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Cannot build Android app - Duplicate zip entry

I have an Ionic 3 app which gives me the following error when I'm trying to build it:
Execution failed for task ':app:transformClassesWithMultidexlistForDebug'.
java.io.IOException: Can't write [C:\Users\zxy\Desktop\mobile_apps\newone\CourierManager\platforms\android\app\build\intermediates\multi-dex\debug\componentClasses.jar] (Can't read [C:\Users\zxy\Desktop\mobile_apps\newone\CourierManager\platforms\android\app\build\intermediates\transforms\desugar\debug\8.jar(;;;;;;**.class)] (Duplicate zip entry [8.jar:ch/qos/logback/core/joran/spi/DefaultClass.class]))
My dependencies in build.gradle file looks like this:
dependencies {
implementation fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: '*.jar')
// SUB-PROJECT DEPENDENCIES START
implementation(project(path: ":CordovaLib"))
compile "com.android.support:support-v4:24.1.1+"
compile "me.leolin:ShortcutBadger:1.1.17#aar"
compile "com.google.firebase:firebase-messaging:11.0.1"
compile "com.android.support:support-v4:27.+"
compile "com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:3.+"
compile "com.android.support:support-v4:+"
compile "com.google.firebase:firebase-dynamic-links:11.0.1"
compile "com.google.android.gms:play-services-location:11.0.1"
compile "com.android.support:support-v4:26+"
compile "com.android.support:appcompat-v7:26+"
// SUB-PROJECT DEPENDENCIES END
compile 'com.android.support:multidex:1.0.1'
}
Is there any way I can fix this without removing and adding android platform?

Found the problem and was not related to the build.gradle. I had an older version of background geolocation plugin which I updated. But it seems that it kept some dependencies to it which clashed with the new plugin. I had to manually remove it from properties.gradle.

On creating a JAR in android studio, how to add the external jar library in the module?

On creating a jar for android application, i tried pulling up some external jar's in the module.but each time i try to build the jar im facing this issue.
Error:Execution failed for task ':mpos:compileJava'.
Compilation failed; see the compiler error output for details.
Error:(9, 19) error: package android.app does not exist
Error:(14, 30) error: cannot find symbol class Activity
"mpos" is my file name.

You have to put your JAR file in app/libs, and in app/build.gradle inside the dependencies section:
compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])

you can put your jar files in any directory you want to make inside module like app module or your library module
then you add an implementation command in build.gradle file of that module and specify the jar directories you made. like this
implementation fileTree(include: ['*.jar'], dir: 'libs')
or maybe
implementation fileTree(include: ['*.jar'], dir: 'path/to/dir')

After updating android studio and new sdk am getting the "Error:Execution failed for task ':app:processDebugGoogleServices'. How can I fix that?

Here is the error am getting when i try to build the app
Error:Execution failed for task ':app:processDebugGoogleServices'.
Please fix the version conflict either by updating the version of the google-services plugin (information about the latest version is available at https://bintray.com/android/android-tools/com.google.gms.google-services/) or updating the version of com.google.android.gms to 9.0.0.
And these are the dependencies am using in my project
dependencies {
compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
testCompile 'junit:junit:4.12'
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:24.0.0'
compile 'com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:24.0.0'
compile 'com.android.support:cardview-v7:24.0.0'
compile('com.mikepenz:materialdrawer:3.1.0#aar') {
transitive = true
}
compile 'com.github.navasmdc:MaterialDesign:1.5#aar'
compile 'com.nineoldandroids:library:2.4.+'
compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads:9.2.0'
compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-appindexing:9.2.0'
compile 'in.srain.cube:grid-view-with-header-footer:1.0.12'
compile 'com.quinny898.library.persistentsearch:library:1.1.0-SNAPSHOT'
compile 'com.github.nirhart:parallaxscroll:1.0'
compile 'com.github.amlcurran.showcaseview:library:5.4.1'
compile 'com.getbase:floatingactionbutton:1.10.1'
compile 'com.google.api-client:google-api-client-android:1.20.0' exclude module: 'httpclient'
compile 'com.google.http-client:google-http-client-gson:1.20.0' exclude module: 'httpclient'
compile 'com.google.apis:google-api-services-vision:v1-rev2-1.21.0'
compile 'com.google.firebase:firebase-core:9.2.0'
compile 'com.google.firebase:firebase-messaging:9.2.0'
compile 'me.gujun.android.taggroup:library:1.4#aar'
}

After spending 2 days of searching in web i finally found a solution.
i put apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services' at the end of my build.gradle file.
But i still don't understand why it didn't work when i write it on top.
May google knows :P

Android .aar dependencies aren’t resolving in libraries

My goal is to distribute an .aar file that can be used by other developers in their projects. The problem I find is when i try integrate my .aar into other project, is i need specify all of the dependencies in their build.gradle file that I have already included in my .aar build.gradle.
My question it if possible only include my library as a dependency and somehow the libraries that my library depends on will get included in the other project.
For example, my library defines the following dependencies in its build.gradle file:
dependencies {
compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
compile 'org.altbeacon:android-beacon-library:2.3.5'
compile 'commons-codec:commons-codec:1.10'
}
I wrote a test app that uses my library and add like module in Android Studio interface
dependencies {
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:22.0.0'
compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:7.5.0'
compile project(':myLibrary')
}
However, this does not work. I get java.lang.VerifyErrors at runtime. What ends up working is to include this in the app's build.gradle file:
dependencies {
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:22.0.0'
compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:7.5.0'
compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
compile 'org.altbeacon:android-beacon-library:2.3.5'
compile 'commons-codec:commons-codec:1.10'
compile project(':myLibrary')
}
Why do I need to include dependencies in both the .aar and the final application? What am I not understanding about how dependencies work? Why isn't the final application able to grab the .aar's dependencies from maven or jCenter at build time?

How can I solve "Local path doesn't exist." error in Android Studio?

I created a new project in Android Studio 1.1 and I built successfully. After that, I added a jar libraries and updated build.gradle file
dependencies {
compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:21.0.3'
compile files('libs/commons-logging-1.1.1.jar')
compile files('libs/google-api-client-1.18.0-rc.jar')
compile files('libs/google-api-client-android-1.18.0-rc.jar')
compile files('libs/google-api-client-appengine-1.18.0-rc.jar')
compile files('libs/google-api-client-gson-1.18.0-rc.jar')
compile files('libs/google-api-client-jackson2-1.18.0-rc.jar')
}
Now, I am getting error "Local path doesn't exist."
I search other questions about this problem but I can't solve it. Help me please!

If you added jar libraries, your Gradle file should have updated itself correctly. Local path doesn't exist means that one of the files you want to compile is not in the path you have specified.

If you used
compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
Then no need to add each .jar file one by one ,it means you have to remvoe following form your build.gradle.
compile files('libs/commons-logging-1.1.1.jar')
compile files('libs/google-api-client-1.18.0-rc.jar')
compile files('libs/google-api-client-android-1.18.0-rc.jar')
compile files('libs/google-api-client-appengine-1.18.0-rc.jar')
compile files('libs/google-api-client-gson-1.18.0-rc.jar')
compile files('libs/google-api-client-jackson2-1.18.0-rc.jar')