FAILURE: Build failed with an exception gradle

Question

I'm facing this problem for a long time and I did not find any solution so I hope to find it Here.

What I did to solve this problem:

• Try to delete all ads and there codes and rebuild again.
• When I delete apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services' it runs without any problem.

Error:FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

• What went wrong: Execution failed for task ':app:processDebugGoogleServices'.

  File google-services.json is missing. The Google Services Plugin cannot function without it. Searched Location:
  C:\Users\Mrwan\Desktop\QassWaNwadar\app\src\nullnull\debug\google-services.json C:\Users\Mrwan\Desktop\QassWaNwadar\app\src\debug\nullnull\google-services.json C:\Users\Mrwan\Desktop\QassWaNwadar\app\src\nullnull\google-services.json C:\Users\Mrwan\Desktop\QassWaNwadar\app\src\debug\google-services.json C:\Users\Mrwan\Desktop\QassWaNwadar\app\src\nullnullDebug\google-services.json C:\Users\Mrwan\Desktop\QassWaNwadar\app\google-services.json

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BUILD FAILED in 6s

Gradle Module app

  apply plugin: 'com.android.application'

android {
    compileSdkVersion 27
    buildToolsVersion '27.0.3'
    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "com.date.brian.cradletest"
        minSdkVersion 15
        targetSdkVersion 27
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0"
        testInstrumentationRunner "android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
    }
    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
    }
}

dependencies {

    implementation fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
    implementation 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:26.1.0'
    implementation 'com.android.support.constraint:constraint-layout:1.1.0'
    implementation 'com.android.support:design:26.1.0'
    implementation 'com.android.support:cardview-v7:26.1.0'
    implementation 'com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:26.1.0'
    implementation 'com.getbase:floatingactionbutton:1.9.0'
    implementation 'de.hdodenhof:circleimageview:2.1.0'
    implementation  'com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads:15.0.1'
    testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.12'

}

apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services'

Answer 1

Purpose of apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services' is to add dependencies for basic libraries required for the services you have enabled.

Since you have already included implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads:15.0.1' you don't actually need it. Removing apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services' should work as your expected.

If you want to continue using apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services' then, as the error says:

File google-services.json is missing.

You are missing google-services.json file which is generally placed in the app/ directory (at the root of the Android Studio app module). You can follow this official document to add this file correctly.

Note: Also ensure that all your support libraries share same version.