# ANDROID Gradle build types

**URL:** <https://discuss.gradle.org/t/android-gradle-build-types/42497>\
**Category:** Help/Discuss\
**Created:** [March 22, 2022, 2:21pm UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/android-gradle-build-types/42497 "2022-03-22T14:21:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![rsjuliao](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/54ee81/32.png) [@rsjuliao](https://discuss.gradle.org/u/rsjuliao)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 2:21pm UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/android-gradle-build-types/42497/1 "2022-03-22T14:21:21Z")

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Hi, in Gradle the command: `gradle init --type java-application` generate a full functional java aplication.  
How to use gradle to create a similar **ANDROID** application using gradle in the same way above?

Thank you.

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**Author:** ![Vampire](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/gradle/user_avatar/discuss.gradle.org/vampire/32/9082_2.png) [@Vampire](https://discuss.gradle.org/u/Vampire)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 8:06pm UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/android-gradle-build-types/42497/2 "2022-03-22T20:06:09Z")

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There is no init type for Android applications, as Android support is not built-in but provided by a plugin maintained by Google.