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David Axelrod
David Axelrod
36,073 Points
Posted by David Axelrod
David Axelrod
36,073 Points

Endlessly frustrating. error (3,0) Gradle DSL method not found 'android()'

read through the forum posts and have this error come up when i change the gradle file. I dont even see android() defined. I also get the error Error:(2,0) plugin with id com.android.application not found. Thanks!

here are my files

gradle-wrapper.properties

#Mon Jul 06 17:04:59 EDT 2015
distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
distributionPath=wrapper/dists
zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-2.2.1-all.zip

build.gradle

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'

android {
    compileSdkVersion 21
    buildToolsVersion '21.1.2'
    defaultConfig {
        applicationId 'jasonphillipsdev.stormy'
        minSdkVersion 14
        targetSdkVersion 21
        versionCode 1
        versionName '1.0'
    }
    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
    }
    productFlavors {
    }
}

dependencies {
    compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
    compile files('libs/commons-io-2.4.jar')
    compile 'com.android.support:support-v13:21.0.3'
}

settings.gradle

include ':app'

2 Answers

Marcus Pereira
Marcus Pereira
7,985 Points
Marcus Pereira
Marcus Pereira
7,985 Points

Earlier this year I wrote a quick article on Medium showing how I solved this issue.

https://medium.com/@marcuspereira/solving-the-gradle-dsl-method-not-found-android-in-android-studio-6e5ab499bd3

In short, Android Studio incorrectly adds the android() method in the top-level build.gradle file. Just delete the method. :)

Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,413 Points
Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,413 Points

I'd guess the second error is causing the first because if android() is defined anywhere the android plugin is a good place for it. Googling the 2nd error brought up this: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/24795079/error1-0-plugin-with-id-com-android-application-not-found I'd start with checking the project's build.gradle file (not the app module's you listed) and go from there.