Manifest merger failed androidx
Inside app > build.gradle :
dependencies {
...
// add the following single line for androidx
implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.1.0'
// implementation before testImplementation
testImplementation ......
}
Inside gradle.properties :
android.useAndroidX=true
android.enableJetifier=true
Inside AndroidManifest.xml :
<application
....
tools:replace="android:appComponentFactory"
android:appComponentFactory="whateverString"
....
>