....com.android.tools.aapt2.Aapt2Exception:.AAPT2 error:check logs for details

Error:Execution failed for task ':app:mergeDebugResources'.

Error: java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException: com.android.tools.aapt2.Aapt2Exception: AAPT2 error: check logs for details

What is AAPT2?

AAPT2 (Android Asset Packaging Tool) is a build tool that Android Studio and Android Gradle Plugin use to compile and package your app's resources. AAPT2 parses, indexes, and compiles the resources into a binary format that is optimized for the Android platform. Android Gradle Plugin 3.0.

It will happen, if your one of paths contains non-ASCII or ' ' (space) character. Try to change your service directory path to: C:/Users/Public/.gradle in Settings->Build, Execution, Deployment->Gradle