Default or static interface method used without --min-sdk-version >= 24

Question

Why do we get this error in Android Studio 3.0 RC1?

 com.android.dx.cf.code.SimException: 
default or static interface method used without --min-sdk-version          


        

Answer 1

If the java-library that you're talking about was guava, you can try to upgrade it to the latest android-specific build

implementation 'com.google.guava:guava:23.0-android'

This fixed for me

Answer 2

If this error occurs due to Guava, then the solution, as per the official documentation from Google is: https://github.com/google/guava

Change the dependency to (version is current as of this writing):

api 'com.google.guava:guava:27.0-android'

This fixed the issue for me.

Answer 3

From guava v24 we have two alternative versions: Android or JRE. So, in this case you need to include the dependency as:

compile 'com.google.guava:guava:24.1-android'

Find all the details within the repo: https://github.com/google/guava

Answer 4

I just found out that it works as expected when I activate the D8 dexer which is planned to be the default for Android Studio 3.1

In the project gradle.properties, add:

android.enableD8=true

Now the code compiles as expected and I still get the expected linter messages.