Gradle Build Error api level 34

[BogdanN789]

I have this error while I am trying to make a build for my game to publish it on android:
I am using minimum level api 22 and target api 34
I am on unity 2022.3.16f1
I am also using the default paths in preferences panel
A few days ago I was able to make a build but now I dont know why I cant do it anymore, I only changed some visual assets in the game, and made some buttons larger in the last few days
CommandInvokationFailure: Gradle build failed.
D:\Unity\Unity Hub\2022.3.16f1\Editor\Data\PlaybackEngines\AndroidPlayer\OpenJDK\bin\java.exe -classpath “D:\Unity\Unity Hub\2022.3.16f1\Editor\Data\PlaybackEngines\AndroidPlayer\Tools\gradle\lib\gradle-launcher-7.2.jar” org.gradle.launcher.GradleMain “-Dorg.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx4096m” “assembleRelease”

Environment Variables:
PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE = AMD64
AMPLITUDE_API_KEY_YELLOWBUCKET_DEV = 48835b4d1f5e342aefe5f016324d296a
BURST_ANDROID_MIN_API_LEVEL = 22
DriverData = C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\DriverData
USERDOMAIN = DESKTOP-05L1ROJ
CommonProgramFiles(x86) = C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files
COMPUTERNAME = DESKTOP-05L1ROJ
DEBUG_ENV_VAR = UnityHub
LOGONSERVER = \DESKTOP-05L1ROJ
AMPLITUDE_TOKEN_GREENBUCKET_PROD = ZpUcbAdZXJYzNSoHsAWtL_s_JppwWid9
PUBLIC = C:\Users\Public
ProgramData = C:\ProgramData
SESSIONNAME = Console
AMPLITUDE_TOKEN_YELLOWBUCKET_PROD = UYDQtPOw83dIfVy3SrW5oMyo7ru4PRkV
ALLUSERSPROFILE = C:\ProgramData
SystemRoot = C:\Windows
windir = C:\Windows
AMPLITUDE_API_KEY_REDBUCKET_DEV = 46b8b46515e7632fc42a504b72e05fd0
ProgramFiles(x86) = C:\Program Files (x86)
ProgramW6432 = C:\Program Files
OS = Windows_NT
ANDROID_NDK_ROOT = D:\Unity\Unity Hub\2022.3.16f1\Editor\Data\PlaybackEngines\AndroidPlayer\NDK
PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER = Intel64 Family 6 Model 165 Stepping 3, GenuineIntel
HOMEPATH = \Users\Bogdan
FPS_BROWSER_USER_PROFILE_STRING = Default
AMPLITUDE_TOKEN_REDBUCKET_DEV = U4PSN7S7PuYVRODivvdcFwbu8R6IHGqa
CHROME_CRASHPAD_PIPE_NAME = \.\pipe\crashpad_14172_RUSZSGRIMCQUJAEQ
PROCESSOR_LEVEL = 6
JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS = -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8
CommonProgramFiles = C:\Program Files\Common Files
JAVA_HOME = D:\Unity\Unity Hub\2022.3.16f1\Editor\Data\PlaybackEngines\AndroidPlayer\OpenJDK
USERDOMAIN_ROAMINGPROFILE = DESKTOP-05L1ROJ
TEMP = C:\Users\Bogdan\AppData\Local\Temp
ProgramFiles = C:\Program Files
CommonProgramW6432 = C:\Program Files\Common Files
AMPLITUDE_TOKEN_YELLOWBUCKET_DEV = wKi8foVigDditGFvmZewRFWsEbX9Y0YO
AMPLITUDE_API_KEY_GREENBUCKET_DEV = 3ded2a762163603391a425f688f990c8
AMPLITUDE_API_KEY_REDBUCKET_PROD = ca12bb461ea96f9bdf5df4ded7d52994
HOMEDRIVE = C:
AMPLITUDE_API_KEY_STAGING = 83ee04fccc67e4fcc7dd527c4c6f1e21
USERNAME = Bogdan
OneDrive = C:\Users\Bogdan\OneDrive
AMPLITUDE_API_KEY_YELLOWBUCKET_PROD = e03a9bbe92dc38a88cdb068d24c65b46
PATHEXT = .COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.MSC
AMPLITUDE_TOKEN_REDBUCKET_PROD = jTIgKs5KTZOjiqEEVdZFbgo_VRhABduL
NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS = 12
VBOX_MSI_INSTALL_PATH = C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox
AMPLITUDE_TOKEN_GREENBUCKET_DEV = 84H2gMm_FJzhr3mBaX1lM1JVukmCM7d9
AMPLITUDE_DEPLOYMENT_KEY_RED_BUCKET_DEV = client-wbjHYrmeSR87GmWOE7LDpf7sUySOIKHm
AMPLITUDE_API_KEY_GREENBUCKET_PROD = c86fea37a9e1d3f0878b96e15b111c7c
ComSpec = C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
ORIGINAL_XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP = undefined
PROCESSOR_REVISION = a503
AMPLITUDE_DEPLOYMENT_KEY_RED_BUCKET_PROD = client-zH8Y7OK1i331EKuG77C6UxN8ygcM6LzS
TMP = C:\Users\Bogdan\AppData\Local\Temp
SystemDrive = C:
AMPLITUDE_API_KEY = 28f3cae0b33b8b3702120c9ed1a935aa
FPS_BROWSER_APP_PROFILE_STRING = Internet Explorer
SENTRY_ACCESS_TOKEN = 3df78d9e53f8456aa90fbae044ce1a6261421ab1d0014674bc2e933477289017
APPDATA = C:\Users\Bogdan\AppData\Roaming
Path = C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0;C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH;C:\Program Files\dotnet;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Windows Performance Toolkit;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Autodesk Shared;C:\Program Files\PuTTY;C:\Users\Bogdan\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps;;D:\Microsoft VS Code\bin;C:\Users\Bogdan.dotnet\tools
PSModulePath = C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules;C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules
ADSK_3DSMAX_x64_2024 = C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2024
LOCALAPPDATA = C:\Users\Bogdan\AppData\Local
USERPROFILE = C:\Users\Bogdan
WOOTRIC_CLIENT_TOKEN = NPS-aa8be4c3

