Android Studio - Failed to apply plugin [id 'com.android.application']

Question

I am working on an app. In my app there is no error in code but when I try to run my project it gives following errors.

Error:(1, 1) A problem occurred evaluating project ':app'.

Failed to apply plugin [id 'com.android.application']

Could not create plugin of type 'AppPlugin'.

I try this also Gradle is issuing an error "Could not create plugin of type 'AppPlugin'"

and this also Gradle errors in Android Studio

Following is my build.gradle file

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services'

android {

    compileSdkVersion 23
    buildToolsVersion "21.1.2"

    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "com.praval.healthfreak"
        minSdkVersion 15
        targetSdkVersion 23
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0"
    }
    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
    }
}
dependencies {
    compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
    testCompile 'junit:junit:4.12'

    compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.2.1'
    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:8.3.0'
    compile 'de.hdodenhof:circleimageview:1.3.0'
    compile 'com.android.support:design:23.2.1'
    compile files('libs/YouTubeAndroidPlayerApi.jar')

}

Whats your gradle (wrapper) version? Whats your android gradle plugin version? — David Medenjak, May 07 '16 at 09:33
@PravalSharma this is gradle file for `app` module. There's is other gradle file for the whole project, in parent folder. — Marcin Orlowski, May 07 '16 at 16:54
You seem to be missing a `repositories` section of your Gradle that tells it where to find plugins — OneCricketeer, May 07 '16 at 16:57
The answer to this [question](https://stackoverflow.com/a/62188829/8078086) worked for me. — MrBE, Mar 10 '21 at 00:08
i resolved this exception by commenting android.enableAapt2 in gradle.properties file. — Mohd Haseen, May 18 '21 at 18:26

score 126 · Accepted Answer · edited May 13 '22 at 06:11

126

Updated June 24, 2020

You need to update to the latest gradle version to solve this issue.

Please make sure you are on the latest Android Studio

and then update your project level build.gradle by updating this dependency

buildscript {
    repositories {
        google()
    }
    dependencies {
        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.0.0'
    }
}

It might show a popup asking your permission to update gradle, please update and it will download the latest distribution automatically and the issue will be resolved.

Or else you can

Get Latest Gradle 5.6.4 from here and Add it manually

If you don't want to download it manually:

Open YourProject > gradle > wrapper > gradle-wrapper.properties and replace

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

With

distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.1.1-all.zip

Rebuild the project or just run gradle sync again.

edited May 13 '22 at 06:11

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answered May 07 '16 at 17:19

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Gradle 3.2: https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-3.2-all.zip – odemolliens Nov 30 '16 at 10:43
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Doesn't work for me. I also have low level exceptions like: IllegalStateException: Cache values are being processed. and at start he telling me: "Sync with Gradle for project 'android-app' failed: MALFORMED" – Archont Mar 24 '17 at 04:00
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Where do we put the gradle folder that we downloaded and what do we name it? – user2602079 Sep 23 '17 at 01:59
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Doesn't work for me too, I had to roll-back to gradle plugin 2.3.3 – Paolone Nov 03 '17 at 10:37
instead of apply plugin: 'com.android.application' instead add classpath dependency? – Thufir Nov 06 '17 at 03:28
go to file PATH: \platforms\android\cordova\lib\builers\projectBuilders.js. Look for line and update gradle to 5.6.4 : var distributionUrl = process.env['CORDOVA_ANDROID_GRADLE_DISTRIBUTION_URL'] || 'https\\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-5.6.4-all.zip'; – Pramod Kumar Sharma Jun 08 '20 at 17:13
I tried this as of Jun 5 2021 in a react-native app and it worked fine. Just changed the Gradle version number to the last one available and solved my problem. – Manuel Castillo Jun 05 '21 at 04:57
If this doesn't work, check this https://stackoverflow.com/a/66417992/5777189 There is a plugin version and a required gradle version, they need to match. – BabyishTank Aug 20 '21 at 16:40
changin version works for me - mine was 7.2bin.zip and I changed it to 7.2-all.zip, now it can download it. – aniran mohammadpour Apr 06 '22 at 22:02
In my case, im new to a big project. Downgrading gradle version matching all other coworkers, as you described solved my issue. – Muhammed Aydogan Jul 22 '22 at 10:46

score 13 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 18 '21 at 06:44

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I found the simplest answer to this.

Just go gradle.properties file and change the enableUnitTestBinaryResources from true to false

android.enableUnitTestBinaryResources=false

The snapshot is shown below

answered Feb 18 '21 at 06:44

Tonnie

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I can vouch for that. mine works just fine – meniman98 Sep 07 '21 at 11:34

score 11 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 07 '20 at 10:28

I faced the same issue in Android Studio version 3.5.3. This is how i fixed it.

