jan 21 '16 at 06:12
What error do you receive? `I can't build and run my app normally now` is not enough to get help. — Sufian, Jan 21 '16 at 07:03
@Sufian I change some code .But when I run my app to my mobile, there is no change. — tiny sunlight, Jan 21 '16 at 10:36
If it builds then this is not a gradle related error. Is "instant run" turned on? — Sufian, Jan 21 '16 at 10:55
@tinysunlight then it is the problem. Gave me the same issue. Disable it and run again. — Sufian, Jan 21 '16 at 12:44

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 27 '16 at 14:54

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There's a quick fix listed on google plus by the android dev team in the comments (post).

Set dexInProcess equal to false in your build.gradle:

dexOptions {  
    javaMaxHeapSize "4g"  
    dexInProcess false  //the magic line
}

answered Jan 27 '16 at 14:54

ShadowRogue7

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looks like alpha8 is out, hopefully that solves your problem without this fix – ShadowRogue7 Jan 29 '16 at 19:20
Yes, new version of Android Studio wroks fine. – tiny sunlight Jan 30 '16 at 02:11

Sufian · Accepted Answer · 2016-04-15T13:16:58.440

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Your problem is with instant run, because if project builds and APK installs, it can't be Gradle issue.

Instant Run is still under development and has this issue of not working properly.

To disable the instant run:

open properties,
go to Editor > Build, Execution, Development > Instant Run,
uncheck Enable instant Run to hotswap code

edited Apr 15 '16 at 13:16

answered Jan 21 '16 at 12:50

Sufian

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I will try it tomorrow. – tiny sunlight Jan 21 '16 at 15:27
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I update to alpha6 and turn off Instant Run.It works fine now. – tiny sunlight Jan 22 '16 at 07:32
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@Sufian : Not able to uncheck my Instant Run on Android Studio . Any help? – Terril Thomas Jan 25 '16 at 05:13
"Not able to uncheck my Instant Run on Android Studio" do you mean it is checked and you can't uncheck? Also mention the version of gradle plugin (by pasting the line from .gradle file which looks like `classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.0.0-alpha7'`). – Sufian Jan 25 '16 at 10:10

sivi · Answer 3 · 2016-04-07T07:11:16.180

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You can try this: go to project stucture from file-->menu or command-; in mac. Then (don't try changing the android plugin version to 2.10) change the android plugin version to same as your current android gradle build as illustrated in the image below:

edited Apr 07 '16 at 07:11

answered Jan 24 '16 at 12:00

sivi

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All is right now. I just need to disable instant run.I hope google will fix it in new version of Android Plugin.I will try alpha 7. – tiny sunlight Jan 24 '16 at 14:20
I was having an issue with the alpha7 so I gave this solution because it took me a lot of time to figured out. I also movef away from canary to dev for now – sivi Jan 24 '16 at 15:20
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Current latest settings: Gradle version: 2.12 Android Plugin Version: 2.0.0-beta7 – Igor Gorjanc Mar 22 '16 at 08:56
it changes very often so be sure that the right version is used. I think now it updates automatically. – sivi Apr 07 '16 at 07:12

score 1 · Answer 4 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:53

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Update your plugin to

classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.0.0-alpha6'

You may get “Gradle Version 2.10 is required.” Error. Try this

edited May 23 '17 at 11:53

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answered Jan 21 '16 at 05:51

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I'm now using com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.0.0-alpha5 and Gradle Version 2.10. – tiny sunlight Jan 21 '16 at 06:08
It will also work in com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.0.0-alpha5 – Kishan Vaghela Jan 21 '16 at 06:52
My gradle-wrapper.properties is fine. – tiny sunlight Jan 21 '16 at 10:35

score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Jan 22 '16 at 06:12

Sometimes you must change the gradle versión settings and the wrapper file if you are using a local distribution.

File > Settings > Build, Execution, Deployment > Build Tools > Gradle
Gradle Home to gradle-2.10
Apply
C:\Users\ ...\project\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.properties to gradle-2.10-all.zip

if step 4 is missing, Android studio goes back to gradle-2.8, so i would have to do steps 1-3 every time.

Well it happens to me, i don't know if it is an isolated case.

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Jun 02 '16 at 09:59

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If you have 64 bit distro, install 32 bit deps: sudo apt-get install -y lib32gcc1 libc6-i386 lib32z1 lib32stdc++6 sudo apt-get install -y lib32ncurses5 lib32gomp1 lib32z1-dev

answered Jun 02 '16 at 09:59

Fabien Thetis

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