Android Manifest conflict with Adapty (backup rules)

[guilhermeagostinelli]

Hello,

I'm experiencing the following error when trying to execute the app:

/home/guilherme/Desktop/Positiv/mobile_app/android/app/src/debug/AndroidManifest.xml:12:18-70 Error:
    Attribute application@fullBackupContent value=(@xml/adapty_backup_rules) from [com.github.adaptyteam:AdaptySDK-Android:1.11.0] AndroidManifest.xml:12:18-70
    is also present at [com.appsflyer:af-android-sdk:6.8.2] AndroidManifest.xml:15:18-73 value=(@xml/appsflyer_backup_rules).
    Suggestion: add 'tools:replace="android:fullBackupContent"' to <application> element at AndroidManifest.xml:31:5-168:19 to override.

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':app:processDebugMainManifest'.
> Manifest merger failed : Attribute application@fullBackupContent value=(@xml/adapty_backup_rules) from [com.github.adaptyteam:AdaptySDK-Android:1.11.0] AndroidManifest.xml:12:18-70
    is also present at [com.appsflyer:af-android-sdk:6.8.2] AndroidManifest.xml:15:18-73 value=(@xml/appsflyer_backup_rules).
    Suggestion: add 'tools:replace="android:fullBackupContent"' to <application> element at AndroidManifest.xml:31:5-168:19 to override.

Related:

• https://github.com/AppsFlyerSDK/appsflyer-android-sdk/issues/9
• https://github.com/AppsFlyerSDK/appsflyer-unity-plugin/issues/54

By taking a look at https://github.com/AppsFlyerSDK/appsflyer-android-sdk/issues/9#issuecomment-760150089 and https://github.com/adaptyteam/AdaptySDK-Android/blob/master/adapty/src/main/res/xml/adapty_backup_rules.xml I have managed to solve it by:

1. Creating a backup_rules.xml file in android/app/src/main/res/xml with the following content:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<full-backup-content>
    <exclude domain="sharedpref" path="appsflyer-data"/>
    <exclude domain="sharedpref" path="AdaptySDKPrefs.xml"/>
</full-backup-content>

2. Adding the following two lines to the application tag of my AndroidManifest file:

android:fullBackupContent="@xml/backup_rules"
tools:replace="android:fullBackupContent"

Even though it works, I would like to confirm if this is the right approach and if it won't cause any side effects on the integration with AppsFlyer and on the data being collected.

p.s. where can I find the appsflyer_backup_rules.xml file? On which repository does it reside?

[efeurun]

Hello @guilhermeagostinelli ,

It appears that Appsflyer did not address this topic at all. Have you experienced any issues with this method over time?

[joshuadeguzman]

I also encounter this issue with the latest SDK. Maybe @GM-appsflyer can help? We'd love to know if this approach is the right path to take. Else, this is a critical blocker for the core value prop we want AppsFlyer to handle in the first place.

[guilhermeagostinelli]

Hello @guilhermeagostinelli ,

It appears that Appsflyer did not address this topic at all. Have you experienced any issues with this method over time?

@efelatte No issue that I'm aware of. But it would be nice to have an official confirmation from Appsflyer.

[efeurun]

Hello @guilhermeagostinelli , It appears that Appsflyer did not address this topic at all. Have you experienced any issues with this method over time?

@efelatte No issue that I'm aware of. But it would be nice to have an official confirmation from Appsflyer.

Thanks for the update!

[loboda-zutobi]

It seems to me you also need to specify additional xml (according to the doc https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/data/autobackup#include-exclude-android-12)