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Platform Initializer Error on startup still persisting after using OkHttp.initialize(applicationContext)

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
38/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
android, kotlin
Domain
mobile

Research direction

Start by checking the Android startup requirements for OkHttp 5.3.2 and tracing how OkHttp.initialize(applicationContext) relates to the reported InitializationProvider failure. The issue names no files or tests; done would mean identifying a reproducible cause and confirming a resolution for the reported startup error.

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Description

bug

Hello,

we are still encountering

Fatal Exception: java.lang.RuntimeException Unable to get provider androidx.startup.InitializationProvider: androidx.startup.StartupException: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: okhttp3.internal.platform.PlatformInitializer

even after using the method described here

https://github.com/square/okhttp?tab=readme-ov-file#requirements

OkHttp.initialize(applicationContext)

We are using

okhttp = "5.3.2"

Please let us know if there is some other way to resolve this.

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