How do I get around the DEX Limit?

In this episode of Ask A Dev, Android engineer Bryan Sullivan gives fellow Android developers some helpful tips on getting their apps around that annoying Dalvik Executable (DEX) limit.

Before you can tackle a problem, you must first understand it. Bryan does an excellent job describing what the DEX limit is and how it will negatively impact your apps.

Once you know what you're looking for, Bryan will give you some handy tricks for avoiding the DEX limit altogether. However, much like rules, limits were made to be broken, and Bryan teaches you how to do so using multidex configurations

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