com.android.build,com.android.build.api.transform.TransformException: java.lang.IllegalStateExceptio...

I'm facing the following error:

Error:Execution failed for task ':app:transformDexArchiveWithDexMergerForDebug'.

> com.android.build.api.transform.TransformException: java.lang.IllegalStateException

My App build.gradle:

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'

apply plugin: 'com.google.firebase.firebase-perf'

android {

compileSdkVersion 26

buildToolsVersion '26.0.2'

defaultConfig {

applicationId "ahija.com"

minSdkVersion 19

targetSdkVersion 26

versionCode 24

versionName "2.0"

testInstrumentationRunner "android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"

vectorDrawables.useSupportLibrary = true

multiDexEnabled true

}

configurations.all {

// resolutionStrategy.eachDependency { DependencyResolveDetails details ->

// def requested = details.requested

// if (requested.group == 'com.android.support') {

// if (!requested.name.startsWith("multidex")) {

// details.useVersion '26.1.0'

// }

// }

// }

}

dexOptions {

javaMaxHeapSize "4g"

}

compileOptions {

sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8

targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8

}

buildTypes {

release {

minifyEnabled true

proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'

}

}

packagingOptions {

exclude 'META-INF/DEPENDENCIES.txt'

exclude 'META-INF/LICENSE.txt'

exclude 'META-INF/NOTICE.txt'

exclude 'META-INF/NOTICE'

exclude 'META-INF/LICENSE'

exclude 'META-INF/DEPENDENCIES'

exclude 'META-INF/notice.txt'

exclude 'META-INF/license.txt'

exclude 'META-INF/dependencies.txt'

exclude 'META-INF/LGPL2.1'

}

}

dependencies {

implementation 'com.android.support:support-v4:26.1.0'

compile fileTree(include: ['*.jar'], dir: 'libs')

// androidTestCompile('com.android.support.test.espresso:espresso-core:2.2.2', {

// exclude group: 'com.android.support', module: 'support-annotations'

// })

// GOOGLE

compile 'com.android.support.constraint:constraint-layout:1.0.2'

compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:26.1.0'

compile 'com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:26.1.0'

compile 'com.android.support:design:26.1.0'

compile 'com.android.support:support-vector-drawable:26.1.0'

compile 'com.android.support:cardview-v7:26.1.0'

compile 'com.android.support:support-v13:26.1.0'

compile 'com.android.support:customtabs:26.1.0'

compile 'com.android.support:multidex:1.0.2'

compile 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.8.1'

// PLAY SERVICES

compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-auth:11.4.2'

compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-maps:11.4.2'

compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-location:11.4.2'

// FIREBASE

compile 'com.google.firebase:firebase-messaging:11.4.2'

compile 'com.google.firebase:firebase-core:11.4.2'

compile 'com.google.firebase:firebase-auth:11.4.2'

compile 'com.google.firebase:firebase-database:11.4.2'

compile 'com.google.firebase:firebase-crash:11.4.2'

compile 'com.google.firebase:firebase-perf:11.4.2'

compile 'com.firebaseui:firebase-ui-database:3.0.0'

// FACEBOOK

compile 'com.facebook.android:facebook-android-sdk:4.26.0'

// OTHERS

compile 'de.hdodenhof:circleimageview:2.1.0'

compile 'com.squareup:android-times-square:1.6.5@aar'

compile 'com.daimajia.easing:library:2.0@aar'

compile 'com.daimajia.androidanimations:library:2.3@aar'

compile 'it.sephiroth.android.library.bottomnavigation:bottom-navigation:2.0.1-rc1'

compile 'com.github.zurche:open-weather-map-android-wrapper:v0.1'

compile 'com.github.varunest:sparkbutton:1.0.5'

compile 'com.nineoldandroids:library:2.4.0'

compile 'com.daimajia.slider:library:1.1.5@aar'

compile 'de.cketti.mailto:email-intent-builder:1.0.0'

compile 'id.zelory:compressor:2.1.0'

compile 'com.github.jrvansuita:PickImage:2.1.4'

compile 'com.github.DamanSingh4321:ProProgressViews:v1.1'

compile group: 'com.cloudinary', name: 'cloudinary-android', version: '1.20.0'

// INTEGRATIONS

compile 'com.github.freshdesk:hotline-android:1.2.5'

// NEW AND COOL

compile 'com.jakewharton.timber:timber:4.5.1'

compile 'com.jakewharton:butterknife:8.8.1'

compile 'com.squareup.picasso:picasso:2.5.2'

compile 'com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:3.9.0'

// compile 'com.jakewharton.picasso:picasso2-okhttp3-downloader:1.1.0'

// compile 'com.squareup.okhttp3:logging-interceptor:3.9.0'

// ANNOTATION PROCESSORS

annotationProcessor 'com.jakewharton:butterknife-compiler:8.8.1'

// annotationProcessor 'com.google.dagger:dagger-android-processor:2.11'

// TEST

// testCompile 'junit:junit:4.12'

}

apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services'

If I try to build the app, it builds just fine and I get the APKs but if I try to run from Android Studio directly on my device, I get the above error.

How to fix it?

I am facing this error since a long time. I am currently testing by debug versions by manually building the apk and then transferring it to the phone.

The "run" button directly gives me the above error.