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Can't sign my Cordova Android app with SDK 31

Trying to upgrade my Cordova app to Android API 31. I can compile it fine but when I try to install a signed version on a device I get
adb: failed to install xyzzy.apk: Failure [INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_UNEXPECTED_EXCEPTION: Failed to parse /data/app/vmdl2088675470.tmp/base.apk: AndroidManifest.xml]
I compile the code, use zipalign, apksigner (as I've done for a long time), and then use adb to install to a device.
I've tried both API 31 and 32. I'm using cordova 10.0.0, cordova-android 11.0.0, Java 11, build-tools 31.0.0 and 32.0.0, min sdk version 22, gradle 7.6. I've deleted the app from the device, run "./gradlew clean" many times. I have not changed the signing key. I downloaded fresh copies of the 20 or so plugins I use.
Ran "jarsigner -verify" and got a lot of output, appears to be signed correctly.
I can install an unsigned version to a device, but not a signed one.
Any advice?
Thanks, Jon
My AndroidManifest.xml
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<manifest android:hardwareAccelerated="true" android:versionCode="23005" android:versionName="2.30.5" package="com.xyzzy.xyzzy" xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<supports-screens android:anyDensity="true" android:largeScreens="true" android:normalScreens="true" android:resizeable="true" android:smallScreens="true" android:xlargeScreens="true" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<application android:hardwareAccelerated="true" android:icon="#mipmap/ic_launcher" android:label="#string/app_name" android:supportsRtl="true" android:usesCleartextTraffic="true">
<activity android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden|keyboard|screenSize|locale|smallestScreenSize|screenLayout|uiMode" android:exported="true" android:label="#string/activity_name" android:launchMode="singleInstance" android:name="MainActivity" android:screenOrientation="portrait" android:theme="#style/Theme.App.SplashScreen" android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize">
<intent-filter android:label="#string/launcher_name">
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<service android:enabled="true" android:exported="false" android:name="com.google.android.gms.measurement.AppMeasurementService" />
<service android:exported="false" android:name="org.apache.cordova.firebase.FirebasePluginMessagingService">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="com.google.firebase.MESSAGING_EVENT" />
</intent-filter>
</service>
<receiver android:name="org.apache.cordova.firebase.OnNotificationOpenReceiver" />
<activity android:excludeFromRecents="true" android:exported="true" android:name="org.apache.cordova.firebase.OnNotificationReceiverActivity" android:noHistory="true" android:taskAffinity="" android:theme="#android:style/Theme.Translucent.NoTitleBar" />
<meta-data android:name="com.google.firebase.messaging.default_notification_color" android:resource="#color/accent" />
<meta-data android:name="com.google.firebase.messaging.default_notification_channel_id" android:value="#string/default_notification_channel_id" />
<meta-data android:name="firebase_analytics_collection_enabled" android:value="true" />
<meta-data android:name="firebase_performance_collection_enabled" android:value="true" />
<meta-data android:name="firebase_crashlytics_collection_enabled" android:value="true" />
<meta-data android:name="firebase_messaging_auto_init_enabled" android:value="true" />
<provider android:authorities="${applicationId}.emailcomposer.provider" android:exported="false" android:grantUriPermissions="true" android:name="de.appplant.cordova.emailcomposer.Provider">
<meta-data android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS" android:resource="#xml/emailcomposer_provider_paths" />
</provider>
<provider android:authorities="${applicationId}.localnotifications.provider" android:exported="false" android:grantUriPermissions="true" android:name="de.appplant.cordova.plugin.notification.util.AssetProvider">
<meta-data android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS" android:resource="#xml/localnotification_provider_paths" />
</provider>
<receiver android:exported="false" android:name="de.appplant.cordova.plugin.localnotification.TriggerReceiver" />
<receiver android:exported="false" android:name="de.appplant.cordova.plugin.localnotification.ClearReceiver" />
<activity android:exported="false" android:name="de.appplant.cordova.plugin.localnotification.ClickReceiver" android:theme="#style/Theme.AppCompat.NoActionBar" />
<receiver android:directBootAware="true" android:exported="false" android:name="de.appplant.cordova.plugin.localnotification.RestoreReceiver">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.LOCKED_BOOT_COMPLETED" />
<action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED" />
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
</application>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CONTACTS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS" />
<queries>
<intent>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.SENDTO" />
<data android:scheme="mailto" />
</intent>
</queries>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NOTIFICATION_POLICY" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM" />
</manifest>

Figured it out!
Now Cordova compiles produce .aab files, I need to use bundletools to sign the app and then unzip the .apks file to create the .apk file.