I updated the dependecy com.android.tools.build:gradle in my project level build.gradle file from a lower version to 3.5.3 as below.

classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.5.3'

I then went ahead and edited the value of distributionUrl in gradle-wrapper.properties file as below. This file is in the directory /gradle/wrapper/ from the root of your project folder.

distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-5.4.1-all.zip

Thanks, this helped solved it for me. Also needed to add google() to repos in build.gradle https://stackoverflow.com/a/57648844/3617528 — Tyeth, Jul 29 '20 at 14:53

score 11 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 25 '21 at 12:23

Feb 25th 2021:

For me, after over 8 hours of trials and errors, it was the re-ordering of the repositories sources in the project-level build.gradle file that solved the issue for me. So, instead of:

buildscript {
  ...
  repositories {
        google()
        mavenCentral()
        maven { url "https://plugins.gradle.org/m2/" }
  }
  ...
}

I moved google() to the bottom:

buildscript {
  ...
  repositories {
        mavenCentral()
        maven { url "https://plugins.gradle.org/m2/" }
        google()
  }
  ...
}

Of course, be sure to update the gradle android plugin and the matching gradle-wrapper distribution versions too.

score 6 · Answer 5 · edited Jul 26 '20 at 16:48

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Delete gradle cache files. It can be in path like C:\Users\username\.gradle\caches for Windows users. For UNIX based operating systems it will be ~/.gradle/caches.

edited Jul 26 '20 at 16:48

Akito

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answered Sep 18 '18 at 09:35

Cui Qing

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Thank you buddy for wasting my 6GB gradle files – krishnaacharyaa May 27 '21 at 11:54
It was Great @KrishnaAcharya – Ashad Nasim Jun 06 '22 at 10:35

score 5 · Answer 6 · edited Aug 17 '21 at 19:02

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Just go to the gradle.properties file and change enableUnitTestBinaryResources from true to false

android.enableUnitTestBinaryResources=false

edited Aug 17 '21 at 19:02

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answered Aug 17 '21 at 18:53

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score 4 · Answer 7 · answered Mar 11 '20 at 14:56

i fixed it by upgrade to gradle-5.6.4-all.zip in project\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.properties

#Wed Mar 11 15:20:29 WAT 2020
distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
distributionPath=wrapper/dists
zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-5.6.4-all.zip

score 4 · Answer 8 · answered Apr 24 '22 at 22:28

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Android Gradle Plugin 7 requires Java 11. use short key Ctr+Alt+Shift+S or Go to File > Project Structure and change JDK location to Embedded JDK.

answered Apr 24 '22 at 22:28

kksal55

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score 3 · Answer 9 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:18

Open the project on Android Studio and let it solve the problems for you

It immediately shows at the left bottom:

Then click that link, and it will fix the right files for you.

This ended up fixing the Gradle version as mentioned at: https://stackoverflow.com/a/37091489/895245 but it also fixed further errors, so it is the easiest thing to do.

Tested on https://github.com/googlesamples/android-vulkan-tutorials/tree/7ba478ac2e0d9006c9e2e261446003a4449b8aa3/tutorial05_triangle , Android Studio 2.3, Ubuntu 14.04.

score 3 · Answer 10 · edited Jan 06 '23 at 16:49

Error

Hello, I am Dipak, I faced this issue because I have downloaded and built a project on my PC, and it is on old java version 1.8, so when project building it will ask me to change the java version, and I have accepted that.

Here is the Solution, As you see my project need a java 11 version to build Gradle so,

GoTo File -> Settings
Build,Execution and Deployment -> Build Tools -> Gradle
Change java version, Apply and click Ok.
Sync build.gradle and run the project.

Solution

score 2 · Answer 11 · answered Oct 17 '18 at 11:52

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Solved it by setting gradle version 3.2.1

buildscript {
dependencies {
    classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.2.1'
}

In Project level Gradle

answered Oct 17 '18 at 11:52

Amine Messabhia

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It´s now version "3.5.2" – kaya Nov 21 '19 at 22:31

score 2 · Answer 12 · edited Jan 11 '22 at 17:37

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On Mac Just Goto :

Android Studio -> Preference -> Gradle -> Gradle JDK -> Download JDK -> Ok

edited Jan 11 '22 at 17:37

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answered Jan 06 '22 at 17:26

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score 1 · Answer 13 · answered Dec 05 '16 at 07:47

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you just need to change your project.gradle file. And sync your Gradle.

dependencies {
 classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.2.2'
}

answered Dec 05 '16 at 07:47

umi

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what do you mean by "sync your gradle"? latest version? – Thufir Nov 06 '17 at 03:29
Simply it means 'Sync up all your 'gradle dependencies' to your project. – umi Nov 07 '17 at 06:10

Mahdi Moqadasi · Answer 14 · 2018-02-27T09:41:38.607

As in Accepted post, the problem solved with updating gradle to 4.4.1.

