Configuration on demand is not supported by the current version of the Android Gradle plugin

After upgrading to Android Studio 3.1.2 I am getting the following error:

>Configuration on demand is not supported by the current version of the Android Gradle plugin since you are using Gradle version 4.6 or above. Suggestion: disable configuration on demand by setting org.gradle.configureondemand=false in your gradle.properties file or use a Gradle version less than 4.6.

I attempted following the suggestion but this did not fix the issue. Any ideas? All help is greatly appreciated, thank you.

No need to downgrade!

Disabling configure on demand requires two steps:

1. Remove org.gradle.configureondemand from gradle.properties.

2. In Android Studio,
   For Mac go to the Preferences > Build, Execution, Deployment > Compiler and uncheck the configure on demand.
   For Linux/Windows go to the File > Settings > Build, Execution, Deployment > Compiler and uncheck the configure on demand.

Note, there are 2 gradle.properties files

1. In your project gradle.properties
2. ${HOME}/.gradle/gradle.properties

In Android Studio, just go to File -> Settings -> Build, Execution, Deployment -> Compiler and click to uncheck the configure on demand option, then click Ok and Sync Project with gradle files again.

I get same error after update to AS 3.1.2. You can still use Gradle version 4.6 but downgrade Android gradle plugin to 3.1.1

EDIT: just invalidate cache and restart

It is already known bug in Android studio even in the Documentation, They have mentioned about this Problem.

The easiest way right now is to disable this feature by going

1. Open the Preferences window by clicking File > Settings (on Mac, Android Studio > Preferences).
2. In the left pane, click Build, Execution, Deployment > Compiler.
3. Un check the Configure on demand checkbox.
4. Click Apply or OK.

Check this Image for warning they have provided for specific Gradle plugin versions.

Other 'solution' is use the suggestion by Android Studio. Plugin Android Gradle 3.1.3 and Gradle version 4.4.

From Android Studio uncheck the configure on demand:

Follow below steps:

1. For Mac go to the Preferences > Build, Execution, Deployment > Compiler and uncheck the configure on demand.

2. For Linux/Windows go to the File > Settings > Build, Execution, Deployment > Compiler and uncheck the configure on demand.

Now sync your project

Happy coding! :)

The @wookupmaker answer is correct. But, if it still doesn't work, the problem migh be a global gradle.properties.

Even if I tried to override

> org.gradle.configureondemand=false

in my local(project specific) gradle.properties, somehow it did not work.

After editing global (~/.gradle/gradle.properties) it worked as expected

Just you need to update Android Gradle Plugin update to 3.2.0-alpha16.

Android Gradle Plugin update 3.2.0-alpha16 instead of 3.1.2

Invalidate cache and restart/disabling configure on demand did not work for me. The only solution that helped me is to import the project from git again.

[UPD] Need to change "com.android.tools.build:gradle" from 3.1.2 to 3.1.1

All I needed to do in this case was to use "nuclear function" in Android Studio:

File -> Invalidate Caches / Restart....

Like in many other cases, this helped to make Gradle sync and project build working again. I'm using gradle-4.6-all and Gradle Plugin com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.1.3.

Go to File->Build,Excution,Deployment->Compiler and Uncheck Configure on Demand

gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties

Update the gradle version

distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-4.9-all.zip

Build > Rebuild Project

Good Luck

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