Error:com.android.builder.dexing.DexArchiveBuilderException: Failed to process guava-21.0.jar Android 3.1 Dev Channel

Question

After updating my dependency versions in AndroidStudio3.1, I started getting the following error:

    Information:Gradle tasks [:app:assembleDebug]
Error:com.android.builder.dexing.DexArchiveBuilderException: Failed to process C:\Users\Blabla\.gradle\caches\modules-2\files-2.1\com.google.guava\guava\21.0\3a3d111be1be1b745edfa7d91678a12d7ed38709\guava-21.0.jar
Error:com.android.builder.dexing.DexArchiveBuilderException: Error while dexing.
Error:com.android.tools.r8.ApiLevelException: Default interface methods are only supported starting with Android N (--min-api 24): java.util.Collection com.google.common.collect.BiMap.values()
Error:Execution failed for task ':app:transformClassesWithDexBuilderForDebug'.
> com.android.build.api.transform.TransformException: com.android.builder.dexing.DexArchiveBuilderException: com.android.builder.dexing.DexArchiveBuilderException: Failed to process C:\Users\Blabla\.gradle\caches\modules-2\files-2.1\com.google.guava\guava\21.0\3a3d111be1be1b745edfa7d91678a12d7ed38709\guava-21.0.jar
Information:BUILD FAILED in 6s
Information:4 errors
Information:0 warnings
Information:See complete output in console

I have already cleaned and rebuilt project. Checked my "multiDexEnabled true" and 'compile 'com.android.support:multidex:1.0.2' is added.

What else can I do?

EDIT: Adding build.gradle

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'

android {
    compileSdkVersion 27
    buildToolsVersion '26.0.2'
    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "com.blabla"
        minSdkVersion 19
        targetSdkVersion 27
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0"
        testInstrumentationRunner "android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
        vectorDrawables.useSupportLibrary = true
        multiDexEnabled true
    }
    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
    }
    configurations.all {
        resolutionStrategy.force 'com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305:1.3.9'
    }

}

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-v7:27.0.0'
    compile 'com.android.support.constraint:constraint-layout:1.0.2'
    compile 'com.android.support:multidex:1.0.2'
    compile 'com.android.support:design:27.0.0'
    compile 'com.android.support:cardview-v7:27.0.0'
    compile 'com.jakewharton:butterknife:8.7.0'
    compile 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.8.0'
    compile 'com.google.guava:guava:21.0'
    compile 'com.microsoft.azure:azure-mobile-android:3.2.0@aar'
    compile 'com.microsoft.azure:notification-hubs-android-sdk:0.4@aar'
    compile 'com.microsoft.azure:azure-notifications-handler:1.0.1@aar'
    compile 'com.squareup.okhttp:okhttp:2.5.0'
    compile 'com.google.firebase:firebase-core:11.4.2'
    compile 'com.google.firebase:firebase-crash:11.4.2'
    compile 'com.google.firebase:firebase-auth:11.4.2'
    compile 'com.google.firebase:firebase-database:11.4.2'
    compile 'com.google.firebase:firebase-storage:11.4.2'
    testCompile 'junit:junit:4.12'
    annotationProcessor 'com.jakewharton:butterknife-compiler:8.7.0'
    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-maps:11.4.2'
    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-location:11.4.2'
    compile 'com.google.maps.android:android-maps-utils:0.5+'
}
apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services'

Just after posting this, I tried to go back to 'com.google.guava:guava:20.0' and it works that way. Only when I update to 21.0 it gives the error. — Atak, Nov 06 '17 at 12:10
Guava 21.0 requires Java 8. `Guava 21.0` probably not compatible — IntelliJ Amiya, Nov 06 '17 at 12:47

score 99 · Accepted Answer · edited Jul 02 '18 at 11:35

99

I had the same issue in react-native project,

the below lines worked for me,

compileOptions {
    sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
    targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
}

edited Jul 02 '18 at 11:35

Stephen Rauch

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answered Jul 02 '18 at 11:14

Nandam Mahesh

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This should be the correct answer. The error is related with a dependency that is on a higher version of java of the one you are trying to use. So compile your project with newest version, not the other way around and add messy configuration to your project. – rmpt Sep 04 '18 at 16:38
I couldn't use this because I wasn't in a position where I could append this to the `compile` task because I didn't have direct access to it. [This](https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/building_java_projects.html#introduction) worked for me instead. – olfek Jan 12 '19 at 17:57
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Where in which file should this be added? – Jeffrey van Rossum Jan 30 '19 at 11:37
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Figured it out, and it works, thanks. You make the changes here: build.gradle (Module: app) and then within the android property. – Jeffrey van Rossum Jan 30 '19 at 12:00
This only leads to a NullPointerException when building. – K.. Mar 12 '19 at 17:44
this should be the accepted answer as this solves the real poblem. changing library version than does not need java 8 is just erasing the problem – alireza easazade Apr 12 '19 at 08:35

Olivier Grégoire · Answer 2 · 2019-01-28T12:13:56.003

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Update your Guava version

Guava 21 is Java 8 only.

Update your gradle to Guava version 27.0.1-android, which is compatible with Android:

Gradle 4.6+:

dependencies {
  implementation 'com.google.guava:guava:27.0.1-android'
}

Previous Gradle versions:

dependencies {
  compile 'com.google.guava:guava:27.0.1-android'
}

edited Jan 28 '19 at 12:13

answered Nov 06 '17 at 13:18

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That's it. But I also had to add the following to solve another error after adding your dependency: `android { configurations.all { resolutionStrategy.force 'com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305:1.3.9' } }` – Atak Nov 06 '17 at 13:41
@Atak where did u added this ?? – Crime_Master_GoGo Jan 16 '18 at 06:36
@Crime_Master_GoGo "android { } " part of app build.gradle. Adding it to answer for you – Atak Jan 16 '18 at 13:07
thanks a alot. wasted hours with this issue. this worked fine for me :) – Pooja Rajendran C May 15 '18 at 07:22

score 8 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 17 '18 at 10:21

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I had same problem and I solved it cleaning project and rebuilding it.

In Android Studio go to Build --> Clean Project and after, Build --> Rebuild Project

Hope it helps

answered Apr 17 '18 at 10:21

Dani Gee

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The same solution worked for me after upgrade Kotlin. – timv Jun 10 '19 at 09:36

score 4 · Answer 4 · answered Jul 29 '19 at 10:44

I had the similar case when I switched to OkHttp 4.x. It turned out that I had to disable the method profiling in run configuration: Edit Configurations -> app -> Profiling tab -> uncheck Enable advanced profiling. It solved my case but I cannot use profiling now on older devices.

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Apr 18 '18 at 13:04

In my case, I was getting the error because I was clicking the Debug 'app' button while my build variant was set to release. When I changed my build variant to debug, then clicked the Debug button again, the error went away. I hope this helps someone.

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Dec 13 '19 at 18:12

I had the same issue and my problem was dependency conflict. I searched for the conflict via the gradle dependency tree:

gradlew app:dependencies

Then I excluded the module for the conflicting library (e.g org.json:json):

api ('<conflicting-library>',{
     exclude group:'org.json', module:'json'
})

Error:com.android.builder.dexing.DexArchiveBuilderException: Failed to process guava-21.0.jar Android 3.1 Dev Channel

6 Answers6

Update your Guava version

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