EOCD Signature not found

Question

I am working on a Firebase Android project. When I try to run the app from Android Studio, it is showing an error.

Error:Execution failed for task ':app:transformDexArchiveWithDexMergerForDebug'.
> com.android.build.api.transform.TransformException: java.io.IOException: EOCD signature not found in the last 22 bytes of the file.

Actually, I can not figure out what is this problem and why it is showing. Is there anyone who can help me out?

Answer 1

removing the output apk file will probably help. days and hours wasted on you, Android studio