Google Auth migrating to androidx: SignInHubActivity does not implement Lifecycle

After the migration to AndroidX i'am facing this the following issue with the Google Auth lib:

On Android 9 API 28:

java.lang.IncompatibleClassChangeError: Class 'com.google.android.gms.auth.api.signin.internal.SignInHubActivity' does not implement interface 'androidx.lifecycle.LifecycleOwner' in call to 'androidx.lifecycle.Lifecycle androidx.lifecycle.LifecycleOwner.getLifecycle()' (declaration of 'androidx.lifecycle.LiveData' appears in /data/app/fourbottles.bsg.workinghours4b-G1onPKgFFE-l3aqjx0qDJw==/split_lib_dependencies_apk.apk)
    at androidx.lifecycle.LiveData.observe(LiveData.java:172)
    at androidx.loader.app.LoaderManagerImpl$LoaderInfo.setCallback(LoaderManagerImpl.java:100)
    at androidx.loader.app.LoaderManagerImpl.createAndInstallLoader(LoaderManagerImpl.java:400)
    at androidx.loader.app.LoaderManagerImpl.initLoader(LoaderManagerImpl.java:421)
    at com.google.android.gms.auth.api.signin.internal.SignInHubActivity.zzn(Unknown Source:80)
    at com.google.android.gms.auth.api.signin.internal.SignInHubActivity.onActivityResult(Unknown Source:68)
    at android.app.Activity.dispatchActivityResult(Activity.java:7454)
    at android.app.ActivityThread.deliverResults(ActivityThread.java:4353)
    at android.app.ActivityThread.handleSendResult(ActivityThread.java:4402)
    at android.app.servertransaction.ActivityResultItem.execute(ActivityResultItem.java:49)
    at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.executeCallbacks(TransactionExecutor.java:108)
    at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.execute(TransactionExecutor.java:68)
    at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1808)
    at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:106)
    at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:193)
    at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6669)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
    at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:493)
    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:858)

On Android 5.0.2 API 22

Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'androidx.lifecycle.Lifecycle$State androidx.lifecycle.Lifecycle.getCurrentState()' on a null object reference
    at androidx.lifecycle.LiveData.observe(LiveData.java:172)
    at androidx.loader.app.LoaderManagerImpl$LoaderInfo.setCallback(LoaderManagerImpl.java:100)
    at androidx.loader.app.LoaderManagerImpl.createAndInstallLoader(LoaderManagerImpl.java:400)
    at androidx.loader.app.LoaderManagerImpl.initLoader(LoaderManagerImpl.java:421)
    at com.google.android.gms.auth.api.signin.internal.SignInHubActivity.zzn(Unknown Source)
    at com.google.android.gms.auth.api.signin.internal.SignInHubActivity.onActivityResult(Unknown Source)
    at android.app.Activity.dispatchActivityResult(Activity.java:6139)
    at android.app.ActivityThread.deliverResults(ActivityThread.java:3535)
    at android.app.ActivityThread.handleSendResult(ActivityThread.java:3582) 
    at android.app.ActivityThread.access$1300(ActivityThread.java:144) 
    at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1327) 
    at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102) 
    at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:135) 
    at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5221) 
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method) 
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:372) 
    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:899) 
    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:694)

I'am using the following lib versions:

implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-gcm:16.0.0'
implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-auth:16.0.1'
implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.0.2'
implementation 'androidx.multidex:multidex:2.0.1'

The code is crashing as soon as i start an activity with the intent:

val signInIntent = Auth.GoogleSignInApi.getSignInIntent(googleApiClient)
startActivityForResult(signInIntent, LOGIN_WITH_GOOGLE_CODE)

I have the following properties into the settings.gradle file:

android.useAndroidX=true
android.enableJetifier=true

The Google Auth lib doesn't support authentication with AndroidX libs?

Is there a way to start an intent from an androidX lib with the supported lib behaviour?  

I accept answers in both java and kotlin languages.

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