Adding external library in Android studio

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I want to add external library https   github com foursquare foursquare-android-oauth to my Android application  I use Android Studio  the instructions provided by lib author for Eclipse didn t work for Android Studio    I ve tried to do it with maven  so in File- Project Structure- Dependencies I ve added com foursquare foursquare-android-nativeoauth-lib 1 0 0 but Gradle Sync fails   Error Failed to find  com foursquare foursquare-android-nativeoauth-lib 1 0 0   When I try to build my app  without fixing above error becaus I don t know how  I get   Error A problem occurred configuring project   app    gt  Could not resolve all dependencies for configuration   app  debugCompile    gt  Could not resolve com foursquare foursquare-android-nativeoauth-lib 1 0 0   Required by      ForSquaresOnly app unspecified     gt  Could not parse POM http   jcenter bintray com com foursquare foursquare-android-nativeoauth-lib 1 0 0 foursquare-android-nativeoauth-lib-1 0 0 pom       gt  Could not find any version that matches com foursquare parent 1 0 0    Any other way to import this lib  I can simply copy-paste source code into my source or create JAR out of it   BTW  if you run into problems see this question  I had this issue after importing   Manifest merger failed   uses-sdk minSdkVersion 14

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For the simplest way just follow these steps

Go to File -> New -> Import Module -> choose library or project folder
Add library to include section in settings.gradle file and sync the project (After that you can see new folder with library name is added in project structure)

include ':mylibraryName'
Go to File -> Project Structure -> app -> dependency tab -> click on plus button
Select module dependency -> select library (your library name should appear there) and put scope (compile or implementation)
Add this line in build.gradle in app level module in dependency section

implementation project(':mylibraryName')

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1 Goto File - gt  New - gt  Import Module    2 Source Directory - gt  Browse the project path     3 Specify the Module Name     it is used for internal project reference    Open build gradle  Module app  file    implementation project   library

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Three ways in android studio for adding a external library    if you want to add libarary project dependency in your project    A  In file menu click new and choose import module choose your library project path and click ok  library project automatically add in your android studio project    B  Now open your main module like app  gradle file and add project dependency in dependency section dependencies    compile project   library project name   if you want to add jar file   A  add jar file in libs folder  B  And Add dependency   compile fileTree dir   libs   include     jar      add all jar file from libs  folder  if you want to add particular jar from libs add below dependency   compile files  libs abc jar   Add Dependency from url  recommended   like  compile  com mcxiaoke volley library-aar 1 0 0

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Try one of these approaches   Approach 1   1- Choose project view    2- Copy your JAR file in app -  lib folder    3- Right click on your JAR file and choose add as library     4- Check it in build gradle      Approach 2   1- File -  New -  New Module    2- Import  JAR  AAR Package    3- Browse your JAR File    4- Finish  5- File -  Project Structure -  Dependencies    6- You should click on   button and then click on Module Dependency    7- You will see your library here    8- choose your library and click ok    9- Then  you will see that your library is added       For first two approaches  you need a JAR file  You can search http   search maven org  to find JAR files that are related to Android  For example  this is the search result for jdom in this link      Approach 3  Android is using http   jcenter bintray com  as remote library  For example  this is the search result for jdom in the link     To add a library in this approach  please follow these steps   1- File -  Project Structure -  Dependencies    2- Click on   button and choose library dependency     3- find your library and select it  then click OK     I hope it helps

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Try this   File   Project Structure   Dependencies Tab   Add module dependency  scope   compile   Where the module dependency is the project library Android folder

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If the library you need is on GitHub then adding it to Android Studio is easy with JitPack   Step 1  Add the jitpack repository to build gradle   allprojects      repositories       jcenter       maven   url  https   jitpack io            Step 2  Add the GitHub repository as a dependency       dependencies                  compile  com github Username LibraryRepo ReleaseTag      JitPack acts as a maven repository and can be used much like Maven Central  The nice thing is that the maintainers don t have to upload the library  Behind the scenes JitPack will check out the code from GitHub and compile it  Therefore for this to work there needs to be a working build file in the git repository   There is also a guide on how to publish an Android library

