How to fix android 4.4.2 error ClassNotFoundException: Didn't find class "com.google.firebase.provider.FirebaseInitProvider" on path: DexPathList

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AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: main
  Process: com.info.app, PID: 24503
  java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to get provider com.google.firebase.provider.FirebaseInitProvider: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: Didn't find class "com.google.firebase.provider.FirebaseInitProvider" on path: DexPathList[[zip file "/data/app/com.info.app-1.apk"],nativeLibraryDirectories=[/data/app-lib/com.info.app-1, /vendor/lib, /system/lib]]
      at android.app.ActivityThread.installProvider(ActivityThread.java:5236)
      at android.app.ActivityThread.installContentProviders(ActivityThread.java:4827)
      at android.app.ActivityThread.handleBindApplication(ActivityThread.java:4710)
      at android.app.ActivityThread.access$1600(ActivityThread.java:174)
      at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1367)
      at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
      at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:146)
      at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5593)
      at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
      at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:515)
      at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:1283)
      at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:1099)
      at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
   Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: Didn't find class "com.google.firebase.provider.FirebaseInitProvider" on path: DexPathList[[zip file "/data/app/com.info.app-1.apk"],nativeLibraryDirectories=[/data/app-lib/com.info.app-1, /vendor/lib, /system/lib]]
      at dalvik.system.BaseDexClassLoader.findClass(BaseDexClassLoader.java:67)
      at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:497)
      at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:457)
      at android.app.ActivityThread.installProvider(ActivityThread.java:5221)
      at android.app.ActivityThread.installContentProviders(ActivityThread.java:4827) 
      at android.app.ActivityThread.handleBindApplication(ActivityThread.java:4710) 
      at android.app.ActivityThread.access$1600(ActivityThread.java:174) 
      at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1367) 
      at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102) 
      at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:146) 
      at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5593) 
      at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method) 
      at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:515) 
      at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:1283) 
      at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:1099) 
      at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)

build.gradle:

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

    dependencies {
        classpath 'io.fabric.tools:gradle:1.+'
    }
}
apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
apply plugin: 'io.fabric'

repositories {
    mavenCentral()
    maven() {
        url "https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots"
    }
    maven { url 'https://maven.fabric.io/public' }

}

android {
    dexOptions {
        javaMaxHeapSize "4g"
    }

    compileSdkVersion 25
    buildToolsVersion '25.0.1'
    defaultConfig {
        // Enabling multidex support.
        multiDexEnabled true
        applicationId "com.info.app"
        minSdkVersion 17
        targetSdkVersion 25
        versionCode 16
        versionName "1.0.12"
        testInstrumentationRunner 'android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner'
    }
    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
            debuggable false
            signingConfig signingConfigs.config
        }
        debug {
            debuggable true
            signingConfig signingConfigs.config
        }
    }

    packagingOptions {
        exclude 'META-INF/LICENSE.txt'
        exclude 'META-INF/NOTICE.txt'
        exclude 'META-INF/LICENSE'
        exclude 'META-INF/NOTICE'
    }
}

dependencies {
    compile fileTree(include: ['*.jar'], dir: 'libs')
    compile project(':CustomBrowser-release')
    compile project(':PayU-release')
    compile project(':sdkui')

