API 'variant.getExternalNativeBuildTasks()'

Question

Using Android Studio 3.3 Canary 11 with the gradle plugin version 3.3.0-alpha11. It throws the following error when trying to sync gradle

WARNING: API 'variant.getExternalNativeBuildTasks()' is obsolete and has been 
replaced with 'variant.getExternalNativeBuildProviders()'.
It will be removed at the end of 2019.
For more information, see https://d.android.com/r/tools/task-configuration- 
avoidance
Affected Modules: app

Clicking on the error leads me to this line in the gradle file

applicationVariants.all { variant ->
            variant.outputs.all {
                outputFileName = "${variant.name}-${variant.versionName}.apk"
            }
        }

What exactly do I need to change here?

project build.gradle

// Top-level build file where you can add configuration options common to all sub-projects/modules.

buildscript {
    repositories {
        jcenter()
        mavenCentral() // jcenter() works as well because it pulls from Maven Central
        maven { url "https://maven.google.com" }
        google()
    }

    dependencies {
        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.3.0-alpha11'

        // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
        // in the individual module build.gradle files
        classpath "io.realm:realm-gradle-plugin:4.1.1"
        classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:3.2.1'
        classpath 'com.google.firebase:firebase-plugins:1.1.5'
    }
}

allprojects {
    repositories {
        jcenter()
        maven { url "https://maven.google.com" }
    }
}

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

// Define versions in a single place
ext {
    // Sdk and tools
    minSdkVersion = 21
    targetSdkVersion = 27
    compileSdkVersion = 27
    buildToolsVersion = '27.0.3'

    // App dependencies
    supportLibraryVersion = '27.1.1'
    appCompactLibraryVersion = '27.1.1'
    playServicesVersion = '15.0.1'
    firebaseVersionCore = '16.0.1'
    firebaseVersionPerf = '16.0.0'
    firebaseVersionMessaging = '17.1.0'

    //lottie
    lottieVersion = '2.5.0'
}

app build.gradle

buildscript {
    repositories {
        maven { url 'https://maven.fabric.io/public' }
    }

    dependencies {
        classpath 'io.fabric.tools:gradle:1.25.4'
    }
    buildscript {
        repositories {
            maven { url "https://maven.google.com" }
            maven { url 'https://maven.fabric.io/public' }
            mavenCentral()

        }

        dependencies {
            // These docs use an open ended version so that our plugin
            // can be updated quickly in response to Android tooling updates

            // We recommend changing it to the latest version from our changelog:
            // https://docs.fabric.io/android/changelog.html#fabric-gradle-plugin
            classpath 'io.fabric.tools:gradle:'
        }
    }
}
apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
apply plugin: 'com.google.firebase.firebase-perf'
repositories {
    maven { url 'https://maven.fabric.io/public' }
}

apply plugin: 'io.fabric'
apply plugin: 'realm-android'

android {

    realm {
        syncEnabled = false
    }

    dexOptions {
        javaMaxHeapSize "4g"
    }

    compileSdkVersion rootProject.ext.compileSdkVersion

    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "example.com"
        minSdkVersion rootProject.ext.minSdkVersion
        multiDexEnabled true
        versionCode mVersionCode
        versionName mVersionName
        vectorDrawables.useSupportLibrary = true

    }

    compileOptions {
        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
    }

    buildTypes {

        applicationVariants.all { variant ->
            variant.outputs.all {
                outputFileName = "${variant.name}-${variant.versionName}.apk"
            }
        }

        release {
            shrinkResources true
            minifyEnabled true
            useProguard true
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'

            lintOptions {
                disable 'MissingTranslation'
            }

            applicationVariants.all { variant ->
                variant.outputs.all {
                    outputFileName = "${variant.name}-${variant.versionName}.apk"
                }
            }

        }
        debug {
            shrinkResources true
            minifyEnabled true
            useProguard true
            debuggable true
            versionNameSuffix '-DEBUG'
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'debug-proguard-rules.pro'

            ext.enableCrashlytics = false
            crunchPngs false

        }
    }

    flavorDimensions "default"

    lintOptions {

        checkReleaseBuilds false

    }

    packagingOptions {
        exclude 'META-INF/DEPENDENCIES.txt'
        exclude 'META-INF/LICENSE.txt'
        exclude 'META-INF/NOTICE.txt'
        exclude 'META-INF/NOTICE'
        exclude 'META-INF/LICENSE'
        exclude 'META-INF/DEPENDENCIES'
        exclude 'META-INF/notice.txt'
        exclude 'META-INF/license.txt'
        exclude 'META-INF/dependencies.txt'
        exclude 'META-INF/LGPL2.1'
    }
    buildToolsVersion '28.0.2'
}

configurations {
    implementation.exclude group: "org.apache.httpcomponents", module: "httpclient"
}

dependencies {
    implementation fileTree(include: ['*.jar'], dir: 'libs')

