How to solve this error? "Execution failed for task: :app:mergeReleaseResources"

Apollo14

Hi guys.
I didn't build mobile apps for a while (1-2 years or so). Last Gideros version I used was probably 2019.something.

Now I've downloaded last version of Gideros, 2021.11, and I see that none of my old projects can be compiled. I have Android API 30 in my Android Studio SDK manager.

(mobile development is as shitty as I remember it You can't just build an android app without overcoming annoying issues))

When I try to compile just blank gideros android player without assets, the error is still there. How to solve it? Thanks!

MoKaLux

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Nice to see you apollo14
I am using java jdk 1.8 and never had any problem building apks.

hgy29

Hi Apollo14, can you do a non APK android export and check or post here the content of the strings.xml file the error talks about ?

Apollo14

hgy29 said:

Hi Apollo14, can you do a non APK android export and check or post here the content of the strings.xml file the error talks about ?

I just did non APK android export, and here's content of the strings.xml file. Only 8 lines:

hgy29

Ok, I see, it is caused by the admob plugin. I don't remeber having changed it recently but I'll have a look

hgy29

Spotted, it was broken in 2021.6 due to a mass search/replace, sorry for that. Here is a fixed ads.gplugin file to replace the one in All plugins/ads.