Manifest merger failed : Attribute application@appComponentFactory - Androidx

Put these flags in your gradle.properties

android.enableJetifier=true
android.useAndroidX=true

After hours of struggling, I solved it by including the following within app/build.gradle:

android {
    compileOptions {
        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
    }
}

Put these flags in your gradle.properties

android.enableJetifier=true
android.useAndroidX=true

Changes in build.gradle:

implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.0.2'
implementation 'androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout:1.1.3'
implementation 'androidx.legacy:legacy-support-v4:1.0.0'
implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.1.0-alpha04'

Refer to: https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/migrate

Reason of this error-

Because after upgrade, androidx.core:core is accessed somewhere, when your project is still not using androidx. So classes like CoreComponentFactory and many others are now found at two places - androidx.core:core and com.android.support:support-compat. That's why this error occured.

What is solution?

You should migrate to AndroidX. If you don't know about AndroidX. Please read What is AndroidX?

How to migrate your project

After Android Studio 3.2 (September 2018), there is direct option to migrate existing project to AndroidX. This refract all packages automatically.

Before you migrate, it is strongly recommended to backup your project.

Existing project

• Android Studio > Refactor Menu > Migrate to AndroidX...
• It will analysis and will open Refractor window in bottom. Accept changes to be done.

New project

Put these flags in your gradle.properties

android.enableJetifier=true
android.useAndroidX=true

Check @Library mappings for equal AndroidX package.

Check @Official page of Migrate to AndroidX