`androidx.core` requires new AGP version

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I am facing the same issue along with another issue

Execution failed for task ‘:app:checkDebugAarMetadata’.

> A failure occurred while executing com.android.build.gradle.internal.tasks.CheckAarMetadataWorkAction
> 2 issues were found when checking AAR metadata:

   1.  Dependency 'androidx.core:core:1.17.0' requires Android Gradle plugin 8.9.1 or higher.

       This build currently uses Android Gradle plugin 8.7.3.

   2.  Dependency 'androidx.core:core-ktx:1.17.0' requires Android Gradle plugin 8.9.1 or higher.

       This build currently uses Android Gradle plugin 8.7.3.

This error occurs on building the android part of a Flutter app. The error is probably due to some version mismatch somewhere I can’t see. I created a totally new project but still this is happening. I also changed android sdk or ndk recently through AS. Previously I had something on version 26 which got deleted while playing around with it but currently I have 28.1.13356709.

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That’s not so much a Gradle question, it’s not even a Gradle error message, but one from the Android Gradle Plugin.

I recommend to ask in some Android or Flutter community if you need further help.

But the error message sounds quite clear to me. You depend on a version of androidx.core that requires a newer AGP version than you are using, so you probably need to downgrade that dependency or upgrade the used AGP.

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I know about that but I wanted to know if they both are connected or not?

4

If what is connected?
Inability to sync the project and that error?

Probably not, the error you showed happens at task execution time: “Execution failed for task ‘:app:checkDebugAarMetadata’.”
Syncing the project should not be affected by a task execution problem usually.
But well, Android projects are always “a bit” special.

Where do you see the error?
In the Sync output?
If so, then probably yes.

5

I meant the original post error where you forked my post from. I gave all those details to figure out if both the errors are connected.

6

That was not clear from your post, as you did not ask about that, hence I forked it off as you seemed to just ask for your error, sorry.
But I just answered your question in my last reply.

7

yeah my bad.

But that original post is not about syncing error. It is about linking gradle project. Did you mean that?

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It is about a project not being linked and that is usually because the sync failed, so in this context, they are partially the same.

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Yeah, I think I can ignore it as it is only for the gradle or setings related files in android. Otherwise it is all working fine.

For anyone looking, I solved the error at the top by

changing settings.gradle file from

plugins {
    id("dev.flutter.flutter-plugin-loader") version "1.0.0"
    id("com.android.application") version "8.7.3" apply false

to

plugins {
id(“dev.flutter.flutter-plugin-loader”) version “1.0.0”
id(“com.android.application”) version “8.9.1” apply false
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