Android Studio Gradle: Please remove usages of `jcenter()` Maven repository from your build scripts / JCenter is at end of life

Question

In Android Studio 4.2 there is a warning:

buildscript {
    ext.kotlin_version = '1.5.0'

    repositories {
        google()
        //jcenter()
        mavenCentral()
    }
    dependencies {
        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.2.0'
        classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlin_version"
    }
}

allprojects {
    repositories {
        google()
        //jcenter()
        mavenCentral()
    }
}

If I remove jcenter() then it can't find some dependencies of my app project:

   > Could not find org.koin:koin-core:2.0.1.
     Required by:
         project :app
   > Could not find org.koin:koin-androidx-scope:2.0.1.
     Required by:
         project :app
   > Could not find org.koin:koin-androidx-viewmodel:2.0.1.
     Required by:
         project :app
   > Could not find com.google.ads.mediation:chartboost:8.1.0.0.
     Required by:
         project :app

In replace of jcenter() I added mavenCentral()

I guess you need to check the homepages of the different missing JARs to see where you might get them in the future. — J Fabian Meier, May 06 '21 at 12:34

score 64 · Answer 1 · edited May 08 '21 at 09:04

64

Move mavenCentral() above jcenter().

do a clean/build on your project.

comment out jcenter()

By moving mavenCentral() above jcenter(), mavenCentral() now becomes the primary repository for all non Google artifacts. By doing a clean and build, all artifacts are now moved to mavenCentral().

I had to look this up and tried it. I went from all heck breaking loose after I removed jcenter() to being able to build my final project for school again.

edited May 08 '21 at 09:04

AndroidFreak

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answered May 06 '21 at 17:50

Curt

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FYI - As of 2021-06-22, mine had mavenCentral() above jcenter() but now it warns you that you have to remove it. I removed jcenter() and rebuilt and all is well now. – raddevus Jun 23 '21 at 14:54
After commenting ``jcenter`` clean the project. – programandoconro Oct 21 '21 at 07:20

score 9 · Accepted Answer · answered May 07 '21 at 11:44

For koin, change the group id from org.koin to io.insert-koin - the latter is published on maven central.

For chartboost, you can use the following repo:

maven {
    url "https://dl.bintray.com/google/mobile-ads-adapters-android/"
}

Also note that there are newer versions such as koin 2.2.2 / 3.0.1 and chartboost 8.2.0.0. Older versions are likely not republished in non-jcenter repos.

mvnrepository is a good service for locating packages.

score 5 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 08 '21 at 05:50

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just commenting out jcenter() will help, mavencentral() is already above jcenter.

answered Jun 08 '21 at 05:50

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score 4 · Answer 4 · answered May 19 '21 at 08:36

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Locate all build.gradle files in your project folder tree, open them and replace jcenter() by mavenCentral(). It works for me most of the time.

answered May 19 '21 at 08:36

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score 2 · Answer 5 · answered Jun 26 '21 at 21:48

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It is interesting that the AndroidStudio project template still adds the ref to jcenter() to gradle, but then as soon as the project attempts to build it requests that you remove it.

I just delete it from the gradle file and then it works.

answered Jun 26 '21 at 21:48

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score 2 · Answer 6 · answered Oct 25 '21 at 09:05

So there are two issues here.

First, we need to move MavenCentral above jCenter in all projects
Second, Android build tools version need to upgraded to 4.2.0 and above. As Android internal build tool dependencies are going to jCenter

dependencies { classpath("com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.2.0") }

It should work

score 1 · Answer 7 · edited Feb 05 '22 at 14:04

Hope this will help

Go to App/Gradle Scripts/build.gradle (Project:---)
Change the jcenter() on build script{} and in all project repositories.
and Sync now.

This is how it looklike before.

buildscript {
    repositories {
        google()
        jcenter()
    }
    dependencies {
        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.2.1'
    }
}

allprojects {
    repositories {
        google()
        jcenter()
    }
}

task clean(type: Delete) {
    delete rootProject.buildDir
}

and after.

  buildscript {
    repositories {
        google()
        mavencentral()
    }
    dependencies {
        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.2.1'
    }
}

allprojects {
    repositories {
        google()
        mavencentral()
    }
}

task clean(type: Delete) {
    delete rootProject.buildDir
}

The question wasn't how to remove it. – just_user May 26 '21 at 13:11 — just_user, May 26 '21 at 13:11

score 0 · Answer 8 · answered Jun 13 '21 at 08:19

This might help someone.

allprojects {
        repositories {
            ...
            maven { url "https://jitpack.io" }
            ...
        }
    }

I used this to resolve:

> Could not find com.github.parse-community.Parse-SDK-Android:parse:1.26.0.
     Required by:
         project :app

score 0 · Answer 9 · answered Jun 29 '21 at 06:44

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I got the same error, while i was using the Android Studio Artic Fox Beta - 3 but after change Android Studio as Canary Build the error gone

answered Jun 29 '21 at 06:44

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score -1 · Answer 10 · answered Jun 12 '22 at 22:18

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The solution is simpe just Locate build.gradle and replace jcenter() by mavenCentral().

good luck

answered Jun 12 '22 at 22:18

Omar SI

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score -2 · Answer 11 · answered Oct 08 '21 at 06:09

The solution I did was to change build:gradle version:

dependencies {
        classpath("com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.2.2")
        // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
        // in the individual module build.gradle files
    }

Android Studio Gradle: Please remove usages of `jcenter()` Maven repository from your build scripts / JCenter is at end of life

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