Another attempt

.travis.yml

@@ -1,43 +1,13 @@
 language: android
-jdk: oraclejdk8
-
-cache:
-  directories:
-    - ${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/gradle/caches/
-    - ${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/gradle/wrapper/dists/
-
-env:
-  global:
-    - ANDROID_API_LEVEL=24
-    - ANDROID_BUILD_TOOLS_VERSION=24.0.3
-    - ANDROID_ABI=armeabi-v7a
-    - ANDROID_TAG=google_apis
-    - ADB_INSTALL_TIMEOUT=20 # minutes (2 minutes by default)
-
+jdk:
+  - oraclejdk8
 android:
   components:
     - tools # to get the new `repository-11.xml`
+    - tools # see https://github.com/travis-ci/travis-ci/issues/6040#issuecomment-219367943)
     - platform-tools
-    - tools # to install Android SDK tools 25.1.x
-    - build-tools-$ANDROID_BUILD_TOOLS_VERSION
-    - android-$ANDROID_API_LEVEL
-    # For Google APIs
-    - addon-google_apis-google-$ANDROID_API_LEVEL
-    # Google Play Services
-    - extra-google-google_play_services
-    # Support library
-    - extra-android-support
-    # Latest artifacts in local repository
+    - build-tools-24.0.2
+    - android-24
     - extra-google-m2repository
-    - extra-android-m2repository
-    # Specify at least one system image
-    - sys-img-armeabi-v7a-google_apis-$ANDROID_API_LEVEL
-
-before_script:
-  # Create and start emulator
-  - echo no | android create avd --force -n test -t "android-"$ANDROID_API_LEVEL --abi $ANDROID_ABI --tag $ANDROID_TAG
-  - emulator -avd test -no-skin -no-window &
-  - android-wait-for-emulator
-
 script:
-  - ./gradlew clean jacocoDebugTestReport
+   - ./gradlew build connectedCheck

app/build.gradle

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ android {
     }
 
     compileSdkVersion 24
-    buildToolsVersion "24.0.3"
+    buildToolsVersion "24.0.2"
 
     defaultConfig {
         minSdkVersion 16