OffsetDateTime.now() requires API 26
java.time APIs on Android require API 26.
For older API levels you can use ThreeTenABP which is the Android version of JSR-310 java.time backport for Java 6.
You can use Java 8+ API desugaring support (Android Gradle Plugin 4.0.0+)
It is described in this link
Simply you have to modify your build.gradle file in your app module like this:
android { defaultConfig { // Required when setting minSdkVersion to 20 or lower multiDexEnabled true } compileOptions { // Flag to enable support for the new language APIs coreLibraryDesugaringEnabled true // Sets Java compatibility to Java 8 sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8 targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8 }}dependencies { coreLibraryDesugaring 'com.android.tools:desugar_jdk_libs:1.0.9'}