java.lang.IncompatibleClassChangeError: Found interface com.google.android.gms.location.FusedLocationProviderClient, but class was expected

[Libinvincent]

FATAL EXCEPTION: mqt_v_native
java.lang.IncompatibleClassChangeError: Found interface com.google.android.gms.location.FusedLocationProviderClient, but class was expected (declaration of 'com.google.android.gms.location.FusedLocationProviderClient' appears in /data/app/~~n85bk1EvoVrRcJxLwTbiYQ==/com.secugreen-o5iefQLTRfJdfVzoCHW66A==/base.apk)
at com.agontuk.RNFusedLocation.FusedLocationProvider.getCurrentLocation(FusedLocationProvider.java:97)
at com.agontuk.RNFusedLocation.RNFusedLocationModule.getCurrentPosition(RNFusedLocationModule.java:112)
at com.facebook.jni.NativeRunnable.run(Native Method)
at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:938)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
at com.facebook.react.bridge.queue.MessageQueueThreadHandler.dispatchMessage(MessageQueueThreadHandler.java:27)
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:263)
at com.facebook.react.bridge.queue.MessageQueueThreadImpl.lambda$startNewBackgroundThread$2(MessageQueueThreadImpl.java:217)
at com.facebook.react.bridge.queue.MessageQueueThreadImpl$$ExternalSyntheticLambda1.run(D8$$SyntheticClass:0)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:923)

"react": "18.3.1",
"react-native": "0.77.1",
"react-native-geolocation-service": "^5.3.1",

[chr4ss12]

had same error, but fixed it by updating my google play services version (it was 17 before), now put it to 21:

  googlePlayServicesVersion = "21.+"

Also ensured i didn't reference any

    implementation "com.google.android.gms:play-services-maps:${rootProject.ext.googlePlayServicesVersion}"

that I had in my build.gradle in few years ago