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Adding library in Android studio 2 1  Just Go to project - gt  then it has some android package  test  project view   Just change it to Project View   under the  app- gt lib folder you can directly copy paste the lib and do android synchronize it   That s it

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There are two simplest ways if one does not work please try the other one    Add dependency of the library inside dependency inside build gradle file of the library you are using   and paste your library in External Libraries    OR   Just Go to your libs folder inside app folder and paste all your  jar e g Library files there  Now the trick here is that now go inside settings gradle file now add this line include   app libs  after include   app  it will definitely  work

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1 just get your lib from here http   search maven org   2 create a libs folder in app directory  3 paste ur library there  4 right click on ur library and click  Add as Library   5 thats all u need to do   I hope this will definitely gonna help you

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Turn any github project into a single line gradle implementation with this website  https   jitpack io   Example  I needed this project  https   github com mik3y usb-serial-for-android  All I did was paste this into my gradle file   implementation  com github mik3y usb-serial-for-android master-SNAPSHOT

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Android studio doesn t use Maven  it use Gradle  you can open your build gradle the route should be   app build gradle and add the Gradle dependency that shows on the repo   The build gradle has a dependencies section   dependencies         here add your dependency     The repo says that you need to add this dependency   compile  com foursquare foursquare-android-oauth 1 0 3    only add that line to your dependencies on buil gradle  save the file  and android will rebuild the project  that s all

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SIMPLE STEPS TO ADD ANY LIBRARY IN ANDROID STUDIO     Copy the file in question from any folder in your computer  eg  C  documents xyz jar    then go to Android Studio and right-click the Project Library folder and select paste  Now  right click on the newly added Library file and select the option  add as Library    D O N E

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To reference an external lib project without copy  just do this  - Insert this 2 lines on setting gradle     include   your-lib-name    project   your-lib-name   projectDir   new File   path-to-your-lib your-lib-name    Insert this line on on dependencies part of build gradle file   compile project   your-lib-name     Sync project

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There are some changes in new gradle 4 1  instead of compile we should use implementation   implementation  com android support appcompat-v7 26 0 0

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A late answer  although I thought of giving an in-depth answer to this question  This method is suitable for Android Studio 1 0 0 and above   STEPS   First switch your folder structure from Android to Project        Now search for the libs folder inside app - build folder       Once you have pasted the  jar file inside libs folder  Right click on the jar file and at end click on Add as library  This will take care of adding     compile files  libs library name jar   in build gradle  You don t have to manually enter this in your build file       Now you can start using the library in your project

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I had also faced this problem  Those time I followed some steps like    File   New   Import module   select your library project  Then include  library project  will be added in settings gradle file  File   Project Structure   App   Dependencies Tab   select library project  If library project not displaying then  Click on   button then select your library project  Clean and build your project  The following lines will be added in your app module build gradle  hint  this is not the one where classpath is defined      dependencies        compile fileTree dir   libs   include      jar         compile project   library project         If these lines are not present  you must add them manually and clean and rebuild your project again  Ctrl   F9   A folder named library project will be created in your app folder  If any icon or task merging error is created  go to AndroidManifest file and add  lt application tools replace  icon label theme  gt

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I had the same problem  This happened because of core library dependency  I was using javax     This is what i did to fix  In File- Project Structure- Dependencies I added this as as provided file  not a compile  Then re build the project   This problem started after upgrade of android studio  But I think it happens when you try to edit you build files manually

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Any other way to import this lib  I can simply copy-paste source code   into my source or create JAR out of it    Complete Steps for importing a library in Android Studio 1 1   Goto File -  Import Module  Source Directory -  Browse the project path  Specify the Module Name Open build gradle  Module app  file Add the following line with your module name  compile project   internal project name     Taken from  how to add library in Android Studio

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