I'm getting the "AndroidX dependencies" error with android.useAndroidX enabled

Question

I am getting the following error while trying to build my android app:

Task :app:mergeDebugResources FAILED

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

What went wrong: Execution failed for task ':app:mergeDebugResources'.

This project uses AndroidX dependencies, but the 'android.useAndroidX' property is not enabled. Set this property to true in the gradle.properties file and retry. The following AndroidX dependencies are detected: androidx.versionedparcelable:versionedparcelable:1.0.0, androidx.slidingpanelayout:slidingpanelayout:1.0.0, androidx.fragment:fragment:1.0.0, androidx.core:core:1.0.0, androidx.customview:customview:1.0.0, androidx.swiperefreshlayout:swiperefreshlayout:1.0.0, androidx.interpolator:interpolator:1.0.0, androidx.loader:loader:1.0.0, androidx.drawerlayout:drawerlayout:1.0.0, androidx.viewpager:viewpager:1.0.0, androidx.collection:collection:1.0.0, androidx.localbroadcastmanager:localbroadcastmanager:1.0.0, androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-common:2.0.0, androidx.arch.core:core-common:2.0.0, androidx.annotation:annotation:1.0.0, androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-livedata:2.0.0, androidx.legacy:legacy-support-core-ui:1.0.0, androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-viewmodel:2.0.0, androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-livedata-core:2.0.0, androidx.legacy:legacy-support-v4:1.0.0, androidx.media:media:1.0.0, androidx.arch.core:core-runtime:2.0.0, androidx.legacy:legacy-support-core-utils:1.0.0, androidx.documentfile:documentfile:1.0.0, androidx.cursoradapter:cursoradapter:1.0.0, androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-runtime:2.0.0, androidx.coordinatorlayout:coordinatorlayout:1.0.0, androidx.asynclayoutinflater:asynclayoutinflater:1.0.0, androidx.print:print:1.0.0

I modified the project's gradle.properties file and set "android.userAndroidX" to true. But everytime I try to build again it goes back to false automatically. Is there any chance that gradle.properties is being overwritten by any other task during the build?

Thanks!

score 48 · Accepted Answer · edited Jan 22 '21 at 11:11

Presumably you are using cordova-android@8 (type cordova platform ls to find the platform versions in your project).

So you have 2 options:

Update to cordova-android@9 which implicitly supports AndroidX:
```
cordova platform rm android && cordova platform add android@9
```
In your config.xml add the following line:
```
<preference name="AndroidXEnabled" value="true" />
```
More details here: cordova documentation
Add cordova-plugin-androidx to your Cordova project, which persistently sets the native AndroidX flags for cordova-android@8:
```
cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-androidx
```

If after adding one of these your project still fails to build, it may be because it contains Cordova plugins whose native Android code references the legacy Android Support Library (to which AndroidX is the successor). To resolve this, you can add cordova-plugin-androidx-adapter to your project which will dynamically patch the source code of those plugins to migrate them to AndroidX:

cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-androidx-adapter

Great, glad to help! Please accept this as the correct answer for the benefit of other users. — DaveAlden, Sep 13 '20 at 11:16

score 13 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 10 '21 at 12:15

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In your config.xml add the following line:

<preference name="AndroidXEnabled" value="true" />

More details here: cordova documentation

answered Jan 10 '21 at 12:15

user3980196

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered May 24 '21 at 08:58

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What worked for me was downgrading Cordova Social Sharing plugin to 5.6.8

cordova plugin add  cordova-plugin-x-socialsharing@5.6.8

(before doing that remove the previous version of this plugin, then remove all platforms, then reinstall all platforms)

answered May 24 '21 at 08:58

Guy Sela

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This worked, for me, I don't know why... – DarckBlezzer Dec 09 '22 at 22:41

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Sep 10 '20 at 16:13

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Add to gradle.properties:

android.useAndroidX=true
android.enableJetifier=true

In AndroidStudio Click: File->Invalidate Cashes / Restart -> Invalidate and Restart

answered Sep 10 '20 at 16:13

yangfengfan

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Thank you for your reply. I set it to true directly, but it is changed everytime I try to build. I don't have AndroidStudio installed. I'm building through command line. – Aurumque Sep 10 '20 at 16:20
I'm not sure the cause of the problem,[this blog](https://medium.com/androiddevelopers/migrating-to-androidx-tip-tricks-and-guidance-88d5de238876) may help. – yangfengfan Sep 10 '20 at 16:37
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You can change them in platforms/android/cordova/lib/configGradlePropertiesParser.js in the this._defaults objects – MonOve Sep 10 '20 at 18:40

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Oct 04 '20 at 16:56

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You can try cordova prepare android if you are using latest cordova it will patch your source files and also update gradle.properties

answered Oct 04 '20 at 16:56

Nandan

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score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Nov 22 '20 at 17:41

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first Open your Project gradle scripts>> then open gradle.properties And Finally paste this two line code

android.useAndroidX=true

android.enableJetifier=true

answered Nov 22 '20 at 17:41

Sarwar Ahmed

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score 0 · Answer 7 · answered Nov 23 '20 at 16:34

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cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-androidx

cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-androidx-adapter

answered Nov 23 '20 at 16:34

Kangudie Muanza - Killmonger

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score 0 · Answer 8 · answered Jun 21 '21 at 09:20

I've updated my Android platform to 9.1.0 today as well as the plugins I use. However compilation of my projects started to output Task :app:mergeDebugResources FAILED error and This project uses AndroidX dependencies, but the 'android.useAndroidX' property is not enabled.. I've been looking for several reasons and tried different solutions proposed here on SO, but the most accurate idea was given by @Guy Sela who suggested a plugin can use the new AndroidX dependencies and this was the reason. So before you try to use the AndroidXEnabled property in Cordova config or plugin adapter for the AndroidX (which are both non-recommended by Cordova at the time of 9.1.0 Android platform) look for a plugin you recently updated.

score -2 · Answer 9 · edited Jan 06 '21 at 14:26

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I was stuck for 2 days than I got this you just need to install these two plugin nothing else you'll have to do

add plugin to enable AndroidX in the project

cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-androidx

add plugin to patch existing plugin source that uses the Android Support Library to use AndroidX
```
cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-androidx-adapter
```

edited Jan 06 '21 at 14:26

General Grievance

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answered Jan 06 '21 at 10:36

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This is exactly the same solution as in [Kangudie Muanza - Killmonger's answer](https://stackoverflow.com/a/64972426/2227743). – Eric Aya Jan 06 '21 at 12:17

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