[FIXED] Unsupported class file major version 61 Cordova Mac

Issue

So im on mac (Big sur), and i wish to build a Cordova app to android. I have java 17 installed, and gradle 7.1.1.

Im able to build the project on another windows computer just fine. (though i cannot rely on that for personal reasons)

But every time i try to build on mac, im confronted with following error:

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* Where:
Settings file '/Users/me/app/cordovaProject/platforms/android/settings.gradle'

* What went wrong:
Could not compile settings file '/Users/me/app/cordovaProject/platforms/android/settings.gradle'.
> startup failed:
  General error during conversion: Unsupported class file major version 61

(There is more to the error but its long. Will provide if needed.)

Solution

Answered by @JustInCoding, the solution for me was to install JDK 16, and then add org.gradle.java.home=your Jdk 16 path here in the gradle.properties file of my project.

Answered By - lendo
Answer Checked By - Pedro (JavaFixing Volunteer)