Android Studio 2.2. Preview 1 error: “Please use JDK 8 or newer”

Question

On trying to run Android Studio 2.2 Preview 1, it gives the following error on gradle build:

Error:Please use JDK 8 or newer.

If

Answer 1

Use File -> Project Structure to set the SDK and JDK. I think you are modifying a generated file.

Also try adding this in your gradle file:

compileOptions {
    sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_7
    targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_7
}