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

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 [source.android.com] (look for invoke- prefix methods) Android and the Dex limit (great post) ADB Ep 11 : ART, pART 2 (Trash Talk) (discussion on ART) MultiDexing [developer.android.com] (solution to your 65K method count woes) Contact @fragmentedcast [twitter.com] @donnfelker [twitter.com] @kaushikgopal [twitter.com]