    implementation "com.android.support:appcompat-v7:$rootProject.appCompactLibraryVersion"
    implementation "com.android.support:support-compat:$rootProject.supportLibraryVersion"
    implementation "com.android.support:mediarouter-v7:$rootProject.supportLibraryVersion"
    implementation "com.android.support:cardview-v7:$rootProject.supportLibraryVersion"
    implementation "com.android.support:design:$rootProject.supportLibraryVersion"


    api 'com.squareup.retrofit2:retrofit:2.4.0'
    api 'com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:3.11.0'
    api 'com.squareup.okhttp3:logging-interceptor:3.10.0'
    implementation 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.8.2'
    implementation 'com.squareup.retrofit2:converter-gson:2.3.0'
    implementation 'com.squareup.picasso:picasso:2.5.2'
    implementation 'com.squareup.retrofit2:adapter-rxjava:2.3.0'
    implementation 'com.android.support:multidex:1.0.3'
    implementation 'com.daimajia.easing:library:2.0@aar'
    implementation 'com.daimajia.androidanimations:library:2.3@aar'

    implementation 'com.akexorcist:googledirectionlibrary:1.0.5'
    implementation 'io.reactivex:rxandroid:1.2.1'
    implementation 'io.reactivex:rxjava:1.3.0'
    // Wifi hotspot library
    implementation 'cc.mvdan.accesspoint:library:0.2.0'
    implementation 'com.android.support.constraint:constraint-layout:1.1.3'
    implementation 'org.jsoup:jsoup:1.10.3'
    api "com.airbnb.android:lottie:$rootProject.lottieVersion"
    implementation 'com.android.support:support-v4:27.1.1'
    implementation 'com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:27.1.1'
    testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.12'
    implementation 'com.jakewharton:butterknife:8.8.1'

    debugImplementation 'com.squareup.leakcanary:leakcanary-android:1.5.4'
    releaseImplementation 'com.squareup.leakcanary:leakcanary-android-no-op:1.5.4'

    implementation 'com.googlecode.libphonenumber:libphonenumber:8.2.0'

    implementation "com.google.android.gms:play-services-base:$rootProject.playServicesVersion"
    implementation "com.google.android.gms:play-services-cast-framework:$rootProject.playServicesVersion"
    implementation "com.google.android.gms:play-services-auth:$rootProject.playServicesVersion"
    implementation "com.google.android.gms:play-services-identity:$rootProject.playServicesVersion"
    implementation "com.google.android.gms:play-services-awareness:$rootProject.playServicesVersion"
    implementation "com.google.android.gms:play-services-cast:$rootProject.playServicesVersion"
    implementation "com.google.android.gms:play-services-drive:$rootProject.playServicesVersion"
    implementation "com.google.android.gms:play-services-location:$rootProject.playServicesVersion"
    implementation "com.google.android.gms:play-services-maps:$rootProject.playServicesVersion"

    implementation "com.google.firebase:firebase-core:$rootProject.firebaseVersionCore"
    implementation "com.google.firebase:firebase-perf:$rootProject.firebaseVersionPerf"
    implementation "com.google.firebase:firebase-messaging:$rootProject.firebaseVersionMessaging"
    implementation "com.google.firebase:firebase-analytics:$rootProject.firebaseVersionCore"


    api('com.crashlytics.sdk.android:crashlytics:2.8.0@aar') {
        transitive = true
    }
    api('com.crashlytics.sdk.android:answers:1.4.1@aar') {
        transitive = true
    }
    annotationProcessor 'com.jakewharton:butterknife-compiler:8.8.1'
    api project(path: ':libraryBTHelper')
    api project(':bkk_rush')

    debugApi 'com.amitshekhar.android:debug-db:1.0.3'
    api "org.jdeferred:jdeferred-android-aar:1.2.6"
    implementation 'com.android.support:gridlayout-v7:27.1.1'
}

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

I have skipped out a few constants and other sensitive information in the app/build.gradle file.

Answer 1

For those who need to keep the Fabric plugin applied, the temporary solution is to go back to the previous version of the gradle at the project level.

Change the classpath version to com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.2.1.

Answer 2

this will fix the error : On the taskbar click Tools->Kotlin->Configure Kotlin in Project

Answer 3

If commenting out io.fabric on the app gradle file worked for you temporarily

//apply plugin: 'io.fabric'

Then upgrading your fabric gradle dependencies on the Project gradle file will permanently solve the issue:

classpath 'io.fabric.tools:gradle:1.27.0'

NB: this doesn’t remove the warnings but let you use Crashlytics with AS3.3+

Answer 4

Changing source compatibility in module build.gradle file to Java 8 fixes the issue

compileOptions {
    sourceCompatibility 1.8
    targetCompatibility 1.8
}

Be sure to rebuild the project after adding those lines

Answer 5

In my case, I needed to use io.fabric plugin, and the solution was, to update to the latest fabric tools gradle version:

classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.3.0'
classpath 'io.fabric.tools:gradle:1.27.0'

Answer 6

I also couldn't start the project after updating Android Studio. But after deleting the .gradle, .idea, build folders and re-importing the project, everything worked, but the warning still remains.