Build Error: Gradle 8.7 + AGP 8.5.2 + SDK 35 on UE 5.4.4

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Hello,

We upgraded to Gradle 8.7 with AGP 8.5.2, compiling Android with SDK 35 on UE 5.4.4.

For the setup, we followed the guide provided in this link: https://github.com/EpicGames/UnrealEngine/commit/474ce22414400b9944a2b791c76da35846d62e2d

And we got error as below :

Build file ‘<game_path>\Intermediate\Android\arm64\gradle\app\build.gradle’ line: 1

A problem occurred evaluating project ‘:app’.

> Failed to apply plugin ‘com.android.internal.application’.

We are using VS 2022, NDK 25.1.8937393, and Java 17, with the environment variables already configured.

Could you please take a look and suggest possible solutions for this issue?

Let us know if you need more info.

Thanks a lot,

Nga Le

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Hi Nga,

I was able to successfully backport stock 5.4.4 wutg Gradle 8.7 BSAGP 8.5.2 and built a sample targeting SDK 35/Compile SDK 35 without that gradle error. Does wiping the Gradle caches and deleting the <gamedir>/Intermediate/Android directories help?

Best regards.

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Hello [Content removed]

My apologies for the late response, I was on an extended holiday.

After wiping the Gradle caches and deleting the <gamedir>/Intermediate/Android directories, the error still persisted.

I finally found the cause: the issue occurs because the android.bundle.enableUncompressedNativeLibs flag was defined in gradle.properties.

This flag should be removed when using AGP 8.0 or higher.

I sincerely apologize for the delayed response, and I truly appreciate your answer.

Best Regards,

Nga Le

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Hi Nga,

Thanks for for that information. android.bundle.enableUncompressedNativeLib was indeed deprecated in Gradle 8.0, however I don’t see anywhere in the generation gradle.properties in 5.4 where android.bundle.enableUncompressedNativeLib is defined by UE. Was this property added in a <gradleProperties> node in a plugin or application UPL xml file or in a separate Java library?

Best regards,

Stephane

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Hi [Content removed]

You are absolutely right — the issue lies in the UPL XML file of a plugin, not in UE.

Best Regards,

Nga Le

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Thanks for confirming Nga. If this isn’t an internal plugin and you are in a position to share its identity, we can try to let the original developer know.

Best regards.

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Hi [Content removed]

It is an internal plugin. I really appreciate your kind and dedicated support.

Thanks a lot,

Nga Le

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Thanks for confirming that Nga.

Best regards.