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" .... >