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Fixed : Android Gradle plugin requires Java 11 to run. You are currently using Java 1.8

Fix "Android Gradle plugin requires Java 11 (or Java 17) to run": set JAVA_HOME in Android Studio settings, update gradle.properties, and fix build.gradle.

By lynxbeedev · May 6, 2022 · Updated August 12, 2026 · 1 min read

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The error Android Gradle plugin requires Java 11 to run occurs when Android Studio or terminal Gradle wrapper builds execute using older Java 1.8 JDK environments.

gradle.properties JDK Configuration

gradle.propertiesproperties

# Specify JDK 17 / Java 11 location for Gradle daemon execution
org.gradle.java.home=/usr/lib/jvm/java-17-openjdk-amd64

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gradle.properties JDK Configuration

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