Gradle sync failed with Android Studio 3.1: Uninitialized object exists on backward branch 70

Question

After Updating Android Studio from 3.0 to 3.1 My project gradle syncing failed with the following error.

Gradle sync failed: Uninitialized object exists on         


        

Answer 1

As @tech_android already posted in this comment, to solve that problem permanently, go to Module Settings > SDK Location > Use embedded JDK.

This will remove dependency on the external Java installation by using the embedded JDK.