All com.android.support libraries must use the exact same version specification

Question

After updating to android studio 2.3 I got this error message. I know it\'s just a hint as the app run normally but it\'s really strange.

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Answer 1

Here is my flow to fix this warning

build.gradle

android {
    compileSdkVersion ... // must same version (ex: 26)
    ...
}

dependencies {
    ...
    compile 'any com.android.support... library'  // must same version (ex: 26.0.1)
    compile 'any com.android.support... library'  // must same version (ex: 26.0.1)

    ...
    compile ('a library B which don't use 'com.android.support...' OR use SAME version of 'com.android.support'){
         // do nothing 
    }

    ...
    compile ('a library C which use DIFFERENT 'com.android.support...' (ex:27.0.1) { 
        // By default, if use don't do anything here your app will choose the higher com.android.support... for whole project (in this case it is 27.0.1)

        // If you want to use 26.0.1 use
        exclude group: 'com.android.support', module: '...' (ex module: 'appcompat-v7') 
        exclude group: 'com.android.support', module: 'another module'
        ...

        // If you want to use 27.0.1 do 
        Upgrade `compileSdkVersion` and all 'com.android.support' to 27.0.1.
        (It may be a good solution because the best practice is always use latest `compileSdkVersion`.  
        However, use 26 or 27 is base on you for example higher library may have bug)
    }
}

To view/verify the dependencies of all library in your app
Open terminal and run ./gradlew app:dependencies

To view the dependencies of a specific library in your app follow tutorial here :- How to exclude dependencies of a particular dependency in Gradle

Hope it help