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Panagiss
Panagiss

Reputation: 3740

Android Studio - AAPT: error: file failed to compile with PNG images

I was working on Ubuntu linux and recently i pulled my project and started working on Win10.

From now on i cannot Build/Run my app. There must be a problem with those PNG files in the resources folder.

That is the Error output while trying to build the app :

Executing tasks: [:app:assembleDebug] in project C:\Users\Psz\Documents\Android-ChatRoom-Client

> Task :app:preBuild UP-TO-DATE
> Task :app:preDebugBuild UP-TO-DATE
> Task :app:compileDebugAidl NO-SOURCE
> Task :app:generateDebugBuildConfig UP-TO-DATE
> Task :app:compileDebugRenderscript NO-SOURCE
> Task :app:javaPreCompileDebug UP-TO-DATE
> Task :app:generateDebugResValues UP-TO-DATE
> Task :app:generateDebugResources UP-TO-DATE
> Task :app:createDebugCompatibleScreenManifests UP-TO-DATE
> Task :app:extractDeepLinksDebug UP-TO-DATE
> Task :app:processDebugManifest UP-TO-DATE
> Task :app:mergeDebugShaders UP-TO-DATE
> Task :app:compileDebugShaders NO-SOURCE
> Task :app:generateDebugAssets UP-TO-DATE
> Task :app:mergeDebugAssets UP-TO-DATE
> Task :app:processDebugJavaRes NO-SOURCE

> Task :app:mergeDebugResources FAILED
AGPBI: {"kind":"error","text":"Android resource compilation failed","sources":[{"file":"C:\\Users\\Psz\\Documents\\Android-ChatRoom-Client\\app\\build\\generated\\res\\pngs\\debug\\drawable-ldpi\\ic_launcher_background.png"}],"original":"C:\\Users\\Psz\\Documents\\Android-ChatRoom-Client\\app\\build\\generated\\res\\pngs\\debug\\drawable-ldpi\\ic_launcher_background.png: AAPT: error: file failed to compile.\n    ","tool":"AAPT"}
AGPBI: {"kind":"error","text":"Android resource compilation failed","sources":[{"file":"C:\\Users\\Psz\\Documents\\Android-ChatRoom-Client\\app\\build\\generated\\res\\pngs\\debug\\drawable-xhdpi\\ic_greensky_background.png"}],"original":"C:\\Users\\Psz\\Documents\\Android-ChatRoom-Client\\app\\build\\generated\\res\\pngs\\debug\\drawable-xhdpi\\ic_greensky_background.png: AAPT: error: file failed to compile.\n    ","tool":"AAPT"}
AGPBI: {"kind":"error","text":"Android resource compilation failed","sources":[{"file":"C:\\Users\\Psz\\Documents\\Android-ChatRoom-Client\\app\\build\\generated\\res\\pngs\\debug\\drawable-hdpi\\ic_launcher_background.png"}],"original":"C:\\Users\\Psz\\Documents\\Android-ChatRoom-Client\\app\\build\\generated\\res\\pngs\\debug\\drawable-hdpi\\ic_launcher_background.png: AAPT: error: file failed to compile.\n    ","tool":"AAPT"}
AGPBI: {"kind":"error","text":"Android resource compilation failed","sources":[{"file":"C:\\Users\\Psz\\Documents\\Android-ChatRoom-Client\\app\\build\\generated\\res\\pngs\\debug\\drawable-mdpi\\ic_greensky_background.png"}],"original":"C:\\Users\\Psz\\Documents\\Android-ChatRoom-Client\\app\\build\\generated\\res\\pngs\\debug\\drawable-mdpi\\ic_greensky_background.png: AAPT: error: file failed to compile.\n    ","tool":"AAPT"}
AGPBI: {"kind":"error","text":"Android resource compilation failed","sources":[{"file":"C:\\Users\\Psz\\Documents\\Android-ChatRoom-Client\\app\\build\\generated\\res\\pngs\\debug\\drawable-mdpi\\ic_launcher_background.png"}],"original":"C:\\Users\\Psz\\Documents\\Android-ChatRoom-Client\\app\\build\\generated\\res\\pngs\\debug\\drawable-mdpi\\ic_launcher_background.png: AAPT: error: file failed to compile.\n    ","tool":"AAPT"}
AGPBI: {"kind":"error","text":"Android resource compilation failed","sources":[{"file":"C:\\Users\\Psz\\Documents\\Android-ChatRoom-Client\\app\\build\\generated\\res\\pngs\\debug\\drawable-xxhdpi\\ic_greensky_background.png"}],"original":"C:\\Users\\Psz\\Documents\\Android-ChatRoom-Client\\app\\build\\generated\\res\\pngs\\debug\\drawable-xxhdpi\\ic_greensky_background.png: AAPT: error: file failed to compile.\n    ","tool":"AAPT"}
AGPBI: {"kind":"error","text":"Android resource compilation failed","sources":[{"file":"C:\\Users\\Psz\\Documents\\Android-ChatRoom-Client\\app\\build\\generated\\res\\pngs\\debug\\drawable-hdpi\\ic_greensky_background.png"}],"original":"C:\\Users\\Psz\\Documents\\Android-ChatRoom-Client\\app\\build\\generated\\res\\pngs\\debug\\drawable-hdpi\\ic_greensky_background.png: AAPT: error: file failed to compile.\n    ","tool":"AAPT"}
AGPBI: {"kind":"error","text":"Android resource compilation failed","sources":[{"file":"C:\\Users\\Psz\\Documents\\Android-ChatRoom-Client\\app\\build\\generated\\res\\pngs\\debug\\drawable-ldpi\\ic_greensky_background.png"}],"original":"C:\\Users\\Psz\\Documents\\Android-ChatRoom-Client\\app\\build\\generated\\res\\pngs\\debug\\drawable-ldpi\\ic_greensky_background.png: AAPT: error: file failed to compile.\n    ","tool":"AAPT"}

