[Bug]: The project is using an incompatible version (AGP 8.13.0) of the Android Gradle plugin. Latest supported version is AGP 8.12.2

[edocbuhtig]

Capacitor Version

Latest Dependencies:

@capacitor/cli: 8.0.0
@capacitor/core: 8.0.0
@capacitor/android: 8.0.0
@capacitor/ios: 8.0.0

Installed Dependencies:

@capacitor/ios: not installed
@capacitor/cli: 8.0.0
@capacitor/core: 8.0.0
@capacitor/android: 8.0.0

[success] Android looking great!

Other API Details

Platforms Affected

• iOS
• Android
• Web

Current Behavior

After creating a New Blank Starter Template & Running below:

ionic cap open android
Android Studio build fails with error

Deprecated Gradle features were used in this build, making it incompatible with Gradle 9.0.

The project is using an incompatible version (AGP 8.13.0) of the Android Gradle plugin. Latest supported version is AGP 8.12.2

See Android Studio & AGP compatibility options.

Expected Behavior

The ionic start new blank template should run inside android studio with Gradle background update,inorder to test on a real device or generate (.aab ) file.

This was working in Ionic version 7.x with capacitor 7.x

Project Reproduction

https://github.com/edocbuhtig

Additional Information

Steps to reproduce

1. ionic start --package-id="com.demo.app"
2. ionic cap add add android.
3. ionic cap open android

[edocbuhtig]

@mlynch is this end of Ionic ? such a big mess

[OS-pedrogustavobilro]

Hey @edocbuhtig this error seems to be related to using an older version of Android Studio than Capacitor 8 supports. Recommend opening Android studio and checking if there's a new version.

Refer to https://capacitorjs.com/docs/updating/8-0#upgrade-android-studio

Hope it helps.