Execution failed for task ':app:compileDebugJavaWithJavac'. > Could not find tools.jar

Question

I get this error while executing

react-native run-android

I have tried copying tools.jar file to JRE installation location, reinstalled JD

Answer 1

Add this to gradle.properties:

org.gradle.java.home=C:\\Program Files\\Java\\jdk1.8.0_91

Don’t forget to use double back slashes. For example:

org.gradle.java.home=C:\\Program Files\\Java\\jdk1.8.0_144\