Entry name 'AndroidManifest.xml' collided (Build failed after updating the android gradle plugin to 3.6.0)

Question

I have recently updated the Android Studio from 3.5(stable) to 3.6(stable).

Then I saw the plugin update was also available, so I have updated the version of "com.an

Answer 1

This is caused by Android Gradle plugin 3.6, revert to using the old packaging tool by including the following in your gradle.properties file will fix this:

android.useNewApkCreator=false

More info please check the release note: https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/gradle-plugin#zipflinger