New projects will not sync, with subsequent failure

[Ben-ADFA]

Ref. 3339

This issue is reported by multiple users, all of whom are using the latest release (26.12):

From FexDaFox (@FexDaFox):
https://t.me/CodeOnTheGoDiscussions/2988
"The loading bar never stops, it's there from when the project starts. I tried both "Empty Activity" and "Basic Activity" templates. I just figured I'd wait until the next release to try again 😅"

From Negative & Positive (@Negative7Positive):
https://t.me/CodeOnTheGoDiscussions/2989
"Hello... Yes, I managed to install the application and it ran successfully, but now I'm facing a problem with the project not syncing. The project keeps downloading and configuring for a long time and then fails. It appears as "Included" in the "IDE Logs" interface, similar to the problem I encountered."
https://t.me/CodeOnTheGoDiscussions/2990
"Exactly the same problem" [in reference to FexDaFox]

Logs from FexDaFox, using Pixel 6, Android 16:
https://t.me/CodeOnTheGoDiscussions/3022
AndroidIDE-LOG-2026-03-17_135202.509.txt
AndroidIDE-LOG-2026-03-17_135228.607.txt
AndroidIDE-LOG-2026-03-17_135642.282.txt

[mostafahakem60]

This is the crux of the problem, plain and simple. We hope for a solution as soon as possible.