Java finished with non-zero exit value 2 – Android Gradle

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This issue is quite possibly due to exceeding the 65K methods dex limit imposed by Android. This problem can be solved either by cleaning the project, and removing some unused libraries and methods from dependencies in build.gradle, OR by adding multidex support.

So, If you have to keep libraries and methods, then you can enable multi dex support by declaring it in the gradle config.

defaultConfig {        
    // Enabling multidex support.
    multiDexEnabled true
}

You can read more about multidex support and developing apps with more than 65K methods here.

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