Android Studio TransformException : Error:Execution failed for task ':app:transformClassesWithDexForDebug'

Question

I am getting the exception below when I am trying to run the application using Android Studio:

Error:Execution failed for task ':app:transformClassesWithDexForDebug'. com.android.build.api.transform.TransformException: com.android.ide.common.process.ProcessException: org.gradle.process.internal.ExecException: Process 'command 'C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_05\bin\java.exe'' finished with non-zero exit value 2

Please try the following: http://stackoverflow.com/a/32889565 Hope it helps. — Ran Hassid, Nov 26 '15 at 17:22
Check this https://stackoverflow.com/questions/33717886/errorexecution-failed-for-task-apptransformclasseswithdexfordebug — Yaman, Sep 30 '17 at 12:11

Danh DC · Answer 1 · 2016-07-26T02:54:16.623

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I have same issue, after few hour research, i found a solution to fix it.

You should fixed build.gradle :

android {

    compileSdkVersion ..
    buildToolsVersion '...'

    defaultConfig {
       ...
       targetSdkVersion ..
       multiDexEnabled true  // this line will solve this problem
   }
}

If the number of method references in your app exceeds the 65K limit, your app may fail to compile.

For information on how to do this, see Selectively compiling APIs into your executable and Building Apps with Over 65K Methods

edited Jul 26 '16 at 02:54

answered Dec 15 '15 at 08:27

Danh DC

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How did you come about this solution @Danh DC? Worked for me but would want to know how you got this. – Marka A Jan 22 '16 at 00:36
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@MarkaA If the number of method references in your app exceeds the 65K limit, your app may fail to compile. You may be able to mitigate this problem when compiling your app by specifying only the specific Google Play services APIs your app uses, instead of all of them. For information on how to do this, see https://developers.google.com/android/guides/setup#split and http://developer.android.com/tools/building/multidex.html – Danh DC Jan 22 '16 at 01:36
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To be clear, the thing to put in `build.gradle` is `multiDexEnabled true`. Also somewhat silly that Android Studio doesn't do this automatically, particularly when dependencies/libraries appear to count towards the 65K limit. My app certainly has nowhere near 65K method references in its first-party code. – aroth Jul 26 '16 at 02:04

score 14 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 23 '15 at 15:23

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in my case using android studio 2.0 preview 4 I suddenly got that problem and adding multiDexEnabled true didn't help, and also clean and rebuilt didn't help.

so the only thing that solved it for me is deleting that file:

YOUR_APP_NAME\app\build\intermediates

and run the application and it works.

answered Dec 23 '15 at 15:23

humazed

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After I did this, I got a few more build errors about difficulty creating some directories in the intermediates, but manually adding to the project I was able to build. Thanks @humazed! – safetyOtter Aug 19 '16 at 16:21
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Thank you. This is the only way to fix it in my case (AS 3.0.1) on Windows 10 Pro. I tried other methods (restart AS, clear project, rebuild project, Invalidate cache/restart...) to no avail. – Hong Dec 18 '17 at 16:23

ankush · Answer 3 · 2016-06-09T16:57:04.370

Modify the module-level build.gradle file

 android {
    ...

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

}

add dependencies compile 'com.android.support:multidex:1.0.0'

In your manifest add the MultiDexApplication class

<manifest ...>
<application
    ...
    android:name="android.support.multidex.MultiDexApplication">
    ...
</application>

http://developer.android.com/studio/build/multidex.html

score 4 · Answer 4 · answered Jan 29 '16 at 17:15

For me closing all other Android Studio solved the problem.

I had opened 3 android studios when I was getting the error, after I closed 2 I didn't get any error.

No need to add any code related to multiDex !

Seems like there was some memory issue related to jvm.

score 2 · Answer 5 · answered Apr 18 '16 at 16:45

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Just fixed this issue. In my case, rebuilding the project helped for me. So, try to rebuild your project.

answered Apr 18 '16 at 16:45

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score 0 · Answer 6 · edited Apr 28 '16 at 10:14

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Add the following line:

multiDexEnabled true

Inside the defaultConfig of build.gradle

Like this:

defaultConfig{
    multiDexEnabled true
}

edited Apr 28 '16 at 10:14

Draken

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answered Apr 28 '16 at 09:45

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score 0 · Answer 7 · answered Sep 11 '16 at 19:39

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At my case change buildToolsVersion from "24" to "23.0.2", solve the problem. This will solve the problem especially if you're using old Android Studio less than version 2.

answered Sep 11 '16 at 19:39

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score 0 · Answer 8 · edited Feb 23 '17 at 05:17

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I found the answer from here: After change the build.grade file with the following

minSdkVersion 21

targetSdkVersion 25

multiDexEnabled true

works fine.

edited Feb 23 '17 at 05:17

Ole V.V.

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answered Feb 23 '17 at 03:33

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score 0 · Answer 9 · answered Nov 28 '17 at 11:33

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in my case - Clean Project and Rebuild

answered Nov 28 '17 at 11:33

NataTse

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That should be a comment, not an answer. – GhostCat Nov 28 '17 at 11:59

score 0 · Answer 10 · answered Apr 16 '18 at 21:02

In my case I was going back and forth between Expo and Android Studio for react native. Expo wanted one application name in order to build and Android Studio wanted another, once I put it back to the name that android studio wanted it built and deployed fine.

Expo

AppRegistry.registerComponent('main', () => App);

Android Studio

AppRegistry.registerComponent('AwesomeProject', () => App);

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