title: android studio 2.3 gradle project sync failed. basic functionality will not work
body: <p>I have recently downloaded the Android studio (2.3) and it gives the below error. can anyone help me?</p>
  
  <pre><code>Gradle sync failed: Cause: startup failed:
                  build file '/Users/shervinkoulena/AndroidStudioProjects/HelloWorld3/app/build.gradle': 1: expecting EOF, found ':' @ line 1, column 14.
                  5apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Sorry, I am very new to programming. I am also using a mac if it helps. This is the build.grade content I see:</p>
  
  <pre><code>    5apply plugin:
  
      'com.android.application' android {
       compileSdkVersion 25
       buildToolsVersion "19.1.0"
      defaultConfig {
      applicationId "com.example.shervinkoulena.helloworld"
      minSdkVersion 15
      targetSdkVersion 25
      versionCode 1
      versionName "1.0"
      testInstrumentationRunner "android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
      }
      buildTypes {
      release {
          minifyEnabled false
          proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'),              'proguard-rules.pro'
           }
          }
         }
  
      dependencies {
      compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
       androidTestCompile('com.android.support.test.espresso:espresso-  core:2.2.2', {
      exclude group: 'com.android.support', module: 'support-annotations'
      })
      compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v.1'
      compile 'com.android.support.constraint:constraint-layout:1.0.0-alpha7'
       testCompile 'junit:junit:4.12'
         }
  </code></pre>