I had Java 1.7.0_21 installed and I installed 1.7.0_45 today after uninstalling the previous version. Now Android Studio has stopped compiling projects and says that it cant locate the 1.7.0_21 folder. How can I set the new path for Java SDK? I have changed the environment variables also but didn't work.
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Go to File>Project Structure>JDK location:
Here, you have to set the directory path exactly same, in which you have installed the java version.
Also, you have to mention the paths of SDK for project run on emulator successfully.
Why This Problem Occurs: It is due to the unsynchronized java version directory that should be available to Android Studio for java code compilance.
I tried updating all of my SDKs by just going into the Project Structure > Platform Settings > SDKs and changing the Java SDK, but that didn't work, so I had to recreate the configurations from scratch.
Here's how to create your SDKs with the latest Java:
This problem arises due to incompatible JDK version. Download and install latest JDK(currently its 8) from java official site in case you are using previous versions. Then in Android Studio go to File->Project Structure->SDK location -> JDK location and set it to 'C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_121' (Default location of JDK). Gradle sync your project and you are all set...
C:\Program Files\Android\Android Studio\jre\bin>java -version
openjdk version "1.8.0_76-release"
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_76-release-b03)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.76-b03, mixed mode)
Somehow the Studio installer would install another version under:
C:\Program Files\Android\Android Studio\jre\jre\bin>java -version
openjdk version "1.8.0_76-release"
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_76-release-b03)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.76-b03, mixed mode)
where the latest version was installed the Java DevKit installer in:
C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_121\bin>java -version
java version "1.8.0_121"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_121-b13)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.121-b13, mixed mode)
Need to clean up the Android Studio so it would use the proper latest 1.8.0 versions.
According to How to set Java SDK path in AndroidStudio? one could override with a specific JDK but when I renamed
C:\Program Files\Android\Android Studio\jre\jre\
to:
C:\Program Files\Android\Android Studio\jre\oldjre\
And restarted Android Studio, it would complain that the jre was invalid.
When I tried to aecify an JDK to pick the one in C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_121\bin
or:
C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_121\
It said that these folders are invalid. So I guess that the embedded version must have some special purpose.
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