Error when adding buildFeatures in build.gradle file

Question

I am trying out compose which is a new feature in Andorid jetpack. Below is my code. I am adding buildfeatures in build.gradle file of app, not in the root folder.

android {
    compileSdkVersion compileSDKVer
    buildToolsVersion buildToolsVer
    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "com.sample.slothyhacker.jetpackcompose"
        minSdkVersion minSdkVer
        targetSdkVersion targetSdkVer
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0"
        testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
    }

    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android-optimize.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
    }

    buildFeatures {
        // Enables Jetpack Compose for this module
        //compose true
    }

    compileOptions {
        // Set both the Java and Kotlin compilers to target Java 8.
        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
    }
    kotlinOptions {
        jvmTarget = "1.8"
    }
}

But my project is giving me a compile error. I would really appreciate if someone can put some light on what am doing wrong.

Could not find method buildFeatures() for arguments [build_7yf57wk394cperk1t82v120yf$_run_closure1$_closure5@78c292be] on object of type com.android.build.gradle.internal.dsl.BaseAppModuleExtension.

What is the minimum api level ? and it should be 21 or higher — Suraj Bahadur, Nov 04 '19 at 11:52
You can add this only in Android Studio 4.0+ which is only available Canary build — Ranjeet Chouhan, Nov 04 '19 at 11:54

Morozzzko · Answer 1 · 2020-01-03T18:49:31.997

I caught this error when I tried to add Jetpack to my existing app. I followed Suraj's answer, even used the newest Kotlin gradle plugin, and couldn't exactly figure out what was wrong. I also followed the official setup guide and it didn't work. Everything seemed okay, but nothing helped.

Installing Android Studio 4.0 canary didn't help either.

Turns out, it's not enough to just include certain dependencies – you need specific versions or higher. I was using an older Android Gradle plugin: 3.5.3. Upgrading to 4.0.0-alpha07 fixed the error:

classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.0.0-alpha07'

Make sure to check your dependencies if you're adding Jetpack to an existing app

I'm told to never upgrade the Gradle and every time I do I have to re-install everything again! — Dave, Jun 12 '21 at 14:56

score 41 · Answer 2 · edited Dec 11 '20 at 13:57

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It seems that this

buildFeatures {
    viewBinding true
}

Is replaced with

viewBinding {
    enabled true
}

Reference

edited Dec 11 '20 at 13:57

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answered Nov 02 '20 at 10:10

Kresimir Plese

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You are right, no idea why you have been downvoted. Also the google documentation is wrong. https://developer.android.com/topic/libraries/view-binding – Marvin Effing Nov 25 '20 at 13:23
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Wrong. Even the link from Marvin Effing says: " buildFeatures { viewBinding = true }" – The incredible Jan Jun 04 '21 at 09:28

score 13 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 11 '20 at 18:01

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For build.gradle.kts I wasn't able to add it with

android {
    buildFeatures {
        dataBinding = true
        viewBinding = true
    }
}

What worked was this:

android {
    buildFeatures.dataBinding = true
    buildFeatures.viewBinding = true
}

answered Feb 11 '20 at 18:01

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Suraj Bahadur · Answer 4 · 2019-11-04T12:08:22.727

To add jetpack compose to your project, you need to follow below steps:

Note: You should be on 4.1 Canary build of Android Studio

Step 1 : Inside the build.gradle file

android {
    defaultConfig {
        ...
        minSdkVersion 21
    }

    buildFeatures {
        // Enables Jetpack Compose for this module
        compose true
    }
    ...

    // Set both the Java and Kotlin compilers to target Java 8.

    compileOptions {
        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
    }

    kotlinOptions {
        jvmTarget = "1.8"
    }
}

Note: Jetpack Compose currently requires an experimental version of the Kotlin-Gradle plugin. To include this plugin in your app, include the following in your project’s build.gradle file

buildscript {
    repositories {
        google()
        jcenter()
        // To download the required version of the Kotlin-Gradle plugin,
        // add the following repository.
        maven { url 'https://dl.bintray.com/kotlin/kotlin-eap' }
    ...
    dependencies {
        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.0.0-alpha01'
        classpath 'org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:1.3.60-eap-25'
    }
}

allprojects {
    repositories {
        google()
        jcenter()
        maven { url 'https://dl.bintray.com/kotlin/kotlin-eap' }
    }
}

Step 2: Add Jetpack Compose toolkit dependencies in your build.gradle file

dependencies {
    // You also need to include the following Compose toolkit dependencies.
    implementation 'androidx.ui:ui-tooling:0.1.0-dev02'
    implementation 'androidx.ui:ui-layout:0.1.0-dev02'
    implementation 'androidx.ui:ui-material:0.1.0-dev02'
    ...
}

Yeah! It's works. Thank you and I want to know where did you find that code? I didn't find that in [documentation](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/compose/setup#add-compose) — Thaw De Zin, Mar 22 '20 at 09:31

