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Gradle version not supported after Android Studio update

I am running on Windows 10.
I just updated the Android studio to 3.6, and my app is no longer syncing. I'm getting 3 separate responses for the failure
Caused by: org.gradle.api.internal.plugins.PluginApplicationException: Failed to apply plugin [id 'com.android.internal.version-check']
Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: Minimum supported Gradle version is 5.6.4. Current version is 5.4.1. If using the gradle wrapper, try editing the distributionUrl in C:\Users\redacted\redacted\Documents\Android Studio\app\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.properties to gradle-5.6.4-all.zip
ERROR: Minimum supported Gradle version is 5.6.4. Current version is 5.4.1.
Please fix the project's Gradle settings.
Fix Gradle wrapper and re-import project (Appears as an un-clickable link for me)
Open Gradle wrapper properties (Appears as an un-clickable link for me)
Gradle settings (Appears as an un-clickable link for me)*
Being smart as I am, I checked my gradle-wrapper properties:
distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
distributionPath=wrapper/dists
zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-5.6.4-all.zip
In the project structure, the Gradle version is also correct, 5.6.4.
I have uninstalled and reinstalled Android Studio.
I have also tried running the program on a different machine.
I created a brand new (working!) project to compare the gradle-wrapper properties file and everything matches.
Please help me out if you can.

Update as to how I resolved the situation. I started a brand new project, and copied over all the Kotlin and XML code. I'm still not sure what went wrong.

I renamed the project directory and re-imported the project, and it worked. Then I changed it back to the old name and it continued working. Magic!
P.S.
BTW I also deleted all the .iml files .idea .gradle files gradle gradlew gradlew.bat files also.

Yes, it just ignores what is in gradle-wrapper.properties. After a week of frustration and trying dozens of different solutions that didn't solve it...
Create a new 3.6.1 dummy project and Gradle Sync to force download of the new Gradle distribution.
Then in File -> Settings -> Gradle, set Use Gradle from to Specified location and set the full path of where your gradle is (e.g. C:\Users\Duncan\.gradle\wrapper\dists\gradle-5.6.4-all\ankdp27end7byghfw1q2sw75f\gradle-5.6.4). And finally it works again!
Then you can delete the new dummy project.
Why is Android Studio / Gradle so ridiculously overcomplicated and unreliable ? Every upgrade is a nightmare.

I followed the advice of these awesome Flutter error messages and simply replaced in my project's file <project>/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties the line distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-5.6.2-all.zip by distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.1.1-all.zip (thereby only changing the version of the employed gradle module).
That solved the issue.

Just upgrade (Increase) the build.gradle version

Kotlin Koans with EduTools plugin: "Failed to launch checking"

I'm trying to follow the Kotlin Koans tutorial in Android Studio by installing the EduTools plugin and choosing Kotlin Koans course.
Everything works fine, but when I try "Check Task" in the Task Description panel, I get this error:
Failed to launch checking
I also tried the plugin with Intellij IDEA and got the same error.
Using:
Android Studio 3.2 with EduTools 2.0-2018.1-443
Intellij IDEA 2018.2.3 with EduTools 2.0-2018.2-906

Maybe could try IntelliJ Idea Edu which comes already bundled with EduTools.

I found the problem in IDE logs as #NullReference suggested.
INFO - ecker.gradle.GradleCommandLine - Failed to launch checking
Cannot run program "./gradlew" (...) No such file or directory
I had configured the project (Settings / Build, Execution, Deployment / Build Tools / Gradle) to use a local Gradle distribution and it seems that EduTools plugin always looks for the Gradle Wrapper, so I just had to generate a Wrapper for project and configure it to use my local Gradle distribution:
gradle wrapper --gradle-distribution-url file:///path/to/local/gradle-4.6-all.zip

In my case I had a problem related to JDK 11 and I had JDK 8 installed.
This is how I fixed the problem:
Go to Settings / Build, Execution, Deployment / Build Tools / Gradle.
At Gradle JVM select JDK 11 path.
It worked for me.

