How to fix com.android.builder.internal.aapt.AaptException: Failed to crunch file?

Question

I have the latest version of Android Studio (as of Sep 21, 2016). When I create a brand new project in Android Studio and try to build it, I am getting this build error:

Answer 1

Update you gradle to latest one, it solve the problem, i was also facing same problem, it work for me.

I was using classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.0.0', then replace to classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.0.0' , it work for me.