Can't install Dropbox plugin for Android Studio

Question

I'm trying to add the latest (v5.1.1) Dropbox plugin to my Android Studio install (Bumblebee 2021.1.1) on Win10. I downloaded the .jar file from releases/v5.1.1 folder to an empty folder, then tried to install it using this method: from the Studio main menu I chose Plugins, selected the gear icon followed by Install Plugin From Disk, browsed to the .jar file location, selected it then pressed OK. I got an error message: "Fail to load plugin from file dropbox-sdk-java-5.1.1.jar". I tried installing the -5.1.1-javadoc.jar file using the same method, with the same result. I don't need the sources, I just want to use the SDK. Any ideas? TIA!

Answer 1

Thanks, Greg; your answer pointed me in the right direction. I had already added an 'implementation' directive to my Gradle file as per the directions on GitHub. However, I took the instruction to add the directive by editing my "project's build.gradle" too literally; I added it to the Project build.gradle file instead of adding it to the Module build.gradle. Problem solved!