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Android Build a Simple Android App (2014) Getting Started with Android Creating the Fun Facts Project

Posted by David Santos
David Santos
1,486 Points

Cannot run the Fun Facts project, Gradle failed to sync. I couldn't find answers to similar problems in the forum.

I cannot run the project (Fun Facts) after following all the steps. Error message, Gradle project sync failed. Cannot find answers to similar problems in forum. Could anyone help please?

2 Answers

W Joel Baker
W Joel Baker
1,012 Points
W Joel Baker
W Joel Baker
1,012 Points

Hey David,

If you didn't find and answer this worked for me...

On line 16 of the build.gradle replace "runProguard true" with "minifyEnabled true"

Then Save, Clean and rebuild. You'll get a message that it will update the language. Allow it to rebuild. It should then be good to go. Good luck!

Joel

Michael Lee
Michael Lee
2,541 Points
Michael Lee
Michael Lee
2,541 Points

That worked for me. How did you figure that out?

Allison Bojarski
Allison Bojarski
1,726 Points

This worked--thank you!!

Gunjeet Hattar
Gunjeet Hattar
14,483 Points
Gunjeet Hattar
Gunjeet Hattar
14,483 Points

Could you provide a screenshot of the error

Also check if this link is of any help StackOverflow Gradle Error Help

David Santos
David Santos
1,486 Points

I found the problem was on the internet connection. But thanks for the reply.