Error running "ionic cordova build android' after installin firebase package.Execution failed for task ':app:compileDebugJavaWithJavac'

Question

After i installed the firebase package from ionic docs, and configured firebase for cloud-messaging, when i run "ionic cordova build android" i get these errors:

D:\Projects\Evento\Evento\platforms\android\app\src\main\java\org\apache\cordova\firebase\FirebasePlugin.java:610: error: method getByteArray in class FirebaseRemoteConfig cannot be applied to given types;
                        : FirebaseRemoteConfig.getInstance().getByteArray(key, namespace);
                                                            ^
  required: String
  found: String,String
  reason: actual and formal argument lists differ in length
D:\Projects\Evento\Evento\platforms\android\app\src\main\java\org\apache\cordova\firebase\FirebasePlugin.java:629: error: method getValue in class FirebaseRemoteConfig cannot be applied to given types;
                        : FirebaseRemoteConfig.getInstance().getValue(key, namespace);
                                                            ^
  required: String
  found: String,String
  reason: actual and formal argument lists differ in length
D:\Projects\Evento\Evento\platforms\android\app\src\main\java\org\apache\cordova\firebase\FirebasePlugin.java:686: error: no suitable method found for setDefaults(Map<String,Object>,String)
                        FirebaseRemoteConfig.getInstance().setDefaults(defaultsToMap(defaults), namespace);
                                                          ^
    method FirebaseRemoteConfig.setDefaults(Map<String,Object>) is not applicable
      (actual and formal argument lists differ in length)
    method FirebaseRemoteConfig.setDefaults(int) is not applicable
      (actual and formal argument lists differ in length)
D:\Projects\Evento\Evento\platforms\android\app\src\main\java\org\apache\cordova\firebase\FirebasePlugin.java:885: error: cannot find symbol
                        myTrace.incrementCounter(counterNamed);
                               ^
  symbol:   method incrementCounter(String)
  location: variable myTrace of type Trace
D:\Projects\Evento\Evento\platforms\android\app\src\main\java\org\apache\cordova\firebase\FirebasePluginMessagingService.java:144: error: constructor Builder in class Builder cannot be applied to given types;
            NotificationCompat.Builder notificationBuilder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(this, channelId);
                                                             ^
  required: Context
  found: FirebasePluginMessagingService,String
  reason: actual and formal argument lists differ in length
Note: Some input files use or override a deprecated API.
Note: Recompile with -Xlint:deprecation for details.
Note: D:\Projects\Evento\Evento\platforms\android\app\src\main\java\org\apache\cordova\file\AssetFilesystem.java uses unchecked or unsafe operations.
Note: Recompile with -Xlint:unchecked for details.
5 errors

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':app:compileDebugJavaWithJavac'.
> Compilation failed; see the compiler error output for details.

* Try:
Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace. Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output. Run with --scan to get full insights.

* Get more help at https://help.gradle.org

BUILD FAILED in 12s
> Task :app:compileDebugJavaWithJavac FAILED
33 actionable tasks: 5 executed, 28 up-to-date
D:\Projects\Evento\Evento\platforms\android\gradlew: Command failed with exit code 1 Error output:
D:\Projects\Evento\Evento\platforms\android\app\src\main\java\org\apache\cordova\firebase\FirebasePlugin.java:610: error: method getByteArray in class FirebaseRemoteConfig cannot be applied to given types;
                        : FirebaseRemoteConfig.getInstance().getByteArray(key, namespace);
                                                            ^
  required: String
  found: String,String
  reason: actual and formal argument lists differ in length
D:\Projects\Evento\Evento\platforms\android\app\src\main\java\org\apache\cordova\firebase\FirebasePlugin.java:629: error: method getValue in class FirebaseRemoteConfig cannot be applied to given types;
                        : FirebaseRemoteConfig.getInstance().getValue(key, namespace);
                                                            ^
  required: String
  found: String,String
  reason: actual and formal argument lists differ in length
D:\Projects\Evento\Evento\platforms\android\app\src\main\java\org\apache\cordova\firebase\FirebasePlugin.java:686: error: no suitable method found for setDefaults(Map<String,Object>,String)
                        FirebaseRemoteConfig.getInstance().setDefaults(defaultsToMap(defaults), namespace);
                                                          ^
    method FirebaseRemoteConfig.setDefaults(Map<String,Object>) is not applicable
      (actual and formal argument lists differ in length)
    method FirebaseRemoteConfig.setDefaults(int) is not applicable
      (actual and formal argument lists differ in length)
D:\Projects\Evento\Evento\platforms\android\app\src\main\java\org\apache\cordova\firebase\FirebasePlugin.java:885: error: cannot find symbol
                        myTrace.incrementCounter(counterNamed);
                               ^
  symbol:   method incrementCounter(String)
  location: variable myTrace of type Trace
D:\Projects\Evento\Evento\platforms\android\app\src\main\java\org\apache\cordova\firebase\FirebasePluginMessagingService.java:144: error: constructor Builder in class Builder cannot be applied to given types;
            NotificationCompat.Builder notificationBuilder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(this, channelId);
                                                             ^
  required: Context
  found: FirebasePluginMessagingService,String
  reason: actual and formal argument lists differ in length
Note: Some input files use or override a deprecated API.
Note: Recompile with -Xlint:deprecation for details.
Note: D:\Projects\Evento\Evento\platforms\android\app\src\main\java\org\apache\cordova\file\AssetFilesystem.java uses unchecked or unsafe operations.
Note: Recompile with -Xlint:unchecked for details.
5 errors

