title: Unable to run Ionic app after update to Android Studio 3.0
body: <p>Here's my Ionic Info</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>cli packages: (/Users/billb/dev/customer-mkt-app/node_modules)</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <pre><code>@ionic/cli-utils  : 1.15.2
  ionic (Ionic CLI) : 3.15.2
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>global packages:</p>
  
  <pre><code>cordova (Cordova CLI) : 7.0.1
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>local packages:</p>
  
  <pre><code>@ionic/app-scripts : 3.0.1
  Cordova Platforms  : android 6.2.3 ios 4.4.0
  Ionic Framework    : ionic-angular 3.3.0
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>System:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Android SDK Tools : 26.1.1
  ios-deploy        : 1.9.2
  Node              : v6.11.5
  npm               : 3.10.10
  OS                : macOS Sierra
  Xcode             : Xcode 9.0.1 Build version 9A1004
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Environment Variables:</p>
  
  <pre><code>ANDROID_HOME : /Users/billb/Library/Android/sdk
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Misc:</p>
  
  <pre><code>backend : pro
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I can successfully build the app. When I try to open it in Android Studio, I get a handful of errors, mostly around a gradle sync failure. Here's the 5 errors in the Messages console.</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>Unable to resolve dependency for ':@debug/compileClasspath': Could not resolve project :CordovaLib.
    Could not resolve project :CordovaLib.</p>
    
    <p>Required by:
        project :</p>
    
    <p>Project : declares a dependency from configuration 'debugCompile' to configuration 'debug' which is not declared in the descriptor for project >:CordovaLib.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
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  <blockquote>
    <p>Unable to resolve dependency for ':@debugAndroidTest/compileClasspath': Could not resolve project :CordovaLib.
    Could not resolve project :CordovaLib.</p>
    
    <p>Required by:
        project :</p>
    
    <p>Project : declares a dependency from configuration 'debugCompile' to configuration 'debug' which is not declared in the descriptor for project >:CordovaLib.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <hr>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>Unable to resolve dependency for ':@debugUnitTest/compileClasspath': Could not resolve project :CordovaLib.
    Could not resolve project :CordovaLib.</p>
    
    <p>Required by:
        project :</p>
    
    <p>Project : declares a dependency from configuration 'debugCompile' to configuration 'debug' which is not declared in the descriptor for project >
    :CordovaLib.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <hr>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>Unable to resolve dependency for ':@release/compileClasspath': Could not resolve project :CordovaLib.</p>
    
    <p>Could not resolve project :CordovaLib.
    Required by:
        project :</p>
    
    <p>Project : declares a dependency from configuration 'releaseCompile' to configuration 'release' which is not declared in the descriptor for project :CordovaLib.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <hr>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>Unable to resolve dependency for ':@releaseUnitTest/compileClasspath': Could not resolve project :CordovaLib.</p>
    
    <p>Could not resolve project :CordovaLib.
    Required by:
        project :</p>
    
    <p>Project : declares a dependency from configuration 'releaseCompile' to configuration 'release' which is not declared in the descriptor for project :CordovaLib.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>I really don't know what this means and Google hasn't turned up anything of any real help. What do I need to do here?</p>
  
  <p><strong>Note:</strong> discovered this after posting this. Relaying it here in case it will help someone else.</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/google-released-android-studio-3-0-you-should-probably-not-upgrade-yet-as-cordova-is-not-ready-yet-but-working-on-it/109967/2" rel="noreferrer">Don't upgrade to Android Studio 3</a></p>