https://build.phonegap.com given build error "app/src/main/res/xml/authenticator.xml:2: AAPT: error: resource mipmap/icon ( myAppId:mipmap/icon) not found"

Hi,

I have use only one plugin that is “mauron85/cordova-plugin-background-geolocation” when buid it given error is “app/src/main/res/xml/authenticator.xml:2: AAPT: error: resource mipmap/icon (aka myAppId:mipmap/icon) not found”.

I have working on latest version phonegap thiat is <preference name="phonegap-version" value="cli-9.0.0" />

and plugins are : <plugin name="cordova-plugin-whitelist" spec="1.3.3" /> <plugin name="cordova-plugin-statusbar" spec="2.4.2" /> <plugin name="cordova-plugin-device" spec="2.0.2" /> <plugin name="cordova-plugin-splashscreen" spec="5.0.2" /> <plugin name="cordova-plugin-ionic-webview" spec="^4.0.0" /> <plugin name="cordova-plugin-ionic-keyboard" spec="^2.0.5" /> <plugin name="@mauron85/cordova-plugin-background-geolocation"/> <engine name="android" spec="^8.1.0" />

how can I solve this issue please help me.

[lydongray]

For others that stumble on this error, here is some more info on what I was doing wrong in my Ionic/Angular project. When adding the cordova-plugin-background-geolocation plugin to my project, a file called authenticator.xml in /platforms/android/app/src/main/res/xml/ is updated to include a <account-authenticator> node. This node has a number of properties based on the <cordova-plugin-background-geolocation> plugin configuration in config.xml. Making changes to the config.xml will not be reflected in authenticator.xml unless you remove and re-add the plugin (see https://www.npmjs.com/package/@mauron85/cordova-plugin-background-geolocation).

Note: The configuration needs to be defined in config.xml before you add the plugin. Removing the plugin will remove the configuration in config.xml.

In my case, my icons were named ic_launcher.png (not icon.png), so in my config.xml file I had to configure the icon settings accordingly.

1. Remove the plugin > cordova plugin remove cordova-plugin-background-geolocation
2. Update configuration in config.xml

<plugin name="cordova-plugin-background-geolocation" spec="@mauron85/cordova-plugin-background-geolocation@^3.1.0">
  <variable name="GOOGLE_PLAY_SERVICES_VERSION" value="11+" />
  <variable name="ANDROID_SUPPORT_LIBRARY_VERSION" value="26+" />
  <variable name="ICON" value="@mipmap/ic_launcher" />
  <variable name="SMALL_ICON" value="@mipmap/ic_launcher" />
  <variable name="ACCOUNT_NAME" value="@string/app_name" />
  <variable name="ACCOUNT_LABEL" value="@string/app_name" />
  <variable name="ACCOUNT_TYPE" value="$PACKAGE_NAME.account" />
  <variable name="CONTENT_AUTHORITY" value="$PACKAGE_NAME" />
  <variable name="ALWAYS_USAGE_DESCRIPTION" value="App requires background tracking " />
  <variable name="MOTION_USAGE_DESCRIPTION" value="App requires motion detection" />
</plugin>

1. Re-add the plugin > ionic cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-background-geolocation

I guess as an alternative, you could modify the authenticator.xml file or manually add icon.png to your resources but I see these more as a hack than a robust solution.

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