I had the same problem with a cordova-android@7.1.1 project. I read this question Android Studio - Could not find intellij-core.jar and I solved by joining more than one answer.
Premise:
- Android Studio 3.2.1
- Cordova Android 7.1.1
- Cordova Cli 8.1.2
Resolution:
File: platforms/android/build.gradle
...
buildscript {
repositories {
google()
maven {
url "https://maven.google.com"
}
jcenter()
}
dependencies {
// NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
// in the individual module build.gradle files
classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.0.1'
}
}
...
File: platforms/android/app/build.gradle
...
buildscript {
repositories {
google()
maven {
url "https://maven.google.com"
}
jcenter()
}
dependencies {
classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.0.1'
}
}
// Allow plugins to declare Maven dependencies via build-extras.gradle.
allprojects {
repositories {
google()
maven {
url "https://maven.google.com"
}
jcenter()
}
}
...
File: platforms/android/CordovaLib/build.gradle
...
buildscript {
repositories {
google()
maven {
url "https://maven.google.com"
}
jcenter()
}
dependencies {
classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.0.1'
classpath 'com.github.dcendents:android-maven-gradle-plugin:1.5'
classpath 'com.jfrog.bintray.gradle:gradle-bintray-plugin:1.7.3'
}
}
...
This solution is working to me, I hope I helped you