Cannot build with AGP 8+ due to ad services config issue

[under3415]

[REQUIRED] Step 1: Describe your environment

Flutter 3.22.0
Gradle 8.7
Kotlin 1.9.23
Java 17
AGP 8.4
com.google.gms.google-services:4.4.1
com.google.firebase:firebase-bom:32.8.1

Plugin Version

google_mobile_ads: ^5.1.0

[REQUIRED] Step 2: Describe the problem

When using AGP 7.4.2 it builds fine
After upgrading AGP to 8.4 get below build error

AndroidManifest.xml:32:13-58 Error:
        Attribute property#android.adservices.AD_SERVICES_CONFIG@resource value=(@xml/ga_ad_services_config) from [com.google.android.gms:play-services-measurement-api:21.6.2] AndroidManifest.xml:32:13-58  
        is also present at [com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads-lite:23.0.0] AndroidManifest.xml:92:13-59 value=(@xml/gma_ad_services_config).
        Suggestion: add 'tools:replace="android:resource"' to <property> element at AndroidManifest.xml to override.

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':app:processReleaseMainManifest'.
> Manifest merger failed : Attribute property#android.adservices.AD_SERVICES_CONFIG@resource value=(@xml/ga_ad_services_config) from [com.google.android.gms:play-services-measurement-api:21.6.2] AndroidManifest.xml:32:13-58
        is also present at [com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads-lite:23.0.0] AndroidManifest.xml:92:13-59 value=(@xml/gma_ad_services_config).
        Suggestion: add 'tools:replace="android:resource"' to <property> element at AndroidManifest.xml to override.

Steps to Reproduce

Build a project using AGP 8.4

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[under3415]

Running ./gradlew app:dependencies command shows below dependency diagram for google_mobile_ads
I am not sure how all this works, but some of the dependencies in there are old and seems incompatible.
For example com.google.android.gms:play-services-measurement-sdk-api:20.1.2 -> 21.6.2 (*)
Should this use version 22.0.0?

Can this be fixed? Or should I raise this elsewhere?
Is no one else having this issue with AGP8+?

