Hilt Unsupported metadata version in Kotlin - android-studio

Question

I was tried to run my code in Kotlin 1.5.10
With plugin as
plugins {
id 'com.android.application'
id 'kotlin-android'
id 'kotlin-kapt'
id 'dagger.hilt.android.plugin'
and dependencies as below
dependencies {
...
//Dagger - Hilt
implementation "com.google.dagger:hilt-android:2.33-beta"
kapt "com.google.dagger:hilt-android-compiler:2.33-beta"
implementation "androidx.hilt:hilt-lifecycle-viewmodel:1.0.0-alpha03"
kapt "androidx.hilt:hilt-compiler:1.0.0-beta01"
implementation 'androidx.hilt:hilt-navigation-compose:1.0.0-alpha01'
implementation 'com.android.support:palette-v7:28.0.0'
When I migrate to kotlin_version = "1.5.10", it just errors out stating
error: [Hilt]
Unsupported metadata version. Check that your Kotlin version is >= 1.0: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Unsupported metadata version. Check that your Kotlin version is >= 1.0
at dagger.internal.codegen.kotlin.KotlinMetadata.metadataOf(KotlinMetadata.java:206)
at dagger.internal.codegen.kotlin.KotlinMetadata.from(KotlinMetadata.java:186)
at java.base/java.util.HashMap.computeIfAbsent(HashMap.java:1133)
...
Can anyone help me? I spent a lot of time on it, your answer will help me a lot

Answer 1

Go to https://dagger.dev/hilt/gradle-setup check Hilt currently version
Update: For now, you can use the newest version.
Kotlin:1.7.0 with Hilt:2.42
Update: kotlin:1.6.0 is compatible with hilt:2.40.5, thanks #Nazanin Nasab
Currently, Kotlin 1.5.21 is compatible with Hilt 2.38.
dependencies {
...
classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:1.7.0"
classpath "com.google.dagger:hilt-android-gradle-plugin:2.42"
}

Answer 2

I got the same error. I changed two gradle files and It worked for me.
Project Gradle
plugins {
// dependencies for dagger hilt
id 'com.google.dagger.hilt.android' version '2.42' apply false
}
Module Gradle
dependencies {
implementation 'com.google.dagger:hilt-android:2.42'
kapt 'com.google.dagger:hilt-compiler:2.42'
implementation("androidx.hilt:hilt-navigation-fragment:1.0.0")
}

Answer 3

Adding this line to build.gradle dependencies helped me:
kapt("org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-metadata-jvm:0.3.0")
https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-45885

Answer 4

Thanks for the answer , i had to do a slight tweak in order to work for me because i'm using Arctic Fox, hopefully this answer will help as well
Build.gradle (project)
buildscript {
ext {
compose_version = '1.0.0'
}
repositories {
google()
mavenCentral()
}
dependencies {
classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.1.0-alpha05'
classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:1.5.10"
classpath "com.google.dagger:hilt-android-gradle-plugin:2.37"
}
}
Build.gradle (app)
//Dagger - Hilt
implementation "com.google.dagger:hilt-android:2.34-beta"
kapt "com.google.dagger:hilt-android-compiler:2.34-beta"
implementation "androidx.hilt:hilt-lifecycle-viewmodel:1.0.0-alpha03"
kapt "androidx.hilt:hilt-compiler:1.0.0"
implementation 'androidx.hilt:hilt-navigation-compose:1.0.0-alpha03'

Answer 5

For Kotlin 1.7.10, you just need to make the hilt versions 2.42.

Answer 6

in Project-level build.gradle change hilt version
id 'com.google.dagger.hilt.android' version '2.44' apply false
in App-Level build.gradle
implementation "com.google.dagger:hilt-android:2.44"
kapt "com.google.dagger:hilt-compiler:2.44"

Answer 7

general solution - in AS build console click link at bottom - build with -stacktrace param and find which annotation processor (KAPT) is causing error - then try to update dependency - if you are lucky new version should be available and supporting your gradle version
message in build output you should lookin for
Try:
Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace. Run with --info or
--debug option to get more log output. Run with --scan to get full insights.

Answer 8

I got same here. I was using dagger:hilt-android:2.33-beta with Kotlin 1.5.10.Please try this
Project gradle
implementation "com.google.dagger:hilt-android:2.33-beta"
Module gradle
plugins {
...
id 'dagger.hilt.android.plugin'
}
dependencies {
...
//dagger-hilt
implementation "com.google.dagger:hilt-android:2.35.1"
kapt "com.google.dagger:hilt-android-compiler:2.35.1"
}

Answer 9

If any solution solved your problem. Go to https://dagger.dev/hilt/gradle-setup, in Using Hilt with Kotlin section, copy the version mentioned in dependencies and update your build.gradle accordingly

Answer 10

I have an issue when upgrading kotlin-gradle-plugin:1.7.x for fulfill requirement of compose. I revert them to org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:1.6.21 and kotlinCompilerExtensionVersion value
composeOptions {
kotlinCompilerExtensionVersion compose_version
}
kotlinCompilerExtensionVersion compose_version

Answer 11

in my case, the problem was in the different versions that I specified in the dependencies.
"2.40" in classpath 'com.google.dagger:hilt-android-gradle-plugin'
and
"2.43.2" in implementation 'com.google.dagger:hilt-android'

Answer 12

Firstly check helt dependency versions with below url
https://dagger.dev/hilt/gradle-setup
Check you kotlin versions
Kotlin version 1.6.0
Project level gradle
classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:1.6.0"
classpath "com.google.dagger:hilt-android-gradle-plugin:2.40"
App level gradle
def hilt_version="2.40"
implementation "com.google.dagger:hilt-android:$hilt_version"
kapt "com.google.dagger:hilt-compiler:$hilt_version"
Kotlin version 1.7.0
Project level gradle
classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:1.7.0"
classpath "com.google.dagger:hilt-android-gradle-plugin:2.42"
App level gradle
def hilt_version="2.42"
implementation "com.google.dagger:hilt-android:$hilt_version"
kapt "com.google.dagger:hilt-compiler:$hilt_version"