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Most of them don't need to. The default project template inserts jCenter() in the buildscript, but most artifacts are proxied from Central.
by tadfisher 6y ago
Most of them don't need to. The default project template inserts jCenter() in the buildscript, but most artifacts are proxied from Central.
- MrDresden 6y agoNo I mean that a vast number of the libraries in the Android ecosystem are actually hosted on the free jcenter repository. Removing jcenter as a source in the buildscript is a trivial step but doesn't remedy the issue as the dependencies are not all mirrored elsewhere. Complexities of setting up a Maven central account is often listed as the main cause for maintainers simply going for JCenter instead.