Cannot fit requested classes in a single dex file. Try supplying a main-dex list - android-studio

Question

As per title, getting limit hit after upgrading AndroidStudio from 3.0.1 to 3.1,
no issue before.
Detail of the error:
methods: 66320 > 65536
Message{kind=ERROR, text=Cannot fit requested classes in a single dex file. Try supplying a main-dex list.
methods: 66320 > 65536, sources=[Unknown source file], tool name=Optional.of(D8)}
apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
android {
compileSdkVersion 27
buildToolsVersion '27.0.3'
defaultConfig {
multiDexEnabled false
applicationId "com.example.xxx"
minSdkVersion 19
targetSdkVersion 27
versionCode 1
versionName "1.0"
testInstrumentationRunner "android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
}
buildTypes {
release {
//minifyEnabled true
useProguard true
//shrinkResources true
proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
}
debug {
//minifyEnabled true
useProguard true
//shrinkResources true
proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
}
}
packagingOptions {
exclude 'META-INF/DEPENDENCIES'
}
// Necessary to force the use of a specific version (on all the builds)
configurations.all {
resolutionStrategy.force 'com.github.bumptech.glide:glide:3.7.0'
}
}
dependencies {
compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
androidTestImplementation('com.android.support.test.espresso:espresso-core:2.2.2', {
exclude group: 'com.android.support', module: 'support-annotations'
})
//Android
implementation 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:27.0.2'
implementation 'com.android.support.constraint:constraint-layout:1.0.2'
implementation 'com.android.support:design:27.0.2'
implementation 'com.android.support:cardview-v7:27.0.2'
implementation 'com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:24.0.0'
implementation 'com.android.support:percent:27.0.2'
implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-location:11.8.0'
implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-maps:11.8.0'
//compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-auth:11.8.0'
// Firebase
implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-core:11.8.0'
implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-auth:11.8.0'
implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-firestore:11.8.0'
implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-database:11.8.0'
implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-storage:11.8.0'
implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-messaging:11.8.0'
implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-appindexing:11.8.0'
implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-crash:11.8.0'
implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-analytics:11.8.0'
implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-config:11.8.0'
implementation 'com.firebaseui:firebase-ui-auth:3.1.3'
implementation 'com.firebaseui:firebase-ui-database:0.4.1'
implementation 'com.firebaseui:firebase-ui-firestore:3.1.3'
implementation 'com.firebaseui:firebase-ui-storage:3.1.3'
implementation 'pub.devrel:easypermissions:1.1.2'
implementation 'de.hdodenhof:circleimageview:2.2.0'
implementation 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.9.2'
implementation group: 'com.github.bumptech.glide', name: 'glide', version: '3.7.0'
implementation 'com.firebase:geofire-android:2.2.0'
implementation 'hani.momanii.supernova_emoji_library:supernova-emoji-library:0.0.2'
implementation 'me.himanshusoni.chatmessageview:chat-message-view:1.0.3'
implementation 'com.microsoft.projectoxford:face:1.3.0'
implementation 'com.google.ar:core:1.0.0'
implementation 'de.javagl:obj:0.2.1'
implementation 'com.squareup.retrofit2:converter-gson:2.3.0'
implementation 'com.squareup.retrofit2:retrofit:2.3.0'
testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.12'
androidTestImplementation 'com.android.support.test:runner:1.0.1'
androidTestImplementation 'com.android.support:support-annotations:27.0.2'
}
apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services'

Answer 1

Try add
defaultConfig {
multiDexEnabled true
...
}
in gradle. It fix my problem.
documentation: https://developer.android.com/studio/build/multidex

Answer 2

Issue resolved.
Error was in some png aapt was trying to compress and found not correct.
Added
aaptOptions{
cruncherEnabled = false
}
in gradle solved the issue.
Hope this can help someone in the future.

Answer 3

delete -rf you used gradle version filepath(.gradle/warpper/dists/gradle-**.-all).
it fix my problem

Answer 4

Adding in the build.gradle file from app level:
defaultConfig {
multiDexEnabled true
...
}

Answer 5

Add implementation com.android.support:multidex:1.0.3 into the Gradle build, then multiDexEnabled true in defaultConfig.

Answer 6

Add dependency in build.gradle file:
implementation 'com.android.support:multidex:1.0.3'
In build.gradle's defaultConfig section, add:
multiDexEnabled true