D8: Program type already present: android.support.v4.media.MediaBrowserCompat$CustomActionCallback

Question

I am new to flutter and i build a very little app showing current latitude and longitude which required me to add two dependencies in pubspec.yaml :-

location and simple_permissions to get current user location and asking for location permission.

but when i ran the app it shows following error:-

Gradle task 'assembleDebug'...
D8: Program type already present: android.support.v4.media.MediaBrowserCompat$CustomActionCallback

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':app:transformDexArchiveWithExternalLibsDexMergerForDebug'.
> com.android.builder.dexing.DexArchiveMergerException: Error while merging dex archives: /home/letsdoit/IdeaProjects/location/build/app/intermediates/transforms/dexBuilder/debug/2.jar, /home/letsdoit/IdeaProjects/location/build/app/intermediates/transforms/dexBuilder/debug/3.jar, /home/letsdoit/IdeaProjects/location/build/app/intermediates/transforms/dexBuilder/debug/4.jar, /home/letsdoit/IdeaProjects/location/build/app/intermediates/transforms/dexBuilder/debug/5.jar, /home/letsdoit/IdeaProjects/location/build/app/intermediates/transforms/dexBuilder/debug/6.jar, /home/letsdoit/IdeaProjects/location/build/app/intermediates/transforms/dexBuilder/debug/7.jar, /home/letsdoit/IdeaProjects/location/build/app/intermediates/transforms/dexBuilder/debug/8.jar, /home/letsdoit/IdeaProjects/location/build/app/intermediates/transforms/dexBuilder/debug/9.jar, /home/letsdoit/IdeaProjects/location/build/app/intermediates/transforms/dexBuilder/debug/10.jar, /home/letsdoit/IdeaProjects/location/build/app/intermediates/transforms/dexBuilder/debug/11.jar, /home/letsdoit/IdeaProjects/location/build/app/intermediates/transforms/dexBuilder/debug/12.jar, /home/letsdoit/IdeaProjects/location/build/app/intermediates/transforms/dexBuilder/debug/13.jar, /home/letsdoit/IdeaProjects/location/build/app/intermediates/transforms/dexBuilder/debug/14.jar, /home/letsdoit/IdeaProjects/location/build/app/intermediates/transforms/dexBuilder/debug/15.jar, /home/letsdoit/IdeaProjects/location/build/app/intermediates/transforms/dexBuilder/debug/16.jar, /home/letsdoit/IdeaProjects/location/build/app/intermediates/transforms/dexBuilder/debug/17.jar, /home/letsdoit/IdeaProjects/location/build/app/intermediates/transforms/dexBuilder/debug/18.jar, /home/letsdoit/IdeaProjects/location/build/app/intermediates/transforms/dexBuilder/debug/19.jar, /home/letsdoit/IdeaProjects/location/build/app/intermediates/transforms/dexBuilder/debug/20.jar, /home/letsdoit/IdeaProjects/location/build/app/intermediates/transforms/dexBuilder/debug/21.jar, /home/letsdoit/IdeaProjects/location/build/app/intermediates/transforms/dexBuilder/debug/22.jar, /home/letsdoit/IdeaProjects/location/build/app/intermediates/transforms/dexBuilder/debug/23.jar, /home/letsdoit/IdeaProjects/location/build/app/intermediates/transforms/dexBuilder/debug/24.jar, /home/letsdoit/IdeaProjects