java.lang.VerifyError: Verifier rejected class on Lollipop when using release APK

Question

I get this error when I install my release APK on a 5.x device. The error does not occur when I push the same code from Android Studio, or if I run it on a

Answer 1

I had the same issue thrown by GoogleTagManager.

java.lang.VerifyError: Verifier rejected class com.google.android.gms.tagmanager.TagManager: com.google.android.gms.common.api.PendingResult com.google.android.gms.tagmanager.TagManager.loadContainerDefaultOnly(java.lang.String, int) failed to verify: com.google.android.gms.common.api.PendingResult com.google.android.gms.tagmanager.TagManager.loadContainerDefaultOnly(java.lang.String, int): [0x11] returning 'Reference: com.google.android.gms.tagmanager.zzp', but expected from declaration 'Reference: com.google.android.gms.common.api.PendingResult'

It happened after the merge. My collegue updated the library from 10.0.1 to 10.2.1. Clean build didn't work.

Due to time constraints, i rollback to the older version, and it worked.