Fix “packagingOptions(Packaging.() -> Unit): Unit’ is deprecated. Renamed to packaging” error in Android Studio Gradle file.

In this video it shows the steps to add packagingOptions block in the gradle file in Android Studio. On adding the packagingOptions block it gives the deprecated unit error. This can be fixed by using packaging block instead of packagingOptions block.

Also, use resources.excludes.add instead of exclude option.

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Complete details:

plugins {
    id("com.android.application")
}

android {
    namespace = "com.programmerworld.paclagingoptionsdeprecatedexample"
    compileSdk = 34

    defaultConfig {
        applicationId = "com.programmerworld.paclagingoptionsdeprecatedexample"
        minSdk = 34
        targetSdk = 34
        versionCode = 1
        versionName = "1.0"

        testInstrumentationRunner = "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
    }

    buildTypes {
        release {
            isMinifyEnabled = false
            proguardFiles(
                getDefaultProguardFile("proguard-android-optimize.txt"),
                "proguard-rules.pro"
            )
        }
    }
    compileOptions {
        sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
        targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
    }

    packaging{
        resources.excludes.add("META-INF/NOTICE.md")
        resources.excludes.add("META-INF/LICENSE.md")
    }
}

dependencies {

    implementation("androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.6.1")
    implementation("com.google.android.material:material:1.10.0")
    implementation("androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout:2.1.4")
    testImplementation("junit:junit:4.13.2")
    androidTestImplementation("androidx.test.ext:junit:1.1.5")
    androidTestImplementation("androidx.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.5.1")

    implementation("com.sun.mail:android-mail:1.6.6")
    implementation("com.sun.mail:android-activation:1.6.7")
}

Screenshots:

2 files found with path ‘META-INF/NOTICE.md’.
Adding a packagingOptions block may help, please refer to
https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.1/com/android/build/api/dsl/ResourcesPackagingOptions
for more information

packagingOptions(Packaging.() -> Unit): Unit’ is deprecated. Renamed to packaging

packaging{
resources.excludes.add(“META-INF/NOTICE.md”)
resources.excludes.add(“META-INF/LICENSE.md”)
}