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18,418 Pointsi install java 8 but my mac keep saying that the version is 1.6 why??
i am taking a course to build the app android stormy, and i need to have on my mac the version 1.7 of java otherwise okhttp won't work, i install java 8 but when i go to terminal and ask for the version that is install on it answer that the version 1.6
3 Answers
Luiz Carlos
15,714 PointsHi, you don't need java 8 to program android yet.
For change current version java in your mac see this link.
Steve Marreros Chuco
9,900 PointsHello Sandro. It seems confusing that after installing JRE 8 we are still getting the older version. This is what I found in Oracle Documentation(https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/install/mac_jre.html#CHDGECEB):
Determining the Installed Version of the JRE: /Library/Internet\ Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Home/bin/java -version
After I copied and pasted that on the console, I got this result: java version "1.8.0_40" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_40-b27) Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.40-b25, mixed mode)
However, every time I type "java -version", I get this: java version "1.6.0_65" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_65-b14-466.1-11M4716) Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.65-b04-466.1, mixed mode)
So far I think that we can have both Java versions in our computer.
Sandro Meschiari
18,418 Pointsi uninstalled the java i had on my computer and reinstalled using the latest version and everything was ok. I'm using a mac and i spent all my life on windows so it is hard for me to understand why a simple update makes such a mess, but hey glad we both got it working!!