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

I found a workaround by adding this to the app's build.gradle:

android {
    packagingOptions {
        exclude 'AndroidManifest.xml'
    }
}

I had this to fix an issue with creating a bundle, due to Facebook's Audience Network, on Android Studio 3.5.