Multidex: Main Dex Capacity Exceeded With Multidex Enabled

I'm using a package I've included into my project that requires MultiDex, I've got 156561 references so I'll need multiple .dex files. However it fails, citing that the main dex fi

Solution 1:

Assuming you are using one of the latest versions of Xamarin.Android, you can try using the "new" Google D8 dex tool vs. using Proguard.

<PropertyGroup><AndroidDexTool>d8</AndroidDexTool><AndroidLinkTool>r8</AndroidLinkTool></PropertyGroup>

• Android’s D8 dexer and R8 shrinker

Detailed info on the various D8/R8 project configurations can be found in the Xamarin.Android repo here:

• This is the D8 and R8 integration specification for Xamarin.Android.