stderr[
Picked up JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS: -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

• Where:
  Build file ‘C:\Test\Library\Bee\Android\Prj\IL2CPP\Gradle\build.gradle’ line: 11

• What went wrong:
  A problem occurred evaluating root project ‘Gradle’.

Could not find method android() for arguments [build_2q43vjbeoqpy0qi9i1h76bp3b$_run_closure1@4a969796] on root project ‘Gradle’ of type org.gradle.api.Project.

• Try:
  Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace. Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output. Run with --scan to get full insights.

• Get more help at https://help.gradle.org

BUILD FAILED in 1s
]
stdout[

]
exit code: 1
UnityEditor.Android.Command.WaitForProgramToRun (UnityEditor.Utils.Program p, UnityEditor.Android.Command+WaitingForProcessToExit waitingForProcessToExit, System.String errorMsg) (at :0)
UnityEditor.Android.Command.Run (System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo psi, UnityEditor.Android.Command+WaitingForProcessToExit waitingForProcessToExit, System.String errorMsg) (at :0)
UnityEditor.Android.Command.Run (System.String command, System.String args, System.String workingdir, UnityEditor.Android.Command+WaitingForProcessToExit waitingForProcessToExit, System.String errorMsg) (at :0)
UnityEditor.Android.AndroidJavaTools.RunJava (System.String args, System.String workingdir, System.Action1[T] progress, System.String error) (at <c3a7a35f684a4e72b8a6533d8c702ad7>:0) UnityEditor.Android.GradleWrapper.Run (UnityEditor.Android.AndroidJavaTools javaTools, Unity.Android.Gradle.AndroidGradle androidGradle, System.String workingdir, System.String task, System.Action1[T] progress) (at :0)
Rethrow as GradleInvokationException: Gradle build failed
UnityEditor.Android.GradleWrapper.Run (UnityEditor.Android.AndroidJavaTools javaTools, Unity.Android.Gradle.AndroidGradle androidGradle, System.String workingdir, System.String task, System.Action`1[T] progress) (at :0)
UnityEditor.Android.PostProcessor.Tasks.BuildGradleProject.Execute (UnityEditor.Android.PostProcessor.PostProcessorContext context) (at :0)
UnityEditor.Android.PostProcessor.PostProcessRunner.RunAllTasks (UnityEditor.Android.PostProcessor.PostProcessorContext context) (at :0)
UnityEngine.GUIUtility:ProcessEvent(Int32, IntPtr, Boolean&)

I THINK this is the most important part from the error

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

• Where:
  Build file ‘C:\Test\Library\Bee\Android\Prj\IL2CPP\Gradle\build.gradle’ line: 11

• What went wrong:
  A problem occurred evaluating root project ‘Gradle’.