+--- project :google_mobile_ads
|    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads:23.0.0
|    |    +--- androidx.browser:browser:1.4.0 -> 1.5.0
|    |    |    +--- androidx.annotation:annotation:1.2.0 -> 1.8.0 (*)
|    |    |    +--- androidx.collection:collection:1.1.0 (*)
|    |    |    +--- androidx.concurrent:concurrent-futures:1.0.0 -> 1.1.0 (*)
|    |    |    +--- androidx.core:core:1.1.0 -> 1.10.1 (*)
|    |    |    +--- androidx.interpolator:interpolator:1.0.0 (*)
|    |    |    \--- com.google.guava:listenablefuture:1.0 -> 9999.0-empty-to-avoid-conflict-with-guava
|    |    +--- androidx.collection:collection:1.0.0 -> 1.1.0 (*)
|    |    +--- androidx.core:core:1.0.0 -> 1.10.1 (*)
|    |    +--- androidx.privacysandbox.ads:ads-adservices:1.0.0-beta05 (*)
|    |    +--- androidx.privacysandbox.ads:ads-adservices-java:1.0.0-beta05 (*)
|    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads-base:23.0.0
|    |    |    \--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement:18.0.0 -> 18.3.0 (*)
|    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads-identifier:18.0.0 (*)
|    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads-lite:23.0.0
|    |    |    +--- androidx.work:work-runtime:2.7.0
|    |    |    |    +--- androidx.annotation:annotation-experimental:1.0.0 -> 1.3.0 (*)
|    |    |    |    +--- com.google.guava:listenablefuture:1.0 -> 9999.0-empty-to-avoid-conflict-with-guava
|    |    |    |    +--- androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-livedata:2.1.0 -> 2.6.2 (*)
|    |    |    |    +--- androidx.startup:startup-runtime:1.0.0 -> 1.1.1 (*)
|    |    |    |    +--- androidx.core:core:1.6.0 -> 1.10.1 (*)
|    |    |    |    +--- androidx.room:room-runtime:2.2.5
|    |    |    |    |    +--- androidx.room:room-common:2.2.5
|    |    |    |    |    |    \--- androidx.annotation:annotation:1.1.0 -> 1.8.0 (*)
|    |    |    |    |    +--- androidx.sqlite:sqlite-framework:2.0.1 -> 2.1.0
|    |    |    |    |    |    +--- androidx.annotation:annotation:1.0.0 -> 1.8.0 (*)
|    |    |    |    |    |    \--- androidx.sqlite:sqlite:2.1.0
|    |    |    |    |    |         \--- androidx.annotation:annotation:1.0.0 -> 1.8.0 (*)
|    |    |    |    |    +--- androidx.sqlite:sqlite:2.0.1 -> 2.1.0 (*)
|    |    |    |    |    \--- androidx.arch.core:core-runtime:2.0.1 -> 2.2.0 (*)
|    |    |    |    +--- androidx.sqlite:sqlite:2.1.0 (*)
|    |    |    |    +--- androidx.sqlite:sqlite-framework:2.1.0 (*)
|    |    |    |    +--- androidx.core:core:1.1.0 -> 1.10.1 (*)
|    |    |    |    \--- androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-service:2.1.0 -> 2.6.2
|    |    |    |         +--- androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-runtime:2.6.2 (*)
|    |    |    |         +--- org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:1.8.10 -> 1.9.23 (*)
|    |    |    |         +--- androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-common:2.6.2 (c)
|    |    |    |         +--- androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-common-java8:2.6.2 (c)
|    |    |    |         +--- androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-livedata:2.6.2 (c)
|    |    |    |         +--- androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-livedata-core:2.6.2 (c)
|    |    |    |         +--- androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-process:2.6.2 (c)
|    |    |    |         +--- androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-runtime:2.6.2 (c)
|    |    |    |         +--- androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-viewmodel:2.6.2 (c)
|    |    |    |         \--- androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-viewmodel-savedstate:2.6.2 (c)
|    |    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads-base:23.0.0 (*)
|    |    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement:18.2.0 -> 18.3.0 (*)
|    |    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-measurement-sdk-api:20.1.2 -> 21.6.2 (*)
|    |    |    \--- com.google.android.ump:user-messaging-platform:2.2.0
|    |    |         +--- androidx.annotation:annotation:1.0.0 -> 1.8.0 (*)
|    |    |         \--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement:18.0.0 -> 18.3.0 (*)
|    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-appset:16.0.1
|    |    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-base:18.0.0 -> 18.2.0
|    |    |    |    +--- androidx.collection:collection:1.0.0 -> 1.1.0 (*)
|    |    |    |    +--- androidx.core:core:1.2.0 -> 1.10.1 (*)
|    |    |    |    +--- androidx.fragment:fragment:1.0.0 -> 1.1.0 (*)
|    |    |    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement:18.1.0 -> 18.3.0 (*)
|    |    |    |    \--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-tasks:18.0.2 -> 18.1.0 (*)
|    |    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement:18.0.0 -> 18.3.0 (*)
|    |    |    \--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-tasks:18.0.0 -> 18.1.0 (*)
|    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement:18.2.0 -> 18.3.0 (*)
|    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-tasks:18.0.1 -> 18.1.0 (*)
|    |    \--- com.google.guava:listenablefuture:1.0 -> 9999.0-empty-to-avoid-conflict-with-guava
|    +--- com.google.android.ump:user-messaging-platform:2.2.0 (*)
|    +--- androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout:2.1.4
|    |    +--- androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.2.0
|    |    |    +--- androidx.annotation:annotation:1.1.0 -> 1.8.0 (*)
|    |    |    +--- androidx.core:core:1.3.0 -> 1.10.1 (*)
|    |    |    +--- androidx.cursoradapter:cursoradapter:1.0.0
|    |    |    |    \--- androidx.annotation:annotation:1.0.0 -> 1.8.0 (*)
|    |    |    +--- androidx.fragment:fragment:1.1.0 (*)
|    |    |    +--- androidx.appcompat:appcompat-resources:1.2.0
|    |    |    |    +--- androidx.collection:collection:1.0.0 -> 1.1.0 (*)
|    |    |    |    +--- androidx.annotation:annotation:1.1.0 -> 1.8.0 (*)
|    |    |    |    +--- androidx.core:core:1.0.1 -> 1.10.1 (*)
|    |    |    |    +--- androidx.vectordrawable:vectordrawable:1.1.0
|    |    |    |    |    +--- androidx.annotation:annotation:1.1.0 -> 1.8.0 (*)
|    |    |    |    |    +--- androidx.core:core:1.1.0 -> 1.10.1 (*)
|    |    |    |    |    \--- androidx.collection:collection:1.1.0 (*)
|    |    |    |    \--- androidx.vectordrawable:vectordrawable-animated:1.1.0
|    |    |    |         +--- androidx.vectordrawable:vectordrawable:1.1.0 (*)
|    |    |    |         +--- androidx.interpolator:interpolator:1.0.0 (*)
|    |    |    |         \--- androidx.collection:collection:1.1.0 (*)
|    |    |    +--- androidx.drawerlayout:drawerlayout:1.0.0
|    |    |    |    +--- androidx.annotation:annotation:1.0.0 -> 1.8.0 (*)
|    |    |    |    +--- androidx.core:core:1.0.0 -> 1.10.1 (*)
|    |    |    |    \--- androidx.customview:customview:1.0.0 (*)
|    |    |    \--- androidx.collection:collection:1.0.0 -> 1.1.0 (*)
|    |    +--- androidx.core:core:1.3.2 -> 1.10.1 (*)
|    |    \--- androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout-core:1.0.4
|    +--- androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-process:2.6.2
|    |    +--- androidx.annotation:annotation:1.2.0 -> 1.8.0 (*)
|    |    +--- androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-runtime:2.6.2 (*)
|    |    +--- androidx.startup:startup-runtime:1.1.1 (*)
|    |    +--- org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:1.8.10 -> 1.9.23 (*)
|    |    +--- androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-common:2.6.2 (c)
|    |    +--- androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-common-java8:2.6.2 (c)
|    |    +--- androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-runtime:2.6.2 (c)
|    |    +--- androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-viewmodel:2.6.2 (c)
|    |    +--- androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-viewmodel-savedstate:2.6.2 (c)
|    |    +--- androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-livedata:2.6.2 (c)
|    |    +--- androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-service:2.6.2 (c)
|    |    \--- androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-livedata-core:2.6.2 (c)
|    +--- com.google.errorprone:error_prone_annotations:2.16
|    +--- project :webview_flutter_android
|    |    +--- androidx.annotation:annotation:1.7.1 -> 1.8.0 (*)
|    |    +--- androidx.webkit:webkit:1.7.0
|    |    |    +--- androidx.annotation:annotation:1.2.0 -> 1.8.0 (*)
|    |    |    \--- androidx.core:core:1.1.0 -> 1.10.1 (*)
|    |    \--- io.flutter:flutter_embedding_release:1.0.0-f6344b75dcf861d8bf1f1322780b8811f982e31a (*)
|    \--- io.flutter:flutter_embedding_release:1.0.0-f6344b75dcf861d8bf1f1322780b8811f982e31a (*)

