How can I publish my VIsual Studio Code built application as an APK?

Question

I'm trying to build an App Bundle in Visual Studio Code but it always failing and it shows:

    FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':app:shrinkReleaseResources'.
> org.xml.sax.SAXParseException; lineNumber: 6; columnNumber: 7; Attribute "keep" bound to namespace "http://schemas.android.com/tools" was already specified for element "resources".

* Try:
Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace. Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output. Run with --scan to get full insights.

* Get more help at https://help.gradle.org

Here are the dependecies that I used in my project:

  dependencies:
  flutter:
    sdk: flutter

  sqflite: ^2.0.0+3
  intl: ^0.17.0
  syncfusion_flutter_calendar: ^19.2.62
  provider: ^5.0.0
  cupertino_icons: ^1.0.2  
  material_design_icons_flutter: ^5.0.5955-rc.1
  curved_navigation_bar: ^1.0.1
  responsive_text_field: ^0.1.4
  flutter_datetime_picker: ^1.5.1
  datetime_picker_formfield: ^2.0.0
  flutter_local_notifications: ^8.1.1+1
  table_calendar: ^3.0.2
  shared_preferences: ^2.0.8
  shared_preferences_web: ^2.0.2
  firebase_auth: ^3.1.2
  cloud_firestore: ^2.5.3
  firebase_core: ^1.7.0
  flutter_spinkit: ^5.1.0
  fluttertoast: ^8.0.8
  image_picker: ^0.8.4+2
  image_cropper: ^1.4.1
  photo_view: ^0.13.0
  rxdart: ^0.27.2
  badges: ^2.0.1
  profanity_filter: ^2.0.0

and also when I'm having trouble when do I run the --stacktrace to figure out the error. I tried in terminal but it looks like there's no stacktrace command in there.

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looks like you have to check your android XML resources. Maybe you added tools:keep twice. — Eugene Kuzmenko, Nov 06 '21 at 20:53
Share your AndroidManifest.xml file, I guess the issue is with your XML file, did you edit it when configuring firebase? — Mr Random, Nov 16 '21 at 02:37

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 09 '21 at 11:27

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Firstly,

Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace. Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output. Run with --scan to get full insights.

Please run with --debug or --scan and paste outputs here. Without much information it is quite hard to spot the bug.

Secondly,

org.xml.sax.SAXParseException; lineNumber: 6; columnNumber: 7; Attribute "keep" bound to namespace "http://schemas.android.com/tools" was already specified for element "resources".

this is related to the resource files. Please list what plugins you have used in your flutter app (e.g. paste your pubspec.yaml). Also list what modifications you made to the android directory of flutter app.

answered Nov 09 '21 at 11:27

ch271828n

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sorry, i updated my question now. You can look at it again – Adrian Alejo Nov 10 '21 at 05:28
@AdrianAlejo please show log details with --debug or --scan – ch271828n Nov 10 '21 at 06:29
Where should I run the `--debug` or `--scan`? – Adrian Alejo Nov 10 '21 at 06:42
@AdrianAlejo that is a android studio option – ch271828n Nov 10 '21 at 07:00

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 09 '21 at 09:28

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To build a flutter apk with no errors I always do the following (on terminal):

flutter build apk --no-shrink

answered Nov 09 '21 at 09:28

quim

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it does not work on me – Adrian Alejo Nov 10 '21 at 05:28
what error does it give? same? – quim Nov 10 '21 at 08:15
yea, same error – Adrian Alejo Nov 11 '21 at 07:09

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 11 '21 at 07:50

You can also try this:

Clean, build & run the project on the android platform.
Then just open it in an android folder like this.
Then just follow generate normal android signed .apk steps like this.

Note: make sure the android folder opened project must be sync, clean, Build & error-free then only you can able to generate android singed apk.

score 0 · Answer 4 · edited Nov 14 '21 at 06:32

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For Debug APK:

flutter build apk

For Release APK:

flutter build apk --release

For App Bundle:

flutter build appbundle

edited Nov 14 '21 at 06:32

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answered Nov 13 '21 at 17:00

MndTheNerd

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score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Nov 14 '21 at 06:45

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Delete .idea folder from your project root. Delete pubspec.lock. run flutter clean, then flutter pub get and try again.

answered Nov 14 '21 at 06:45

Kaushik Chandru

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How can I publish my VIsual Studio Code built application as an APK?

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