How to specify the JDK version in Android Studio?

You can use cmd + ; for Mac or Ctrl + Alt + Shift + S for Windows/Linux to pull up the Project Structure dialog. In there, you can set the JDK location as well as the Android SDK location.

Project Structure Dialog

To get your JDK location, run /usr/libexec/java_home -v 11 in terminal. Send 1.7 for Java 7, 1.8 for Java 8, or 11 for Java 11.

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