installation failed since the device possibly has stale dexed jars that don't match the current version (dexopt error)

Question

I am unable to run app from android studio to my samsumg phone running android 2.3.6. I am getting Application installation Failed popup refer below screenshot.

Answer 1

Replace this 'compile files('libs/libGoogleAnalyticsServices.jar')' with this 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-analytics:8.3.0'

Answer 2

Also I have the same problem. To make it work I had to remove "third party library" from dependencies. Or try this: https://developer.android.com/tools/building/multidex.html

Answer 3

Disable Instant Run.

Android Studio -> Preferences -> Instant Run

Answer 4

When i got this error, i was using a Nexus 4 in the AVD-Manager. By default this device was created with 500MB internal storage. I increased the storage to 2048MB and the "stale dexed" error was gone.

To increase the internal Storage:

1. Go to ADV-Manager
2. Select the Edit Button of the corresponding device under "Actions"
3. Click "Show Advanced Settings"
4. Increase your internal Storage

Answer 5

I solved this by Wiping data .

Android Studio -> AVD Manager -> Actions -> Wipe Data

Answer 6

It seems like your emulator low on disk space. But after you increase your disk space you still get error.

I faced the same problem, increase disk space and do factory reset for the emulator worked as well for me. To reset your emulator go to Settings -> Backup and Restore inside the emulator then reset.