/location/build/app/intermediates/transforms/dexBuilder/debug/25.jar, /home/letsdoit/IdeaProjects/location/build/app/intermediates/transforms/dexBuilder/debug/26.jar, /home/letsdoit/IdeaProjects/location/build/app/intermediates/transforms/dexBuilder/debug/27.jar, /home/letsdoit/IdeaProjects/location/build/app/intermediates/transforms/dexBuilder/debug/28.jar, /home/letsdoit/IdeaProjects/location/build/app/intermediates/transforms/dexBuilder/debug/29.jar, /home/letsdoit/IdeaProjects/location/build/app/intermediates/transforms/dexBuilder/debug/30.jar, /home/letsdoit/IdeaProjects/location/build/app/intermediates/transforms/dexBuilder/debug/31.jar, /home/letsdoit/IdeaProjects/location/build/app/intermediates/transforms/dexBuilder/debug/32.jar, /home/letsdoit/IdeaProjects/location/build/app/intermediates/transforms/dexBuilder/debug/33.jar, /home/letsdoit/IdeaProjects/location/build/app/intermediates/transforms/dexBuilder/debug/34.jar, /home/letsdoit/IdeaProjects/location/build/app/intermediates/transforms/dexBuilder/debug/35.jar, /home/letsdoit/IdeaProjects/location/build/app/intermediates/transforms/dexBuilder/debug/36.jar, /home/letsdoit/IdeaProjects/location/build/app/intermediates/transforms/dexBuilder/debug/37.jar, /home/letsdoit/IdeaProjects/location/build/app/intermediates/transforms/dexBuilder/debug/38.jar, /home/letsdoit/IdeaProjects/location/build/app/intermediates/transforms/dexBuilder/debug/39.jar, /home/letsdoit/IdeaProjects/location/build/app/intermediates/transforms/dexBuilder/debug/40.jar, /home/letsdoit/IdeaProjects/location/build/app/intermediates/transforms/dexBuilder/debug/41.jar, /home/letsdoit/IdeaProjects/location/build/app/intermediates/transforms/dexBuilder/debug/42.jar, /home/letsdoit/IdeaProjects/location/build/app/intermediates/transforms/dexBuilder/debug/43.jar, /home/letsdoit/IdeaProjects/location/build/app/intermediates/transforms/dexBuilder/debug/44.jar, /home/letsdoit/IdeaProjects/location/build/app/intermediates/transforms/dexBuilder/debug/45.jar, /home/letsdoit/IdeaProjects/location/build/app/intermediates/transforms/dexBuilder/debug/46.jar, /home/letsdoit/IdeaProjects/location/build/app/intermediates/transforms/dexBuilder/debug/47.jar, /home/letsdoit/IdeaProjects/location/build/app/intermediates/transforms/dexBuilder/debug/48.jar, /home/letsdoit/IdeaProjects/location/build/app/intermediates/transforms/dexBuilder/debug/49.jar, /home/letsdoit/IdeaProjects/location/build/app/intermediates/transforms/dexBuilder/debug/50.jar, /home/letsdoit/IdeaProjects/location/build/app/intermediates/transforms/dexBuilder/debug/51.jar, /home/letsdoit/IdeaProjects/location/build/app/intermediates/transforms/dexBuilder/debug/52.jar, /home/letsdoit/IdeaProjects/location/build/app/intermediates/transforms/dexBuilder/debug/53.jar
  Learn how to resolve the issue at https://developer.android.com/studio/build/dependencies#duplicate_classes.
  Program type already present: android.support.v4.media.MediaBrowserCompat$CustomActionCallback

