Exception in thread "main" java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

Trying to compile my Android app with this package. Will not build. I have followed the Android installation guidelines to a T. Error only occurs when the changes from the Android installation guide are made, when I comment out those changes, the app builds fine, so the problem ONLY occurs when attempting to build the project with this package.

My app: react-native: 0.55.4 react-native-push-notification 3.1.1 compileSdkVersion 27 buildToolsVersion '27.0.3'

Error from console (after running react-native run-android)

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
       at com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkArgument(Preconditions.java:108)
       at com.google.devtools.build.android.desugar.DefaultMethodClassFixer$DefaultMethodFinder.visit(DefaultMethodClassFixer.java:483)
       at org.objectweb.asm.ClassReader.accept(ClassReader.java:621)
       at org.objectweb.asm.ClassReader.accept(ClassReader.java:500)
       at com.google.devtools.build.android.desugar.DefaultMethodClassFixer.defaultMethodsDefined(DefaultMethodClassFixer.java:331)
       at com.google.devtools.build.android.desugar.DefaultMethodClassFixer.visitEnd(DefaultMethodClassFixer.java:91)
       at org.objectweb.asm.ClassVisitor.visitEnd(ClassVisitor.java:339)
       at com.google.devtools.build.android.desugar.InterfaceDesugaring.visitEnd(InterfaceDesugaring.java:112)
       at org.objectweb.asm.ClassReader.accept(ClassReader.java:702)
       at org.objectweb.asm.ClassReader.accept(ClassReader.java:500)
       at com.google.devtools.build.android.desugar.Desugar.desugarClassesInInput(Desugar.java:477)
       at com.google.devtools.build.android.desugar.Desugar.desugarOneInput(Desugar.java:361)
       at com.google.devtools.build.android.desugar.Desugar.desugar(Desugar.java:314)
       at com.google.devtools.build.android.desugar.Desugar.main(Desugar.java:711)

android/settings.gradle

rootProject.name = '******'
...
include ':react-native-push-notification'
project(':react-native-push-notification').projectDir = file('../node_modules/react-native-push-notification/android')
include ':app'

android/app/build.gradle

...
apply plugin: "com.android.application"

import com.android.build.OutputFile

project.ext.react = [
    entryFile: "index.android.js"
]

apply from: "../../node_modules/react-native/react.gradle"

def enableSeparateBuildPerCPUArchitecture = false
def enableProguardInReleaseBuilds = false

android {
    compileSdkVersion 27
    buildToolsVersion '27.0.3'

    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "*******"
        minSdkVersion 16
        targetSdkVersion 27
        vectorDrawables.useSupportLibrary = true
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0"
        // Enabling multidex support.
        multiDexEnabled true
        ndk {
            abiFilters "armeabi-v7a", "x86"
        }
    }
    compileOptions {
        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
    }
}

dependencies {
    compile project(':react-native-push-notification')
    ...
    compile fileTree(include: ['*.jar'], dir: 'libs')
    compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:27.1.0'
    compile 'com.facebook.react:react-native:+'
    // From node_modules
    compile 'com.android.support:design:27.1.0'
}
...

android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml

<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    package="com.******app">

    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_SMS" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK" />
    <permission
        android:name="${applicationId}.permission.C2D_MESSAGE"
        android:protectionLevel="signature" />
    <uses-permission android:name="${applicationId}.permission.C2D_MESSAGE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.VIBRATE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED"/>
    <application
      android:name=".MainApplication"
      android:label="@string/app_name"
      android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
      android:allowBackup="false"
      android:theme="@style/AppTheme"
        tools:replace="android:allowBackup">
        <activity
            android:name=".SplashActivity"
            android:theme="@style/SplashTheme"
            android:label="@string/app_name">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
      <activity
        android:name=".MainActivity"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize"
        android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustPan"
          android:exported="true">
      </activity>
      <activity android:name="com.facebook.react.devsupport.DevSettingsActivity" />
         <receiver
            android:name="com.google.android.gms.gcm.GcmReceiver"
            android:exported="true"
            android:permission="com.google.android.c2dm.permission.SEND" >
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="com.google.android.c2dm.intent.RECEIVE" />
                <category android:name="${applicationId}" />
            </intent-filter>
        </receiver>
        
        <receiver android:name="com.dieam.reactnativepushnotification.modules.RNPushNotificationPublisher" />
        <receiver android:name="com.dieam.reactnativepushnotification.modules.RNPushNotificationBootEventReceiver">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED" />
            </intent-filter>
        </receiver>
        <service android:name="com.dieam.reactnativepushnotification.modules.RNPushNotificationRegistrationService"/>
        <service
            android:name="com.dieam.reactnativepushnotification.modules.RNPushNotificationListenerService"
            android:exported="false" >
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="com.google.android.c2dm.intent.RECEIVE" />
            </intent-filter>
        </service>
    </application>

</manifest>

android/app/src/main/java/com/{APP_NAME}/MainApplication.java

package com.*****app;

import android.app.Application;
...
import com.dieam.reactnativepushnotification.ReactNativePushNotificationPackage;

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;

public class MainApplication extends Application implements ReactApplication {

  private final ReactNativeHost mReactNativeHost = new ReactNativeHost(this) {

        @Override
        protected String getJSBundleFile() {
        return CodePush.getJSBundleFile();
        }
    
    @Override
    public boolean getUseDeveloperSupport() {
      return BuildConfig.DEBUG;
    }

    @Override
    protected List<ReactPackage> getPackages() {
      return Arrays.<ReactPackage>asList(
          new MainReactPackage(),
           ...
            new ReactNativePushNotificationPackage()
      );
    }

    @Override
    protected String getJSMainModuleName() {
      return "index.android";
    }
  };

  @Override
  public ReactNativeHost getReactNativeHost() {
    return mReactNativeHost;
  }

  @Override
  public void onCreate() {
    super.onCreate();
    ...
  }
}

[danibonilha]

As specified in this link: https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2018/05/announcing-new-sdk-versioning.html

Prior to version 15 firebase and google-play-services, should have the same version, in our project we specified googlePlayServicesVersion to 11, but not firebaseVersion. Specifying the same version for both in android/build.gradle worked like a charm!

[sethjdev]

I have resolved this issue by changing my SDK version from 27 to 26. And my Java version from 1.8 to 1.7.