Android Studio keeps refusing to resolve com.android.support:appcompat-v7:29.0.1

Question

I have already referred to this thread but it does not resolve my issue.

I keep getting the error: ERROR: Failed to resolve: com.android.support:appcompat-v7:2

Answer 1

There is no support library for 29 you have to use androidx support library packages for new developments

from the Docs

This is the stable release of Support Library 28.0.0 and is suitable for use in production. This will be the last feature release under the android.support packaging, and developers are encouraged to migrate to AndroidX.