Don't upgrade the Gradle version or Android Gradle Plugin version

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Android studio loves to tempt you with this little pop up, prompting you to upgrade the Android Gradle Plugin (AGP).

You need to click on [More] > Don't show again for this project. This will prevent the issue from occurring again.

These upgrades are not productive, and interfere with the current gradle build, even if you get it working on your computer, it may cause issues with team member's computers, and it makes it harder to upgrade the SDK when a new version releases. Additionally, it may cause issues when working with other gradle operations, like adding libraries.

If you accidentally upgrade the AGP or the Gradle version, you should hopefully be able to use git to undo the change, or, you can override those files with ones from the SDK.

It may be possible to undo the changes more simply by downgrading again.

It may be easier to find these files with the file explorer set to Project mode, rather than Android mode.

10.1.1 onwards

The AGP version should be 8.7.0. It is set in the project root build.gradle.

The Gradle version should be 8.9. It is set in gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties.

Before 10.1.1

The AGP version should be 7.2.0. It is set in the project root build.gradle.

The Gradle version should be 7.4.2. It is set in gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties.