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Flutter – ERROR: JAVA_HOME is set to an invalid directory in macos

I am developing both android native and flutter projects using android studio. My android native project jdk sets to /Applications/AndroidStudio.app/Contents/jbr/Contents/Home and I have downloaded jdk17.0.12 and installed it in my machine. I also installed jdk23 and removed that as I want to continue with jdk17. I have configured JAVA_HOME by using nano ~/.zshrc and added the path. Here is my entire list.

export JAVA_HOME=/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-17.jdk/Contents/Home
export ANDROID_HOME=/Users/$USER/Library/Android/sdk
export PATH=${PATH}:$ANDROID_HOME/tools:$ANDROID_HOME/platform-tools
export PATH=/opt/homebrew/bin:/usr/local/bin:/System/Cryptexes/App/usr/bin:/usr$

When I try to run my flutter app I’m getting the below error.

ERROR: JAVA_HOME is set to an invalid directory: /Users/srvenk/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/openjdk-23/Contents/Home

Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the
location of your Java installation.

Error: Gradle task assembleDebug failed with exit code 1

I tried running flutter doctor and I got one error which is related to JAVA_HOME.

Cannot execute /Users/srvenk/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/openjdk-23/Contents/Home/bin/java to determine the version
I have removed jdk23 from my machine and set the JAVA_HOME variable to /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-17.jdk/Contents/Home. But still I am getting this same issue. I have tried to invalidate the cache in android studio and restarted my machine multiple time. But Still no luck. Could someone help me to solve this problem?

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  1. 0

    Hey What happens if you do echo $JAVA_HOME in your shell,

    And in android studio you could go to Preferences > Build, Execution, Deployment > Build Tools > Gradle, There should be a Gradle JDK option try Changing it to JDK 17.

    Also, try these steps:

    Install the Correct JDK Version For Flutter’s compatibility, it’s often required to have a compatible JDK version. You can use Homebrew to install the desired JDK. As of the latest updates and compatibility issues, you might want to consider JDK 21.

    brew install openjdk@21

    Update Your Profile Configuration Files
    Update your shell configuration files such as .bash_profile or .zshenv to point to the newly installed JDK. Open these files in a text editor:

    export PATH="$PATH:/Users/zhelon/development/flutter/bin:$JAVA_HOME/bin"
export JAVA_HOME="/opt/homebrew/opt/openjdk@21"
export LANG=en_US.UTF-8
export LANGUAGE=en_US.UTF-8
export LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8

    Apply the Configuration Changes
    For the changes to take effect, you need to reload these files:

    source ~/.bash_profile
source ~/.zshenv

    Configuring Flutter to Use the Correct JDK
    Use Flutter’s command-line tool to set the JDK directory explicitly:

    flutter config --jdk-dir $JAVA_HOME

    Run Your Flutter Project Again Now, try running your Flutter project to verify if the issue is resolved:

    flutter run

    Troubleshooting Tips

    If you still encounter issues, ensure:

    • Homebrew and JDK installations are successful without errors.
    • The JAVA_HOME path matches exactly the installation path of your Java JDK.
    • Restart your terminal after making these changes to ensure the environment variables are taken into account.

    Source: https://www.devgem.io/posts/resolving-flutter-s-java-home-error-on-macos-step-by-step-guide

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  2. 0

    in my case, the problem was in this file:

    "/.config/flutter/settings"

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