Android Studio DexIndexOverflowException: method ID not in

Question

I use Android Studio to develop an application and I face this error which I have no idea how to solve.

com.android.dex.DexIndexOverflowException: method ID not in [0, 0xffff]

:app:lintVitalRelease
:app:prePackageMarkerForRelease
:app:transformClassesWithDexForRelease FAILED
Error:Execution failed for task ':app:transformClassesWithDexForRelease'.
> com.android.build.api.transform.TransformException: com.android.ide.common.process.ProcessException: java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException: com.android.dex.DexIndexOverflowException: method ID not in [0, 0xffff]: 65536
Information:BUILD FAILED
Information:Total time: 34.783 secs
Information:1 error 

Solution 1

Try to enable multiDex in build.gradle:

android {

    defaultConfig {
        ...

        // Enabling multidex support.
        multiDexEnabled true
    }
    ...
}

dependencies {
  compile 'com.android.support:multidex:1.0.0'
}

This article may helpful: DexIndexOverflowException issue after updating to latest appcompat and support library

Solution 2

Android has a pre-defined upper limit of Methods of 65536.

if you added play services as whole please remove it and add specific ones.

remove compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:9.6.1' and then add ex: compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-maps:9.6.1' for maps.

https://developers.google.com/android/guides/setup

shows a list of the separate APIs that you can include when compiling your app, and how to describe them in your build.gradle file

Solution 3

set multiDex in your gradle

defaultConfig {
    // ...
    multiDexEnabled true
}

it's work for me.

Solution 4

Best way use individual package under the list of all google services package.

Google Play services API                Description in build.gradle                                       
Google+                                            com.google.android.gms:play-services-plus:11.2.0
Google Account Login                      com.google.android.gms:play-services-auth:11.2.0
Google Actions, Base Client Librarycom.google.android.gms:play-services-base:11.2.0
Google Address                                API com.google.android.gms:play-services-identity:11.2.0
Google Analytics                              com.google.android.gms:play-services-analytics:11.2.0
Google Awareness                          com.google.android.gms:play-services-awareness:11.2.0
Google Cast                                    com.google.android.gms:play-services-cast:11.2.0
Google Cloud Messaging                com.google.android.gms:play-services-gcm:11.2.0
Google Drive                                  com.google.android.gms:play-services-drive:11.2.0
Google Fit                                       com.google.android.gms:play-services-fitness:11.2.0
Google Location and Activity Recognition com.google.android.gms:play-services-location:11.2.0
Google Maps com.google.android.gms:play-services-maps:11.2.0
Google Mobile Ads     com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads:11.2.0
Google Places com.google.android.gms:play-services-places:11.2.0
Mobile Vision com.google.android.gms:play-services-vision:11.2.0
Google Nearby com.google.android.gms:play-services-nearby:11.2.0
Google Panorama Viewer com.google.android.gms:play-services-panorama:11.2.0
Google Play Game services com.google.android.gms:play-services-games:11.2.0
SafetyNet com.google.android.gms:play-services-safetynet:11.2.0
Android Pay com.google.android.gms:play-services-wallet:11.2.0
Android Wear com.google.android.gms:play-services-wearable:11.2.0

Solution 5

    Error:Execution failed for task ':app:transformClassesWithDexForDebug'.
> com.android.build.api.transform.TransformException: com.android.ide.common.process.ProcessException: java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException: com.android.dex.DexIndexOverflowException: method ID not in [0, 0xffff]: 65536


solution : inside build.gradle(app)
defaultConfig {
        applicationId "com.rentalhousereviews"
        ------------
        -----------
        multiDexEnabled true  //add this line
    }



dependencies {
compile 'com.android.support:multidex:1.0.1'
}

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