Getting Exception java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com.google.firebase.FirebaseOptions after updating to the new firebase

Question

I have updated my application to the new firebase using the this and now when i compile my project i get the following exception.

Here is my logcat:

11:57:54.533 27844-27844/com.example.dayshift_2.traveyy E/AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: main
Process: com.example.dayshift_2.traveyy, PID: 27844
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com.google.firebase.FirebaseOptions
at com.google.firebase.FirebaseApp.zzbu(Unknown Source)
at com.google.firebase.provider.FirebaseInitProvider.onCreate(Unknown Source)
at android.content.ContentProvider.attachInfo(ContentProvider.java:1591)
at android.content.ContentProvider.attachInfo(ContentProvider.java:1562)
at com.google.firebase.provider.FirebaseInitProvider.attachInfo(Unknown Source)
at android.app.ActivityThread.installProvider(ActivityThread.java:4871)
at android.app.ActivityThread.installContentProviders(ActivityThread.java:4466)
at android.app.ActivityThread.handleBindApplication(ActivityThread.java:4406)
at android.app.ActivityThread.access$1500(ActivityThread.java:139)
at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1270)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:136)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5102)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:515)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:785)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:601)
at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)

My Build.gradle :

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'

android {
compileSdkVersion 23
buildToolsVersion "23.0.3"

defaultConfig {
    applicationId "com.example.dayshift_2.traveyy"
    minSdkVersion 15
    targetSdkVersion 23
    versionCode 1
    versionName "1.0"
    multiDexEnabled true
}
buildTypes {
    release {
        minifyEnabled false
        proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
    }
}
packagingOptions {
    exclude 'META-INF/LICENSE'
    exclude 'META-INF/LICENSE-FIREBASE.txt'
    exclude 'META-INF/NOTICE'
}
}

dependencies {
compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
testCompile 'junit:junit:4.12'

compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.3.0'
compile 'com.android.support:design:23.3.0'
compile 'com.facebook.android:facebook-android-sdk:4.+'
compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:9.0.0'
compile 'com.google.firebase:firebase-database:9.0.0'
compile 'com.google.firebase:firebase-auth:9.0.0'
compile 'com.android.support:support-v13:23.3.0'
compile 'com.roughike:bottom-bar:1.2.1'
}


apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services'

Not sure where i am getting this exception from. any help will be highly appreciated. Thank you

Answer 1

This worked for me:

1. If you haven't already, update your 'Google Play Services' to Revision 30 from Android SDK Manager > Extras.

2. And then add the line compile 'com.android.support:multidex:1.0.1' to your dependancies (or simply remove multiDexEnabled true if not required)

3. Add this attribute to the application tag in manifest: android:name="android.support.multidex.MultiDexApplication"
   If you already have a custom application class defined in Android Manifest, extend it from MultiDexApplication instead of Application

Hope it helped!