Android Studio 2.1 Error converting bytecode to dex

Question

I am getting the following error since I updated the android studio from 2.0 to 2.1.

Error:Error converting bytecode to dex:

Cause: Dex ca

Answer 1

Remove the dependencies from build.gradle, comment relevant code and then compile and clean your project.

After a successful clean add the dependencies again and uncomment what you commented after removing the dependencies earlier.