Manifest merger failed with multiple error

[nakharin]

Hello, I need you help this problem.

Merging Errors: Error: Attribute provider#android.support.v4.content.FileProvider@authorities value=(com.emcsthai.ieasy.demo.easyphotopicker.fileprovider) from AndroidManifest.xml:14:13-80 is also present at AndroidManifest.xml:292:13-73 value=(com.emcsthai.ieasy.demo.universalfileprovider). Suggestion: add 'tools:replace="android:authorities"' to element at AndroidManifest.xml:12:9-20:20 to override. app main manifest (this file), line 13 Error: Attribute meta-data#android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS@resource value=(@xml/filepaths) from AndroidManifest.xml:19:17-50 is also present at AndroidManifest.xml:297:17-70 value=(@xml/universal_file_provider_paths). Suggestion: add 'tools:replace="android:resource"' to element at AndroidManifest.xml to override. app main manifest (this file), line 18

[daividssilverio]

@nakharin
I've worked around this by extending the FileProvider class and changing my manifest to:

<provider
     android:name=".presentation.util.WorkaroundProvider"
     android:authorities="${applicationId}.provider"
     android:exported="false"
     android:grantUriPermissions="true">
     <meta-data
       android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS"
       android:resource="@xml/provider_paths" />
</provider>

well... it worked

[tudor-pop]

this also worked for me. Read more how it works here

Update 1
My merge failed because I already had a provider in my manifest so there was a conflict. I added
tools:replace="android:authorities" to my provider and tools:replace="android:resource" to my provider's meta-data.
Old provider:

<provider
     android:name="android.support.v4.content.FileProvider"
     android:authorities="com...fileprovider"
     android:exported="false"
     android:grantUriPermissions="true"
     >
      <meta-data
          android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS"
          android:resource="@xml/file_paths"
      />
</provider>

New provider:

<provider
      android:name="android.support.v4.content.FileProvider"
      android:authorities="com...fileprovider"
      android:exported="false"
      android:grantUriPermissions="true"
      tools:replace="android:authorities"
      >
      <meta-data
          android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS"
          android:resource="@xml/file_paths"
          tools:replace="android:resource"
      />
</provider>

These suggestions were given by Android Studio Manifest Merger Tool. Cheers!

[jkwiecien]

I think this is already solved by ExtendedFileProvider class

[stillie]

Good day,

I am having the same issue, I have tried this solution, but then the EasyImage library breaks when i apply this solution? Any other way that we can fix this issue?

EDIT: This seemed to fix the issue. If anyone else is having a problem.

#137

[thanhdnv-1252]

I am having the same issue, I fixed it

<provider
      ....
      tools:replace="android:authorities"
      >
      <meta-data
          ...
      />
</provider>

and

<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="com.example.xxx"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools">

[yongqiangyue]

<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.example.xxx"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools" >
......
<provider
android:name="android.support.v4.content.FileProvider"
android:authorities="com...fileprovider"
android:exported="false"
android:grantUriPermissions="true"
tools:replace="android:authorities"
>
<meta-data
android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS"
android:resource="@xml/file_paths"
tools:replace="android:resource"
/>