Play Services now using AndroidX

[ExcelNet-Public]

Nativescript: 5.4.2
Android: 5.4.0

Clean builds starting today fail with:

    + adding aar plugin dependency: C:\Users\lweidig\ownCloud\CodeRepo\nativscript\excelnet-installer\node_modules\tns-core-modules-widgets\platforms\android\widgets-release.aar
C:\myapp\platforms\android\app\src\main\AndroidManifest.xml:22:18-91 Error:
        Attribute application@appComponentFactory value=(android.support.v4.app.CoreComponentFactory) from [com.android.support:support-compat:28.0.0] AndroidManifest.xml:22:18-91
        is also present at [androidx.core:core:1.0.0] AndroidManifest.xml:22:18-86 value=(androidx.core.app.CoreComponentFactory).
        Suggestion: add 'tools:replace="android:appComponentFactory"' to <application> element at AndroidManifest.xml:19:5-37:19 to override.

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':app:processDebugManifest'.
> Manifest merger failed : Attribute application@appComponentFactory value=(android.support.v4.app.CoreComponentFactory) from [com.android.support:support-compat:28.0.0] AndroidManifest.xml:22:18-91
        is also present at [androidx.core:core:1.0.0] AndroidManifest.xml:22:18-86 value=(androidx.core.app.CoreComponentFactory).
        Suggestion: add 'tools:replace="android:appComponentFactory"' to <application> element at AndroidManifest.xml:19:5-37:19 to override.

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BUILD FAILED in 28s

We use Google Maps, Phone and many other plugins that might be related to Play service. I see on the Google site:

https://developers.google.com/android/guides/releases#june_17_2019

Breaking changes in the API. Have been looking for a fix to this all day. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

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[jcoronar22]

Hi, I have the same issue with google-maps-sdk plugin.
I've not already found a solution for this.

Execution failed for task ':app:processDebugManifest'.
> Manifest merger failed : Attribute application@appComponentFactory value=(android.support.v4.app.CoreComponentFactory) from [com.android.support:support-compat:28.0.0] AndroidManifest.xml:22:18-91
        is also present at [androidx.core:core:1.0.0] AndroidManifest.xml:22:18-86 value=(androidx.core.app.CoreComponentFactory).
        Suggestion: add 'tools:replace="android:appComponentFactory"' to <application> element at AndroidManifest.xml:19:5-37:19 to override.

Is the output message.
I hope that you can help me

[mikloshumli]

Hi, we have the same issue. Please if you found anything share with me.
Thanx

[ExcelNet-Public]

We have made some progress just recently. We had the app->App_Resources->Android->before-plugins.gradle file which looked like:

android {  
  project.ext {
      googlePlayServicesVersion = "+"
  }
} 

Changed that file to:

android {  
  project.ext {
      googlePlayServicesVersion = "16.0.0"
  }
} 

The application now builds 100%, we just are experiencing crashes in the app now. But it does seem as though this is progress somehow :)

[jcoronar22]

Maybe this can be helpful

[jcoronar22]

It works!

[AklsKiu]

Perfect @ExcelNet-Public

[edusperoni]

We're currently building with no issues with the following config on before-plugins.gradle:

ext {
  supportVersion = "28.+"
  googlePlayServicesVersion = "16.+"
}

This also makes sure we're using the latest minor/patch versions.

[NickIliev]

Related to this breaking change from Google Play Services SDK https://developers.google.com/android/guides/releases

The latest update to Google Play services and Firebase includes the following changes:

Migration from Android Support Libraries to Jetpack (AndroidX) Libraries. Libraries will not work unless you make the following changes in your app:

Upgrade com.android.tools.build:gradle to v3.2.1 or later.
Upgrade compileSdkVersion to 28 or later.
Update your app to use Jetpack (AndroidX); follow the instructions in Migrating to AndroidX.

NativeScript is already working on migration to AndroidX but until that, use the solutions provided by @ExcelNet-Public or by @edusperoni (reverting to an older version of Google Play Services)

[ExcelNet-Public]

@edusperoni Thanks, this is a more complete solution than the one I posted. Using this and have application back up and running. Now back to coding!

[NickIliev]

Temporary reopening the issue (+ marking it as a known issue) for more visibility.

[cerealexx]

@NickIliev These solutions didn't work for me. I created before-plugins.gradle file under the route @ExcelNet-Public provided, since this file didn't exist in my project, with this code:

android {  
  project.ext {
    supportVersion = "28.+"
    googlePlayServicesVersion = "16.+"
  }
} 

Removed android platform and then built again. This is the output:

* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':app:processReleaseManifest'.
> Manifest merger failed : Attribute application@appComponentFactory value=(android.support.v4.app.CoreComponentFactory) from [com.android.support:support-compat:28.0.0] AndroidManifest.xml:22:18-91
        is also present at [androidx.core:core:1.0.0] AndroidManifest.xml:22:18-86 value=(androidx.core.app.CoreComponentFactory).
        Suggestion: add 'tools:replace="android:appComponentFactory"' to <application> element at AndroidManifest.xml:22:2-50:16 to override.