gradle - Failed to resolve: com.android.support:appcompat-v7:26.0.0

Question

I am having this issue in Android studio.

Error:(22, 13) Failed to resolve: com.android.support:appcompat-v7:26.0.0
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This is my Gradle code:

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'

android {
       compileSdkVersion 26
      buildToolsVersion "25.0.2"
    defaultConfig {
    applicationId "com.example.noelly.myapplication"
    minSdkVersion 19
    targetSdkVersion 25
    versionCode 1
    versionName "1.0"
}
   buildTypes {
      release {
        minifyEnabled false
        proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 
'proguard-rules.pro'




 dependencies {
     compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
     compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:26.0.0'
}

Answer 1

To use support libraries starting from version 26.0.0 you need to add Google's Maven repository to your project's build.gradle file as described here: https://developer.android.com/topic/libraries/support-library/setup.html

allprojects {
        repositories {
            jcenter()
            maven {
                url "https://maven.google.com"
            }
        }
    }

For Android Studio 3.0.0 and above:

allprojects {
        repositories {
            jcenter()
            google()
        }
    }