I also got this issue. Finally, I 've resolved it by configuring my gradle bin to PATH.
Here are series of commands to configure Gradle into you Path.
# cd ~
# touch .bash_profile
# open -e .bash_profile
//to edit your bash_profile ,you need to input your local path to bash_profile,like this:
export GRADLE_HOME=/Users/PCNAME/.gradle/wrapper/dists/gradle-4.5-bin/bgd6nrwgxy3inh8yed6gmsvbx/gradle-4.5/ --- use your own grade path to replace them.
export PATH=${PATH}:${GRADLE_HOME}/bin
# source .bash_profile
# gradle -v // you will see your gradle version if your configure successfully.
Restart Android Studio, try to run your EDUTOOLS.

I received the same error. I closed Android Studio and created a new Koans project thinking I must have done something wrong. This time I received a new build time error when trying to "Check". None of this made sense so I just shut down Android Studio, reopened the Koans project I just created and clicked "Check". Everything seemed to work now.

Had the same problem. Just Sharing how I fixed this problem.
I opened build.gradle of my Kotlin Koans Project and scrolled down to where wrapper was defined.
Pressed play icon right next to it.
Was greeted with an error
Error:Failed to open zip file.
Gradle's dependency cache may be corrupt (this sometimes occurs after a network connection timeout.)
Re-download dependencies and sync project (requires network)
Re-download dependencies and sync project (requires network)
Followed Answer by Hamid
To resolve this issue close Android Studio and delete the following
directory's content, necessary files will be downloaded on IDE's next
launch.
macOS: ~/.gradle/wrapper/dists
Linux: ~/.gradle/wrapper/dists
Windows: C:\Users\your-username.gradle\wrapper\dists
Restarted Android Studio and it worked like a charm.

Failed to open .zip Gradle Cache May be corrupt error

I am facing Gradle cache error and I don't know how to tackle it. I have attached the error snap with my question below. I tried different solutions posted at stack-overflow but none of them worked. Anyone suggest me a solution Any additional suggestions would be helpful.
e.g Error: Failed to open zip file.e.g
Error: Failed to open zip file.

Download the latest gradle package from this directory
Extract it and put it somewhere (for example f:\gradle-1.10)
Go to your Android Studio and load your project then open File->Settings->gradle, in this page click on Use local gradle distribution.
Type your gradle folder address there.

Its because your gradle directory is not the directory of your gradle, to check go to android studio open your project then open File->Settings->Build,Execution, Deployment->Gradle
https://i.stack.imgur.com/wVFyh.png

Hey not necessary to set gradle manually. i have also faced this issue but i deleted all files in gradle folder path "C:/Users/username/.gradle/"
simple steps follow
first goto path "C:/Users/username/.gradle/"
delete all files in above path.
open android studio and sync gradle or build again or create new project.
it will be auto downloaded new gradle version files and auto build.
*Make sure you your gradle settings like this
- checked "Use default gradle wrapper(recommended)
- unchecked offline work

You can download manually but this is another solution:
Change "https" to "http" on 'gradle-wrapper.properties' in root project.
distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-3.3-all.zip
to,
distributionUrl=http\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-3.3-all.zip

first :i tried to delete the .gradle folder from project it doesn't
work;
second: i tried use the old version gradle ,but studio force me to
use gradle-3.3,so it confused me long time；
third：I noticed the tips unzip exception"java.util.zip.ZipException:
error in opening zip file", I tried to unzip the file by handset's
really can't unzip, so the problem must happen in the download
process.
solution: I copy the file "gradle-3.3-all.zip " from my colleague who build success，and replace mine in such path ".gradle/wrapper/dists/gradle-3.3-all/55gk2rcmfc6p2dg9u9ohc3hw9/gradle-3.3-all.zip "

If you want to use gradle wrapper - delete anything under:
.gradle/wrapper/dists/
and refresh gradle.
The gradle wrapper will download from scratch and everything should work fine.

I solved this problem with the installation of Gradle using HomeBrew on Mac. If you type gradle -v in terminal and shows command not found: gradle, then I think you can use this way to solve this problem on Mac:
First install the Gradle with Homebrew: brew install gradle
Then go to Android Studio, open Android Studio->Preferences->Build,Execution,Deployment->Gradle, under Project-level settings check: Use local gradle distribution and set Gradle home with: '/usr/local/Cellar/gradle/3.5/libexec' (3.5 is my gradle version)
Try again, and if the version is not correct, you can manually download the specified version from gradle website (the version specified in the file <your project dir>/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties: distributionUrl=<url>), extract the downloaded zip file to the location and set the Gradle home to it in Android Studio.
Hope that helps.

