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Cordova Android build error: ":app:processReleaseGoogleServices' (type 'GoogleServicesTask')"


Current Behavior

When trying to build my Ionic Cordova app for Android I get the following error:

Build command: ionic cordova build android --prod --release

    Task :app:processReleaseGoogleServices FAILED
    
    FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.
    
    * What went wrong:
    Some problems were found with the configuration of task ':app:processReleaseGoogleServices' (type 'GoogleServicesTask').
      - In plugin 'com.google.gms.googleservices.GoogleServicesPlugin' type 'com.google.gms.googleservices.GoogleServicesTask' field 'intermediateDir' without corresponding getter has been annotated with @OutputDirectory.
        
        Reason: Annotations on fields are only used if there's a corresponding getter for the field.
        
        Possible solutions:
          1. Add a getter for field 'intermediateDir'.
          2. Remove the annotations on 'intermediateDir'.
        
        Please refer to https://docs.gradle.org/7.1.1/userguide/validation_problems.html#ignored_annotations_on_field for more details about this problem.
      - In plugin 'com.google.gms.googleservices.GoogleServicesPlugin' type 'com.google.gms.googleservices.GoogleServicesTask' field 'packageNameXOR1' without corresponding getter has been annotated with @Input.
        
        Reason: Annotations on fields are only used if there's a corresponding getter for the field.
        
        Possible solutions:
          1. Add a getter for field 'packageNameXOR1'.
          2. Remove the annotations on 'packageNameXOR1'.
        
        Please refer to https://docs.gradle.org/7.1.1/userguide/validation_problems.html#ignored_annotations_on_field for more details about this problem.
      - In plugin 'com.google.gms.googleservices.GoogleServicesPlugin' type 'com.google.gms.googleservices.GoogleServicesTask' field 'packageNameXOR2' without corresponding getter has been annotated with @Input.
        
        Reason: Annotations on fields are only used if there's a corresponding getter for the field.
        
        Possible solutions:
          1. Add a getter for field 'packageNameXOR2'.
          2. Remove the annotations on 'packageNameXOR2'.
        
        Please refer to https://docs.gradle.org/7.1.1/userguide/validation_problems.html#ignored_annotations_on_field for more details about this problem.
      - In plugin 'com.google.gms.googleservices.GoogleServicesPlugin' type 'com.google.gms.googleservices.GoogleServicesTask' field 'quickstartFile' without corresponding getter has been annotated with @InputFile, @Optional.
        
        Reason: Annotations on fields are only used if there's a corresponding getter for the field.
        
        Possible solutions:
          1. Add a getter for field 'quickstartFile'.
          2. Remove the annotations on 'quickstartFile'.
        
        Please refer to https://docs.gradle.org/7.1.1/userguide/validation_problems.html#ignored_annotations_on_field for more details about this problem.
      - In plugin 'com.google.gms.googleservices.GoogleServicesPlugin' type 'com.google.gms.googleservices.GoogleServicesTask' field 'searchedLocation' without corresponding getter has been annotated with @Input.
        
        Reason: Annotations on fields are only used if there's a corresponding getter for the field.
        
        Possible solutions:
          1. Add a getter for field 'searchedLocation'.
          2. Remove the annotations on 'searchedLocation'.
        
        Please refer to https://docs.gradle.org/7.1.1/userguide/validation_problems.html#ignored_annotations_on_field for more details about this problem.
    
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    BUILD FAILED in 6s
    4 actionable tasks: 2 executed, 2 up-to-date
    Command failed with exit code 1: /Users/derekmiller/Zogo/Zogo-Frontend/platforms/android/gradlew :app:bundleRelease -b /Users/derekmiller/Zogo/Zogo-Frontend/platforms/android/build.gradle
    [ERROR] An error occurred while running subprocess cordova.
            
            cordova build android --release exited with exit code 1.

This build error started after upgrading from cordova-android 8.1.1 to 10.1.1. We were forced to make this change so that we can target Android API 30.

Expected Behavior

The app to build successfully

What have I tried

  • most of the other people that have had this error said that this could be solved by ensuring the google services version was 4.3.8
  • We tried to do this by setting classpath com.google.gms:google-services:4.3.8 directly in the build.gradle
  • We also tried to do this by adding the following to config.xml:

   <preference name="GradlePluginGoogleServicesEnabled" value="true" />
   
   <preference name="GradlePluginGoogleServicesVersion" value="4.3.8" />

  • The error persisted after both of these changes

  • Setting <preference name="AndroidXEnabled" value="true" /> in my config.xml

Technical Details

  • Ionic CLI: 5.4.16

  • Cordova CLI: 9.0.0

  • Cordova Android: 10.1.1

  • Android SDK Tools: 26.1.1

  • OS: macOS Big Sur

  • project.properties:


    target=android-30
    
    android.library.reference.1=CordovaLib
    android.library.reference.2=app
    cordova.gradle.include.1=branch-cordova-sdk/child-rules.gradle
    cordova.system.library.1=com.google.android.play:core:1.8.0
    cordova.gradle.include.2=cordova-plugin-fcm-with-dependecy-updated/child-FCMPlugin.gradle
    cordova.system.library.2=com.google.firebase:firebase-core:16.0.9
    cordova.system.library.3=com.google.firebase:firebase-messaging:18.0.0
    cordova.gradle.include.3=cordova-plugin-ionic/child-cordovapluginionic.gradle
    cordova.system.library.4=com.google.android.gms:play-services-analytics:11.0.1
    cordova.system.library.5=androidx.annotation:annotation:1.1.0
    cordova.system.library.6=com.mixpanel.android:mixpanel-android:5.9.1
    cordova.system.library.7=com.google.android.gms:play-services-base:16.+
    cordova.system.library.8=com.google.firebase:firebase-messaging:16.+
    cordova.system.library.9=androidx.legacy:legacy-support-v4:1.0.0


Solution

  • I solved this issue by setting a global google services version in the the root build.gradle

    
        allprojects {
            // other settings
        
            ext {
                GOOGLE_SERVICES_VERSION = '4.3.10'
            }
        }
    
    

    The other ways I was trying to set the google services version weren't working because there was some other plugin that was trying to use a different version of google services. I believe setting the version this way ensures that they are all using the same version.