> Task :app:mergeDebugJavaResource

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':app:mergeDebugResources'.
> Multiple task action failures occurred:
   > A failure occurred while executing com.android.build.gradle.internal.tasks.Workers$ActionFacade
      > Android resource compilation failed
        C:\Users\Psz\Documents\Android-ChatRoom-Client\app\build\generated\res\pngs\debug\drawable-ldpi\ic_greensky_background.png: AAPT: error: file failed to compile.
            
   > A failure occurred while executing com.android.build.gradle.internal.tasks.Workers$ActionFacade
      > Android resource compilation failed
        C:\Users\Psz\Documents\Android-ChatRoom-Client\app\build\generated\res\pngs\debug\drawable-mdpi\ic_greensky_background.png: AAPT: error: file failed to compile.
            
   > A failure occurred while executing com.android.build.gradle.internal.tasks.Workers$ActionFacade
      > Android resource compilation failed
        C:\Users\Psz\Documents\Android-ChatRoom-Client\app\build\generated\res\pngs\debug\drawable-ldpi\ic_launcher_background.png: AAPT: error: file failed to compile.
            
   > A failure occurred while executing com.android.build.gradle.internal.tasks.Workers$ActionFacade
      > Android resource compilation failed
        C:\Users\Psz\Documents\Android-ChatRoom-Client\app\build\generated\res\pngs\debug\drawable-hdpi\ic_greensky_background.png: AAPT: error: file failed to compile.
            
   > A failure occurred while executing com.android.build.gradle.internal.tasks.Workers$ActionFacade
      > Android resource compilation failed
        C:\Users\Psz\Documents\Android-ChatRoom-Client\app\build\generated\res\pngs\debug\drawable-mdpi\ic_launcher_background.png: AAPT: error: file failed to compile.
            
   > A failure occurred while executing com.android.build.gradle.internal.tasks.Workers$ActionFacade
      > Android resource compilation failed
        C:\Users\Psz\Documents\Android-ChatRoom-Client\app\build\generated\res\pngs\debug\drawable-xhdpi\ic_greensky_background.png: AAPT: error: file failed to compile.
            
   > A failure occurred while executing com.android.build.gradle.internal.tasks.Workers$ActionFacade
      > Android resource compilation failed
        C:\Users\Psz\Documents\Android-ChatRoom-Client\app\build\generated\res\pngs\debug\drawable-hdpi\ic_launcher_background.png: AAPT: error: file failed to compile.
            
   > A failure occurred while executing com.android.build.gradle.internal.tasks.Workers$ActionFacade
      > Android resource compilation failed
        C:\Users\Psz\Documents\Android-ChatRoom-Client\app\build\generated\res\pngs\debug\drawable-xxhdpi\ic_greensky_background.png: AAPT: error: file failed to compile.
            