From my MAC i just go to the gradle folder (/Users/USER/.gradle) > wrapper > dist and delete the gradle folder with the problem. Then go to studio and re-download the gradle file.

In my case, I changed distributionUrl in gradle-wrapper.properties from
https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.5-bin.zip
to
https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.5-all.zip

cd /root/.gradle/wrapper/dists
ls
gradle-5.6.4-all gradle-6.5-all gradle-6.6.1-bin
gradle-6.1.1-bin gradle-6.5-bin
for example (gradle-6.1.1-bin) :
rm -R gradle-6.1.1-bin

How to Setup gradle-2.2.1-all.zip Manually

I want to run my unit test with this command
gradlew.bat connectedInstrumentTest
But it tries to download https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-2.2.1-all.zip
And my corporal network blocks it. Hence, I want to setup the zip manually, I already downloaded it from browser.
The ways I failed are listed below
Pasting it in Program Files\Android\Android Studio\gradle\
gradle-2.2.1 didn't work
File -> Settings -> Build execution, Deployment -> Build Tools and
defining the gradle home directory didn't work
Any suggestions except these will be much appreciated. Thanks.

Solution :
1). Delete the C:\Users\username\.gradle folder
2). Download http://downloads.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-2.2.1-all.zip
3). Create a new project in android studio.
4). When this time it stucks at gradle building, Force close the android studio.
5) Now go to C:\Users\username\.gradle\wrapper\dists\gradle-2.2.1-all\c64ydeuardnfqctvr1gm30w53 (the end directory name may be different)
6) Delete gradle-2.2.1-all.zip.lck and other files from this directory.
7) Paste the new downloaded gradle-2.2.1-all.zip here.
8) Run the android studio. :)

In your command you're using the Gradle Wrapper. The Gradle wrapper is a thin wrapper around the real Gradle bin. It's intended to be checked in to your source control and it then downloads the version of Gradle you've defined in gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties. The advantage here is the version of Gradle used in the build is directly tied to the source control.
You have 2 options:
use the gradle command instead of gradlew - this will use the gradle that's installed on the local machine (assumes that 'gradle' is on the PATH). The drawback here is you have to have installed Gradle somewhere before the build will work.
change distributionUrl in gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties to point to a different URL and host that file yourself somewhere. You get all the advantages of the wrapper but fix the problems you're having downloading it.

Mostly, this error occurs due to brake in internet or slow connection network.
A gradle file downloads partially, this zip file isn't extractable and neither does re-download using Android Studio work.
So, to solve this problem, you have to:
Delete the gradle download folder or download the gradle zip file manually and configure using the following method
Download requires gradle and past the zip into C:\Users\your_pc_name\.gradle\wrapper\dists
Finally, open Android Studio and run the project.
The gradle version care fully before downloading

android ant error: invalid resource directory name: ./bin/res\crunch

I'm using ant command line to build an android project with an external library. (For some reason, I can't make it into a jar to put in libs/)
After completing all the steps of android update and reference link for the project and the lib project, the error of "invalid resource directory name: ./bin/res\crunch" pops out when running "ant release". I know it is a common error but failed to solve it after doing intensive research and trying out all the solutions, including
1) project->clean
2) delete ../bin/res/crunch. (it will re-appear and create the trouble)
3) change android version or SDK version to higher one
Any suggestion? Thanks!

A cleaner solution is to clean before building:
ant clean
ant release
You don't really have to copy things from the 'crunch' directory to the 'res' directory, since these are generated as part of the build anyway.
It appears that the root cause of this problem is incompatibility between ADT v.22.2.1 and ANT.
Related threads:
https://plus.google.com/+AndroidDevelopers/posts/hNZNjqKLpny
https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=60496

Finally I figured it out: copied everything from bin/res/crunch folder and pasted it in res and then deleted the crunch folder. If the library project is modified, the error will reappear. Redoing the procedure above will fix it again.