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+| 213 | [Fixing Version Solving Failed Errors](tips/0213-fixing-version-solving-failed-errors/index.md) | [link](https://x.com/biz84/status/1864283511852527815) | [link](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/andreabizzotto_when-you-get-a-version-solving-failed-error-activity-7270050610329100289-0I9m) | [link](https://bsky.app/profile/codewithandrea.com/post/3lci5gzmagc27) | |
 | 212 | [Adding a Privacy Manifest in Xcode](tips/0212-xcode-privact-manifest/index.md) | [link](https://x.com/biz84/status/1863537508899860770) | [link](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/andreabizzotto_did-you-know-starting-november-12-2024-activity-7269303842813489154-k5iw) | [link](https://bsky.app/profile/codewithandrea.com/post/3lccxnqg5zs2j) | |
 | 211 | [Fix for Missing Compliance Warning in App Store Connect](tips/0211-fix-missing-compliance-warning/index.md) | [link](https://x.com/biz84/status/1862524737651376212) | [link](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/andreabizzotto_tired-of-seeing-the-missing-compliance-activity-7268290796854902784-iNzJ) | [link](https://bsky.app/profile/codewithandrea.com/post/3lc3wqvcqus2d) | |
 | 210 | [Material Icons Theme (VSCode Extension)](tips/0210-material-icons-theme-vscode-extension/index.md) | [link](https://x.com/biz84/status/1861698580727075132) | [link](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/andreabizzotto_tired-of-the-old-boring-vscode-default-theme-activity-7267464786907389952-w42m) | [link](https://bsky.app/profile/codewithandrea.com/post/3lbw7cepvg22v) | |

tips/0213-fixing-version-solving-failed-errors/index.md

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+# Fixing Version Solving Failed Errors
+
+When you get a "version solving failed" error, how can you fix it?
+
+Some useful tips:
+
+1. Use flutter pub upgrade, don't change versions manually 💡
+2. Read the error logs 🧐
+3. Remove all version constraints 👻
+4. Update your Podfile 🍏
+5. Update the Android project settings 🤖
+
+![](213.1.png)
+
+<!--
+Updating dependencies inside old projects? The "version solving failed" error is quite common.
+
+How to Resolve It
+
+1. Don’t change versions manually, use flutter pub upgrade instead.
+2. Read the error log. Sometimes, the answer you need is just there.
+3. Remove the version constraints from all conflicting packages, then run flutter pub get again and restore the version from pubspec.lock
+
+Afterwards, run dart fix --apply to fix your old Dart code.
+
+Additional steps for iOS & Android Builds
+
+4. Update Podfile and Podfile.lock. Useful steps:
+- Update the min iOS version in the Podfile
+- Run rm Podfile.lock && pod repo update
+5. Upgrade Gradle, Java, NDK version on Android
+
+-->
+
+---
+
+Some more details:
+
+1. "flutter pub upgrade" is your friend. It will try to resolve all dependencies without causing conflicts
+2. Be persistent. Inspect the error log closely and see if you can figure it out
+3. Remove version constraints from conflicting packages and try again
+
+![](213.2.png)
+
+<!--
+Some more details:
+
+1. Don’t change versions manually, use flutter pub upgrade instead. It will resolve all dependencies, ignoring the versions in pubspec.lock. You can also use flutter pub upgrade --major-version.
+
+2. Read the full error log. Sometimes, the answer you need is just there.
+
+3. Remove the version constraint from all conflicting packages, then run flutter pub get again and restore the version from pubspec.lock
+
+-->
+
+---
+
+Here's some more info about "flutter pub upgrade"
+https://x.com/biz84/status/1848646896170000843
+
+---
+
+If you need to update the Android project settings, this script may help:
+https://x.com/biz84/status/1858451367959855404
+
+---
+
+
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+| [Adding a Privacy Manifest in Xcode](../0212-xcode-privact-manifest/index.md) | |
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