Which dependency is causing "Failed resolution Failed resolution of: Lcom/google/android/gms/common/internal/zzab;"

Question

I am NOT using firebase, which seems to be the cause of the problem for other people Here is screenshot of the error:

Here is my dependency list:

dependencies {
    implementation project(':react-native-connectivity-status')
    implementation project(':react-native-i18n')
    implementation project(':react-native-svg')
    implementation project(':react-native-extra-dimensions-android')
    implementation project(':react-native-google-analytics-bridge')
    implementation project(':react-native-splash-screen')
    implementation project(':react-native-image-picker')
    implementation project(':react-native-spinkit')
    implementation project(':react-native-fbsdk')
    implementation project(':react-native-picker')
    implementation 'cn.aigestudio.wheelpicker:WheelPicker:1.1.2'
    implementation fileTree(include: ['*.jar'], dir: 'libs')
    implementation 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:27.1.1'
    implementation 'com.facebook.react:react-native:+'
    // From node_modules
    implementation 'com.facebook.fresco:fresco:1.3.0'
    implementation 'com.facebook.fresco:animated-gif:1.3.0'
    implementation project(':blelibrary')
    implementation project(':gaialibrary')
    implementation project(':vmupgradelibrary')
    implementation 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.8.4'
    implementation 'com.android.support.constraint:constraint-layout:1.1.2'
    implementation project(':react-native-connectivity-status')

    implementation("com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement:15.0.1")
    implementation("com.google.android.gms:play-services-base:15.0.1")
} 

and more information

android {
    compileSdkVersion 26
    buildToolsVersion '26.0.2'

    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "com.someapp"
        minSdkVersion 19
        targetSdkVersion 26
        multiDexEnabled true
        versionCode 28
        versionName "1.2.4"
        ndk {
            abiFilters "armeabi-v7a", "x86"
        }
        packagingOptions {
            exclude "lib/arm64-v8a/libgnustl_shared.so"
        }
        externalNativeBuild {
            cmake {
                arguments '-DANDROID_STL=c++_static'
            }
        }
    }

What is the best way to determine which dependencies are causing the error to appear?

Here's the build.gradle at the root level.

// Top-level build file where you can add configuration options common to all sub-projects/modules.

buildscript {
    repositories {

        maven {
            url 'https://maven.google.com/'
            name 'Google'
        }
        jcenter()
        google()
    }
    dependencies {
        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.2.0'
        // classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:4.2.0'
        // 4.2.0 is the latest version of com.google.gms:google-services:4.2.0 as of Jan 15, 2019

        // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
        // in the individual module build.gradle files
    }
}

allprojects {
    repositories {
        configurations.all {
            resolutionStrategy.eachDependency { DependencyResolveDetails details ->
            def requested = details.requested
                if (requested.group == 'com.google.android.gms') {
                    details.useVersion '15.0.1'
                }
            }
        }
        // Add jitpack repository (added by react-native-spinkit)
        maven { url "https://jitpack.io" }
        mavenLocal()

        maven {
            // All of React Native (JS, Obj-C sources, Android binaries) is installed from npm
            url "$rootDir/../node_modules/react-native/android"
        }
        maven {
            url 'https://maven.google.com/'
            name 'Google'
        }
        jcenter()
    }

}

I've also updated the Main.Application.java file as instructed by Andrew.

Answer 1

This looks like a dex issue.

As you are targeting a minSDKVersion of 19 you need to add the following to your dependencies

implementation 'com.android.support:multidex:1.0.3'

I see that you have already enabled multidex in your defaultConfig, but have you made the required changes to your MainApplication.java?

You also need to change the following line in your MainApplication.java from

public class MainApplication extends Application implements ReactApplication {

to

public class MainApplication extends MultiDexApplication implements ReactApplication {

You can read more about enabling multidex here https://developer.android.com/studio/build/multidex as there are different ways to enable it depending on whether you override the Application class.

Answer 2

You have implementation project(':react-native-google-analytics-bridge') in your gradle file and if you open the project dependency, you would see that it is using implementation "com.google.android.gms:play-services-analytics:${safeExtGet('googlePlayServicesVersion', '+')}". That is where the problem lies. You are using a different version in dependencies of gradle. You can either use the dependency resolution

    allprojects {
    repositories {
    //start here
    configurations.all {
 resolutionStrategy.eachDependency { DependencyResolveDetails details ->
   def requested = details.requested
       if (requested.group == 'com.google.android.gms') {
          details.useVersion '15.0.1'
       }
       }
     }
    //end
     jcenter()
       maven {
         url "https://maven.google.com"
       }
     }
 }

or can use the default + version for implementation("com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement:15.0.1") implementation("com.google.android.gms:play-services-base:15.0.1"). Remember to keep the versions same.