React-Native Manifest merger failed with multiple errors

Question

From today I am getting the below error while building the app from the android studio:

/Users/macm60/Desktop/mobile-app/android/app/src/debug/AndroidManifest.xml:15:13-72 Error:
Attribute provider#androidx.core.content.FileProvider@authorities value=(com.verygoodsecurity.vgsshow.provider) from [com.verygoodsecurity:vgsshow:1.2.0] AndroidManifest.xml:15:13-72
is also present at [io.intercom.android:intercom-sdk-base:15.1.6] AndroidManifest.xml:121:13-72 value=(com.today.development.IntercomFileProvider).
Suggestion: add 'tools:replace="android:authorities"' to <provider> element at AndroidManifest.xml:13:9-21:20 to override.

/Users/macm60/Desktop/mobile-app/android/app/src/debug/AndroidManifest.xml:44:17-55 Error:
    Attribute meta-data#android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS@resource value=(@xml/file_paths) from [:react-native-blob-util] AndroidManifest.xml:44:17-55
    is also present at [io.intercom.android:intercom-sdk-base:15.1.6] AndroidManifest.xml:126:17-60 value=(@xml/intercom_file_paths).
    Suggestion: add 'tools:replace="android:resource"' to <meta-data> element at AndroidManifest.xml to override.

See http://g.co/androidstudio/manifest-merger for more information about the manifest merger.

Last Friday app was successfully built from android studio.

This is related to @intercom/intercom-react-native 5.1.1 library manifest file. Let me know if anyone has an idea for this.

I have posted a temporary solution but let me know if have a permanent solution.

Answer 1

In AndroidManifest.xml file of your project add below code:

<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
          xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"  <!-- this line-->
          package="com.xyz">

In <Application> tag add below:

<application
  android:name=".MainApplication"
  android:label="@string/app_name"
  android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
  android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
  android:allowBackup="false"
  android:theme="@style/AppTheme"
  tools:node="replace">     <!-- this line-->

Answer 2

In AndroidManifest.xml file in <Application> tag of your project add below code:

<provider
  android:name="androidx.core.content.FileProvider"
  android:authorities="${applicationId}.fileprovider"
  tools:replace="android:authorities">
  <meta-data
    android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS"
    android:resource="@xml/intercom_file_paths"
    tools:replace="android:resource" />
</provider>

probably this is better solution then just tools:node="replace" on application level