When loading com.google.android.gms:play-services-* packages same version needs to be used in different packages.
I'm importing gms-location and gms-analytics using:
implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-location:15.0.0'
implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-analytics:15.0.0'
I'm Using version 15.0.0 in both since location latest version is 15.0.1 yet analytics is skipping 15.0.1, latest is 15.0.2.
So 15.0.0 is the latest common release.
Versions list can be seen here: https://dl.google.com/dl/android/maven2/index.html
Im getting an error about com.google.android.gms:ads-identifier (which imports itself somehow) it's version is 15.0.1 - the conflict creates runtime issues in release versions.
How do I get rid of ads-identifier ?
As you can see in the release notes, just like firebase, play services libs now have independent versions as well. So add them with their respective versions:
Google Play services libraries after 15.0.0 now have independent version numbers
implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-location:15.0.1'
implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-analytics:15.0.2'
Check as well if your gms plugin is up to date:
classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:3.3.1'