title: React Native: Execution failed for task ':app:transformDexArchiveWithExternalLibsDexMergerForDebug'
body: <p>I've tried gradlew clean and every other solution available here and on GitHub but the error doesn't match and solution doesn't work</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>Error on cmd After running <code>react-native run-android</code></p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <pre><code> &gt; Task :app:transformDexArchiveWithExternalLibsDexMergerForDebug FAILED
      D8: Program type already present: com.google.android.gms.common.api.internal.zzda
  
  
      FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.
  
  
  * What went wrong:
  Execution failed for task ':app:transformDexArchiveWithExternalLibsDexMergerForDebug'.
  &gt; com.android.builder.dexing.DexArchiveMergerException: Error while merging dex archives: C:\New folder\App\android\app\build\intermediates\transforms\dexBuilder\debug\0.jar, C:\New folder\App\android\app\build\intermediates\transforms\dexBuilder\debug\1.jar, C:\New folder\App\android\app\build\intermediates\transforms\dexBuilder\debug\2.jar, C:\New folder\App\android\app\build\intermediates\transforms\dexBuilder\debug\3.jar, C:\New folder\App\android\app\build\intermediates\transforms\dexBuilder\debug\4.jar, C:\New folder\App\android\app\build\intermediates\transforms\dexBuilder\debug\5.jar, C:\New folder\App\android\app\build\intermediates\transforms\dexBuilder\debug\6.jar, C:\New folder\App\android\app\build\intermediates\transforms\dexBuilder\debug\7.jar, C:\New folder\App\android\app\build\intermediates\transforms\dexBuilder\debug\8.jar, C:\New folder\App\android\app\build\intermediates\transforms\dexBuilder\debug\9.jar, C:\New folder\App\android\app\build\intermediates\transforms\dexBuilder\debug\10.jar, C:\New folder\App\android\app\build\intermediates\transforms\dexBuilder\debug\11.jar, C:\New folder\App\android\app\build\intermediates\transforms\dexBuilder\debug\12.jar, C:\New folder\App\android\app\build\intermediates\transforms\dexBuilder\debug\13.jar, C:\New folder\App\android\app\build\intermediates\transforms\dexBuilder\debug\14.jar, C:\New folder\App\android\app\build\intermediates\transforms\dexBuilder\debug\15.jar, C:\New folder\App\android\app\build\intermediates\transforms\dexBuilder\debug\16.jar, C:\New folder\App\android\app\build\intermediates\transforms\dexBuilder\debug\17.jar, C:\New folder\App\android\app\build\intermediates\transforms\dexBuilder\debug\18.jar, C:\New folder\App\android\app\build\intermediates\transforms\dexBuilder\debug\19.jar, C:\New folder\App\android\app\build\intermediates\transforms\dexBuilder\debug\20.jar, C:\New folder\App\android\app\build\intermediates\transforms\dexBuilder\debug\21.jar, C:\New folder\App\android\app\build\intermediates\transforms\dexBuilder\debug\22.jar, C:\New folder\App\android\app\build\intermediates\transforms\dexBuilder\debug\23.jar, C:\New folder\App\android\app\build\intermediates\transforms\dexBuilder\debug\24.jar, C:\New folder\App\android\app\build\intermediates\transforms\dexBuilder\debug\25.jar, C:\New folder\App\android\app\build\intermediates\transforms\dexBuilder\debug\26.jar, C:\New folder\App\android\app\build\intermediates\transforms\dexBuilder\debug\27.jar, C:\New folder\App\android\app\build\intermediates\transforms\dexBuilder\debug\28.jar, C:\New folder\App\android\app\build\intermediates\transforms\dexBuilder\debug\29.jar, C:\New folder\App\android\app\build\intermediates\transforms\dexBuilder\debug\30.jar, C:\New folder\App\android\app\build\intermediates\transforms\dexBuilder\debug\31.jar, C:\New folder\App\android\app\build\intermediates\transforms\dexBuilder\debug\32.jar, C:\New folder\App\android\app\build\intermediates\transforms\dexBuilder\debug\33.jar, C:\New folder\App\android\app\build\intermediates\transforms\dexBuilder\debug\34.jar, C:\New folder\App\android\app\build\intermediates\transforms\dexBuilder\debug\35.jar, C:\New folder\App\android\app\build\intermediates\transforms\dexBuilder\debug\36.jar, C:\New folder\App\android\app\build\intermediates\transforms\dexBuilder\debug\37.jar, C:\New folder\App\android\app\build\intermediates\transforms\dexBuilder\debug\38.jar, C:\New folder\App\android\app\build\intermediates\transforms\dexBuilder\debug\39.jar, C:\New folder\App\android\app\build\intermediates\transforms\dexBuilder\debug\40.jar, C:\New folder\App\android\app\build\intermediates\transforms\dexBuilder\debug\41.jar, C:\New folder\App\android\app\build\intermediates\transforms\dexBuilder\debug\42.jar, C:\New folder\App\android\app\build\intermediates\transforms\dexBuilder\debug\43.jar, C:\New folder\App\android\app\build\intermediates\transforms\dexBuilder\debug\44.jar, C:\New folder\App\android\app\build\intermediates\transforms\dexBuilder\debug\45.jar, C:\New folder\App\android\app\build\intermediates\transforms\dexBuilder\debug\46.jar, C:\New folder\App\android\app\build\intermediates\transforms\dexBuilder\debug\47.jar, C:\New folder\App\android\app\build\intermediates\transforms\dexBuilder\debug\48.jar, C:\New folder\App\android\app\build\intermediates\transforms\dexBuilder\debug\49.jar, C:\New folder\App\android\app\build\intermediates\transforms\dexBuilder\debug\50.jar, C:\New folder\App\android\app\build\intermediates\transforms\dexBuilder\debug\51.jar
  
