Unsupported major.minor version 52.0 when renderin

Question

When I try to render a layout preview in Android Studio I get error:

Unsupported major.minor version 52.0

Answer 1

With the latest version, you are recommended to switch to the embedded JDK like in the image below, and this will solve your error

Answer 2

Changing to Java SDK to Java 8 and worked for me

Android Studio settings:

File > other settings > Default project structure > JDK location > jdk1.8.0_71.jdk/Contents/Home

Answer 3

For my case, my original Android SDK Build-tools version is 24 and Andoid SDK Tools version is 25.1.7. I install Android SDK Build-tools version 23.0.3 by Andoird SDK manager.

Modify these 2 lines to:

buildToolsVersion "23.0.3" compileSdkVersion 24

Then it works!

Answer 4

Changing to Java SDK to Java 8 worked for me. Android Studio settings: File -> other settings ->Default project structure -> JDK location -> jdk1.8.0_71.jdk/Contents/Home

Answer 5

This is bug in Android Studio. Usually you get error: Unsupported major.minor version 52.0

WORKAROUND: If you have installed Android N, change Android rendering version with older one and the problem will disappear.

SOLUTION: Install Android SDK Tools 25.1.3 (tools) or higher

Answer 6

For me, updating the Android Studio to the latest version solved the problem.