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I have a medical-focused application that finished development back in 2018. Now, (because of upgrades to the mini-pc it is running on) the app isn’t working as intended.
The changes I would like to make seem simple, however when I download the latest version of Android studio and download all their suggested dependencies, every single file breaks.
Is it possible to edit the project using older versions of gradle to avoid these issues? Or is there some other process to seamlessly upgrade the app?
My concern is that, in choosing the latter option above, the vast majority of the methods called/overwritten in the upgrade itself will be deprecated, forcing a total redevelopment (rather than literally changing one value from 100 to 50).
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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You might not want to do that.
You almost certainly do not want to do that.
The latest version of Android Studio and other IDEs might not be happy with a six-year-old version of Gradle, but you can build the app from the command line if needed.
Also, upgrading Gradle itself does not require you to update the dependencies. Your app might build and run fine from within Android Studio with an upgraded Gradle but your current dependencies. However, it is possible that tool changes will either screw up the build or the results.
Not really.
If nothing else, use a text editor, then build the app from the command line.
You could instead download old Android Studio version from here , check publication date to choose right version, without change your gradle level project