I keep getting configChanges: String types not allowed error. Even with target API set to 13

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error: Error: String types not allowed (at 'configChanges' with value
    'keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenLayout|uiMode|screenSize|smallestScreenSize').

Here is all my relevant code.

In the manifest:

    android:minSdkVersion="8"
    android:targetSdkVersion="13"

    android:name="com.google.ads.AdActivity"
    android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenLayout
        |uiMode|screenSize|smallestScreenSize"/>

SOLVED!!! The problem was the break in the tags on configChanges. They needed to be all on one line together. Do not split the line for readability, leave it together.

Have you wrapped `android:name` and `android:configChanges` in an `` tag? — Mxyk, Sep 27 '12 at 17:56
Duplicate of http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11208729/error-string-types-not-allowed-at-androidconfigchanges-in-manifest-file and http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12015972/android-admob-integration-issue-string-types-not-allowed — arkon, May 03 '13 at 06:39
I added the line break for readability, removing that has solved my error. Thanks :) — Aakanksha, Jun 17 '16 at 05:57

score 5 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 20 '13 at 20:06

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I had this problem, but I was building my app with api 8. I also had api 13 as minimum sdk version. This is how to get it working: right click on your project>properties>android>choose android 3.2 or higher. This worked for me

answered Feb 20 '13 at 20:06

Simon

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Yes, I was having a mother of a time with everything correct. This is what I needed. Thanks! – a54studio Aug 20 '13 at 18:07

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 27 '12 at 18:00

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Even if your target is 13, I guess this will not work on devices with api less than 13 because the changed value is not just a TAG in the manifest, but it is a VALUE of a TAG. Therefore, the system will parse these values regardless of its api and will throw an exception when it finds an unknown VALUE.

To solve this, you will have to build the project twice: for api < 13 and for api >=13.

Correct me if I am mistaken (:

answered Sep 27 '12 at 18:00

Sherif elKhatib

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Admob is suppose to work on all devices with android 1.6(or 1.5, cant remember) and up. But it can only be built with api 13 and up. I've seen this same question a lot and everyone else gets it working just by changing the target api to 13 or higher. – Ryan Thompson Sep 28 '12 at 03:23
Remove `smallestScreenSize` & `screenSize` & `orientation` from the 'android:configChanges' – Sherif elKhatib Sep 28 '12 at 06:58
If I do that then my application crashes and says those three are needed in configChanges. – Ryan Thompson Sep 29 '12 at 05:28
So your minSdkVersion must be 13 – Sherif elKhatib Sep 29 '12 at 18:24
If you read my code you will see that it is in fact set to 13. – Ryan Thompson Sep 29 '12 at 18:30
and if i build against api level 15 the error on configChanges goes away but then my R.java will not generate, causing tons of errors in my java file – Ryan Thompson Sep 29 '12 at 18:32

I keep getting configChanges: String types not allowed error. Even with target API set to 13

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