Dependency ':flutter_local_notifications' requires core library desugaring to be enabled for :app

[esaiamuthan]

Execution failed for task ':app:checkDevDebugAarMetadata'.

A failure occurred while executing com.android.build.gradle.internal.tasks.CheckAarMetadataWorkAction
An issue was found when checking AAR metadata:

   1.  Dependency ':flutter_local_notifications' requires core library desugaring to be enabled
       for :app.

       See https://developer.android.com/studio/write/java8-support.html for more
       details.

Hi @here am facing this issue after updating to gradle 8.5.0 version in Android Studio
Can anyone help me on this ?

[PollyGlot]

I have got the same issue. The error asks to use this code below

compileOptions {
        // Flag to enable support for the new language APIs
        coreLibraryDesugaringEnabled true
        // Sets Java compatibility to Java 8
        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
    }

but it is deprecated and should not be used.

[hajini]

I also have same issue.
gradle:8.2.0

[MaikuB]

@PollyGlot do you have a link to a repo hosting a minimal app that shows that what is there is deprecated and shouldn't be used? I updated the example app to AGP 8.6.0, built a release APK and didn't see deprecation warnings

[ujwal-yadav-aot]

same issue solved by adding in app/build.gradle

compileOptions {
   ......//
    coreLibraryDesugaringEnabled true
}

and 
dependencies {
coreLibraryDesugaring 'com.android.tools:desugar_jdk_libs:1.2.2'
}

[shibakar]

dependencies {
coreLibraryDesugaring 'com.android.tools:desugar_jdk_libs:1.2.2'
}

This works !!!

[marcellocamara]

This works !!!

This works because you're setting the desugaring configurations.

The point is: you are using scheduled notifications? If you're not using it, you should not implement this desugaring configurations.
As readme says here, we should configure desugaring only if we will use scheduled notifications: https://pub.dev/packages/flutter_local_notifications#gradle-setup

I've commented this in another similar topic: #2405 (comment)

[Levi-Lesches]

Just to clarify, you should be enabling desugaring whether or not you are using scheduled notifications.

See the next version of the Android setup guide for details, desugaring is right up there

[lucasjinreal]

Should I do in my project or modify flutter_local_notifications?

[xiaohu386]

flutter version >= 3.29

path:android/app/build.gradle.kts

android {
    compileOptions {
        ...
        isCoreLibraryDesugaringEnabled = true
    }
}

and

dependencies {
  coreLibraryDesugaring("com.android.tools:desugar_jdk_libs:2.1.4")
}

[lwj1994]

It is advisable to avoid using high-level APIs on older versions of Android. maybe need someone's pr to remove coreLibraryDesugaring

[z244370114]

I have the same issue

[burakJs]

I have same issue. Any update ?

[MaikuB]

@burakJs this issue happens when desugaring hasn't been enabled and hence why the error says this as well. This is also why there are others in the thread that mentioned the Gradle changes they did the changes to enable it. Those encountering this issue will need to check the readme to follow the instructions as it is called out there as part of the Android setup steps. I'm going to close this as this becoming a longer thread. Should anyone else be posting about this issue, please check the readme first. If you have actually enabled it and then still had an issue then please file a new issue and include a link to a repository hosting a minimal app