Execution failed for task ':CordovaLib:processDebugResources'. > com.android.ide.common.process.ProcessException: Failed to execute aapt

Question

I am learning how to use Ionic by doing a test application but I have had this problem for two days. I have looked for possible solutions but none has worked for me.

Answer 1

For us, we just had to downgrade version of android

cordova platform rm android
ionic cordova platform add android@6.3.0

Answer 2

Inside android folder under platforms folder there is a file called project.properties Try replacing + with 27.1.0 in below lines

cordova.system.library.1=com.android.support:support-v4:+
cordova.system.library.2=com.android.support:appcompat-v7:+

Also do the same thing in build.gradle file

"com.android.support:support-v4:+"
"com.android.support:appcompat-v7:+"

Answer 3

This is due to compat plugin. Remove that plugin if you have older version (less than 1.2.0) and set cordova-android@6.3.0

cordova plugin rm cordova-plugin-compat --force

cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-compat@1.2.0

cordova platform rm android

ionic cordova platform add android@6.3.0

Working at my case. Thanks :)

Answer 4

The way i solved this problem is as below:

1) npm uninstall cordova ionic

2) npm install -g cordova@7.0.0 ionic@3.19.0

3) cordova platform rm android

4) cordova platform add android