Get Latest Gradle 4.4.1 from here
Extract and put it in "C:\Program Files\Android\Android Studio\gradle"
Then from android studio go to "File -> Settings -> Build, Excecution, Deployment -> Gradle", from Project-level settings: Select Use local gradle Distribution and give the above
address(folder with name "gradle-4.4.1" in "C:\Program Files\ ...")
Then make project.

My Problem solved this way.

score 1 · Answer 15 · edited Nov 10 '18 at 17:57

In my case, if your version of build tools in the build.gradle file in the root folder like :

classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.x.x' <--- version of tools

is not supported by the Gradle installed in your project, you can check the build tools/plugin supported versions here, and make sure that the version installed in your project is supported by that version of Gradle.

You don't need to upgrade Gradle, you just check if it supports the plugin installed in your project or not.

score 1 · Answer 16 · answered May 04 '20 at 02:32

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When I had this problem was beacuse my directory had non ASCII characteres. Try changing it

answered May 04 '20 at 02:32

Chrystian Melo

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score 1 · Answer 17 · answered Apr 12 '21 at 18:28

First update the gradle to the latest version, if the issue still persists (in my case it did) then do the below- go to gradle.properties file and comment the line android.enableUnitTestBinaryResources=true

click on sync now.

it should solve the issue.

score 1 · Answer 18 · answered May 09 '21 at 15:01

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Try this simple and quick solution. Invalidating cache solved my problem. Just go to File>Invalidate Cache /Restart.

answered May 09 '21 at 15:01

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score 0 · Answer 19 · edited Feb 16 '21 at 05:11

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delete C:\Users\username\.gradle\caches folder.

edited Feb 16 '21 at 05:11

Community

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answered Nov 25 '19 at 12:24

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score 0 · Answer 20 · answered Mar 10 '20 at 09:25

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My problem was I had czech characters (č,ú,ů,á,ó) in the project folder path.

answered Mar 10 '20 at 09:25

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Sachz · Answer 21 · 2020-03-19T21:10:01.783

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I had the same issue and this is what I did and I was able to solve my issue:

I'm working with ShimmerAndroidAPI ( this library ) with Android Studio 3.6.1.
This worked well before I upgrade the Gradle and Android Studio to a new version using pop up upgrade suggestions appeared in android studio.
I followed the below steps as mentioned in this answer and I was able to make the project work.The steps I followed are as below.
Gradle file was updated from classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.6.1' to

classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.1.3'
Then distribution URL in gradle-wrapper.properties file was updated from distributionUrl=https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-5.6.4-all.zip to

distributionUrl=https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-5.4.1-all.zip
Gradle was then synched.

edited Mar 19 '20 at 21:10

answered Mar 17 '20 at 19:07

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Imagine reading your answer without having access to the links. Even if you have the link name (a/56...) do you think it would still mean anything? Can't you add at least the name of the stackoverflow question, and maybe its most important info that helped you? – B. Go Mar 17 '20 at 19:30
as @B.Go mentioned, link only answers are not considered high-quality. read [answer] for tips about improving your answer, and [edit] it. – JoSSte Mar 17 '20 at 19:34
I got it, thank you very much for suggestions. It really helps. I edited my answer with more information. – Sachz Mar 18 '20 at 14:05

score 0 · Answer 22 · answered Apr 22 '20 at 07:01

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Whenever you update your Gradle files do not forget to check the compatible Gradle wrapper distibutionUrl, in your case it happened because of the same.

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

answered Apr 22 '20 at 07:01

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score 0 · Answer 23 · edited May 26 '20 at 13:03

Inside my project there is a .gradle folder which had cached the previous gradle version I was using (5.4.1) and gradle kept using that instead of my newly downloaded one (5.6.4).

Simply:

Close Android Studio
Delete the older gradle version folders from your project.
Restart Android Studio. Everything should be working correctly

In case this didn't work you can also try the following:

Delete all versions in project .gradle folder so only the new one is redownloaded by AS when reopening the IDE.
Check your project settings for gradle build version and make sure it is set to the latest one.
Check that other modules aren't using older versions of the gradle build. You can search for this using project search (Ctrl+Shift+F) for "distributionUrl" and making sure that all modules have the latest version.
Delete .gradle/caches under your root gradle folder, usually C://Users/{you}/.gradle
try gradle build --stacktrace, --info, --scan or --debug in your AS terminal to get help and more info to debug your problem.

score 0 · Answer 24 · answered Jun 04 '20 at 09:08

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In my case delete your gradle file and then again import your file again it will work

answered Jun 04 '20 at 09:08

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score 0 · Answer 25 · answered Mar 22 '21 at 10:02

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As of Android Gradle version above 7.0.0, Remove android.enableUnitTestBinaryResources from gradle.properties file

answered Mar 22 '21 at 10:02

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score 0 · Answer 26 · edited Mar 23 '21 at 01:17

One of the causes of the following error could be that exists an incompatibility with the configured version of the JVM in the project regarding the JDK location.

