error: failed linking file resources ...platforms\android\app\src\main\res\xml\authenticator.xml:2: AAPT: error: resource mipmap/icon (aka xxx.xxx:mipmap/icon) not found.

Your Environment

• Plugin version: 3.0.0-alpha.50
• Platform: Android
• OS version: Android 9
• Device manufacturer and model: OnePlus A3000 (oneplus 3t)

• Running in Simulator:
• Cordova version (cordova -v): 8.1.2 (cordova-lib@8.1.1)
• Cordova platform version (cordova platform ls): android 8.0.0
• Plugin configuration options:
• Link to your project:

Context

• What went wrong: Execution failed for task ‘:app:processDebugResources’.

Android resource linking failed …platforms\android\app\src\main\res\xml\authenticator.xml:2: AAPT: error: resource mipmap/icon (aka xx.xxx:mipmap/icon) not found.

error: failed linking file resources.

Expected Behavior

BUILD SUCCESS

Actual Behavior

BUILD FAILED

Possible Fix

Steps to Reproduce

1. cordova create …
2. cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-background-geolocation
3. cordova platform add android@latest
4. cordova run

Context

BUILD FAILING

Debug logs

This is line 2 of the file authenticator.xml

account-authenticator android:accountType=“@string/mauron85_bgloc_account_type” android:icon=“@mipmap/icon” android:label=“@string/app_name” android:smallIcon=“@mipmap/icon” xmlns:android=“http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android”

[sonicwong]

Just add below line to config.xml (inside <platform name="android"> tag) This will reuse the pre-generated icon.

<resource-file src="resources/android/icon/drawable-xxxhdpi-icon.png" target="app/src/main/res/mipmap/icon.png" />

[baversjo]

On newer API versions, you need to set SMALL_ICON and ICON to @mipmap/ic_launcher in both package.json and config.xml After that I had to recreate the android platform for it to “take”. cordova platform remove android && cordova platform add android.