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Why does Error comes in Build
com.android.build.gradle.tasks.ResourceException: D:\AsmitSharma\Logsign\app\src\main\res\values\strings.xml: Error: Found item String/Cancel more than one time
at…

Asmit Sharma
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minimum amount of android sdk files needed to build a release apk from command line
I have the android SDK installed on a aws Ubuntu server (14.04).
I have a ruby application which builds an APK and it is working fine on my development environment.
However the android SDK is very large and has taken up half of the space i have…

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Error: cannot find symbol method canDrawOverlays(Context)
Sorry if this is a blatantly obvious issue with a resolution. I can't seem to figure out how to fix it.
I'm importing.
import android.provider.Settings;
And attempting to run the code snippet below in Activities, Application, Broadcast Receivers,…

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Android - Build fails with exception
I am building a project for quite a while and my friend recently started working on it as well. We are using github, we integrated it into android studio and everything seemed to be fine. However, after his first push, my build broke.
FAILURE: Build…
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Proguard tutorial / configuration file for android studio
i've been searching for Proguard tutorial or explanatory configuration file all over, i can't find good one, there are very less pages regarding this & no simple explanation/tutorial for beginners.
Please guide me to a tutorial which shows how to…

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Using VectorDrawable in layout showing Error parsing XML: duplicate attribute issue
As per the new release of Android studio tools build version 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:1.4.0-beta6' am using VectorDrawable in my layout as follows.

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Android studio How to resolve Error in png files of library added
I have no Idea what is happening, last time when I finished my app I build its release apk and all was working just fine as expected but now today when I tried to make that pproject again and to make another apk I am getting the following error.…

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After flash a new built Android to my device, there is no `Google Play` store app
I built the Master branch of Android (version 4.2.2).
And I flashed it to my Nexus 7 (fastboot flashall). Everything works well.
However, there is no Google Play store app in this new system. Without it, I even couldn't install apps from Google…

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Application not Working but after uninstall and install the same application works
Hi friends i have strange issue in my application
First i get a build(Version 1) and released that in to play store, but that build not installed in some devices, so i search with google for the issues and find that "Have to get build with recent…

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Android Rom : How to test app after source code change?
For testing, do you i need to make a full build every time i made changes to app source. Like I've made changes in SystemUi app. Can I run it directly on device or I need to make a full build?
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App rejected in beta release
when I upload my build for beta release, every time I got App rejected from google play and the reason is:
Your app is using a version of libpng containing a security vulnerability. Please see this Google Help Center article for details, including…

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Is is possible to have a single Android APK and change build variants in app?
Need a solution to build a apk that includes all build variants like mock, QA, DEV and change them with a drop down menu in the app.
Thanks in advance