[malandr2]

Hi @under3415 I created a new Flutter project from scratch and installed google_mobile_ads 5.1.0 and upgraded my AGP from version 7.3.2 to 8.2.2 and was able to run the Android project just fine. Can you try again or provide a minimum reproducible sample?

[under3415]

Hi, I shared the reproducible sample here: https://github.com/under3415/mobadsproblem
My changes are in these files, everything else is vanilla start up project:

pubspec.yaml
android\build.gradle
android\local.properties
android\app\build.gradle
android\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.properties

To replicate run below command:
flutter build appbundle --release --obfuscate --split-debug-info=./build/symbols

[malandr2]

Hi @under3415 I was able to run your project by adding

        <property
            android:name="android.adservices.AD_SERVICES_CONFIG"
            android:resource="@xml/gma_ad_services_config"
            tools:replace="android:resource" />

in the application tag

to your AndroidManifest.xml

[under3415]

Hi
Thanks, this workaround works!
Inspecting the build, seems the conflict is between these two Google services.
Is this going to be fixed so I don't have to force a replace?

[        ] property#android.adservices.AD_SERVICES_CONFIG defined in both files...
[        ] Merging property#android.adservices.AD_SERVICES_CONFIG with lower [com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads-lite:23.0.0] AndroidManifest.xml:90:9-92:62
[        ] property#android.adservices.AD_SERVICES_CONFIG defined in both files...
[        ] Merging property#android.adservices.AD_SERVICES_CONFIG with lower [com.google.android.gms:play-services-measurement-api:22.0.0] AndroidManifest.xml:30:9-32:61

[malandr2]

Hi @under3415 that's something outside of the Flutter scope as that's more attributed to the Android SDKs but you can always start a new inquiry in the AdMob Developers Forum for your question to be properly addressed.

Thanks!

[marcellocamara]

Hi @under3415 I was able to run your project by adding

        <property
            android:name="android.adservices.AD_SERVICES_CONFIG"
            android:resource="@xml/gma_ad_services_config"
            tools:replace="android:resource" />

in the application tag

to your AndroidManifest.xml

@malandr2
I was using this configuration too, on my AndroidManifest.xml
But the new version of google_mobile_ads: ^6.0.0 crashes when run or generate appbundle/apk.

Removing this property on manifest, it's build successfull.