    compile('com.github.worker8:tourguide:1.0.17-SNAPSHOT@aar') {
        transitive = true
    }
    compile('com.twitter.sdk.android:twitter:2.3.2@aar') {
        transitive = true;
    }
    compile('com.crashlytics.sdk.android:crashlytics:2.6.8@aar') {
        transitive = true;
    }
    compile 'com.intuit.sdp:sdp-android:1.0.4'
    compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:25.0.1'
    compile 'com.android.support:cardview-v7:25.0.1'
    compile 'com.android.support:design:25.0.1'
    compile 'com.android.support:multidex:1.0.1'
    compile 'com.nostra13.universalimageloader:universal-image-loader:1.9.5'
    compile 'com.soundcloud.android:android-crop:1.0.1@aar'
    compile 'com.mcxiaoke.volley:library:1.0.19'
    compile 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.2.4'
    compile 'com.amulyakhare:com.amulyakhare.textdrawable:1.0.1'
    compile 'de.hdodenhof:circleimageview:2.0.0'
    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:10.2.4'
    compile 'com.facebook.android:facebook-android-sdk:4.15.0'
    compile 'com.google.firebase:firebase-messaging:10.2.4'
    compile 'com.nononsenseapps:filepicker:3.1.0'
    compile 'com.ufreedom.uikit:FloatingViewLib:1.0.2'
    compile 'com.github.paolorotolo:appintro:4.1.0'
    compile 'com.google.firebase:firebase-crash:10.2.4'
    compile 'com.google.firebase:firebase-appindexing:10.2.4'
    compile 'com.stripe:stripe-android:3.1.1'
    compile 'com.braintreepayments:card-form:3.0.5'
    compile 'com.daimajia.numberprogressbar:library:1.4@aar'
    testCompile 'junit:junit:4.12'
}
apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services'

MyApplication.java:

public class MyApplication extends Application {

      @Override
      public void onCreate() {
          MultiDex.install(getApplicationContext());
          super.onCreate();

androidmanifest.xml:

<application
        android:name=".MyApplication"
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:hardwareAccelerated="false"
        android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:largeHeap="true"
        android:supportsRtl="true"
        android:theme="@style/MyMaterialTheme">

Only app unfortunately stopped Android below 4.4.

Latest log file:

06-17 16:50:36.955 586-586/? I/SELinux: Function: selinux_android_load_priority [0], There is no sepolicy file.

06-17 16:50:37.005 586-586/? I/SELinux: Function: selinux_android_load_priority , spota verifySig and checkHash pass. priority version is VE=SEPF_GT-I9192_4.4.2_0055

06-17 16:50:37.005 586-586/? I/SELinux: selinux_android_seapp_context_reload: seapp_contexts file is loaded from /data/security/spota/seapp_contexts
06-17 16:50:37.005 586-586/? E/dalvikvm: >>>>> Normal User
06-17 16:50:37.005 586-586/? E/dalvikvm: >>>>> com.info.app [ userId:0 | appId:10286 ]
06-17 16:50:37.005 586-586/? D/dalvikvm: Late-enabling CheckJNI
06-17 16:50:37.415 586-586/com.info.app D/AndroidRuntime: Shutting down VM
06-17 16:50:37.415 586-586/com.info.app W/dalvikvm: threadid=1: thread exiting with uncaught exception (group=0x41ea2da0)
06-17 16:50:37.415 586-586/com.info.app E/AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: main
  Process: com.info.app, PID: 586
  java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to get provider com.google.firebase.provider.FirebaseInitProvider: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: Didn't find class "com.google.firebase.provider.FirebaseInitProvider" on path: DexPathList[[zip file "/data/app/com.info.app-3.apk"],nativeLibraryDirectories=[/data/app-lib/com.info.app-3, /vendor/lib, /system/lib]]
      at android.app.ActivityThread.installProvider(ActivityThread.java:5236)
      at android.app.ActivityThread.installContentProviders(ActivityThread.java:4827)
      at android.app.ActivityThread.handleBindApplication(ActivityThread.java:4710)
      at android.app.ActivityThread.access$1600(ActivityThread.java:174)
      at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1367)
      at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
      at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:146)
      at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5593)
      at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
      at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:515)
      at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:1283)
      at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:1099)
      at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
   Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: Didn't find class "com.google.firebase.provider.FirebaseInitProvider" on path: DexPathList[[zip file "/data/app/com.info.app-3.apk"],nativeLibraryDirectories=[/data/app-lib/com.info.app-3, /vendor/lib, /system/lib]]
      at dalvik.system.BaseDexClassLoader.findClass(BaseDexClassLoader.java:67)
      at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:497)
      at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:457)
      at android.app.ActivityThread.installProvider(ActivityThread.java:5221)
      at android.app.ActivityThread.installContentProviders(ActivityThread.java:4827) 
      at android.app.ActivityThread.handleBindApplication(ActivityThread.java:4710) 
      at android.app.ActivityThread.access$1600(ActivityThread.java:174) 
      at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1367) 
      at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102) 
      at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:146) 
      at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5593) 
      at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method) 
      at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:515) 
      at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:1283) 
      at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:1099) 
      at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)

