Error: Execution failed for task ':app: lintVitalRelease' any one can solve it?

Question

Why I get this error I try to clean and rebuild application and make application release true and I get same error

Error:Execution failed for task ':app:lintVitalRelease'. java.lang.IllegalStateException: Expected BEGIN_ARRAY but was STRING at line 1 column 1 path $

    apply plugin: 'com.android.application'

android {
    compileSdkVersion 25
    buildToolsVersion '26.0.2'
    useLibrary 'org.apache.http.legacy'
    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "x.x.x"
        minSdkVersion 15
        targetSdkVersion 25
        versionCode 95
        versionName '5'

        multiDexEnabled true
    }
    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
    }
    productFlavors {
    }

}

Answer 1

To find out why lint fails do this:

1. Run lintVitalRelease

You can do it from Gradle window

2. Under Run tab, you will see error logs

For me, it was wrong constraint in ConstraintLayout XML.

Answer 2

Based off this Post

Edit: I removed the link because the thread is no longer there

What you need to do is add this chunk of code to your build.gradle file in the android{} section

lintOptions { 
    checkReleaseBuilds false
}

So like this

android {
    ...
    lintOptions {
        checkReleaseBuilds false
    }
}

Update:

Here is another post talking about a similar problem. It seems like there are various reasons this error can occur. While disabling the checkReleaseBuilds will work. It's recommended to find what the problem is and fix it. Most common error seems to be missing translations in the strings.xml file.

I recommend checking out this post for more help

Error when generate signed apk

Answer 3

The error report is saved to [app module]/build/reports/lint-results-yourBuildName-fatal.html. You can open this file in a browser to read about the errors.

src: https://stackoverflow.com/a/50239165/365229

Answer 4

lintOptions {
        checkReleaseBuilds false
        abortOnError false
    }