Dex cannot parse version 52 byte code. This is caused by library dependencies that have been compile

Dex cannot parse version 52 byte code. This is caused by library dependencies that have been compiled using Java 8 or above.

just use java 1.8 with Android Studio 3.0+ and set following works for me: it seems need the latest build tools

1.第一步

classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.0.0'

1.第二步

android {
    ...
    compileOptions {
            sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
            targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
        }
     ...
}

com.android.builder.dexing.DexArchiveBuilderException

• 被这个bug 折磨了半天，比对之前代码，发现如果你的module 中使用了 Java1.8，那你必须也要添加如下代码到你的app gradle 中

compileOptions {
    sourceCompatibility 1.8
    targetCompatibility 1.8
}