Build is failing on Android after upgrading to 2.5.0. IOS working fine.

[DaniyalShaikh-0]

Describe the bug
After upgrading to v2.5.0 from 2.4.0 inorder to fix the issue: search_controller_crash , the build fails on Android. It looked like incomptability issue with some library, but despite the upgrades, the build still fails with Exception Task :app:mergeExtDexSitDebug FAILED.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. install 2.5.0 adyen version
   2.Go to 'cd android'
2. './gradlew assembleDebug'
3. See error > Task :app:mergeExtDexSitDebug FAILED

Expected behavior
The build should be successful as it is with the version 2.4.0.

Stack Traces

> Task :app:mergeExtDexSitDebug FAILED
ERROR:/Users/user/.gradle/caches/transforms-3/e21b4a742ef330eaded788a2a91d7053/transformed/fragment-1.8.5-runtime.jar: D8: java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "String.length()" because "<parameter1>" is null
 
FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':app:mergeExtDexSitDebug'.
> Could not resolve all files for configuration ':app:sitDebugRuntimeClasspath'
   > Failed to transform fragment-1.8.5.aar (androidx.fragment:fragment:1.8.5) to match attributes {artifactType=android-dex, asm-transformed-variant=sitDebug, dexing-enable-desugaring=true, dexing-is-debuggable=true, dexing-min-sdk=24, org.gradle.category=library, org.gradle.dependency.bundling=external, org.gradle.libraryelements=aar, org.gradle.status=release, org.gradle.usage=java-runtime}.
      > Execution failed for DexingNoClasspathTransform: /Users/user/.gradle/caches/transforms-3/e21b4a742ef330eaded788a2a91d7053/transformed/fragment-1.8.5-runtime.jar.
         > Error while dexing.
   > Failed to transform fragment-1.8.5.aar (androidx.fragment:fragment:1.8.5) to match attributes {artifactType=android-dex, asm-transformed-variant=sitDebug, dexing-enable-desugaring=true, dexing-is-debuggable=true, dexing-min-sdk=24, org.gradle.status=release, org.gradle.usage=java-runtime}.
      > Execution failed for DexingNoClasspathTransform: /Users/user/.gradle/caches/transforms-3/e21b4a742ef330eaded788a2a91d7053/transformed/fragment-1.8.5-runtime.jar.
         > Error while dexing.
   > Failed to transform fragment-1.8.5.aar (androidx.fragment:fragment:1.8.5) to match attributes {artifactType=android-dex, asm-transformed-variant=sitDebug, dexing-enable-desugaring=true, dexing-is-debuggable=true, dexing-min-sdk=24, org.gradle.status=release, org.gradle.usage=java-runtime}.
      > Execution failed for DexingNoClasspathTransform: /Users/user/.gradle/caches/transforms-3/e21b4a742ef330eaded788a2a91d7053/transformed/fragment-1.8.5-runtime.jar.
         > Error while dexing.
   > Failed to transform fragment-1.8.5.aar (androidx.fragment:fragment:1.8.5) to match attributes {artifactType=android-dex, asm-transformed-variant=sitDebug, dexing-enable-desugaring=true, dexing-is-debuggable=true, dexing-min-sdk=24, org.gradle.status=release, org.gradle.usage=java-runtime}.
      > Execution failed for DexingNoClasspathTransform: /Users/user/.gradle/caches/transforms-3/e21b4a742ef330eaded788a2a91d7053/transformed/fragment-1.8.5-runtime.jar.
         > Error while dexing.
   > Failed to transform fragment-1.8.5.aar (androidx.fragment:fragment:1.8.5) to match attributes {artifactType=android-dex, asm-transformed-variant=sitDebug, dexing-enable-desugaring=true, dexing-is-debuggable=true, dexing-min-sdk=24, org.gradle.status=release, org.gradle.usage=java-runtime}.
      > Execution failed for DexingNoClasspathTransform: /Users/user/.gradle/caches/transforms-3/e21b4a742ef330eaded788a2a91d7053/transformed/fragment-1.8.5-runtime.jar.
         > Error while dexing.
   > Failed to transform fragment-1.8.5.aar (androidx.fragment:fragment:1.8.5) to match attributes {artifactType=android-dex, asm-transformed-variant=sitDebug, dexing-enable-desugaring=true, dexing-is-debuggable=true, dexing-min-sdk=24, org.gradle.status=release, org.gradle.usage=java-runtime}.
      > Execution failed for DexingNoClasspathTransform: /Users/user/.gradle/caches/transforms-3/e21b4a742ef330eaded788a2a91d7053/transformed/fragment-1.8.5-runtime.jar.
         > Error while dexing.
   > Failed to transform fragment-1.8.5.aar (androidx.fragment:fragment:1.8.5) to match attributes {artifactType=android-dex, asm-transformed-variant=sitDebug, dexing-enable-desugaring=true, dexing-is-debuggable=true, dexing-min-sdk=24, org.gradle.status=release, org.gradle.usage=java-runtime}.
      > Execution failed for DexingNoClasspathTransform: /Users/user/.gradle/caches/transforms-3/e21b4a742ef330eaded788a2a91d7053/transformed/fragment-1.8.5-runtime.jar.
         > Error while dexing.
   > Failed to transform fragment-1.8.5.aar (androidx.fragment:fragment:1.8.5) to match attributes {artifactType=android-dex, asm-transformed-variant=sitDebug, dexing-enable-desugaring=true, dexing-is-debuggable=true, dexing-min-sdk=24, org.gradle.status=release, org.gradle.usage=java-runtime}.
      > Execution failed for DexingNoClasspathTransform: /Users/user/.gradle/caches/transforms-3/e21b4a742ef330eaded788a2a91d7053/transformed/fragment-1.8.5-runtime.jar.
         > Error while dexing.
   > Failed to transform fragment-1.8.5.aar (androidx.fragment:fragment:1.8.5) to match attributes {artifactType=android-dex, asm-transformed-variant=sitDebug, dexing-enable-desugaring=true, dexing-is-debuggable=true, dexing-min-sdk=24, org.gradle.status=release, org.gradle.usage=java-runtime}.
      > Execution failed for DexingNoClasspathTransform: /Users/user/.gradle/caches/transforms-3/e21b4a742ef330eaded788a2a91d7053/transformed/fragment-1.8.5-runtime.jar.
         > Error while dexing.

