After months of troubleshooting, sleepless nights, countless open tabs, and help from ChatGPT, I finally found a solution to this messed up Exception error in Flutter for Android emulators! Although fixing it led to a new (and thankfully simpler) issue, this initial hurdle was by far the most challenging. Here's the full process I followed to resolve it: Step 1: Run Flutter Doctor Start by running flutter doctor to diagnose your environment and identify any missing components or issues. This command helps you understand which dependencies need to be installed or configured.

Step 2: Install cmdline-tools One of the key steps was to install Android’s cmdline-tools, as it was missing from the SDK.

1. Download cmdline-tools from the official Android SDK page or through your Android SDK manager.
2. Place the downloaded cmdline-tools folder in the following location within your SDK directory: makefile

C:\Users\YourUsername\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\cmdline-tools\latest 3. Ensure that the bin directory within cmdline-tools is added to your system’s Path environment variable: makefile

C:\Users\YourUsername\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\cmdline-tools\latest\bin Step 3: Accept Android Licenses After setting up cmdline-tools, navigate to the bin directory and accept the Android SDK licenses. Use the command: bash flutter doctor --android-licenses This step ensures that all necessary Android licenses are accepted, which is critical for running Android emulators and building apps. Step 4: Configure Java Ensure your Java Development Kit (JDK) version is compatible with both Flutter and Android:

1. Install JDK 17 (which is compatible with Flutter). You can download it from the Oracle JDK page or use open-source options like Adoptium.
2. Set the JAVA_HOME environment variable to point to your JDK 17 installation, e.g., C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-17.
3. Edit your Path to ensure that the JDK 17 bin directory is the first Java path listed. To verify, restart your command prompt and run: bash

java -version This should return Java 17. Step 5: Run Flutter Again After setting up cmdline-tools, accepting licenses, and configuring Java, try running your Flutter code on the Android emulator. With everything correctly set up, the emulator should run without the original connection error.

The major Issue Im facing currently is this: ERROR: JAVA_HOME is set to an invalid directory: =C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-22

Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the location of your Java installation. Running Gradle task 'assembleDebug'... 243ms Error: Gradle task assembleDebug failed with exit code 1

And I've tried everything