How to solve the slow import issue with Gradle?

The slow import of Gradle may be caused by a few reasons:

1. Network issue: The download process of Gradle dependencies may be affected by network speed. Make sure your network connection is stable and try using a different network environment.
2. Issue with Gradle version: updating the version of Gradle may improve build speed. Locate the distributionUrl property in the gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties file in the project root directory and update the Gradle version to the latest version.
3. Library conflicts: Using different versions of dependencies may cause conflicts and slow down Gradle builds. Use the ./gradlew app:dependencies command to check all the dependencies used in the project and ensure they are up to date.
4. Local Gradle cache issue: Gradle caches downloaded dependencies on the local machine. These caches may become corrupt or outdated, causing slow builds. Try clearing the local Gradle cache by running the command ./gradlew cleanBuildCache.
5. There might be issues with the Gradle server as it usually downloads dependencies from the official server, which can sometimes be unreliable. One solution is to modify the Gradle settings and use a different mirror address for downloading dependencies.
6. Optimizing Gradle configuration: In the project’s build.gradle file, consider optimizing configurations by using appropriate gradle.properties settings, adding suitable cache configurations, and enabling Gradle’s parallel build feature.
7. Enable build cache: Gradle 4.3 and above introduced the build cache feature, which speeds up the build process. Enable build cache in the settings.gradle file of your project by adding the org.gradle.caching=true configuration.
8. Enable offline mode: To speed up the Gradle build process when no dependencies need to be downloaded, you can use offline mode. Simply run the command ./gradlew –offline in the command line to enter offline mode.

If none of the above methods work, you can also try using alternative build tools such as Maven or Bazel instead of Gradle.