Error:

org.gradle.api.plugins.InvalidPluginException: An exception occurred applying plugin request [id: 'com.android.application']

Caused by: java.lang.NoSuchMethodException: java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles.privateLookupIn(java.lang.Class, java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles$Lookup)
Caused by: java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException: java.lang.NoSuchMethodException: java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles.privateLookupIn(java.lang.Class, java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles$Lookup)
Caused by: java.lang.NoSuchMethodException: java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles.privateLookupIn(java.lang.Class, java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles$Lookup)

Workaround:

Note: For JVM version in compileOptions{} and kotlinOptions{}

For JVM version: JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
Use JDK Location: /java-1.8.0-openjdk-amd64

For JVM version: JavaVersion.VERSION_11
Use JDK Location: /java-1.11.0-openjdk-amd64

score 0 · Answer 27 · answered May 17 '21 at 11:15

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non of above solution not worked for me but this is worked for me just add in gradle.properties this line in android.overridePathCheck=true for more info : https://www.programmersought.com/article/59853994468/

answered May 17 '21 at 11:15

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Sunny Jha · Answer 28 · 2022-04-15T05:32:31.217

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I am facing same issue. But I am able to run app from Android Studio

First, in a terminal/command-prompt, open Metro-Bundler, by running command: npm start from project folder (Ex: D:\AwesomeProject>npm start)
Then in Android Studio, open ~/ProjectFolder/android (Ex: D:\AwesomeProject\android), and click Play icon (or press Shift+F10 for windows).

Note: This worked on Emulator only.

edited Apr 15 '22 at 05:32

answered Apr 09 '22 at 19:02

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score 0 · Answer 29 · answered Jul 20 '22 at 10:36

This answer is only valid if you cloned your project. For example. I had an app for USA only and wanted to clone it for other countries. I copied the project then renamed each project folder with country name. The names were already in excel so using copy-paste some projects gave me this error. When I sorted by name, I noticed the problematic ones were not in the correct alphabetical position.

So if this happened to you after cloning or renaming an existing project folder in file explorer (especially if you made names in excel and copy pasted) it introduces non-ascii characters.

Close android studio
Navigate to project location (in my case D://published apps/project name)
right click and rename the project name without using paste, instead type it.
When you open android studio again it should work, otherwise follow the other answers above.

TIP: It helps if you have multiple folders as you can sort by name and see project names that do not adhere to alphabetical order.

score -1 · Answer 30 · edited Jun 08 '20 at 10:50

First of all, before trying the most complicated things you should make the step easier, in my case this bug just happened on my way until the project contained 'spaces' for example:

Replace:

C://Users/Silva Neto/OneDrive/Work space/project

With:

C://Users/SilvaNeto/OneDrive/Workspace/project

Notice that we replaced spaces with camelCase but you can choose any naming scheme you like, and hopefully this could solve your issue.

I hope this will help.

score -1 · Answer 31 · edited Jan 26 '21 at 11:05

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Add the following to the top of your app/build.gradle file

apply plugin: 'com.onesignal.androidsdk.onesignal-gradle-plugin'

edited Jan 26 '21 at 11:05

phoenixstudio

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answered Jan 25 '21 at 15:34

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score -1 · Answer 32 · answered Mar 02 '21 at 06:16

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flutter clean
flutter run --debug
flutter build apk --release

the debug will create the build gradle and building apk will work fine

answered Mar 02 '21 at 06:16

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score -1 · Answer 33 · answered Dec 01 '22 at 03:01

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I changed the Gradle JDK version from 1.8 to 11 it's solve the issue for me.

Go to File>Settings>Build, Execution, Deployment>Build Tools>Grad

Now change Gradle JDK version from 1.8to 11

Hopefully this will solve your issue.

answered Dec 01 '22 at 03:01

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score -2 · Answer 34 · answered Oct 28 '21 at 12:33

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In my case I'm using gradle version 7.0.3. It needed to add kotlin("android") in build.gradle.kts:

plugins {
    id("com.android.application")
    kotlin("android") //<---------- add this
   
}

Then you had to use JDK version 11 (download here) and add to android studio settings -> gradle and sync project

answered Oct 28 '21 at 12:33

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`build file '.../android/build.gradle': 33: only id(String) method calls allowed in plugins {} script block` – Eugene Gr. Philippov Mar 01 '23 at 17:27

Android Studio - Failed to apply plugin [id 'com.android.application']

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