To change Android Studio's JDK, follow these steps: 1 Go to File > Project Structure. 2 Select the SDK Location section in the list of the left. 3 Deselect the Use embedded JDK (recommended) option. 4 Enter the absolute path of your installed JDK in the text box 5 Digi also recommends you lower the default memory setting for Gradle (org.gradle.jvmargs property): ◦ Create a file called Gradle. Properties in the root of your project The reference I used is the website of my university.