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BUILD FAILED in 9s
Finished with error: Gradle task assembleDebug failed with exit code 1

i think it is because of adding a library two times but i am not adding dependencies manually so it is flutter error inside.

Please tell me solution of it

Output Of ./gradlew app:dependecies is as follows:-

+--- project :location
|    \--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-location:15.+ -> 15.0.1
|         +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-base:[15.0.1,16.0.0) -> 15.0.1
|         |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement:[15.0.1] -> 15.0.1
|         |    |    \--- com.android.support:support-v4:26.1.0 -> 27.1.1
|         |    |         +--- com.android.support:support-compat:27.1.1
|         |    |         |    +--- com.android.support:support-annotations:27.1.1
|         |    |         |    \--- android.arch.lifecycle:runtime:1.1.0
|         |    |         |         +--- android.arch.lifecycle:common:1.1.0
|         |    |         |         \--- android.arch.core:common:1.1.0
|         |    |         +--- com.android.support:support-media-compat:27.1.1
|         |    |         |    +--- com.android.support:support-annotations:27.1.1
|         |    |         |    \--- com.android.support:support-compat:27.1.1 (*)
|         |    |         +--- com.android.support:support-core-utils:27.1.1
|         |    |         |    +--- com.android.support:support-annotations:27.1.1
|         |    |         |    \--- com.android.support:support-compat:27.1.1 (*)
|         |    |         +--- com.android.support:support-core-ui:27.1.1
|         |    |         |    +--- com.android.support:support-annotations:27.1.1
|         |    |         |    +--- com.android.support:support-compat:27.1.1 (*)
|         |    |         |    \--- com.android.support:support-core-utils:27.1.1 (*)
|         |    |         \--- com.android.support:support-fragment:27.1.1
|         |    |              +--- com.android.support:support-compat:27.1.1 (*)
|         |    |              +--- com.android.support:support-core-ui:27.1.1 (*)
|         |    |              +--- com.android.support:support-core-utils:27.1.1 (*)
|         |    |              +--- com.android.support:support-annotations:27.1.1
|         |    |              +--- android.arch.lifecycle:livedata-core:1.1.0
|         |    |              |    +--- android.arch.lifecycle:common:1.1.0
|         |    |              |    +--- android.arch.core:common:1.1.0
|         |    |              |    \--- android.arch.core:runtime:1.1.0
|         |    |              |         \--- android.arch.core:common:1.1.0
|         |    |              \--- android.arch.lifecycle:viewmodel:1.1.0
|         |    \--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-tasks:[15.0.1] -> 15.0.1
|         |         \--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement:[15.0.1] -> 15.0.1 (*)
|         +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement:[15.0.1,16.0.0) -> 15.0.1 (*)
|         +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-places-placereport:[15.0.1,16.0.0) -> 15.0.1
|         |    \--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement:[15.0.1,16.0.0) -> 15.0.1 (*)
|         \--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-tasks:[15.0.1,16.0.0) -> 15.0.1 (*)
+--- project :simple_permissions
|    \--- com.android.support:support-v4:27.1.1 (*)
\--- org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk7:1.2.71
     \--- org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:1.2.71
          +--- org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-common:1.2.71
          \--- org.jetbrains:annotations:13.0

build.gradle for my app is as follows :-

//noinspection GradleCompatible
def localProperties = new Properties()
def localPropertiesFile = rootProject.file('local.properties')
if (localPropertiesFile.exists()) {
    localPropertiesFile.withReader('UTF-8') { reader ->
        localProperties.load(reader)
    }
}

def flutterRoot = localProperties.getProperty('flutter.sdk')
if (flutterRoot == null) {
    throw new GradleException("Flutter SDK not found. Define location with flutter.sdk in the local.properties file.")
}

def flutterVersionCode = localProperties.getProperty('flutter.versionCode')
if (flutterVersionCode == null) {
    flutterVersionCode = '1'
}

def flutterVersionName = localProperties.getProperty('flutter.versionName')
if (flutterVersionName == null) {
    flutterVersionName = '1.0'
}

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
apply plugin: 'kotlin-android'
apply from: "$flutterRoot/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/flutter.gradle"

android {
    compileSdkVersion 28
    buildToolsVersion "28.0.3"

    sourceSets {
        main.java.srcDirs += 'src/main/kotlin'
    }

    lintOptions {
        disable 'InvalidPackage'
    }

    defaultConfig {
        // TODO: Specify your own unique Application ID (https://developer.android.com/studio/build/application-id.html).
        applicationId "ab"
        minSdkVersion 21
        targetSdkVersion 28
        versionCode flutterVersionCode.toInteger()
        versionName flutterVersionName
        testInstrumentationRunner "android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
        multiDexEnabled true
    }

    buildTypes {
        release {
            // TODO: Add your own signing config for the release build.
            // Signing with the debug keys for now, so `flutter run --release` works.
            signingConfig signingConfigs.debug
        }
    }
}

flutter {
    source '../..'
}
dependencies {
    implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk7:$kotlin_version"
    implementation "com.android.support:multidex:1.0.3"
    testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.12'
    androidTestImplementation 'com.android.support.test:runner:1.0.2'
    androidTestImplementation 'com.android.support.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.0.2'
}

pubspec.yaml :-

name: a
description: b

# The following defines the version and build number for your application.
# A version number is three numbers separated by dots, like 1.2.43
# followed by an optional build number separated by a +.
# Both the version and the builder number may be overridden in flutter
# build by specifying --build-name and --build-number, respectively.
# Read more about versioning at semver.org.
version: 1.0.0+1

environment:
  sdk: ">=2.0.0-dev.68.0 <3.0.0"

dependencies:
  flutter:
    sdk: flutter
  permission_handler: ^2.2.0
  location: ^2.0.0



  # The following adds the Cupertino Icons font to your application.
  # Use with the CupertinoIcons class for iOS style icons.
  cupertino_icons: ^0.1.2

dev_dependencies:
  flutter_test:
    sdk: flutter


# For information on the generic Dart part of this file, see the
# following page: https://www.dartlang.org/tools/pub/pubspec

# The following section is specific to Flutter.
flutter:

  # The following line ensures that the Material Icons font is
  # included with your application, so that you can use the icons in
  # the material Icons class.
  uses-material-design: true

  # To add assets to your application, add an assets section, like this:
  # assets:
  #  - images/a_dot_burr.jpeg
  #  - images/a_dot_ham.jpeg

  # An image asset can refer to one or more resolution-specific "variants", see
  # https://flutter.io/assets-and-images/#resolution-aware.

