AI Studio Android app: every build fails with "Directory '' does not contain a Gradle build" / 502 since container restart (app published on Play)

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Hello,

My Android app built with AI Studio (app ID: d867b5d2-b53a-4438-a2c6-e2588dd51a73) cannot be built anymore since Sept 21, 2026.

What happened:

  • Builds were succeeding normally.
  • During one build, the agent reported an unexpected server container restart (Cloud Run / gVisor).
  • Since then, every build fails before compilation with:
    “Directory ‘’ does not contain a Gradle build.”
    or: CORTEX_STEP_TYPE_COMPILE_APPLET … generic::INTERNAL … 502 Bad Gateway (nginx) at BuildAppletAction.execute(BuildAppletAction.kt:79)
  • Restoring a checkpoint did not help. A build-only prompt with no changes fails the same way.

What works:

  • A Remix of the same project builds successfully, with identical Gradle files. So the project itself is fine; only this app’s build container seems broken.

Why this matters:

  • The app is published on Google Play through the AI Studio Publish button. Its upload key and Play connection belong to the original app, so I need the original app to build again.

I already submitted a bug report from inside the app. Could someone from the AI Studio team please reset or re-attach the build container of this app, keeping its files, history, upload key and Play connection?

Thank you.

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So how i delt with this problem: was basically diffing the code and passing it to another model.
Having tat model explain the goal (with my help)
Thats how i delt with that issue.
I have a custom clipboard based IDE tho so… eh…

im sorry this answers not more helpful