Error:(1, 0) Plugin with id 'com.android.application' not found

Question

This is my first attempt at Android Studio. I installed 0.8.0 and updated to 0.8.2. As soon as a project is created I get the error message:

Error:(1, 0) Plugin with id 'com.android.application' not found

C:\Users\Bob\AndroidStudioProjects\HelloAgain6\app\build.gradle

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'

android {
    compileSdkVersion 20
    buildToolsVersion "20.0.0"

    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "com.example.bob.helloagain6"
        minSdkVersion 15
        targetSdkVersion 20
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0"
    }
    buildTypes {
        release {
            runProguard false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
    }
}

dependencies {
    compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
}

and C:\Users\Bob\AndroidStudioProjects\HelloAgain6\build.gradle

// Top-level build file where you can add configuration options common to all sub-projects/modules.

buildscript {
    repositories {
        jcenter()
    }
    dependencies {
        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:0.12.+'

        // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
        // in the individual module build.gradle files
    }
}

allprojects {
    repositories {
        jcenter()
    }
}

Answer 1

Updated Answer (Apr. 10, 2020)

Latest Gradle: 6.3

Version check:

• ./gradlew -v

How to update:

• Set URL: ./gradlew wrapper --gradle-version=3.6.2 --distribution-type=all
• Update: ./gradlew wrapper

Latest Android Gradle Plugin: 3.6.2

If you add the following code snippet to the top of your build.gradle file. Gradle will update the build tools.

buildscript {
    repositories {
        google() // For Gradle 4.0+
        maven { url 'https://maven.google.com' } // For Gradle < 4.0
    }

    dependencies {
        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.6.2'
    }
}

Read more here: https://developer.android.com/studio/build/index.html and about version compatibility here: https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/gradle-plugin.html#updating-gradle and https://dl.google.com/dl/android/maven2/index.html.

Original Answer

I had this same error, you need to make sure your Gradle version is compatible with your Android Gradle Plugin.

The latest version of Gradle is 2.0 but you need to use 1.12 in order to use the Android Gradle Plugin.