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 04 '19 at 11:55

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You can add this only in Android Studio 4.0+ which is only available Canary build

answered Nov 04 '19 at 11:55

Ranjeet Chouhan

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I don't think this is an exact answer. This error repeats when I have version 4.0.1 – Đốc.tc Aug 12 '20 at 03:17
Do you know canary build of version 4.0.1 @Mr.Lemon – Ranjeet Chouhan Aug 12 '20 at 05:10
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I'm using 4.1 RC3 but still – Lạng Hoàng Sep 22 '20 at 04:52
Mine is 4.1 but this is still happening. – pqtuan86 Nov 15 '20 at 08:26
Its working fine for me at v4.1.1 Android Studio after the upgrade. – emarshah Nov 19 '20 at 20:49
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I am on version 4.1.1 but it is still giving me error – Rishabh Deep Singh Dec 24 '20 at 10:54
@RishabhDeepSingh is error is same as described in question? – Ranjeet Chouhan Dec 25 '20 at 07:38
I'm still getting the error with this version of Android Studio 4.0.1 any more help on this issue – Dave Jun 12 '21 at 14:54
on the latest canary version, still getting this error – Niraj Jun 16 '21 at 12:26

score 6 · Answer 6 · answered Jan 14 '21 at 18:28

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it depends on which version of Android Studio (and gradle) you're using. The above syntax is used for the newer versions of gradle (Android Studio 4.0 canary and above)

If you're using 3.5.3, please use the following:

dataBinding {
   enabled = true
 }

source: https://github.com/stripe/stripe-terminal-android/issues/90

answered Jan 14 '21 at 18:28

sgtcadet

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This also worked with Android Studio 3.6.3. Thank you – Hanako Mar 29 '21 at 16:44

score 2 · Answer 7 · answered Dec 14 '20 at 08:50

Try to up you dependencies yourproject/build.gradle

buildscript {
    ext.kotlin_version = '1.4.10'

    dependencies {
        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.1.1'
    }
}

And yourproject/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties

distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.5.1-all.zip

score 1 · Answer 8 · answered Jan 29 '21 at 13:15

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This problem was solved for me by upgrading to Android Studio 4.1.2 and Gradle to the 4.1.2.

answered Jan 29 '21 at 13:15

Overture

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score 1 · Answer 9 · answered Feb 12 '21 at 11:08

this will resolve using Android 4.0 and above version.

if still not work then please try to set data binding

replace

android {
       buildFeatures {
           dataBinding = true
       }
   }

by this

    android {
            buildFeatures.dataBinding = true
   }

it is worked for me.

score 1 · Answer 10 · answered Aug 25 '21 at 13:35

I experienced this problem when replacing Kotlin synthetics with viewBinding. Turned out I had placed the buildFeatures in the wrong part of the gradle file. I accidentally put it outside the android section, which is where I previously had the experimental flag set for androidExtensions.

So I had to take this:

android {
  ...
}

buildFeatures {
  viewBinding = true
}

And cange it to this:

android {
  ...

  buildFeatures {
    viewBinding = true
  }
}

score 1 · Answer 11 · answered Jan 25 '22 at 10:21

I upgraded the Top level build.gradle file Gradle version to classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.0.0' and distributionUrl in Gradle-wrapper.properties as distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.0.2-bin.zip . This helped me get rid of the error.

score 0 · Answer 12 · answered Jan 14 '21 at 10:49

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It must be wrong build.gradle file in which you adding this. If you see, there are two files, we have to select build.gradle (Module: <project_name.app>), which is named as build.gradle (:app) when you open it.

answered Jan 14 '21 at 10:49

Nick

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score 0 · Answer 13 · answered May 07 '21 at 06:01

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My Android Studio is of 3.2.1 version , and below code worked for me. Gradle Scripts -> build.gradle file, in the android section, add the following lines:

   dataBinding {
      enabled = true
    }

answered May 07 '21 at 06:01

Shubham Chatterjee

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score 0 · Answer 14 · answered Jun 12 '21 at 23:30

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upgrade to the latest build at https://developer.android.com/studio/preview

answered Jun 12 '21 at 23:30

Dave

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score 0 · Answer 15 · answered Aug 16 '21 at 22:16

Latest, Just change version of gradle in top-level(project-level) build.gradle file to latest,

     buildscript {
        repositories {
            // Gradle 4.1 and higher include support for Google's Maven repo using
            // the google() method. And you need to include this repo to download
            // Android Gradle plugin 3.0.0 or higher.
            google()
            ...
        }
        dependencies {
//Update This Line with latest Gradle version
            classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.2.0'
        }
    }

check latest gradle version here

score 0 · Answer 16 · answered Nov 24 '21 at 09:33

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Changing gradle version worked for me

classpath "com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.3.3"

to

classpath "com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.1.3"

answered Nov 24 '21 at 09:33

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