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Donn Felker

Kaushik Gopal

Fragmented

If you've been an Android developer in the last 2 years, you must have seen this dreaded exception: `dex: method ID not in [0, 0xffff]: 65536`

Quick googling would immediately bring up the phrase "65K method count" and the recommended solution "multi-dexing". But if you want to really understand this mysterious number and the reason behind its existence, listen on!

Show notes:  http://fragmentedpodcast.com/episodes/29/

If you've been an Android developer in the last 2 years, you must have seen this dreaded exception: `dex: method ID not in [0, 0xffff]: 65536`

Quick googling would immediately bring up the phrase "65K method count" and the recommended solution "multi-dexing". But if you want to really understand this mysterious number and the reason behind its existence, listen on!

## Show Notes

*   [Official Dalvik specification][2] \[source.android.com\] (look for invoke- prefix methods)
*   [Android and the Dex limit][3] (great post)
*   [ADB Ep 11 : ART, pART 2 (Trash Talk)][4] (discussion on ART)
*   [MultiDexing][5] \[developer.android.com\] (solution to your 65K method count woes)

## Contact

*   [@fragmentedcast][6] [twitter.com]
*   [@donnfelker][7] [twitter.com]
*   [@kaushikgopal][8] [twitter.com]

 [2]: https://source.android.com/devices/tech/dalvik/dalvik-bytecode.html
 [3]: https://www.contentful.com/blog/2014/10/30/android-and-the-dex-64k-methods-limit/
 [4]: http://androidbackstage.blogspot.com/2014/08/android-developers-backstage-episode-11.html
 [5]: http://developer.android.com/tools/building/multidex.html
 [6]: https://twitter.com/fragmentedcast
 [7]: https://twitter.com/donnfelker
 [8]: https://twitter.com/kaushikgopal/

Donn Felker

@donnfelker

Kaushik Gopal

@kaushikgopal

Fragmented · February 22, 2016

029: All about the infamous 65,536 dex method count

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