react-native-geolocation: Error "Package android.support.v4.content does not exist"

Environment

React Native Environment Info:
    System:
      OS: Windows 10
      CPU: (8) x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8550U CPU @ 1.80GHz
      Memory: 1.05 GB / 7.86 GB
    Binaries:
      Node: 10.16.0 - D:\Programs\Node.js\node.EXE
      npm: 6.9.0 - D:\Programs\Node.js\npm.CMD

Platforms

Android

Versions

• Android 9
• react-native-geolocation: 1.4.2
• react-native: 0.59.8
• react: 16.8.6

Description

When I run react-native run-android I got this error:

Task :@react-native-community_geolocation:compileDebugJavaWithJavac FAILED
D:\Projects\project\node_modules\@react-native-community\geolocation\android\src\main\java\com\reactnativecommunity\geolocation\GeolocationModule.java:21: error: package android.support.v4.content does not exist
import android.support.v4.content.ContextCompat;
                                 ^
D:\Projects\project\node_modules\@react-native-community\geolocation\android\src\main\java\com\reactnativecommunity\geolocation\GeolocationModule.java:274: error: cannot find symbol
    int finePermission = ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(getReactApplicationContext(), android.Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION);
                         ^
  symbol:   variable ContextCompat
  location: class GeolocationModule
2 errors

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':@react-native-community_geolocation:compileDebugJavaWithJavac'.
> Compilation failed; see the compiler error output for details.

Reproducible Demo

Content of android/app/build.gradle:

apply plugin: "com.android.application"
apply plugin: "kotlin-android"

import com.android.build.OutputFile

/**
 * The react.gradle file registers a task for each build variant (e.g. bundleDebugJsAndAssets
 * and bundleReleaseJsAndAssets).
 * These basically call `react-native bundle` with the correct arguments during the Android build
 * cycle. By default, bundleDebugJsAndAssets is skipped, as in debug/dev mode we prefer to load the
 * bundle directly from the development server. Below you can see all the possible configurations
 * and their defaults. If you decide to add a configuration block, make sure to add it before the
 * `apply from: "../../node_modules/react-native/react.gradle"` line.
 *
 * project.ext.react = [
 *   // the name of the generated asset file containing your JS bundle
 *   bundleAssetName: "index.android.bundle",
 *
 *   // the entry file for bundle generation
 *   entryFile: "index.android.js",
 *
 *   // whether to bundle JS and assets in debug mode
 *   bundleInDebug: false,
 *
 *   // whether to bundle JS and assets in release mode
 *   bundleInRelease: true,
 *
 *   // whether to bundle JS and assets in another build variant (if configured).
 *   // See http://tools.android.com/tech-docs/new-build-system/user-guide#TOC-Build-Variants
 *   // The configuration property can be in the following formats
 *   //         'bundleIn${productFlavor}${buildType}'
 *   //         'bundleIn${buildType}'
 *   // bundleInFreeDebug: true,
 *   // bundleInPaidRelease: true,
 *   // bundleInBeta: true,
 *
 *   // whether to disable dev mode in custom build variants (by default only disabled in release)
 *   // for example: to disable dev mode in the staging build type (if configured)
 *   devDisabledInStaging: true,
 *   // The configuration property can be in the following formats
 *   //         'devDisabledIn${productFlavor}${buildType}'
 *   //         'devDisabledIn${buildType}'
 *
 *   // the root of your project, i.e. where "package.json" lives
 *   root: "../../",
 *
 *   // where to put the JS bundle asset in debug mode
 *   jsBundleDirDebug: "$buildDir/intermediates/assets/debug",
 *
 *   // where to put the JS bundle asset in release mode
 *   jsBundleDirRelease: "$buildDir/intermediates/assets/release",
 *
 *   // where to put drawable resources / React Native assets, e.g. the ones you use via
 *   // require('./image.png')), in debug mode
 *   resourcesDirDebug: "$buildDir/intermediates/res/merged/debug",
 *
 *   // where to put drawable resources / React Native assets, e.g. the ones you use via
 *   // require('./image.png')), in release mode
 *   resourcesDirRelease: "$buildDir/intermediates/res/merged/release",
 *
 *   // by default the gradle tasks are skipped if none of the JS files or assets change; this means
 *   // that we don't look at files in android/ or ios/ to determine whether the tasks are up to
 *   // date; if you have any other folders that you want to ignore for performance reasons (gradle
 *   // indexes the entire tree), add them here. Alternatively, if you have JS files in android/
 *   // for example, you might want to remove it from here.
 *   inputExcludes: ["android/**", "ios/**"],
 *
 *   // override which node gets called and with what additional arguments
 *   nodeExecutableAndArgs: ["node"],
 *
 *   // supply additional arguments to the packager
 *   extraPackagerArgs: []
 * ]
 */

project.ext.react = [
        entryFile: "index.js"
]

apply from: "../../node_modules/react-native/react.gradle"
apply from: "../../node_modules/react-native-vector-icons/fonts.gradle"

