Mocking method calls using power mockito - org.powermock.api.mockito.ClassNotPreparedException

I have an image loader class and i need to test some static methods in it. Since Mockito does not support static methods i switched to Power Mockito. But the static method i am testing has a method call

 Base64.encodeToString(byteArray, Base64.DEFAULT);

To mock this i am using mockStatic method as below with @PrepareForTest annotation.

 PowerMockito.mockStatic(Base64.class);

But Android studio is returning me still returning me an error as below.

org.powermock.api.mockito.ClassNotPreparedException: The class android.util.Base64 not prepared for test. To prepare this class, add class to the '@PrepareForTest' annotation.

Below is my complete code.

Code to be tested:

import android.graphics.Bitmap;
import android.graphics.BitmapFactory;
import android.util.Base64;
import android.widget.ImageView;

  public static String convertBitmapToBase64(Bitmap imageBitmap, boolean withCompression) {
    ByteArrayOutputStream byteArrayOutputStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
    imageBitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.PNG, 120, byteArrayOutputStream);
    byte[] byteArray = byteArrayOutputStream.toByteArray();
    return Base64.encodeToString(byteArray, Base64.DEFAULT);
}

Test class code

import android.graphics.Bitmap;
import android.util.Base64;
import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
import org.powermock.api.mockito.PowerMockito;
import org.powermock.core.classloader.annotations.PrepareForTest;
import org.powermock.modules.junit4.PowerMockRunner;
import org.testng.annotations.Test;

@RunWith(PowerMockRunner.class)
@PrepareForTest({Base64.class})
public class ImageLoaderTest  {
@Test
   public void testConvertBitmap(){
    byte[] array = new byte[20];
    PowerMockito.mockStatic(Base64.class);
    PowerMockito.when(Base64.encodeToString(array, Base64.DEFAULT)).thenReturn("asdfghjkl");
    Bitmap mockedBitmap= PowerMockito.mock(Bitmap.class);
    String output = ImageLoaderUtils.convertBitmapToBase64(mockedBitmap);
    assert (!output.isEmpty());
}

}

Gradle dependencies

testCompile 'junit:junit:4.12'
testCompile 'org.powermock:powermock:1.6.5'
testCompile 'org.powermock:powermock-module-junit4:1.6.5'
testCompile 'org.powermock:powermock-api-mockito:1.6.5'

Short answer you can't. Here from the FAQ:

What are the limitations of Mockito

Cannot mock final classes

Cannot mock static methods

Cannot mock final methods - their real behavior is executed without any exception. Mockito cannot warn you about mocking final methods so be vigilant.

Further information about this limitation:

Can I mock static methods?

No. Mockito prefers object orientation and dependency injection over static, procedural code that is hard to understand & change. If you deal with scary legacy code you can use JMockit or Powermock to mock static methods.

If you want to use PowerMock try like this:

@RunWith(PowerMockRunner.class)
@PrepareForTest( { Base64.class })
public class YourTestCase {
    @Test
    public void testStatic() {
        mockStatic(Base64.class);
        when(Base64.encodeToString(argument)).thenReturn("expected result");
    }
}

EDIT: In Mockito 2 it's now possible to mock final Class and final Method. It's an opt-in option. You need to create the file src/test/resources/mockito-extensions/org.mockito.plugins.MockMaker with the following content: