[BUG] Attributes are garbled in Android Manifiest and other XML res files.

[Jenner369]

Information

1. Apktool Version 2.7.0
2. Windows 10
3. APK Pure: https://m.apkpure.com/es/directv-go-i-l/com.directv.dtvlatam/download/2040000126-APK

Stacktrace/Logcat

Include stacktrace here
I: Using Apktool 2.7.0 on DGO_5.1.0_Apkpure.apk
I: Loading resource table...
I: Decoding AndroidManifest.xml with resources...
I: Loading resource table from file: C:\Users\myuser\AppData\Local\apktool\framework\1.apk
I: Regular manifest package...
[Fatal Error] :2:44: Element type "manifest" must be followed by either attribute specifications, ">" or "/>".
I: Decoding file-resources...
I: Decoding values */* XMLs...
I: Baksmaling classes.dex...
I: Baksmaling classes2.dex...
I: Baksmaling classes3.dex...
I: Copying assets and libs...
I: Copying unknown files...
I: Copying original files...
I: Copying META-INF/services directory

Outputted Manifest:

<manifest android:versionCode="2040000115" ="5.1.0" ="32" ="12" package="com.directv.dtvlatam" platformBuildVersionCode="32" platformBuildVersionName="12"
  xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <uses-permission ="android.permission.INTERNET" />
    <uses-feature ="android.hardware.touchscreen" ="false" />
    <uses-feature ="android.software.leanback" ="true" />
    <uses-feature ="android.hardware.screen.portrait" ="false" />
    <uses-permission ="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
    <uses-permission ="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
    <uses-permission ="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
    <uses-permission ="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK" />
    <uses-permission ="com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE" />
    <uses-permission ="com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID" />
    <uses-permission ="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE" />
    <uses-permission ="com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE" />
    <uses-permission ="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED" />
<application ="@style/2131952562" ="@string/app_name" android:icon="@mipmap/ic_logo" ="x.StreamingResponse$Companion" ="true" ="@mipmap/ic_logo" ="true" ="@drawable/2131230832" ="x.setMaxElementsWrap">
        <activity android:name="com.directvgo.feature.tv.splash.SplashActivity" android:exported="true" ="landscape">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LEANBACK_LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
        <activity android:name="com.directvgo.feature.tv.login.WelcomeActivity" android:exported="false" />
        <activity android:name="com.directvgo.feature.tv.login.LoginActivity" android:exported="false" ="true" />
        <activity android:name="com.directvgo.feature.tv.splash.UpdateActivity" android:exported="false" />
        <activity android:name="com.directvgo.feature.tv.settings.ExitActivity" android:exported="false" />
        <activity android:name="com.directvgo.feature.tv.settings.SubSectionActivity" android:exported="false" />
        <activity android:name="com.directvgo.feature.tv.home.PageActivity" android:exported="true" />
        <activity android:name="com.directvgo.feature.tv.home.ExitActivity" android:exported="true" />
        <activity android:name="com.directvgo.feature.tv.home.collection.CollectionActivity" android:exported="true" />
        <activity ="@style/2131952564" android:name="com.directvgo.feature.tv.player.PlayerActivity" android:exported="false" ="landscape" />
        <activity android:name="com.directvgo.feature.tv.pdp.PdpActivity" android:exported="false" />
<meta-data android:name="a" android:value="" />
        <activity android:name=".cast.CastExpandedControllerActivity" android:exported="true" ="singleTask" ="portrait">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
            </intent-filter>
            <meta-data android:name="android.support.PARENT_ACTIVITY" android:value="com.directvgo.feature.home.MainActivity" />
        </activity>
        <service ="x.FootballStatsView$initView$lambda-2$$inlined$observeGabaViewModel$default$1" android:exported="false" ="true">
            <meta-data ="com.google.firebase.components:com.google.firebase.perf.ktx.FirebasePerfKtxRegistrar" ="com.google.firebase.components.ComponentRegistrar" />
            <meta-data ="com.google.firebase.components:com.google.firebase.crashlytics.ktx.FirebaseCrashlyticsKtxRegistrar" ="com.google.firebase.components.ComponentRegistrar" />
            <meta-data ="com.google.firebase.components:com.google.firebase.analytics.ktx.FirebaseAnalyticsKtxRegistrar" ="com.google.firebase.components.ComponentRegistrar" />
            <meta-data ="com.google.firebase.components:com.google.firebase.messaging.ktx.FirebaseMessagingKtxRegistrar" ="com.google.firebase.components.ComponentRegistrar" />
            <meta-data ="com.google.firebase.components:com.google.firebase.ktx.FirebaseCommonKtxRegistrar" ="com.google.firebase.components.ComponentRegistrar" />
            <meta-data ="com.google.firebase.components:com.google.firebase.perf.FirebasePerfRegistrar" ="com.google.firebase.components.ComponentRegistrar" />
            <meta-data ="com.google.firebase.components:com.google.firebase.crashlytics.CrashlyticsRegistrar" ="com.google.firebase.components.ComponentRegistrar" />
            <meta-data ="com.google.firebase.components:com.google.firebase.messaging.FirebaseMessagingRegistrar" ="com.google.firebase.components.ComponentRegistrar" />
            <meta-data ="com.google.firebase.components:com.google.firebase.datatransport.TransportRegistrar" ="com.google.firebase.components.ComponentRegistrar" />
            <meta-data ="com.google.firebase.components:com.google.firebase.analytics.connector.internal.AnalyticsConnectorRegistrar" ="com.google.firebase.components.ComponentRegistrar" />
            <meta-data ="com.google.firebase.components:com.google.firebase.remoteconfig.RemoteConfigRegistrar" ="com.google.firebase.components.ComponentRegistrar" />
            <meta-data ="com.google.firebase.components:com.google.firebase.installations.FirebaseInstallationsRegistrar" ="com.google.firebase.components.ComponentRegistrar" />
            <meta-data ="com.google.firebase.components:com.google.firebase.abt.component.AbtRegistrar" ="com.google.firebase.components.ComponentRegistrar" />
        </service>
        <provider ="x.HeadToHeadUiMapper$mapFrom$1" android:exported="false" ="com.directv.dtvlatam.firebaseperfprovider" ="101" />
        <service ="x.access$installExtensions" android:exported="false">
            <intent-filter ="-1">
                <action android:name="com.google.firebase.MESSAGING_EVENT" />
            </intent-filter>
        </service>
        <receiver ="com.google.firebase.iid.FirebaseInstanceIdReceiver" ="com.google.android.c2dm.permission.SEND" android:exported="true">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="com.google.android.c2dm.intent.RECEIVE" />
            </intent-filter>
        </receiver>
        <service ="x.ThumbnailImage" android:exported="false" ="true">
            <intent-filter ="-500">
                <action android:name="com.google.firebase.MESSAGING_EVENT" />
            </intent-filter>
        </service>
        <provider ="com.google.firebase.provider.FirebaseInitProvider" android:exported="false" ="com.directv.dtvlatam.firebaseinitprovider" ="100" ="true" />
        <receiver ="com.google.android.gms.cast.framework.media.MediaIntentReceiver" android:exported="false" />
        <service ="com.google.android.gms.cast.framework.media.MediaNotificationService" android:exported="false" ="mediaPlayback" />
        <service ="com.google.android.gms.cast.framework.ReconnectionService" android:exported="false" />
        <activity ="@android:style/Theme.Translucent.NoTitleBar" android:name="x.zzgg" android:exported="false" />
        <receiver ="com.google.android.gms.measurement.AppMeasurementReceiver" ="true" android:exported="false" />
        <service ="com.google.android.gms.measurement.AppMeasurementService" ="true" android:exported="false" />
        <service ="com.google.android.gms.measurement.AppMeasurementJobService" ="android.permission.BIND_JOB_SERVICE" ="true" android:exported="false" />
        <meta-data android:name="com.google.android.gms.version" android:value="12451000" />
        <activity ="@android:style/Theme.NoDisplay" android:name="x.WebSocketCapability" android:exported="false" ="com.directv.dtvlatam.NotificationProxyActivity" ="singleInstance" />
        <activity ="@style/2131952756" android:name="x.post$default" android:exported="false">
            <meta-data android:name="a" android:value="" />
        </activity>
... and more like that

