Clean Blank Android App fails to build - 'failed to find Build Tools revision 23.0.0 rc1'

Question

New to Android, Tried to build a clean \'Blank App\' android project.

I get the below error, which is confusing because I have version 24 installed using the SDK ma

Answer 1

If you cannot find 23.0.0 rc1 in sdk mananger, you can modify gradle's sdk version. How? edit build.gradle like this, and change buildToolsVersion.

android {
    compileSdkVersion 22
    buildToolsVersion "23.0.1"

    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "com.sunjiajia.androidnewwidgetsdemo"
        minSdkVersion 14
            targetSdkVersion 22
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0"
    }
    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
    }
}

Answer 2

find the BuildTools ids you want to install,

ANDROID_HOME=/Users/prayagupd/Library/Android/sdk/

$ANDROID_HOME/tools/android list sdk -a | grep "revision 23"
  10- Android SDK Build-tools, revision 23.0.3
  11- Android SDK Build-tools, revision 23.0.2
  12- Android SDK Build-tools, revision 23.0.1
  13- Android SDK Build-tools, revision 23 (Obsolete)

Then, install the buildTool version you want, eg. 23.0.1 as 23 is obsolete.

$ANDROID_HOME/tools/android update sdk -a -u -t 12

You can achieve the same thing using

$ANDROID_HOME/tools/android sdk

which will show the buildTools in UI as below,

Then ./gradlew clean build should be SUCCESSFUL.

Answer 3

Open the SDK Manager and find the version of the Android SDK Build-tools which is installed and that you want to use. Then go to Gradle Scripts > build.gradle (Module: app). Set the buildToolsVersion to your version.

Edit: There is an easier solution. Right click on the project > Open Module Settings. Choose the Complie Sdk Version and Build Tools Version you want to use.