[FIXED] Unable to get provider androidx.startup.InitializationProvider

Issue

I am trying to run the project on Android 9 device and I am getting the following Error saying Unable to get provider androidx.startup.InitializationProvider:.

2020-12-16 15:19:03.075 25234-25234/com.example.phoE/AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: main
    Process: com.example.pho, PID: 25234
    java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to get provider androidx.startup.InitializationProvider: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: Didn't find class "androidx.startup.InitializationProvider" on path: DexPathList[[zip file "/data/appcom.example.pho-Z8JhKzo4aoi5K98ZrK71WQ==/base.apk"],nativeLibraryDirectories=[/data/app/com.example.pho-Z8JhKzo4aoi5K98ZrK71WQ==/lib/arm64, /data/app/com.example.pho-Z8JhKzo4aoi5K98ZrK71WQ==/base.apk!/lib/arm64-v8a, /system/lib64, /vendor/lib64]]
        at android.app.ActivityThread.installProvider(ActivityThread.java:6857)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.installContentProviders(ActivityThread.java:6399)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.handleBindApplication(ActivityThread.java:6303)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.access$1300(ActivityThread.java:241)
        at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1819)
        at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:106)
        at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:216)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7188)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
        at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:494)
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:975)
     Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: Didn't find class "androidx.startup.InitializationProvider" on path: DexPathList[[zip file "/data/app/com.example.pho-Z8JhKzo4aoi5K98ZrK71WQ==/base.apk"],nativeLibraryDirectories=[/data/app/com.example.pho-Z8JhKzo4aoi5K98ZrK71WQ==/lib/arm64, /data/app/com.example.pho-Z8JhKzo4aoi5K98ZrK71WQ==/base.apk!/lib/arm64-v8a, /system/lib64, /vendor/lib64]]
        at dalvik.system.BaseDexClassLoader.findClass(BaseDexClassLoader.java:134)
        at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:379)
        at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:312)
        at android.app.AppComponentFactory.instantiateProvider(AppComponentFactory.java:121)
        at androidx.core.app.CoreComponentFactory.instantiateProvider(CoreComponentFactory.java:67)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.installProvider(ActivityThread.java:6841)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.installContentProviders(ActivityThread.java:6399) 
        at android.app.ActivityThread.handleBindApplication(ActivityThread.java:6303) 
        at android.app.ActivityThread.access$1300(ActivityThread.java:241) 
        at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1819) 
        at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:106) 
        at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:216) 
        at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7188) 
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method) 
        at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:494) 
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:975) 

I tried everything mentioned here but nothing is working. Really appreciate if someone can help me.

Gradle file

buildscript {
    repositories {
        jcenter()
    }
    dependencies {
        classpath 'com.dicedmelon.gradle:jacoco-android:0.1.4'
    }
}

plugins {
    id "com.diffplug.gradle.spotless" version "3.16.0"
}

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
apply plugin: 'jacoco-android'
apply plugin: 'realm-android'
apply plugin: "com.github.b3er.local.properties"

def keystorePropertiesFile = rootProject.file("sample_keystore.properties")

def keystoreProperties = new Properties()

def LOCAL_KEY_PRESENT = project.hasProperty('SIGNING_KEY_FILE') && rootProject.file(SIGNING_KEY_FILE).exists()

keystoreProperties.load(new FileInputStream(keystorePropertiesFile))

android {
    compileSdkVersion 29
    buildToolsVersion "29.0.2"

    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "org.fossasia.phimpme"
        minSdkVersion 21
        targetSdkVersion 29
        versionCode 14
        versionName '1.11.0'
        multiDexEnabled true
        testInstrumentationRunner 'androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner'
        vectorDrawables.useSupportLibrary = true
        resConfigs "en"
        ndk {
            abiFilters 'armeabi-v7a','arm64-v8a','x86','x86_64'
        }
        renderscriptTargetApi 19
        renderscriptSupportModeEnabled true
    }

    compileOptions {
        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
    }

    signingConfigs {
        if (TRAVIS_BUILD) {
            release {
                storeFile KEYSTORE_FILE
                storePassword System.getenv("STORE_PASS")
                keyAlias System.getenv("ALIAS")
                keyPassword System.getenv("KEY_PASS")
            }
        } else if (LOCAL_KEY_PRESENT) {
            release {
                storeFile rootProject.file(SIGNING_KEY_FILE)
                storePassword STORE_PASS
                keyAlias ALIAS
                keyPassword KEY_PASS
            }
        }
    }

