Can't install Dropbox plugin for Android Studio

Question

I'm trying to add the latest (v5.1.1) Dropbox plugin to my Android Studio install (Bumblebee 2021.1.1) on Win10. I downloaded the.jar file from releases/v5.1.1 folder to an empty folder, then tried to install it using this method: from the Studio main menu I chose Plugins, selected the gear icon followed by Install Plugin From Disk, browsed to the.jar file location, selected it then pressed OK. I got an error message: "Fail to load plugin from file dropbox-sdk-java-5.1.1.jar". I tried installing the -5.1.1-javadoc.jar file using the same method, with the same result. I don't need the sources, I just want to use the SDK. Any ideas? TIA!

Answer 1

First, I think you meant "Android Studio" instead of "Visual Studio"?

If so, it sounds like you're attempting to install the Dropbox Java SDK as a plugin to Android Studio itself. The Dropbox Java SDK is not an Android Studio plugin though. It is a package for connecting to the Dropbox API from your Java app.

To install the Dropbox package in your app, you should use Maven or Gradle, as instructed here .

The Dropbox Java SDK also comes with an example Android app that uses the Dropbox package .

Answer 2

Thanks, Greg; your answer pointed me in the right direction. I had already added an 'implementation' directive to my Gradle file as per the directions on GitHub. However, I took the instruction to add the directive by editing my "project's build.gradle" too literally; I added it to the Project build.gradle file instead of adding it to the Module build.gradle. Problem solved!