  # For details regarding adding assets from package dependencies, see
  # https://flutter.io/assets-and-images/#from-packages

  # To add custom fonts to your application, add a fonts section here,
  # in this "flutter" section. Each entry in this list should have a
  # "family" key with the font family name, and a "fonts" key with a
  # list giving the asset and other descriptors for the font. For
  # example:
  # fonts:
  #   - family: Schyler
  #     fonts:
  #       - asset: fonts/Schyler-Regular.ttf
  #       - asset: fonts/Schyler-Italic.ttf
  #         style: italic
  #   - family: Trajan Pro
  #     fonts:
  #       - asset: fonts/TrajanPro.ttf
  #       - asset: fonts/TrajanPro_Bold.ttf
  #         weight: 700
  #
  # For details regarding fonts from package dependencies,
  # see https://flutter.io/custom-fonts/#from-packages

[This](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/49676155/what-does-program-type-already-present-mean/49767860) may help. — shadowsheep, Feb 19 '19 at 17:09

Marcos Boaventura · Answer 1 · 2020-05-07T11:35:05.980

This gradle error messages are so hard to solve... Well I had some problems like this and I wrote how I solved here. Anyway I advise you to use updated packages in your pubspec. simple_permissions package has been a while there is no updates, try permission_handler package instead. Other point to avoid future build problems is migrate your app to androidX and use dependencies which already using androidX too, a lot of official plugins are migrating to it and when we mix support library with androidX in the same project the build process fails sadly. If you are planning include google_maps in you app I really recommend you migrate to androidX instead avoid it.

AndroidX is the original support library packages and classes with other namespace. Full description here.

You can migrate to androidx manually or you can use android-studio migration tool that some times fails. A migration process with android-studio tools has been already described here in details.

To migrate manually you need replace all your support library dependencies by respective androidx package. An example is:

dependencies {
   // using support library
   implementation 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:$version' 
}

Must be replaced by

dependencies {
       // using androidx
       implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:$version' //androidx artifact 
    }

Androidx artifact mappings can be found here In your gradle.properties file you need insert this two lines below

android.enableJetifier=true
android.useAndroidX=true

And make sure your flutter dependencies are using androix too.

Take a look at this flutter page it talks about androidX compatibility and migration.

I hope it helps.

thanks for your help buddy, let me try and tell me how can i migrate it to androidX . i don't know what it is. — Dhiresh Budhiraja, Feb 20 '19 at 05:21
implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk7:$kotlin_version" i have this in my dependecies — Dhiresh Budhiraja, Feb 20 '19 at 16:45
can you post your gradle.build for your app module and your pubspec file? — Marcos Boaventura, Feb 21 '19 at 08:59

score 3 · Answer 2 · edited Jul 22 '20 at 16:33

3

I had same problem

added this in gradle.properties

android.enableJetifier=true 
android.useAndroidX=true

In build.gradle (app level) Removed : implementation 'com.android.support:support-v4:27.1.1'

added :

implementation `"androidx.legacy:legacy-support-v4:1.+"`

and Run Clean and Invalidate Cache & Restart - worked out

edited Jul 22 '20 at 16:33

AgentP

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answered Jul 22 '20 at 11:19

syed shaffeque

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score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 14 '21 at 23:34

3

Using Ionic, solved by adding following plugins

cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-androidx
cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-androidx-adapter

Regards!

answered Mar 14 '21 at 23:34

Riyad Khalifeh

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Aug 23 '20 at 15:47

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for me it was the plugin cordova-plugin-mfilechooser, that did not use androidx already (using Phonegap)

answered Aug 23 '20 at 15:47

Lilliput

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D8: Program type already present: android.support.v4.media.MediaBrowserCompat$CustomActionCallback

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