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

            if (LOCAL_KEY_PRESENT || TRAVIS_BUILD)
                signingConfig signingConfigs.release
        }
        debug {
            testCoverageEnabled false

        }
    }

    packagingOptions {
        exclude 'META-INF/maven/org.apache.maven/maven-artifact/pom.xml'
        exclude 'licenses/javolution.license.TXT'
        exclude 'META-INF/maven/org.apache.maven.wagon/wagon-http-shared/pom.properties'
        exclude 'META-INF/maven/*'
        exclude 'org/codehaus/classworlds/uberjar/boot/Bootstrapper.class'
    }

    configurations {
        implementation.exclude group: 'org.jetbrains', module: 'annotations'
    }

    lintOptions {
        abortOnError false
        disable "Instantiatable"
    }

    tasks.withType(JavaCompile) {
        configure(options) {
            // TODO
            compilerArgs << "-Xlint:unchecked"
            compilerArgs << "-Xlint:-rawtypes"
        }
    }

    dexOptions {
        jumboMode = true
    }
    externalNativeBuild {
        ndkBuild {
            path 'src/main/jni/Android.mk'
        }
    }
}

repositories {
    mavenCentral()
    maven { url "https://jitpack.io" }
}

spotless {
    java {
        googleJavaFormat()
        target '**/*.java'
    }
}

dependencies {
    implementation fileTree(include: ['*.jar'], dir: 'libs')
    androidTestImplementation('com.android.support.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.1.0', {
        exclude group: 'com.android.support', module: 'support-annotations'
    })
    // Core library
    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test:core:1.3.0'

    // AndroidJUnitRunner and JUnit Rules
    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test:runner:1.2.0'
    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test:rules:1.3.0'

    //retrofit
    implementation "com.squareup.retrofit2:retrofit:$rootProject.retrofitVersion"
    implementation "com.squareup.retrofit2:converter-gson:$rootProject.retrofitVersion"
    implementation 'com.squareup.okhttp3:logging-interceptor:4.9.0'

    //google and support
    implementation "androidx.appcompat:appcompat:$rootProject.supportLibraryVersion"
    implementation "androidx.vectordrawable:vectordrawable-animated:1.1.0"
    implementation "androidx.legacy:legacy-support-v4:1.0.0"
    implementation "com.google.android.material:material:1.2.1"
    implementation "androidx.vectordrawable:vectordrawable:1.1.0"
    implementation "androidx.palette:palette:1.0.0"
    implementation "androidx.cardview:cardview:1.0.0"
    implementation "androidx.browser:browser:1.2.0"
    implementation "androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview:1.1.0"
    implementation 'androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout:2.0.2'

    //exoplayer
    implementation 'com.google.android.exoplayer:exoplayer:r1.5.7'

    implementation "androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-extensions:$rootProject.lifecycleVersion"


    implementation 'com.koushikdutta.ion:ion:3.0.9'
    implementation 'org.jetbrains:annotations-java5:20.1.0'
    implementation 'com.android.support:multidex:1.0.3'
    implementation group: 'com.box', name: 'box-android-sdk', version: '5.0.0'



}

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
apply plugin: 'jacoco-android'

Solution

You can fix it by disabling automatic initialization for all your components and dependencies.

Include this snippet in your manifest:

    <provider
        android:name="androidx.startup.InitializationProvider"
        android:authorities="${applicationId}.androidx-startup"
        tools:node="remove" />

I also added a new dependency, although that might not be actually required:

implementation "androidx.startup:startup-runtime:1.0.0"

Read more about this (new?) automatic app initialization stuff here: https://developer.android.com/topic/libraries/app-startup

Answered By - ThePBone
Answer Checked By - Dawn Plyler (JavaFixing Volunteer)