I have very slow bandwidth, so I'm trying to keep all the required files on the local machine to work with Android Studio completely offline. When I click on "New Project" it always tries to download a file named gradle-1.6-bin.zip which I downloaded and tried to install locally via the plugin manager but it gives me an error:
fail to load plugin descriptor from file gradle-1.6-bin.zip
So what other files do I need to download and how do I install them properly to work offline with Android Studio?
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The answer is
for a complete offline android studio 3.5.0 installation - you need to download all these below components
android studio, gradle, android gradle plugin and sdk.
here is a detailed step by step Stackoverflow answer for the question
On Android 0.5.1 you can find the offline option in the File / Settings / Gradle (in the Project Settings section)/ Offline work
Android Studio 0.4.0 now includes support for offline:
http://tools.android.com/recent/androidstudio040released
"You can now open the Compiler > Gradle options and enable Offline mode, which will tell Gradle to ignore update-to-date checks"
Updated Nov 2018: Now you can Open preferences, then search for "offline" and in the results select gradle and click "Offline work"
Android Studio 1.3.1 has neither
Gradle > Global Gradle settings > Offline work
nor a
Compiler
menu. To access the compiler menu, go to :
File > Settings > Build, Execution & Deployment > Compiler > Compiler
and de-select Configure on demand
The above still uses data but is faster, I was able to load images and maps. However, in addition, if you want to be completely offline, you need to do the following:
File -> Settings ->Build, Execution,Deployment -> Build Tools -> Gradle ->
check Offline work
Click the OK button.
For Android Studio 2.0 it is the same procedure.
It seems as though gradle was not installed for me. Going to Android/Sdk/tools/templates/gradle/wrapper and running ./gradlew tasks --debug has resulted in it downloading.
I'm using Android Studio 0.5.4 (Mavericks).
Preferences ? Gradle ? Global Gradle Settings ? Offline work
Android Studio Version < 3.6:
For Windows:
File -> Settings ->Build, Execution,Deployment -> Build Tools -> Gradle
For Mac OS:
Preferences ->Build, Execution,Deployment -> Build Tools -> Gradle
Check/UnCheck Offline work checkbox as per your need.
Android Studio Version >= 3.6:
follow steps in the image:
Just as an assist if you go with Android Studio 0.4.x offline mode (because this thread is one of the main ones that google throws up when querying this issue).
From Alex Ruiz (Google+):
If you specify dependency versions using "+" (e.g. 0.8.+) Gradle (not Android Studio) will check that you have the latest version of such dependency periodically (every 24 hours,) even in offline mode
You need to take the plus out.
File > Settings > Build, Execution, Deployment > Gradle > Offline work
You can enable from File->Build, Execution, Deployment->Build Tools-> Gradle-> Offline Work.
For enabling Offline mode Android Studio Version Above 3.6, refer the following answer.
Not sure if it was removed before, I heard it was kinda buggy in 0.5.8 but in AS 0.5.9 the settings is there:
Gradle > Global Gradle settings > Offline work
Source: Stackoverflow.com