Cordova / Ionic build android Gradle error: Minimum supported Gradle version is 2.14.1. Current version is 2.13

Question

This is a solution to the above error that I want to document. I found other similar posts, but none described how this error can be associated with Cordova or Ionic.

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Answer 1

I want to extend @bungler answer.

I got confused with version of gradle & compatible version of android plugin for gradle. Following link has the list of compatibale versions mapping:

Gradle vs Android plugin for gradle - Compatible version list

For current version of gradle 3.3+, compatible version of android plugin is 2.3.3

So final settings will look like following:

For Mac

STEP 1: Add following in env variables:

option a) update env variable:

export CORDOVA_ANDROID_GRADLE_DISTRIBUTION_URL="https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-3.3-all.zip"

or

option b ) you can download the gradle file and place it in /platforms/android/gradle/ and update env variable:

export CORDOVA_ANDROID_GRADLE_DISTRIBUTION_URL="../gradle-3.3-all.zip"

STEP 2: Update following in /platforms/android/CordovaLib/build.gradle

buildscript {
  ...
  dependencies {
    classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.3.3'
  }
}

This worked for me.