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How To Fix - "app:processDebugResources FAILED" in Android Studio ?


In this post, we will see How To Fix - "app:processDebugResources FAILED" in Android Studio. There can be various reasons for this error - upgrades, compatibility mismatch, attribute value etc.



Task :app:processDebugResources FAILED
Failed to execute aapt
com.android.ide.common.process.ProcessException: Failed to execute aapt





Execution failed for task ':app:processDebugResources'.
  Let's see the check-points which we can conduct to debug and fix this error.  

Check 1 - Gradle version :

First thing first - check the Gradle version used is in tandem or compatible with the Android Studio - Gradle version for each of the Android Gradle plugin is given below . This is referred from the official Android site. In case you require to update or upgrade the Gradle version, refer our earlier post which explains how to do so in great details - How to Update or Upgrade Gradle version in Android Studio?

Plugin version

Required Gradle version

1.0.0 - 1.1.3

2.2.1 - 2.3

1.2.0 - 1.3.1

2.2.1 - 2.9

1.5.0

2.2.1 - 2.13

2.0.0 - 2.1.2

2.10 - 2.13

2.1.3 - 2.2.3

2.14.1 - 3.5

2.3.0+

3.3+

3.0.0+

4.1+

3.1.0+

4.4+

3.2.0 - 3.2.1

4.6+

3.3.0 - 3.3.3

4.10.1+

3.4.0 - 3.4.3

5.1.1+

3.5.0 - 3.5.4

5.4.1+

3.6.0 - 3.6.4

5.6.4+

4.0.0+

6.1.1+

4.1.0+

6.5+

4.2.0+

6.7.1+

7.0

7.0+

   

Check 2 - Dependency Compatibility :

  • Check the build.gradle files -
    • android/build.gradle
    • android/app/build.gradle
  • Open the build.gradle files.
  • Cross-check the below Highlighted fields with regards to your project and the installations. The dependents used in the project must be compatible to make it work. In case you update SdkVersions viz - minSdkVersion, compileSdkVersion or targetSdkVersion , then update\upgrade the project dependencies in the same line.


buildscript {
   ext {
      **buildToolsVersion = "xx.y.z"**
 **minSdkVersion = aa**
 **compileSdkVersion = bb**
 **targetSdkVersion = cc**
   }

   dependencies {
      classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:**c.d.e**'
   }
}
 

Check 3 - XML Files :

  • Start with AndroidManifest.xml and then check the other XML files of your project.
  • Verify the values used in the xml files are legitimate and all references are existent - and not have any syntax or silly errors.
  • If error log says about some resources not found, check your xml files(e.g. strings.xml) - whether those resources are defined, not-defined or defined-with-wrong-values.
  Do Note :

  • AndroidManifest.xml belongs to the Android ecosystem. It houses components, metadata etc. to be used by Android OS.
  • build.gradle file belongs to the Development ecosystem . It is used to build the binaries.
  • Out of both, build.gradle is superior in terms of priority and it can override AndroidManifest.xml - if an attribute is defined in both.
  Hope this helps to understand and fix the issue.  

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