cordova Android requirements failed Could not find an installed version of Gradle

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I m trying to build a Cordova Android project using the most recent tools  I followed the instructions here     cordova create myApp com myCompany myApp myApp   cd myApp   cordova platform add android 6 2 1 --save   cordova requirements android --verbose   But the result is   Running command  android list targets Command finished with error code 0  android list targets  Requirements check results for android  Java JDK  installed 1 8 0 Android SDK  installed true Android target  installed android-25 android-23 Gradle  not installed  Could not find an installed version of Gradle either in Android Studio  or on your system to install the gradle wrapper  Please include gradle  in your path  or install Android Studio Error  CordovaError  Some of requirements check failed     at  usr local nodejs next lib node modules cordova src cli js 401 45     at  fulfilled   usr local nodejs next lib node modules cordova node modules q q js 787 54      at self promiseDispatch done   usr local nodejs next lib node modules cordova node modules q q js 816 30      at Promise promise promiseDispatch   usr local nodejs next lib node modules cordova node modules q q js 749 13      at  usr local nodejs next lib node modules cordova node modules q q js 557 44     at flush   usr local nodejs next lib node modules cordova node modules q q js 108 17      at  combinedTickCallback  internal process next tick js 73 7      at process  tickCallback  internal process next tick js 104 9    It doesn t seem to be able to find Gradle  not sure where that s supposed to be    I ve seen reports of issues with Cordova and Android SDK Tools 25 3  but this seems to be different  and I have 25 2 3  see below    I have the following  this is on CentOS 6 8      cordova --version 6 5 0    node --version v6 10 2    npm --version 3 10 10    java -version openjdk version  1 8 0 121     echo  JAVA HOME  usr lib jvm java-1 8 0    echo  ANDROID HOME  usr local android-sdk    I installed the Android SDK from here   https   developer android com studio index html downloads   under  Get just the command line tools      usr local android-sdk tools bin sdkmanager --list Installed packages    Path                          Version   Description                      Location                       -------                       -------   -------                          -------                        build-tools 23 0 3            23 0 3    Android SDK Build-Tools 23 0 3   build-tools 23 0 3             build-tools 25 0 2            25 0 2    Android SDK Build-Tools 25 0 2   build-tools 25 0 2             extras android m2repository   47 0 0    Android Support Repository       extras android m2repository    extras google m2repository    46        Google Repository                extras google m2repository     patcher v4                    1         SDK Patch Applier v4             patcher v4                     platform-tools                25 0 4    Android SDK Platform-Tools       platform-tools                 platforms android-23          3         Android SDK Platform 23          platforms android-23           platforms android-25          3         Android SDK Platform 25          platforms android-25           tools                         25 2 3    Android SDK Tools 25 2 3         tools                          UPDATE   It doesn t seem to be mentioned anywhere in Cordova s or Android s docs  but if you re using the Android command-line tools without Android Studio  you have to manually install Gradle  Once you do  and it s on your PATH  this error will go away   An additional thing that was confusing me  in older versions of Android SDK tools  there was a Gradle wrapper script in tools templates gradle wrapper gradlew  This can also be used to install Gradle  but I found it easier to just install it manually  This seems to have been removed as of the latest version

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SOLUTION FOR Mac

Sample problem but I found my solution with brew.
1. Make sure you have the latest Android Studio installed.
2. Confirm from SDK manager that you have the required SDKs installed.
3. (optional)you could have an AVD installed as well.
4. install Homebrew.

/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"

5. Then run brew update to make sure Homebrew is up to date.

brew update

6. Run brew doctor to make sure everything is safe

brew doctor

7. Add Homebrew's location to your $PATH in your .bash_profile or .zshrc file.

export PATH="/usr/local/bin:$PATH"

8. If you don't have Node already installed, add:

brew install node

9. (Optional) To test out your Node and npm install, try installing Grunt (you might be asked to run with sudo)

npm install -g grunt-cli

10. Install Gradle

brew install gradle

Run: cordova run android --device with you device connected on a Mac and you have gradle working this time.

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same problem but very simple on Mac with brew    brew update brew install gradle

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I m using Cordova version 7 0 1 and Cordova android version is 6 2 3  I was facing the issue while performing android build  I m using only Cordova CLI and not using android studio at all    The quick workaround for this issue before its official fixed in Cordova is as follows    Look for check reqs js file under platforms android cordova lib folder Edit the else part of androidStudioPath variable null check in get gradle wrapper function as below    Existing code      else               OK  let s try to check for Gradle            return forgivingWhichSync  gradle              Modified code      else               OK  let s try to check for Gradle            var sdkDir   process env  ANDROID HOME              return path join sdkDir   tools    templates    gradle    wrapper    gradlew              NOTE  This change needs to be done everytime when the android platform is removed and re-added  UPDATE  In my case  I already had gradle wrapper inside my android SDK and I dint find necessity to install gradle explicitly  Hence  I made this workaround to minimize my impact and effort

