Cordova isn't detecting java 8 jdk when a more recent version is installed

Cordova isn’t detecting java 8 jdk when a more recent version is installed. Even when the JAVA_HOME env var is properly set :

PS C:\Users\***\workspace\prestas\***\cordova-poc\in-app-browser> cordova run android
Checking Java JDK and Android SDK versions
ANDROID_SDK_ROOT=C:\Users\***\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platforms\android-30 (recommended setting)
ANDROID_HOME=C:\Users\***\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk (DEPRECATED)
Requirements check failed for JDK 1.8.x! Detected version: 15.0.1
Check your ANDROID_SDK_ROOT / JAVA_HOME / PATH environment variables.
PS C:\Users\***\workspace\prestas\***\cordova-poc\in-app-browser> $Env:ANDROID_SDK_ROOT
C:\Users\***\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platforms\android-30
PS C:\Users\***\workspace\prestas\***\cordova-poc\in-app-browser> $Env:JAVA_HOME
C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_291

Cordova version : 10.0.0

[breautek]

I ended up downgrading from Android Studio 4.2.0 to 4.1.3 and it’s working again for me. Would it be possible to allow this version of the JDK given they have bumped their bundled version or is there something else that would block that?

It’s tricky, because AS tooling 4.1 and lower doesn’t work on Java > 8. AS tooling 4.2 as you experienced, requires at least Java 11 and will not work on Java 8.

Good news is, we can probably upgrade to Java 11 now for the next major release.

[ahalbrock]

Just adding some info. I am running on Mac and was using /usr/libexec/java_home to set $JAVA_HOME env variable and specifying -v 1.8 as I also have Java 11 jdk installed but was running into this issue. In the end I didn’t realize I also had a Java 8 JRE installed and it was automatically choosing that, so not overwriting the javac to be the 1.8 version, causing the java version check issues. After being more specific, -v 1.8.0_221, it properly copied over the 1.8 jdk stuff and now the project compiles.