  * Try:
  Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace. Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output. Run with --scan to get full insights.
  
  * Get more help at https://help.gradle.org
  
  BUILD FAILED in 1m 39s
  82 actionable tasks: 78 executed, 4 up-to-date
  Could not install the app on the device, read the error above for details.
  Make sure you have an Android emulator running or a device connected and have
  set up your Android development environment:
  https://facebook.github.io/react-native/docs/getting-started.html
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I have tried all the solutions but none seems to work. Please Help</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>react-native-cli: 2.0.1 <br/>
    react-native: 0.53.0</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p><br/>
  <strong>build.gradle file:</strong></p>
  
  <pre><code>// Top-level build file where you can add configuration options common to all sub-projects/modules.
  
  buildscript {
      repositories {
          jcenter()
          google()
      }
      dependencies {
          classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.1.3'
  
          // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
          // in the individual module build.gradle files
      }
  }
  
  allprojects {
      repositories {
          mavenLocal()
          jcenter()
          maven {
              // All of React Native (JS, Obj-C sources, Android binaries) is installed from npm
              url "$rootDir/../node_modules/react-native/android"
          }
          maven {
              url 'https://maven.google.com'
          }
      }
  }
  
  ext {
    compileSdkVersion = 26
    targetSdkVersion = 26
    buildToolsVersion = "26.0.2"
    supportLibVersion = "26.1.0"
    googlePlayServicesVersion = "11.8.0"
    oreoEXPERIMENTAL = "yes"
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p><br/>
  <strong>android/app/build.gradle file:</strong></p>
  
  <pre><code>apply plugin: "com.android.application"
  
  import com.android.build.OutputFile
  
  /**
   * The react.gradle file registers a task for each build variant (e.g. bundleDebugJsAndAssets
   * and bundleReleaseJsAndAssets).
   * These basically call `react-native bundle` with the correct arguments during the Android build
   * cycle. By default, bundleDebugJsAndAssets is skipped, as in debug/dev mode we prefer to load the
   * bundle directly from the development server. Below you can see all the possible configurations
   * and their defaults. If you decide to add a configuration block, make sure to add it before the
   * `apply from: "../../node_modules/react-native/react.gradle"` line.
   *
   * project.ext.react = [
   *   // the name of the generated asset file containing your JS bundle
   *   bundleAssetName: "index.android.bundle",
   *
   *   // the entry file for bundle generation
   *   entryFile: "index.android.js",
   *
   *   // whether to bundle JS and assets in debug mode
   *   bundleInDebug: false,
   *
   *   // whether to bundle JS and assets in release mode
   *   bundleInRelease: true,
   *
   *   // whether to bundle JS and assets in another build variant (if configured).
   *   // See http://tools.android.com/tech-docs/new-build-system/user-guide#TOC-Build-Variants
   *   // The configuration property can be in the following formats
   *   //         'bundleIn${productFlavor}${buildType}'
   *   //         'bundleIn${buildType}'
   *   // bundleInFreeDebug: true,
   *   // bundleInPaidRelease: true,
   *   // bundleInBeta: true,
   *
   *   // whether to disable dev mode in custom build variants (by default only disabled in release)
   *   // for example: to disable dev mode in the staging build type (if configured)
   *   devDisabledInStaging: true,
   *   // The configuration property can be in the following formats
   *   //         'devDisabledIn${productFlavor}${buildType}'
   *   //         'devDisabledIn${buildType}'
   *
   *   // the root of your project, i.e. where "package.json" lives
   *   root: "../../",
   *
   *   // where to put the JS bundle asset in debug mode
   *   jsBundleDirDebug: "$buildDir/intermediates/assets/debug",
   *
   *   // where to put the JS bundle asset in release mode
   *   jsBundleDirRelease: "$buildDir/intermediates/assets/release",
   *
   *   // where to put drawable resources / React Native assets, e.g. the ones you use via
   *   // require('./image.png')), in debug mode
   *   resourcesDirDebug: "$buildDir/intermediates/res/merged/debug",
   *
   *   // where to put drawable resources / React Native assets, e.g. the ones you use via
   *   // require('./image.png')), in release mode
   *   resourcesDirRelease: "$buildDir/intermediates/res/merged/release",
   *
   *   // by default the gradle tasks are skipped if none of the JS files or assets change; this means
   *   // that we don't look at files in android/ or ios/ to determine whether the tasks are up to
   *   // date; if you have any other folders that you want to ignore for performance reasons (gradle
   *   // indexes the entire tree), add them here. Alternatively, if you have JS files in android/
   *   // for example, you might want to remove it from here.
   *   inputExcludes: ["android/**", "ios/**"],
   *
   *   // override which node gets called and with what additional arguments
   *   nodeExecutableAndArgs: ["node"],
   *
   *   // supply additional arguments to the packager
   *   extraPackagerArgs: []
   * ]
   */
  
