Conflict with dependency 'com.android.support:support-annotations'. Resolved versions for app (23.3.0) and test app (23.1.1) differ

Question

I came across this exception while adding espresso to an android project. I already try the link that comes with this exception

**Conflict with dependency \'         


        

Answer 1

annotation library is used by all three dependancies rules:0.5', runner:05 and espresso-core:2.2.2, so following worked for me

androidTestCompile 'com.android.support.test:runner:0.5', {
    exclude group: 'com.android.support', module: 'support-annotations'
}
androidTestCompile 'com.android.support.test:rules:0.5', {
    exclude group: 'com.android.support', module: 'support-annotations'
}
androidTestCompile 'com.android.support.test.espresso:espresso-core:2.2.2', {
    exclude group: 'com.android.support', module: 'support-annotations'
}