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':app:compileDebugJavaWithJavac'.
> Compilation failed; see the compiler error output for details.

* Try:
Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace. Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output. Run with --scan to get full insights.

* Get more help at https://help.gradle.org

I have tried removing the plugin and reinstalling.

I have updated the cordova, ionic and firebase to the latest version.

Also, I have removed firebase and installed from ionic docs and removed onTokenRefresh and replaced with onTokenNew into the subclass FirebaseMessaingSerice, and safely deleted FirebasePluginServiceId.

I have removed the platform and reinstalled all plugins.

I have updated the google-services.json but no effect.

Still I get these errors and cannot run in android.

My guess is there is some version incompatibility here, but cannot find it.

Here are my versions and configuration:

Ionic:

   Ionic CLI                     : 5.2.1 (C:\Users\arbi_\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\ionic)
   Ionic Framework               : @ionic/angular 4.4.0
   @angular-devkit/build-angular : 0.13.9
   @angular-devkit/schematics    : 7.3.9
   @angular/cli                  : 7.3.9
   @ionic/angular-toolkit        : 1.5.1

Cordova:

   Cordova CLI       : 9.0.0 (cordova-lib@9.0.1)
   Cordova Platforms : android 8.0.0
   Cordova Plugins   : cordova-plugin-ionic-keyboard 2.1.3, cordova-plugin-ionic-webview 4.0.1, (and 13 other plugins)

Utility:

   cordova-res : not installed
   native-run  : 0.2.5

System:

   NodeJS : v10.15.3 (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe)
   npm    : 6.4.1
   OS     : Windows 10

Build.Gradle

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// Top-level build file where you can add configuration options common to all sub-projects/modules.

buildscript {
    repositories {
        google()
        jcenter()
        maven { url 'https://maven.fabric.io/public' } // Fabrics Maven repository from cordova-plugin-firebase
    }

    dependencies {
        // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
        // in the individual module build.gradle files

        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.3.0'

        classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:4.2.0' // google-services dependency from cordova-plugin-firebase

        classpath 'io.fabric.tools:gradle:1.25.4' // fabric dependency from cordova-plugin-firebase
    }
}

allprojects {
    repositories {
        google()
        jcenter()
        google() // Google's Maven repository from cordova-plugin-firebase
    }

    //This replaces project.properties w.r.t. build settings
    project.ext {
      defaultBuildToolsVersion="28.0.3" //String
      defaultMinSdkVersion=19 //Integer - Minimum requirement is Android 4.4
      defaultTargetSdkVersion=28 //Integer - We ALWAYS target the latest by default
      defaultCompileSdkVersion=28 //Integer - We ALWAYS compile with the latest by default
    }
}

task clean(type: Delete) {
    delete rootProject.buildDir
}

Project Properties

target=android-28
android.library.reference.1=CordovaLib
android.library.reference.2=app
cordova.system.library.1=com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp-urlconnection:3.10.0
cordova.system.library.2=com.android.support:support-v4:24.1.1+
cordova.system.library.3=com.android.support:support-annotations:27.+
cordova.system.library.4=com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:3.12.0
cordova.gradle.include.1=cordova-plugin-firebase/evento-build.gradle
cordova.system.library.5=com.google.android.gms:play-services-tagmanager:+
cordova.system.library.6=com.google.firebase:firebase-core:17.0.0
cordova.system.library.7=com.google.firebase:firebase-messaging:19.0.1
cordova.system.library.8=com.google.firebase:firebase-config:18.0.0
cordova.system.library.9=com.google.firebase:firebase-perf:18.0.1

Answer 1

So that other people can benefit, like I did*, Jeremy Belolo's answer here solved the problem both for the person that askes this question (according to his statement anyway :-) ) and for me: https://stackoverflow.com/a/56694042/1928380

I copy the important part: Just adding these plugins, solved the problem.

ionic cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-androidx
ionic cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-androidx-adapter

* This is not my answer, nor do I claim any credits for it. But, I was not opening this item for days, because in the search results it showed 0 answers, when in fact the answer hidden in the comments solves my problem too!