Is the androidx.* necessary when I create a new project in Android Studio 3.4.2?

Issue

In my mind, androidx.* is optional for an Android project, I find that androidx.* is necessary when I update to Android Studio to 3.4.2.

See the Image. So androidx.* will be standard, right?

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Solution

• AndroidX is a major improvement to the original Android Support Library.

• Like the Support Library, AndroidX ships separately from the Android OS and provides backwards-compatibility across Android releases. androidX fully replaces the Support Library by providing feature parity and new libraries. Here

• If your app currently depends on the original Design Support Library, you can make use of the Refactor to androidX option provided by Android Studio. Doing so will update your app’s dependencies and code to use the newly packaged androidx.

• New Design support library requires andriodX migration too! You should consider using androidX for your future projects! Here

• Add the library to the in your build.gradle(app-level) dependencies section:

  implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:version' Latest Version

Answered By - Sumit Shukla