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Google does not accept my abb file " You uploaded an APK or Android App Bundle which has an activity, activity alias, service or broadcast receiver with intent filter, but without the 'android:exported' property set. This file can't be installed on Android 12 or higher. See: developer.android.com/about/versions/12/behavior-changes-12#exported " Everywhere says add " android:exported="true" " for them it works, but mine does not work for some reason. My Unity version is 2021.3.9f1 and Android studio 2021.2.1 patch 2. What could be the problem? Am I doing something wrong?
This is my android manifest
<?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="com.unity3d.player" android:versionCode="1" android:versionName="1.0">
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<activity
android:name="com.google.firebase.MessagingUnityPlayerActivity"
android:screenOrientation="portrait"
android:launchMode="singleTask"
android:configChanges="mcc|mnc|locale|touchscreen|keyboard|keyboardHidden|navigation|orientation|screenLayout|uiMode|screenSize|smallestScreenSize|fontScale|layoutDirection|density"
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android:hardwareAccelerated="false"
tools:targetApi="n"
android:exported="true">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
<meta-data android:name="unityplayer.UnityActivity" android:value="true" />
<meta-data android:name="android.notch_support" android:value="true" />
</activity>
<service android:name="com.google.firebase.messaging.MessageForwardingService"
android:permission="android.permission.BIND_JOB_SERVICE">
</service>
<meta-data android:name="unity.splash-mode" android:value="0" />
<meta-data android:name="unity.splash-enable" android:value="True" />
<meta-data android:name="unity.launch-fullscreen" android:value="True" />
<meta-data android:name="unity.allow-resizable-window" android:value="False" />
<meta-data android:name="notch.config" android:value="portrait|landscape" />
</application>
<uses-feature android:glEsVersion="0x00020000"
tools:ignore="ManifestOrder" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.touchscreen" android:required="false" />
<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.touchscreen.multitouch" android:required="false" />
<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.touchscreen.multitouch.distinct" android:required="false" />
</manifest>
No error
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="24"
android:targetSdkVersion="30" />
<supports-screens
android:anyDensity="true"
android:largeScreens="true"
android:normalScreens="true"
android:smallScreens="true"
android:xlargeScreens="true" />
<uses-feature android:glEsVersion="0x00030000" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-feature
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<uses-feature
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<uses-feature
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<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
<uses-feature
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<uses-feature
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android:required="optional" />
<queries>
<package android:name="com.google.ar.core" />
</queries>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
<application
android:extractNativeLibs="true"
android:icon="#mipmap/app_icon"
android:label="#string/app_name" >
<activity
android:name="com.unity3d.player.UnityPlayerActivity"
android:configChanges="mcc|mnc|locale|touchscreen|keyboard|keyboardHidden|navigation|orientation|screenLayout|uiMode|screenSize|smallestScreenSize|fontScale|layoutDirection|density"
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android:launchMode="singleTask"
android:screenOrientation="landscape"
android:theme="#style/UnityThemeSelector" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
<meta-data
android:name="unityplayer.UnityActivity"
android:value="true" />
</activity>
<meta-data
android:name="unity.splash-mode"
android:value="0" />
<meta-data
android:name="unity.splash-enable"
android:value="True" />
<meta-data
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<meta-data
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<meta-data
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<activity
android:name="com.google.ar.core.InstallActivity"
android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize"
android:excludeFromRecents="true"
android:exported="false"
android:launchMode="singleTop"
android:theme="#android:style/Theme.Material.Light.Dialog.Alert" />
<activity
android:name="com.unity3d.services.ads.adunit.AdUnitActivity"
android:configChanges="fontScale|keyboard|keyboardHidden|locale|mnc|mcc|navigation|orientation|screenLayout|screenSize|smallestScreenSize|uiMode|touchscreen"
android:hardwareAccelerated="true"
android:theme="#android:style/Theme.NoTitleBar.Fullscreen" />
<activity
android:name="com.unity3d.services.ads.adunit.AdUnitTransparentActivity"
android:configChanges="fontScale|keyboard|keyboardHidden|locale|mnc|mcc|navigation|orientation|screenLayout|screenSize|smallestScreenSize|uiMode|touchscreen"
android:hardwareAccelerated="true"
android:theme="#android:style/Theme.Translucent.NoTitleBar.Fullscreen" />
<activity
android:name="com.unity3d.services.ads.adunit.AdUnitTransparentSoftwareActivity"
android:configChanges="fontScale|keyboard|keyboardHidden|locale|mnc|mcc|navigation|orientation|screenLayout|screenSize|smallestScreenSize|uiMode|touchscreen"
android:hardwareAccelerated="false"
android:theme="#android:style/Theme.Translucent.NoTitleBar.Fullscreen" />
<activity
android:name="com.unity3d.services.ads.adunit.AdUnitSoftwareActivity"
android:configChanges="fontScale|keyboard|keyboardHidden|locale|mnc|mcc|navigation|orientation|screenLayout|screenSize|smallestScreenSize|uiMode|touchscreen"
android:hardwareAccelerated="false"
android:theme="#android:style/Theme.NoTitleBar.Fullscreen" />
</application>

