AGP 7.4 issue: Cannot invoke "String.length()" because "<parameter1>" is null
Author: beigiradCreated Mar 13, 2026Updated Mar 17, 2026
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When I want to using the latest version of the library in a project that is using AGP 7.4 it causes this error:
> Task :app:mergeExtDexDebug FAILED
ERROR:~/.gradle/.../transformed/android-gif-drawable-1.2.31-runtime.jar: D8: java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "String.length()" because "<parameter1>" is null
I've showed this issue in sample project
Different versions test result
1.2.27' // works
1.2.28' // works
1.2.29' // fails
1.2.30' // fails
1.2.31' // failsP.S: My project is not depend to AGP7 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ but I've used the android-gif-drawable` in an SDK that should supports AGP7.
Source: koral--/android-gif-drawable