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Update your cordova to the latest version and the issue should be resolved  In case the issue not resolved please set the path in the environment variable  in case of Windows   Example  System Variable  Value name GRADLE HOME Value D  Android Android Studio gradle gradle-4 3 1  please replace with your path

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Solution for linux and specifically Ubuntu 20 04  First ensure you have Java installed before proceeding  1  java -version 2  sudo apt-get update 3  sudo apt-get install openjdk-8-jdk  Open  bashrc vim  HOME  bashrc   Set Java environment variables  export JAVA HOME  quot  usr lib jvm java-1 8 0-openjdk-amd64 quot  export JRE HOME  quot  usr lib jvm java-1 8 0-openjdk-amd64 jre quot   Visit Gradle s website  and identify the version you would like to install  Replace version 6 5 1 with the version number you would like to install   1  sudo apt-get update  2  cd  tmp  amp  amp  curl -L -O https   services gradle org distributions gradle-6 5 1-bin zip  3  sudo mkdir  opt gradle  4  sudo unzip -d  opt gradle  tmp gradle-6 5 1-bin zip  To setup Gradle s environment variables use nano or vim or gedit editors to create a new file  sudo vim  etc profile d gradle sh  Add the following lines to gradle sh export GRADLE HOME  quot  opt gradle gradle-6 5 1  quot  export PATH   GRADLE HOME  bin   PATH   Run the following commands to make gradle sh executable and to update your bash terminal with the environment variables you set as well as check the installed version  1  sudo chmod  x  etc profile d gradle sh 3  source  etc profile d gradle sh 4  gradle -v

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Perhaps you installed the latest Android Studio 2 3 1  it changed command android list targets to avdmanager list targets  so there is how to fix it   add path  lt android-sdk gt  tools bin to PATH  this is for MacOX   export PATH   PATH  Users  lt username gt  Library Android sdk tools bin    change your cordova project code  lt your-cordova-project gt  platforms android cordova lib android sdk js   change  module exports list targets with android   function         return superspawn spawn  android     list    targets      to  module exports list targets with android   function         return superspawn spawn  avdmanager     list    targets

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I followed this Qiita tutorial to solve my trouble  Environment  Cordova 8 1 1  Android Studio 3 2  cordova-android 7 0 0  Set gradle PATH into  profile file    export PATH   Applications Android Studio app Contents gradle gradle-4 6 bin   PATH   Export the setting    source    profle   Now build cordova project    cordova build android  PS  If cordova-android 7 0 0 causes build error  downgrade your platform version to 6 3 0

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macOS Gradle can be added on the Mac by adding the line below to    bash profile  If the file doesn t exist  please use touch    bash profile  This hidden file can be made visible in Finder by using Command   Shift     export PATH   PATH   Applications Android  Studio app Contents gradle gradle-4 6 bin   Use source    bash profile to load the new path directly into your current terminal session

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Solution for Windows  Windows 10  is   Make sure you have Java 8 installed Download Gradle binary from https   gradle org install  Create a new directory C  Gradle with File Explorer Extract and copy gradle-6 7 1 to C  Gradle Configure your PATH environment variable to include the path C  Gradle gradle-6 7 1 bin Run gradle -v to confirm all is okay  C  gt Gradle -v   Gradle 6 7 1 Build time    2020-11-16 17 09 24 UTC Revision      2972ff02f3210d2ceed2f1ea880f026acfbab5c0 Kotlin        1 3 72 Groovy        2 5 12 Ant           Apache Ant TM  version 1 10 8 compiled on May 10 2020 JVM           1 8 0 144  Oracle Corporation 25 144-b01  OS            Windows 10 10 0 x86 C  gt  Finally  run  Cordova environments  to check that all is set for development  C  Users opiyog AndroidStudioProjects IONIC SecondApp gt cordova requirements Requirements check results for android  Java JDK  installed 1 8 0 Android SDK  installed true Android target  installed android-30 android-29 android-28 android-27 android-26 android-25 android-24 android-23 android-22 android-21 android-19 Gradle  installed C  Gradle gradle-6 7 1 bin gradle BAT

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For me the problem was that my android version was still on 6 1 2 which is not compatible with the newest Android Studio 2 3 1   So what I did was run   cordova platform rm android cordova platform add android 6 2 1

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For Windows   -Download last version of Gradle  https   gradle org releases   -Create a folder and unzip files  I use C  Program Files  x86  gradle   -Copy the path with the bin directory included  C  Program Files  x86  gradle bin   -Set the path C  Program Files  x86  gradle bin  in my exemple  to  Path Environment Variables   Variable name  Path  and variable value  C  Program Files  x86  gradle bin  for both  User Variable table and System Variables table  You may need to reopen the  Prompt commad line   To test  type gradle in prompt

