# Ionic Gradle error when ionic cordova build android

**URL:** <https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/ionic-gradle-error-when-ionic-cordova-build-android/115682>\
**Category:** ionic-v3\
**Created:** [December 18, 2017, 9:55am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/ionic-gradle-error-when-ionic-cordova-build-android/115682 "2017-12-18T09:55:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![amitk04](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/amitk04/32/110245_2.png) [@amitk04](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/amitk04)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2017, 9:55am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/ionic-gradle-error-when-ionic-cordova-build-android/115682/1 "2017-12-18T09:55:45Z")

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ANDROID\_HOME=D:\sdk  
JAVA\_HOME=C:\Program Files\java\jdk1.8.0\_144  
Error: Could not find an installed version of Gradle either in Android Studio,  
or on your system to install the gradle wrapper. Please include gradle  
in your path, or install Android Studio

[ERROR] An error occurred while running cordova build android (exit code 1).

And my ionic info is:

cli packages: (C:\Users\Qsek PC\AppData\Roaming\npm\node\_modules)

```
@ionic/cli-utils : 1.19.0
ionic (Ionic CLI) : 3.19.0

```

global packages:

```
cordova (Cordova CLI) : 7.1.0

```

local packages:

```
@ionic/app-scripts : 3.1.5
Cordova Platforms : android 6.3.0
Ionic Framework : ionic-angular 3.9.2

```

System:

```
Android SDK Tools : 25.2.5
Node : v6.11.0
npm : 3.10.10
OS : Windows 10

```

Environment Variables:

```
ANDROID_HOME : D:\sdk
```

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**Author:** ![Sujan12](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/sujan12/32/108395_2.png) [@Sujan12](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/Sujan12)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2017, 11:23am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/ionic-gradle-error-when-ionic-cordova-build-android/115682/2 "2017-12-18T11:23:50Z")

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> [@amitk04](#):
>
> Error: Could not find an installed version of Gradle either in Android Studio,
> 
> or on your system to install the gradle wrapper. Please include gradle
> 
> in your path, or install Android Studio

See [Gradle | Installation](http://gradle.org/install)

Run `ionic cordova requirements` to confirm it worked.

Also:

> [@amitk04](#):
>
> Cordova Platforms : android 6.3.0

6.4.0 and 7.0.0 exist.

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**Author:** ![amitk04](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/amitk04/32/110245_2.png) [@amitk04](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/amitk04)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2017, 5:02am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/ionic-gradle-error-when-ionic-cordova-build-android/115682/3 "2017-12-19T05:02:57Z")

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first of all remove android platform using below command

```
ionic cordova platform remove android

```

Then reinstall platform using

```
ionic cordova platform remove android@6.0.0

```

this method work for me

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**Author:** ![Sujan12](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/sujan12/32/108395_2.png) [@Sujan12](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/Sujan12)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2017, 9:42am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/ionic-gradle-error-when-ionic-cordova-build-android/115682/4 "2017-12-19T09:42:13Z")

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Now you are using a cordova-android version that explicitly does not work with current tooling or Android releases.

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**Author:** ![damithmalalanayake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/858c86/32.png) [@damithmalalanayake](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/damithmalalanayake)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2019, 12:30pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/ionic-gradle-error-when-ionic-cordova-build-android/115682/5 "2019-02-10T12:30:48Z")

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it’s also worked for me

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**Author:** ![mhartington](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/mhartington/32/137757_2.png) [@mhartington](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/mhartington)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 9:59pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/ionic-gradle-error-when-ionic-cordova-build-android/115682/6 "2021-07-19T21:59:04Z")

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Closed on July 19, 2021, 9:59pm UTC