Desktop (please complete the following information):

• OS: Mac OS 15.1 Sequoia
• Android Studio v Android Studio Ladybug | 2024.2.1 Patch 2
• React native - "0.69.12"
• "@adyen/react-native": "2.5.0"
• Gradle Version : "7.3.3"
• AGP : "7.2.2"

Additional context
First we thought it's the issue with other dependencies, but even after updating we get the same error, and to remove that error we had to downgrade to "@adyen/react-native": "2.4.0" .

After that we also explore Multidexing as the error was for dexing, and followed this answer , However, we still got the same issue.

[descorp]

Hey @DaniyalShaikh-0

Thanks for reaching out.

This could be a Gradle issue.
What versions of Gradle and AGP are you using? You can check in Android Studio "File" -> "Project Structure"

[DaniyalShaikh-0]

@descorp, Thank you for your message.
I have updated the issue with the Gradle and AGP version we are using

[descorp]

Thanks @DaniyalShaikh-0

Your both Gradle and AGP are old, I am afraid.
According to Google, Android API level 34 (all apps must target it since September 2024) requires AGP version 8.1 at least.

I would recommend updating React Native to at least 0.74

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Alternatively you can just try to change following lines

In /android/build.gradle:

classpath("com.android.tools.build:gradle:8.6.1")

In /android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties

distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.7-all.zip

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If none of the options above are suitable for you - try "solution" from a Google Issue tracker.