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I'm using Google Maps in my Android app and I'm seeing the following message on some older devices:
I understand the nature of this message and that updating will resolve this issue.
However I would like to avoid users seeing this all together, and just want the map to load on all devices.
Here's what my dependencies look like:
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="10" android:targetSdkVersion="19" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.VIBRATE"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
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<uses-permission android:name="com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES" />
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<uses-feature android:glEsVersion="0x00020000" android:required="true" />
<supports-screens
android:anyDensity="true"
android:resizeable="true"
android:largeScreens="true"
android:normalScreens="true"
android:smallScreens="true"
android:xlargeScreens="true" />
<application
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android:hardwareAccelerated="true"
android:icon="#drawable/app_icon"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:theme="#style/AppBaseTheme" android:largeHeap="true" >
<activity android:name=".SplashActivity" android:screenOrientation="portrait" >
<intent-filter >
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
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<activity android:name=".TabHostActivity" android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize" android:icon="#drawable/app_icon" android:exported="true" />
<activity android:name=".StatusActivity" android:screenOrientation="portrait" />
<activity android:name=".StatusDetailsActivity" android:screenOrientation="portrait" />
<activity android:name=".MyAlertsActivity" android:screenOrientation="portrait" />
<activity android:name=".AlertLinesActivity" android:screenOrientation="portrait" />
<activity android:name=".AlertDetailsActivity" android:screenOrientation="portrait" />
<activity android:name=".PreferencesActivity" android:screenOrientation="portrait" android:theme="#style/ActionBarStyle" />
<activity android:name=".RouteListActivity" android:screenOrientation="portrait" />
<activity android:name=".StopListActivity" android:screenOrientation="portrait" />
<activity android:name=".StopTimesActivity" android:screenOrientation="portrait" />
<activity android:name=".UpgradeActivity" android:screenOrientation="portrait" />
<activity android:name=".TransfersActivity" android:screenOrientation="portrait" />
<activity android:name=".TransfersDetailsActivity" android:theme="#style/MyDialog" android:screenOrientation="portrait" />
<activity android:name=".ShareActivity" android:theme="#style/MyDialog" android:screenOrientation="portrait" />
<activity android:name=".ShareDetailsActivity" android:theme="#style/MyDialog" android:screenOrientation="portrait" />
<activity android:name=".MapActivity" android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden" />
<activity
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<activity
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<activity
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<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.net.conn.CONNECTIVITY_CHANGE" />
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</receiver>
<receiver android:name="com.xyzapp.it.Receiver.BootCompletedReceiver">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED" />
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
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<meta-data android:name="com.crashlytics.ApiKey" android:value="123456" />
<meta-data android:name="com.google.android.maps.v2.API_KEY" android:value="123456" />
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However I would like to avoid users seeing this all together, and just want the map to load on all devices.
Then don't use Maps V2. Instead, use some other mapping solution (e.g., Open Street Map).
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<service
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I searched for misspellings, but I couldn't find any.

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