How to enable multidexing with the new Android Multidex support library

Question

I want to use the new Multidex support library to break the method limit for one of my apps.

With Android Lollipop Google introduced a multidex support library that

Answer 1

Add to AndroidManifest.xml:

android:name="android.support.multidex.MultiDexApplication" 

OR

MultiDex.install(this);

in your custom Application's attachBaseContext method

or your custom Application extend MultiDexApplication

add multiDexEnabled = true in your build.gradle

defaultConfig {
    multiDexEnabled true
}

dependencies {
    compile 'com.android.support:multidex:1.0.0'
    }
}