The Android build system uses the Android Plugin for Gradle to support
building Android applications with the Gradle build toolkit. The
plugin runs independent of Android Studio so the plugin and the Gradle
build system can be updated independently of Android Studio.
Gradle是独立存在与AndroidStudio的,可以自己更新
When you update Android Studio, you may receive a prompt to
automatically update the Android Plugin for Gradle to the latest
available version. You can choose to accept the update or manually
specify a version based on your project’s build requirements.
AndroidStudio更新的时候你会收到Gradle的自动更新通知,也可以手动更新或者不更新
You can specify the Android Plugin for Gradle version in either the
File > Project Structure > Project menu in Android Studio, or the
top-level build.gradle file. The plugin version applies