No usable Android build tools found. Highest 33.x installed version is 33.0.0; Recommended version is 33.0.2

[BorisB]

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• I confirm I have searched the Docs, Codemagic Sample Projects, and GitHub Discussions.
• I confirm the software versions on my local computer match the ones in CI environment (e.g. Xcode version, Gradle version). See here
• I confirm I am able to do a fresh clone of the repository and build the project on my local computer.

Which mobile framework are you using?

Ionic/Cordova

Steps to reproduce

1. Create cordova app
2. Add codemagic.yml with workflow

  android-workflow:
    name: Android workflow
    environment:
      groups:
        # Add the group environment variables in Codemagic UI (either in Application/Team variables) - https://docs.codemagic.io/variables/environment-variable-groups/
        - keystore_credentials # <-- (Includes KEYSTORE, KEYSTORE_PASSWORD, KEY_ALIAS_PASSWORD, KEY_ALIAS)
          # KEYSTORE <-- Put your keystore file here
          # KEYSTORE_PASSWORD <-- Put your keystore password here
        # KEY_ALIAS_PASSWORD <-- Put your keystore alias password here
        # KEY_ALIAS <-- Put your keystore alias username here
        - google_play # <-- (Includes GCLOUD_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_CREDENTIALS - Put your google-services.json here)
        - app
      vars:
        KEYSTORE_PATH: '/tmp/keystore.keystore'
      xcode: latest
      node: v16.16.0
      npm: 8
    cache:
      cache_paths:
        - $CM_BUILD_DIR/node_modules
    scripts:
      - name: Install dependencies
        script: |
          npm install --location=global [email protected]
          npm ci
          npm install --location=global cordova-set-version
          npx cordova-set-version -v $VERSION -b $BUILD_NUMBER
      - name: Add Android platform
        script: |
          set -x
          cordova platform remove android --nosave
          cordova platform add android --confirm --no-interactive --noresources
      - name: Build Android
        script: |
          set -x
          set -e
          cordova build android --release --no-interactive --prod --device
          echo $KEYSTORE | base64 --decode > $KEYSTORE_PATH
          UNSIGNED_APK_PATH=$(find platforms/android/app/build/outputs -name "*.aab" | head -1)
          jarsigner -keystore "${KEYSTORE_PATH}" -storepass "${KEYSTORE_PASSWORD}" -keypass "${KEY_ALIAS_PASSWORD}" "${UNSIGNED_APK_PATH}" "${KEY_ALIAS}"
          mv $UNSIGNED_APK_PATH $(echo $UNSIGNED_APK_PATH | sed 's/-unsigned//')
    artifacts:
      - platforms/android/app/build/outputs/**/*.aab
      - platforms/android/app/build/outputs/**/mapping.txt

3. Start new build

Expected results

Build successed

Actual results

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

• Where:
  Script '/Users/builder/clone/platforms/********/CordovaLib/cordova.gradle' line: 75

• What went wrong:
  A problem occurred evaluating script.

No usable Android build tools found. Highest 33.x installed version is 33.0.0; Recommended version is 33.0.2.

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• Get more help at https://help.gradle.org

Deprecated Gradle features were used in this build, making it incompatible with Gradle 8.0.

You can use '--warning-mode all' to show the individual deprecation warnings and determine if they come from your own scripts or plugins.

See https://docs.gradle.org/7.6/userguide/command_line_interface.html#sec:command_line_warnings

BUILD FAILED in 4s
Command failed with exit code 1: /Users/builder/clone/platforms//gradlew -b /Users/builder/clone/platforms//build.gradle :app:bundleRelease

Build failed :|
Step 4 script Build Android exited with status code 1

Build id (optional)

64e3d8822eb0f2b7c1839708

[kulakarla]

Hello @BorisB

Can you VNC connect to the build machine, open Android Studio, install the necessary Android Build Tools version (33.0.2) and try running the build command again.

If the build is successful then we'll proceed with necessary changes to our build machines.

[BorisB]

I confirm that after /usr/local/share/android-sdk/cmdline-tools/latest/bin/sdkmanager "build-tools;33.0.2" build was successful.

[kulakarla]

Run this script before you build to install the right build tools automatically every time. Due to it being a fairly niche Ionic issue, we'll not be updating all machines just yet.

$ANDROID_SDK_ROOT/tools/bin/sdkmanager --install "build-tools;33.0.2

If you encounter a Java XmlSchema error, use an older version. E.g in the YAML under environment, declare java: 1.8 to use Java 8.

[BorisB]

I would suggest to add this to example in documentation.

[kulakarla]

Thank you for your suggestion, noted. I will now be closing this thread.

[L3VU5]

I had to use the script above and set the java: 1.8 not to have a Java XmlSchema error. It successfully finished the script, but at the later stage, the react-native-firebase_messaging is failing during Android build release, because it's not compatible with the java 1.8.

> Task :react-native-firebase_messaging:compileReleaseJavaWithJavac FAILED
An exception has occurred in the compiler (1.8.0_382).

[brenosprlgc]

@kulakarla is that possible change gradle version ? Because cordova 12 uses gradle 7.6.