Manifest Merger error - tools:replace not working

Question

Update:

I have tried everything. Is there something wrong with Manifest merger tool?

• tools:replace
• tools:remove
• tools:ignore
• tools:node

Unable to resolve the following error:

D:\AndroidStudioProjects\Iknowthis2\app\src\main\AndroidManifest.xml:29:9-36 Error: Attribute application@allowBackup value=(false) from AndroidManifest.xml:29:9-36 is also present at [com.sackcentury:shinebutton:0.1.5] AndroidManifest.xml:12:9-35 value=(true).      Suggestion: add 'tools:replace="android:allowBackup"'to <application> element at AndroidManifest.xml:27:5-73:19 to override.  D:\AndroidStudioProjects\Iknowthis2\app\src\main\AndroidManifest.xml:34:9-36 Error:  Attribute application@supportsRtl value=(false) from AndroidManifest.xml:34:9-36 is also present at [com.sackcentury:shinebutton:0.1.5] AndroidManifest.xml:14:9-35 value=(true). Suggestion: add 'tools:replace="android:supportsRtl"' to <application> element at AndroidManifest.xml:27:5-73:19 to override. 

App's Original Manifest.xml - Before tools:replace

 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"     xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"     package="xyz">      <!-- Include following permission if you load images from Internet -->     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />     <!-- Include following permission if you want to cache images on SD card -->     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />      <application         android:name=".ABC"         android:allowBackup="false"         android:fullBackupContent="false"         android:hardwareAccelerated="true"         android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"         android:label="@string/app_name"         android:supportsRtl="false"         android:theme="@style/Theme"         tools:ignore="GoogleAppIndexingWarning,UnusedAttribute">           <activity             android:name="com.facebook.FacebookActivity"             android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|screenLayout|screenSize|orientation"             android:label="@string/app_name"             android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent.NoTitleBar" />          <meta-data             android:name="com.facebook.sdk.ApplicationId"             android:value="@string/facebook_app_id" />          <activity             android:name=".activity.SignInActivity"             android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustPan">             <intent-filter>                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />                  <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />             </intent-filter>         </activity>     </application>  </manifest> 

Library's Manifest.xml:

<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"     package="com.sackcentury.shinebuttonlib">      <application android:allowBackup="true" android:label="@string/app_name"         android:supportsRtl="true">      </application>  </manifest> 

Answer 1

In my case,

removing tools:ignore from the Manifest files and adding tools:replace="allowBackup,supportsRtl" worked for me.

Update:

One more solution looks promising, however I never tried it.

 <application     xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"  <-- added tools on application tag     android:name=".ABC"     android:allowBackup="false"     android:fullBackupContent="false"     android:hardwareAccelerated="true"     android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"     android:label="@string/app_name"     android:supportsRtl="false"     android:theme="@style/Theme"     tools:replace="allowBackup,supportsRtl"     tools:ignore="GoogleAppIndexingWarning,UnusedAttribute">