Android release build error - classes defined multiple times

Your Environment

• Plugin version: 0.6.3
• Platform: Android
• OS version: MacOS 10.14.5
• React Native version: 0.61.5

When I run ./gradlew bundleRelease, I get this error

Type org.apache.commons.io.Charsets is defined multiple times:  /Users/x/Workspace/Web/x/node_modules/@mauron85/react-native-background- 
 geolocation/android/common/build/.transforms/a8e102993c8c7adae72bf050e6cc7e7e/classes/classes.dex,   
/Users/x/Workspace/Web/x/android/app/build/intermediates/external_libs_dex/release/out/classes2.dex

Here is my android/build.grade file in my react native project

buildscript {
    ext {
        buildToolsVersion = "28.0.3"
        minSdkVersion = 21
        compileSdkVersion = 28
        targetSdkVersion = 28

        googlePlayServicesVersion = "17.0.0"
    }
    repositories {
        google()
        jcenter()
    }
    dependencies {
        classpath('com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.6.4')
        classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:4.3.3'

    }
}

allprojects {
    repositories {
        mavenLocal()
        maven {

            url("$rootDir/../node_modules/react-native/android")
        }
        maven {

            url("$rootDir/../node_modules/jsc-android/dist")
        }
        maven { url 'https://maven.google.com'  }

        google()
        jcenter()
        maven { url 'https://jitpack.io' }
    }
}

I’m able to build the app and the gps is working with yarn react-native android for local debug building. But the release build is failing using the command above.

How do I resolve this?

[darron1217]

I created fork to solve this issue. https://github.com/darron1217/react-native-background-geolocation

You can install it by command below

npm install https://github.com/darron1217/react-native-background-geolocation#develop

[Isaachi1]

@darron1217 your module not build release using androidX. Your module it is Symbol problem.