How to use JDK 7 in Android Studio 2.3?

Question

I want to build a project that required JDK 7, and I tried : navigate to

File > Project Structure > SDK Location 

and change the path to JDK 7, but an error was appeared please choose JDK 8 or newer

Is there a way to use JDK 7 in Android Studio 2.3? Or I should use an older version of Android Studio?

Edit

I uninstall all JDK and then install JDK 7, and it's work!

Answer 1

Try to set the java home as correct path in environment variables. Check your java location in environment variable. Open cmd and type java -version and if it is not java 7 change it in the environment variable.

Answer 2

please check the current version of java in your machine go to terminal and do

java -version

check if it's 1.7.x

use the below command to find java path

echo $JAVA_HOME

suggestion -Android Studio does not like spaces in the paths to the Android SDK and the JDK. Installing the JDK in a location that does not contain any spaces allowed to update the location through the Project Structure window.

Answer 3

In build.gradle :

android {
  compileOptions {
    sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
    targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
  }
}