UE5.3 & Android VR Nightmare

wow i also struggle on the same topic, since yesterday -
5.0 2 years ago I could compile and run the demo VR projects off the bat …

… NOT with 5.3 around:

  1. Android Studio had to be updated to 4.0 or better, got Giraffe(!?)
  2. java was no go, installed newest, said no go, had to find 17
  3. on deployment (!!!) Gradle decides it cant work with file versions 65 although it is 7.5

(there was a VAGUE hint one should compile a project with newer Gradle to get the clockwork oiled, but… NONE of the demo projects work - same problem)

Highly frustrated (aha, my old project from 5.0 failed MISERABLY to update to 5.3)

so i have to rest a bit & wait here if anyone tamed the wild gradles around hmhm

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Update: default java installed is 21, which has no compatible Gradle.
One has to downgrade e.g. to java 18 + Gradle 7.5 in order for Unity to work…