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

In follow up to Chuck Holbrooks answer, with following solution I get an error when trying to add android platform again saying it is already added.

ionic cordova platform remove android
ionic cordova platform add android

My working Solution:

ionic cordova platform remove android
ionic cordova platform check android
ionic cordova platform add android