Could not find method android() for arguments [build_2q43vjbeoqpy0qi9i1h76bp3b$_run_closure1@4a969796] on root project ‘Gradle’ of type org.gradle.api.Project.

THIS is my my build.gradle file:

plugins {
    id 'com.android.application' version '7.1.2' apply false
    id 'com.android.library' version '7.1.2' apply false
    
}

 android {
               namespace 'com.example.namespace'
              
           }
task clean(type: Delete) {
    delete rootProject.buildDir
}

[Kurt-Dekker]

(see gradling stuff near the bottom…)

How to troubleshoot build failures:

Obviously, if there is actionable data, clues or information within any of the errors, fix those problems. Each error entry may have more information than can fit in the console log so select each error and read the expanded view below it.

If that gives you nothing worthwhile (look to Google! You’re never the first one!), then…

First, make a blank project with a single blank scene and prove that it builds successfully.

If the blank project does NOT build, go fix your Unity installation or your other tools, such as Android SDK, NDK, JDK, etc. It may even be necessary to change to a different version of Unity3D. It is generally best to stay with LTS versions of Unity3D.

Until you can build a blank project to the target platform, don’t fiddle with anything else.

Once you can build a blank project, now bisect the problem by bringing over parts of your current project and building it one subsystem at a time, perhaps stubbing things out that might trigger compiler errors.

Most often things that prevent building are third-party libraries such as Firebase.

Once you identify the subsystem, go to the documentation for it and make sure you are doing it correctly.

It may also be helpful to work through a tutorial or two for whatever subsystem is making the build fail.

Android build not building:

Circa July 2022 here have been reports of Unity’s installer failing to install the Android Tools.

Can't build for Android

Latest Hub 3.2.0 in combination with Unity 2021.3.6 can’t build for Android because there is a missing Tools folder inside *Editor\Data\PlaybackEngines\AndroidPlayer* so Unity can’t find gradle. That folder is simply not created during the installation. The workaround is to copy the whole Tools folder from the previous Unity version or if you don’t have the previous version then do what [mention|1j+oWeNEPCI6ejbN15sncw==] says in the post below .

Here was how I brought up Unity2020.3.41 and the Android SDK 31 on October 30, 2022 (edited on August 23, 2023 to include Android SDK 33…) (and again for SDK34):

.AAB Build Targeting API Level 33 on Unity 2021.3.8 with JDK 1.8

Hey, coincidentally I just upgraded to Android SDK31 today… why not wait until nearly the last minute? It was a wild ride, took most of the day. Let me tell you what I did, what I found. First of all, I’m using Unity2020.3.41 (hereinafter referred to Unity*) because that’s all the further I need to go forward right now. I found that Unity* only accepts up to SDK30.0.3 tools, but will build using those tools and SDK31. Next I found that Android Studio will not install anything except Android …

Android Gradle errors and other related stuff:

Unity Gradle bug... please help

Fix:

[BogdanN789]

SOLVED:
Deleted the AndroidManifest file from Assets->Plugins->Android
then I closed the project
then reopen it
go to Project Settings->Publishing Settings and check again Custom Main Manifest(this will create again the AndroidManifest.xml you just deleted earlier, keep the code in a notepad from the first file you deleted maybe you will need it later)
next step is go to assets tab->External Dependency Manager->Android Resolver->Force Resolve
If you dont have the external dependency manager you can get it from github
You can try to delete all the files created from Publishing Settings instead of just deleting the AndroidManifest to make sure its working, just make sure to create them again from Publishing Settings

[Kurt-Dekker]

@BogdanN789

his will create again the AndroidManifest.xml you just deleted earlier, keep the code in a notepad from the first file you deleted maybe you will need it later)

Or better yet put the AndroidManifest.xml under source control so you can instantly see if something changes it!!