android - cannot resolve symbol FileProvider

Question

I am trying to test the FileProvider tutorial.

It asks to include in the manifest :

<provider
    android:name="android.support.v4.content.FileProvider"
    android:authorities="com.mydomain.fileprovider"
    android:exported="false"
    android:grantUriPermissions="true">
</provider>

In the manifest, I get the error:

 Cannot resolve symbol FileProvider

I followed these instructions, to add the v4 support library to Android Studio. I add the following to the build.gradle file, but the gradle sync fails :

 compile "com.android.support:support-v4:18.0.+"

What must I do to resolve this problem ?

How does/did the gradle sync fail? What error – Tim Dec 19 '14 at 09:11 — Tim, Dec 19 '14 at 09:11

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 25 '15 at 05:27

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Go to File > Invalidate Caches / Restart and Invalidate and Restart.

answered Apr 25 '15 at 05:27

Abhishek Balani

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Not Working, even wasted my time by restarting all studio and projects. – Teerath Kumar Feb 22 '18 at 06:15

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 06 '18 at 10:50

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I believe the version of the support library you are targeting (18.0.+) is too low. FileProvider was only added in version 22.1.0 according to the reference docs so you will need at least:

compile "com.android.support:support-v4:22.1.0"

answered Feb 06 '18 at 10:50

LordParsley

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 14 '20 at 07:30

I know this too late in case you got same problem please refer

https://stackoverflow.com/a/58784995/5193899

<provider
        android:name="androidx.core.content.FileProvider"
        android:authorities="com.camera.app.fileprovider"
        android:exported="false"
        android:grantUriPermissions="true">
        <meta-data
            android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS"
            android:resource="@xml/file_paths">

        </meta-data>
    </provider>

android - cannot resolve symbol FileProvider

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