Enabling Multidex

In order to enable a multidex configuration you need:

• to change your Gradle build configuration
• to use a MultiDexApplication or enable the MultiDex in your Application class

Gradle configuration

In app/build.gradle add these parts:

android {
    compileSdkVersion 24
    buildToolsVersion "24.0.1"

    defaultConfig {
        ...
        minSdkVersion 14
        targetSdkVersion 24
        ...

        // Enabling multidex support.
        multiDexEnabled true
    }
    ...
}

dependencies {
  compile 'com.android.support:multidex:1.0.1'
}

Enable MultiDex in your Application

Then proceed with one of three options:

• http://stackoverflow.com/documentation/android/1887/multidex-and-the-dex-method-limit/6003/multidex-by-extending-application#t=20160807053003773542
• http://stackoverflow.com/documentation/android/1887/multidex-and-the-dex-method-limit/18691/multidex-by-extending-multidexapplication#t=20160807053003773542
• http://stackoverflow.com/documentation/android/1887/multidex-and-the-dex-method-limit/6002/multidex-by-using-multidexapplication-directly#t=20160807053003773542

When these configuration settings are added to an app, the Android build tools construct a primary dex (classes.dex) and supporting (classes2.dex, classes3.dex) as needed.

The build system will then package them into an APK file for distribution.