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I tried many but it didnt work finally     I installed gradle using macos port I set GRADLE HOME path as it told after installing gradle I executed      sudo chmod -R a rwx  Library Java JavaVirtualMachines    sudo chmod -R a rwx    sudo chmod 777  your-gradle-path   It immediately started working

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Extending https   stackoverflow com users 5540715 surendra-shrestha answer for linux   mint  users  1  Install Android Studio  many tools have been deprecated for command line  so this is likely required   Asuming you follow the author instrucctions  your Android Studio will be installed in  usr local android-studio   At the time of writing  the gradle version in Android Studio is 3 2  look at yours with ls  usr local android-studio gradle   2  Add your gradle command  this can be done extending the PATH  as  surendra-shrestha suggested  should be written in    bashrc to preserve the PATH change   adding an alias echo  export alias gradle  usr local android-studio gradle gradle-3 2 bin gradle   gt  gt     bashrc  amp  amp  source    bashrc  Or making a symbolic link  sudo ln -sn  usr local android-studio gradle gradle-3 2 bin gradle  usr bin gradle  this was my choice   3  Run cordova requirements to check everyhing is OK  should output something like   Requirements check results for android  Java JDK  installed 1 8 0 Android SDK  installed true Android target  installed android-26 android-25 android-24 android-23 android-22 android-21 android-19 Google Inc  Google APIs 19 Gradle  installed  usr local android-studio gradle gradle-3 2 bin gradle

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Solution for linux with apt-get  eg   Ubuntu  Debian   I have quite similar problem  I obtained error   Error  Could not find an installed version of Gradle either in Android Studio  or on your system to install the gradle wrapper  Please include gradle  in your path  or install Android Studi   but without Exception  I solved it on Ubuntu by   sudo apt-get install gradle   I found also commands that allows install newest version of gradle in Ubuntu  It works only when first command is executed before  probably some dependecies are incorrect    sudo add-apt-repository ppa cwchien gradle sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install gradle-ppa      https   wtanaka com node 8079   If it does not work  try   export PATH  PATH  opt gradle gradle-3 5 bin   More info      https   askubuntu com questions 915980 package-is-installed-and-is-not-detected-gradle 915993 915993   For CentOS  Instruction of instalation gradle for CentOS is under this link     https   gist github com parzonka 9371885   Update  Now I installing gradle by sdkman it is something like nvm for node    Install sdkman  curl -s  https   get sdkman io    bash    Install gradle  sdk install gradle 4 0 2

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If you have android studio installed then you might want to try    export PATH   PATH  home  lt username gt  android-studio gradle  lt gradle-4 0 gt  bin     This solved my problem

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To answer OP s question   Since you re on Linux you ll have to install gradle yourself  perhaps following this guide  and then put an entry in PATH to a folder that contains gradle executable   Cordova has some code to look for gradle if you have Android Studio but only for Mac and Windows  see here   https   github com apache cordova-android blob e13e15d3e9aa4b9a61c6ece434e7c023fa5c3553 bin templates cordova lib check reqs js L101-L132    Semi-related to OP s question  as I m on Windows   After upgrading to Android Studio 2 3 1  cordova 6 5 0  cordova-android 6 2 1  node 4 7 3   I had build issues due missing target 25 and gradle   First issue was solved with comment from X Zhang  i e  change android to avdmanager   BTW it seems a commit to fix that has landed on github so cordova-android should fix that in 6 3 0  but I didn t test    Second issue was as follows   The problem turned out to be that process env  ProgramFiles   evaluates to   C   Program Files  x86    whereas I have Android Studio in C   Program Files   So the quick hack is to either override this value  or install Android Studio to the other place      platforms android cordova lib check reqs js  module exports get gradle wrapper   function         var androidStudioPath      var i   0      var foundStudio   false      var program dir      if  module exports isDarwin                           else if  module exports isWindows                 console log process env  ProgramFiles                 add one of the lines below to have a quick fix               process env  ProgramFiles      C   Program Files  x86               process env  ProgramFiles      C   Program Files           var androidPath   path join process env  ProgramFiles     Android            I m not sure what would be the proper fix to handle both folders in a robust way  other than iterating over both folders    Obviously this has to be fixed in cordova-android project itself  otherwise whenever you do cordova platform rm your fixes will be gone   I opened the ticket on Cordova JIRA   https   issues apache org jira browse CB-12677

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Android target  not installed     Please install Android target   API level   android-25    You need to create an Android Virtual Device  API level   android-25  or latest  or need to add android real device   Also you can import the project in Android Studio and run   You can check here   https   cordova apache org docs en latest guide platforms android index html  https   developer android com studio command-line adb html

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Run in terminal     sudo apt-get update   sudo apt-get install gradle   This works for me in Ubuntu 18 04

[android] cordova Android requirements failed: "Could not find an installed version of Gradle"

SOLUTION FOR Mac

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