Is the Maven repository holding the same Android dependencies as the Gradle one?

Question

I'm doing an Android app that needs the latest support library.

If I understand correctly the latest version is 22.2.0

So I'm trying to get the com.android.support - appcompat-v7 version 22.2.0 dependency but it is not found on search.maven.org

As one can see, it is the one required by the gradle dependency on this article:

http://androidgifts.com/navigation-view-using-design-support-library/#comment-11

The latest android sdk android-sdk_r24.3.3-linux.tar does not have it. It only has the 22.2.0 version.

How come Maven does not have it ?

Any way to download it ?

Answer 1

As mentioned here > Android support library setup with maven google actually don't care much for maven users... One of the answers mentioned there might help you (probably not as easy as you'd like, but...): https://stackoverflow.com/a/22602712/4405559

I'd also advise you to try finding a github repo containing the newest appcompat (the question I've linked has also got an answer mentioning how you can create your own repo, if needed).

Answer 2

I have just followed the steps in this stackoverflow answer in my maven project: https://stackoverflow.com/a/22602712/4405559 and it works perfectly.

    <dependency>
        <groupId>com.android.support</groupId>
        <artifactId>appcompat-v7</artifactId>
        <version>22.2.0</version>
        <type>aar</type>
    </dependency>

The gradle dependency would be:

compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:22.2.0@aar'

(If it doesn't find it you may need to add the local android support m2repository folder to your repositories. See this answer: https://stackoverflow.com/a/25365406/2199475)

Just make sure you have run check for updates in the Android SDK Manager and install the correct api and associated SDK Build-tools.