Android: Fixing the Could Not Find Com.android.tools.build:aapt… Error

Posted on the 05 February 2019 by Techzog

You import a project in the new version of Android Studio and get the following error (while running or building)

Could not find com.android.tools.build:aapt2:3.3.0-5013011.
Searched in the following locations:
...
Required by:
project :app

The solution is simple. Simply go to your project's build.gradle file and add the below lines:

Your build.gradle file should now be:

// Top-level build file where you can add configuration options common to all sub-projects/modules.
buildscript {
repositories {
jcenter()
google()
}
dependencies {
classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.3.0'
}
}

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