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Android Build a Simple Android App with Java Getting Started with Android Android Project Basics

Posted by Silvanus Nangolo
Silvanus Nangolo
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what does gradle do?

in the android studio, what is the purpose of gradle?

1 Answer

Clayton Perszyk
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Clayton Perszyk
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Clayton Perszyk
Clayton Perszyk
Treehouse Moderator 48,723 Points

Gradle is a build (which is taking relevant source code files and compiling them and creating build artifacts) toolkit that manages dependencies and allows you to define custom build logic.