/**
 * Set this to true to create two separate APKs instead of one:
 *   - An APK that only works on ARM devices
 *   - An APK that only works on x86 devices
 * The advantage is the size of the APK is reduced by about 4MB.
 * Upload all the APKs to the Play Store and people will download
 * the correct one based on the CPU architecture of their device.
 */
def enableSeparateBuildPerCPUArchitecture = false

/**
 * Run Proguard to shrink the Java bytecode in release builds.
 */
def enableProguardInReleaseBuilds = false

android {
    compileSdkVersion 28
    buildToolsVersion "29.0.0-rc3"

    signingConfigs {
        release {
            if (project.hasProperty('MYAPP_RELEASE_STORE_FILE')) {
                storeFile file(MYAPP_RELEASE_STORE_FILE)
                storePassword MYAPP_RELEASE_STORE_PASSWORD
                keyAlias MYAPP_RELEASE_KEY_ALIAS
                keyPassword MYAPP_RELEASE_KEY_PASSWORD
            }
        }
    }

    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "com.project"
        minSdkVersion 16
        targetSdkVersion 28
        versionCode 96
        versionName "1.51.15"
        ndk {
            abiFilters "armeabi-v7a", "x86", "arm64-v8a", "x86_64"
        }
    }
    splits {
        abi {
            reset()
            enable enableSeparateBuildPerCPUArchitecture
            universalApk false  // If true, also generate a universal APK
            include "armeabi-v7a", "x86", "arm64-v8a", "x86_64"
        }
    }
    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled enableProguardInReleaseBuilds
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile("proguard-android.txt"), "proguard-rules.pro"
            signingConfig signingConfigs.release
        }
    }
    // applicationVariants are e.g. debug, release
    applicationVariants.all { variant ->
        variant.outputs.each { output ->
            // For each separate APK per architecture, set a unique version code as described here:
            // http://tools.android.com/tech-docs/new-build-system/user-guide/apk-splits
            def versionCodes = ["armeabi-v7a": 1, "x86": 2, "arm64-v8a":3, "x86_64":4]
            def abi = output.getFilter(OutputFile.ABI)
            if (abi != null) {  // null for the universal-debug, universal-release variants
                output.versionCodeOverride =
                        versionCodes.get(abi) * 1048576 + defaultConfig.versionCode
            }
        }
    }
}

dependencies {
    implementation project(':@react-native-community_geolocation')
    implementation project(':@react-native-community_netinfo')
    compile project(':react-native-static-server')
    compile project(':react-native-keep-awake')
    compile project(':react-native-file-viewer')
    compile project(':react-native-webview')
    compile project(':react-native-zip-archive')
    compile project(':rn-fetch-blob')
    compile project(':react-native-fs')
    compile project(':react-native-spatial')
    compile project(':react-native-fs')
    compile project(':react-native-sqlite-2')
    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-location:+'
    compile project(':react-native-sensitive-info')
    compile project(':react-native-sentry')
    compile project(':react-native-image-picker')
    compile project(':react-native-device-settings')
    compile project(':react-native-linear-gradient')
    compile project(':react-native-vector-icons')
    compile fileTree(dir: "libs", include: ["*.jar"])
    compile "com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.0.1"
    compile "com.facebook.react:react-native:+"  // From node_modules
    implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:$kotlin_version"
    compile 'com.facebook.fresco:fresco:1.9.0'
    compile 'com.facebook.fresco:animated-gif:1.9.0'
// IN CASE YOU NEED WEBP SUPPORT / MAKE SURE TO CHANGE THIS TOO TO 1.9.0
    compile 'com.facebook.fresco:animated-webp:1.9.0'
    compile 'com.facebook.fresco:webpsupport:1.9.0'
}

// Run this once to be able to run the application with BUCK
// puts all compile dependencies into folder libs for BUCK to use
task copyDownloadableDepsToLibs(type: Copy) {
    from configurations.compile
    into 'libs'
}

task copyFonts(type: Copy) {
    from '../../assets/fonts'
    into 'src/main/assets/fonts'
}

// Copy map.html and its files
task copyMapHTML(type: Copy) {
    from '../../src/components/presentational/OLMap/webview/map.html'
    into 'src/main/assets/OLMap'
}

task copyMapSRC(type: Copy) {
    from '../../assets/src/components/presentational/OLMap/webview'
    into 'src/main/assets/OLMap'
}

task copyLogo(type: Copy) {
    from '../../assets/images/login_logo.png'
    into 'src/main/assets'
}
// Note that you may need to add other build variants
gradle.projectsEvaluated {
    bundleDebugJsAndAssets.dependsOn([copyMapHTML, copyMapSRC, copyFonts, copyLogo])
    bundleReleaseJsAndAssets.dependsOn([copyMapHTML, copyMapSRC, copyFonts, copyLogo])
}