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

There are few methods to resolve this issue.

1. Revert build.gradle version to 3.5.3

   dependencies {
          // classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.6.1'       
             classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.5.3'
           }
   

2. Add packagingOptions under app/build.gradle

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

3. Under gradle.properties, set useNewApkCreator to false. Adding this flag might cause some apk installation issues.

   android.useNewApkCreator=false
   

Final approach, perform a scan through third-party library. Check for androidx.core:core-ktx plugin. Try to update to 1.2.0 or newer version.