Missing .so file lib when building in App Bundle

Question

I'm trying to release an app on the Playstore that includes .so lib files. When I try to debug it, the app works fine. But when I try to release it and upload it on the PlayStore via .aab and install it, my app can't find the .so file that I put in the Jnilibs folder. It says

.so file Not Found

I tried many solutions (ndk, abifilters, split, etc.) but nothing worked. I'm using Android Studio arctic fox 2020.3.1 version.

Please read: [Why is “Can someone help me?” not an actual question?](https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/284236/why-is-can-someone-help-me-not-an-actual-question) — Turing85, Dec 25 '21 at 09:53
I've gone in details to explain why that happens and how to fix it here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/56551499/4265103 — Pierre, Dec 26 '21 at 15:05

score 11 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 27 '22 at 05:43

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The option setting 'android.bundle.enableUncompressedNativeLibs=false' is deprecated. The current default is 'true'. It will be removed in version 8.0 of the Android Gradle plugin. You can add the following to your build.gradle instead:

android {
    packagingOptions {
        jniLibs {
            useLegacyPackaging = true
        }
    }
}

answered Jan 27 '22 at 05:43

Blue Ocean

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yess you are right I will mark this As an Accepted Answer – unboundExDev Feb 12 '22 at 03:50
Could you please explain ```useLegacyPackaging = true```, what does it do? – Sujith S Manjavana Oct 29 '22 at 08:15
Is it still relevant in 2022? – Sujith S Manjavana Oct 29 '22 at 08:15
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@Sujith It is equivalent to setting [android:extractNativeLibs](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/application-element#extractNativeLibs)="true" in the APK version. – Blue Ocean Oct 30 '22 at 04:55
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@Sujith I'm not sure if this problem has been completely resolved. Check [https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/127691101](https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/127691101) – Blue Ocean Oct 30 '22 at 05:00
this is an answer! the docs say just add useLegacyPackaging in your build.gradle. yea, great! thx @BlueOcean, may your water always be clear! – qwlice Jul 27 '23 at 12:15

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Dec 26 '21 at 07:13

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Finally I found the solution:

Just Put this code in your gradle.properties

android.bundle.enableUncompressedNativeLibs=false

And problem solved all lib that you input in jnilibs will be included once your app has been live in PlayStore and installed by the users :)

edited Dec 26 '21 at 07:13

hiddeneyes02

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answered Dec 25 '21 at 14:57

unboundExDev

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Note that although this works, this makes your app bigger for most of your users. You may want to tweak how you load your .so file so that the Android platform finds it. It's not missing, it's just not extracted from the APK at installation time so the platform has to read it from inside the APK directly. See https://stackoverflow.com/a/56551499/4265103 – Pierre Dec 26 '21 at 15:04

Missing .so file lib when building in App Bundle

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