Your app needs multidex support. just add support and it ll be fine — Harsh Patel
– Harsh Patel, Commented Jun 17, 2017 at 9:59
You might eliminate the need for Multidex by replacing the dependency on com.google.android.gms:play-services:10.2.4 with the specific Google Play services APIs you need. See this answer: stackoverflow.com/a/40635422/4815718 — Bob Snyder
– Bob Snyder, Commented Jun 17, 2017 at 13:14
Turn off the instant run and do this: stackoverflow.com/a/44603205/2637067. (turning off the instant run is so important) — BabakHSL
– BabakHSL, Commented Apr 26, 2018 at 15:40

Community · Accepted Answer · 2020-06-20 09:12:55Z

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Note: If your project is configured for multidex with minSdkVersion 20 or lower, and you deploy to target devices running Android 4.4 (API level 20) or lower, Android Studio disables Instant Run.

When running on versions prior to Android 5.0 (API level 21), using multidex is not enough to work around the linearalloc limit (issue 78035). This limit was increased in Android 4.0 (API level 14), but that did not solve it completely. And on versions lower than Android 4.0, you might reach the linearalloc limit before reaching the DEX index limit. So if you are targeting API levels lower than 14, test thoroughly on those versions of the platform, because your app might have issues at startup or when particular groups of classes are loaded. Code shrinking can reduce or possibly eliminate these issues.

You have too many methods. There can only be 65536 methods for dex.

So, enable multidex as following:

android {    
defaultConfig {
    // Enabling multidex support.
    multiDexEnabled true
}  
}
dependencies {
compile 'com.android.support:multidex:1.0.0'
}

create one class like this

public class Multi_Dex extends Application {
@Override
protected void attachBaseContext(Context base) {
    super.attachBaseContext(base);
    MultiDex.install(this);
}
}

now in your manifiest file add this

<application
    android:name=".Multi_Dex"
    android:allowBackup="true"
    android:icon="@drawable/logo"
    android:label="@string/app_name"
    android:supportsRtl="true"
    android:theme="@style/AppTheme">

to solve this problem s, like described on this link : developer.android.com/studio/build/multidex

or try this my friend for kitkat or lower version

android {
defaultConfig {
    ...
    multiDexEnabled true
}
productFlavors {
    dev {
        // Enable pre-dexing to produce an APK that can be tested on
        // Android 5.0+ without the time-consuming DEX build processes.
        minSdkVersion 21
    }
    prod {
        // The actual minSdkVersion for the production version.
        minSdkVersion 14
    }
}
buildTypes {
    release {
        minifyEnabled true
        proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'),
                                             'proguard-rules.pro'
    }
}
}
dependencies {
compile 'com.android.support:multidex:1.0.1'
}

edited Jun 20, 2020 at 9:12

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answered Jun 17, 2017 at 9:58

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AskNilesh Over a year ago

@AMahaRaja add this depedencie in your gradle filer compile 'com.android.support:multidex:1.0.0'

AskNilesh Over a year ago

@AMahaRaja at which line your exption throws

A Maharaja Over a year ago

updated latest log file . app not open suddenly stopped stackoverflow.com/q/44603154/4387738

AskNilesh Over a year ago

@AMahaRaja just disable your Instant run than try it sure help you

AskNilesh Over a year ago

than please read documentation developer.android.com/studio/build/multidex.html because there is another way to enabled multiplex for Android 4.4 (API level 20) or lower,

Dmitry · Accepted Answer · 2017-12-27 17:15:38Z

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add this to build.gradle, multidex is not required while you don't need multidex feature

dexOptions {
    preDexLibraries = false
}

answered Dec 27, 2017 at 17:15

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