Top "Dex" questions

.dex files are compiled Android application code files.

What is the "Android Private Libraries" folder in Eclipse?

I initially thought it was exclusively for official libraries like the support library. However any time I add a custom …

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Application too big? Unable to execute dex: Cannot merge new index into a non-jumbo instruction

I am getting the following error when I compile my app: [2014-05-07 21:48:42 - Dex Loader] Unable to execute dex: …

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Multiple dex files error when compiling with ant or Eclipse

I am unable to build my application I am running the latest build tools downloaded today, this started happening after …

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Cannot fit requested classes in a single dex file, even for earlier commits which previously compiled fine

So I've just hit the maximum method count limit for my android project, which fails to build with the following …

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Gradle builds really slow with a multi-project structure

When building with gradle on a multi-project setup containing roughly 140 projects/libraries, the build time took 1 hour and 22 minutes. And …

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Unable to execute dex: Multiple dex files define Lcom/actionbarsherlock/R$attr

I have created a library project for my app. When I try to add the library to a project, I …

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Android: Jumbo Mode vs Multidex

I'm not totally sure what the difference is between setting dex option "jumbomode" to true vs adding multidex support. Setting …

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Showing dex method count by package

I'm working on android app that's running up against the dex method count limit. Is there a simple way to …

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app:transformDexArchiveWithExternalLibsDexMergerForDebug in Android studio 3.0.1

Messages Gradle build: Error:Execution failed for task ':app:transformDexArchiveWithExternalLibsDexMergerForDebug'. java.lang.RuntimeException: com.android.builder.dexing.DexArchiveMergerException: Unable …

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After update of AS to 1.0, getting "method ID not in [0, 0xffff]: 65536" error in project

I updated Android Studio to the latest version, and let it "fix the project" and the like - but now …

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