There are XML files in the res folder that are missing their attribute name like that.

Exception on rebuild:

I: Using Apktool 2.7.0
I: Checking whether sources has changed...
I: Smaling smali folder into classes.dex...
I: Checking whether sources has changed...
I: Smaling smali_classes2 folder into classes2.dex...
I: Checking whether sources has changed...
I: Smaling smali_classes3 folder into classes3.dex...
[Fatal Error] :2:44: Element type "manifest" must be followed by either attribute specifications, ">" or "/>".
I: Checking whether resources has changed...
I: Building resources...
W: C:\Users\myuser\Desktop\Decompiler\myapks\.\DGO_5.1.0_Apkpure\AndroidManifest.xml:2: error: Error parsing XML: not well-formed (invalid token)
W:
brut.androlib.AndrolibException: brut.common.BrutException: could not exec (exit code = 1): [C:\Users\myuser\AppData\Local\Temp\brut_util_Jar_134506757857479403998693544342979405240.tmp, p, --forced-package-id, 127, --version-code, 2040000115, --no-version-vectors, -F, C:\Users\myuser\AppData\Local\Temp\APKTOOL7325651262541043323.tmp, -e, C:\Users\myuser\AppData\Local\Temp\APKTOOL12173834295697035743.tmp, -0, arsc, -I, C:\Users\myuser\AppData\Local\apktool\framework\1.apk, -S, C:\Users\myuser\Desktop\Decompiler\myapks\.\DGO_5.1.0_Apkpure\res, -M, C:\Users\myuser\Desktop\Decompiler\myapks\.\DGO_5.1.0_Apkpure\AndroidManifest.xml]

Steps to Reproduce

1. apktool d .\DGO_4.5.0_Apkpure.apk
2. apktool b .\DGO_5.1.0_Apkpure\

Frameworks

Not applicable

APK

https://m.apkpure.com/es/directv-go-i-l/com.directv.dtvlatam/download/2040000126-APK

Questions to ask before submission

1. Have you tried apktool d, apktool b without changing anything? Doesn't work
2. If you are trying to install a modified apk, did you resign it? -
3. Are you using the latest apktool version? Yes

[iBotPeaches]

Thanks for the report. This is already exists in our backlog as two different iterations.

• [BUG] AndroidManifest.xml is missing attributes when decoding apk #2981
• [BUG] Element type "manifest" must be followed by either attribute #2972

Closing for those.