Hi all! Thank you in advance for your time! I have been playing around KMP for a few weeks, trying t...

# multiplatform

[Marc Planas]

Hi all! Thank you in advance for your time! I have been playing around KMP for a few weeks, trying to replicate a project, but i have been blocked for days trying to import an “.aar” into de multiplatform project, what i’m trying to do is make it accessible from android code so i can use that library. I placed the “.aar” file into the libs folder, then imported in the androidMain dependencies like :

implementation(files("./libs/spotify-app-remote-release-0.7.2.aar"))

i also added the following code into the settings.gradle.kts

flatDir {
    dirs("libs")
}

if i run the command androidDependences i see this entry (which i suspect that means that its included)
/Users/XXXXX/AndroidStudioProjects/kmp/YYYY/composeApp/libs/spotify-app-remote-release-0.7.2.aar

The thing is that when it comes to the kotlin code, i cannot import the library neither use it. I don’t know what i’m doing wrong. If someone can throw some light would love them forever 😂

[Pablichjenkov]

Are you placing it in the Android target ?

[Marc Planas]

yeah, inside

sourceSets {
androidMain.dependencies {

[Pablichjenkov]

But where are you placing the.aar file

[Marc Planas]

<projectFolder>/composeApp/libs

[Pablichjenkov]

Humm I am not familiar with the new template generator, how is that composeApp module looks like? Does it have a directory named androidMain? Try putting your aar in androidMain/libs

[Marc Planas]

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[Marc Planas]

then the reference would be like :

implementation(files("./src/androidMain/libs/spotify-app-remote-release-0.7.2.aar"))

?

[Marc Planas]

didnt work 🥲

[Pablichjenkov]

Instead of using libs in composeApp try using it in the androidApp module and check if that module androidApp has the Android Application plugin applied

id("com.android.application")

[Marc Planas]

you mean that i should create a new module for this ? Because the AndroidMain folder doesn’t have any build.gradle.kts

[Pablichjenkov]

Usually is named androidApp not androidMain. androidMain is the target name but androidApp is an Android only module.

[Marc Planas]

i did it !!! It works !!! OMG, i love you, basically i start trying with other templates and found one that gives me the AndroidApp module, i tried a few things and worked !! Thank you soooo much ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

[Pablichjenkov]

😺 no problem Sr 👍