  project.ext.react = [
      entryFile: "index.js"
  ]
  
  apply from: "../../node_modules/react-native/react.gradle"
  
  /**
   * Set this to true to create two separate APKs instead of one:
   *   - An APK that only works on ARM devices
   *   - An APK that only works on x86 devices
   * The advantage is the size of the APK is reduced by about 4MB.
   * Upload all the APKs to the Play Store and people will download
   * the correct one based on the CPU architecture of their device.
   */
  def enableSeparateBuildPerCPUArchitecture = false
  
  /**
   * Run Proguard to shrink the Java bytecode in release builds.
   */
  def enableProguardInReleaseBuilds = false
  
  android {
      compileSdkVersion 23
      buildToolsVersion '27.0.3'
  
      defaultConfig {
          applicationId "com.cherishx_vendors"
          minSdkVersion 16
          targetSdkVersion 22
          versionCode 1
          versionName "1.0"
          ndk {
              abiFilters "armeabi-v7a", "x86"
          }
      }
      splits {
          abi {
              reset()
              enable enableSeparateBuildPerCPUArchitecture
              universalApk false  // If true, also generate a universal APK
              include "armeabi-v7a", "x86"
          }
      }
      buildTypes {
          release {
              minifyEnabled enableProguardInReleaseBuilds
              proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile("proguard-android.txt"), "proguard-rules.pro"
          }
      }
      // applicationVariants are e.g. debug, release
      applicationVariants.all { variant -&gt;
          variant.outputs.each { output -&gt;
              // For each separate APK per architecture, set a unique version code as described here:
              // http://tools.android.com/tech-docs/new-build-system/user-guide/apk-splits
              def versionCodes = ["armeabi-v7a":1, "x86":2]
              def abi = output.getFilter(OutputFile.ABI)
              if (abi != null) {  // null for the universal-debug, universal-release variants
                  output.versionCodeOverride =
                          versionCodes.get(abi) * 1048576 + defaultConfig.versionCode
              }
          }
      }
  }
  
  dependencies {
      compile project(':react-native-onesignal')
      compile project(':react-native-mauron85-background-geolocation')
      compile fileTree(dir: "libs", include: ["*.jar"])
      compile "com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.0.1"
      compile "com.facebook.react:react-native:+"  // From node_modules
  }
  
  // Run this once to be able to run the application with BUCK
  // puts all compile dependencies into folder libs for BUCK to use
  task copyDownloadableDepsToLibs(type: Copy) {
      from configurations.compile
      into 'libs'
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <hr>
  
  <h2>Edit</h2>
  
  <p>After adding <code>multidexEnabled = true</code> to <strong>android/app/build.gradle file</strong>
  the following error pops up :</p>
  
  <pre><code>FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.
  
  * What went wrong:
  Execution failed for task ':app:transformClassesWithMultidexlistForDebug'.
  &gt; com.android.build.api.transform.TransformException: Error while generating the main dex list.
  
  * Try:
  Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace. Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output. Run with --scan to get full insights.
  
  * Get more help at https://help.gradle.org
  
  BUILD FAILED in 16s
  68 actionable tasks: 1 executed, 67 up-to-date
  Could not install the app on the device, read the error above for details.
  Make sure you have an Android emulator running or a device connected and have
  set up your Android development environment:
  https://facebook.github.io/react-native/docs/getting-started.html
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>This error is not answered anywhere so I included this as an update to this question.</p>