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BUILD FAILED in 1s
10 actionable tasks: 2 executed, 8 up-to-date

build.gradle(:app) file:

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'

android {
    compileSdkVersion 30

    configurations.all {
        resolutionStrategy.eachDependency{
            DependencyResolveDetails details ->
                def requested = details.requested
                if (requested.group=="com.android.support"){
                    if (!requested.name.startsWith("multidex")){
                        details.useVersion("26.+")
                    }
                }
        }
    }

    buildToolsVersion "30.0.2"

    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "com.myname.greenskychatroom"
        minSdkVersion 16
        targetSdkVersion 30
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0"

        testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
    }

    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android-optimize.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
    }
    compileOptions {
        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
    }
}

dependencies {
    implementation fileTree(dir: "libs", include: ["*.jar"])
    implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.2.0'
    implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.2.1'
    implementation 'androidx.annotation:annotation:1.1.0'
    implementation 'androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout:2.0.1'
    implementation 'androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-extensions:2.2.0'
    implementation files('libs/json-simple-1.1.jar')
    testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.13'
    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.ext:junit:1.1.2'
    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.3.0'
}

I don't know what is causing it. I cleaned cache, delete and pull project again. Also i couldn't find a solution online.

Update Found out that Android Studio on Linux(Ubuntu) works just fine and as a matter of fact this error occurs only on Windows' Android Studio..

Upvotes: 22

Views: 34339

Answers (11)

Haseeb Hassan Asif
Haseeb Hassan Asif

Reputation: 915

In my case this error was only showing in release and not debug build. So i converted the png to webp by right clicking on the image and selecting "convert to webp" option inside android studio. After that the error go bye bye.

Upvotes: 0

Arpan Srivastava
Arpan Srivastava

Reputation: 380

In my case, I resolved the issue by selecting "Invalidate Caches" > "Invalidate and Restart" option in Android Studio. Turns out there was nothing wrong with the image files.

Invalidate Caches Screenshot

Upvotes: 0

mohsen fl
mohsen fl

Reputation: 21

I converted all the images to PNG format online on the website, and the problem was resolved.

You can use websites like https://www.photopea.com to re-export the images as PNG

Upvotes: 2

The Bong Developer
The Bong Developer

Reputation: 1

This issue is nothing but a image file extension problem. My image was in jpeg format, but I saved it in my drawable folder as png format. That's why this conflict was thrown by android.

I just convert my image to png version and implemented in my android project and deleted that old jpg image. Then android worked properly.

Upvotes: 0

Shawn Barbel
Shawn Barbel

Reputation: 49

If it's an expo app remove whatever png assets you just added. You can rename them as jpg and that would work

Upvotes: 2

yago
yago

Reputation: 59

im my case i tried to use some png images that i downloaded from whatsapp and they were encrypted.

to fix it follow this steps:

1-open paint 2-open your images 3-save them

and you are ready to go!

Upvotes: 3

John Michelau
John Michelau

Reputation: 1331

I encountered a similar problem to this, and the root cause was that a JPEG file was named with a PNG file extension. Once I fixed the file extension AAPT was happy.

Upvotes: 41

Hussain
Hussain

Reputation: 1

i face same problem ,and solved .this error is due to windows security , select the file properties which causing issue and unblock it.

Upvotes: 0

Kapitein Witbaard
Kapitein Witbaard

Reputation: 1026

I had exactly the same error. Tried everything including pulling my own hear out, but nothing worked. Then someone mentioned running Android Studio as admin would solve the problem... So it has something to do with write access problems. Bingo! Try this:

In windows go to Ransomware protection and disable it!

Then try building again. If that works then use Allow an app through Controlled folder access to give gradle the right access rights. And then enable your Ransomware protection again.

Upvotes: 1

avnish mishra
avnish mishra

Reputation: 1

In Windows, try to keep your project in a drive apart from windows (C drive). You can use D drive and try keeping the path short (eg. D:\Projects\XyzProject). This might resolve your issue.

Upvotes: 0

Tyler
Tyler

Reputation: 51

If some files have been encrypted, AAPT may not work properly. Please check whether the files related to the compilation error are encrypted. In your case, these are PNG files.

Upvotes: 5

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