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GooglePlayServicesIncorrectManifestValueException when checking if play services are available

We are using GoogleApiAvailability.getInstance().isGooglePlayServicesAvailable(context) to check for google services before showing a map. Even though the device has access to play services, the method is throwing an exception when being called. The exception is GooglePlayServicesIncorrectManifestValueException with the message:
“The meta-data tag in your app's AndroidManifest.xml does not have the right value.
Expected 12451000 but found 4323000. You must have the following declaration within the
<application> element:
<meta-data
android:name="com.google.android.gms.version"
android:value="#integer/google_play_services_version" />”
In the manifest I’ve declared:
<meta-data
android:name="com.google.android.gms.version"
android:value="#integer/google_play_services_version" />
If I go into the play services version, I get:
<integer name="google_play_services_version">12451000</integer>
Which comes from
jetified-play-services-basement-18.1.0/res/values/values.xml
I’ve tried most solutions in other stack overflow posts to no avail. These are all the things I’ve tried and none of them work:
Change tag order in manifest (https://stackoverflow.com/a/37810158/8575762). This has no effect, and also it makes no sense that it should have one.
Make sure we are not providing our own hardcoded version (https://stackoverflow.com/a/63791222/8575762)
Remove the <meta-data android:name="com.google.android.gms.version" android:value="#integer/google_play_services_version" /> tag from the manifest.
Update firebase libraries to latest BOM version (30.5.0)
Remove firebase libraries completely.
Update play services dependencies to latest version(auth, auth-api-phone, vision, wallet, location, safetynet)
Update google services plugin to latest version (4.3.13)
Add tools:node="replace" (also tried other manifest options like node:replace, etc) to the metadata tag & hardcode the version value
If I inspect the AndroidManifest on the built apk (debug), the value of the meta-data tag is the following:
<meta-data
android:name="com.google.android.gms.version"
android:value="#ref/0x7f0b000f" />”.
It’s important to note that this behavior is not 100% consistent. Usually I’ll do a fresh install and the first time I launch the app the isGooglePlayServicesAvailable method returns without crashing. If I restart the app it no longer works.
This seems like a bug in the services implementation library to me, but it feels like something too simple to be failing like that.
Any help would be appreciated, thanks in advance.

Get Error In New App Version: No Such Table

I read a lot of related posts, but I didn't get the solution.
I use the ActiveAndroid library for the database and released my program, but I having trouble in updating the new version.
In the new version of the application, a table is added to the database. Therefore, the database must be updated.
(I made the changes and increased the database version ).
manifest file:
<meta-data
android:name="AA_DB_NAME"
android:value="KashanTakhfifi" />
<meta-data
android:name="AA_DB_VERSION"
android:value="2" />
<meta-data
android:name="AA_MODELS"
android:value="DBTableModel.TableNotificationModel, DBTableModel.TableGuideModel" />
But when the new app is install or update,The program will be crash.
because happen error: no such table(which means the database is not updated).
I read in the other posts : the app should be removed and reinstalled.
But I've released the app and this problem is not logical for users.
If I want to delete this library, I will have to make a lot of changes to my code...
What is the solution for me.

Can't determine type for tag '<meta-data android:name="com.google.android.geo.API_KEY"

I'm working on a small Android app which involves Google Maps (created with Android Studio by selecting the Google Maps activity template).
It works fine on my test phone, but when I build a signed APK and install it on another phone, the map is blank.
After some Googling, perhaps the cause of the problem is because I'm using the wrong key.
I have this line in google_maps_api.xml:
<string name="google_maps_key" translatable="false" templateMergeStrategy="preserve">AIzaxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx</string>
Change that into:
<meta-data android:name="com.google.android.geo.API_KEY" android:value="AIzaxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" />
Android Studio complains:
Error: Can't determine type for tag ''
Pardon the screenshot. For unknown reasons, the whole error message cannot be displayed properly on SO. How to solve this?

The meta-data should be placed in AndroidManifest.xml file witinh application tag.

String resource not accessable in manifest during building process

To avoid my API keys from getting committed on source control (git) I have made an XML resource file called api_keys.xml under the values directory. This file is listed under .gitignore.
I access these string resources the usual way by using #string/.. or .getString(R.string...). This approach works everywhere but in the manifest.xml file.
I have fabric set-up and in the manifest file this is how I try to pass the key -
<meta-data
android:name="io.fabric.ApiKey"
android:value="#string/FABRIC_API_KEY" />
But, when I try to build the APK I get the following error -
Error:Execution failed for task ':app:fabricGenerateResourcesDebug'.
Crashlytics Developer Tools error.
This error goes away if I replace #string/FABRIC_API_KEY with the actual key.
Is there a way I can fix this? Or any other approach I can use to prevent my API keys form getting published on the source control.

Can't update my app in Google Play: aapt error

Today when I tried to upload an update of my app, I got this from Google Play console:
UPLOAD NEW APK TO PRODUCTION
Upload failed Your APK cannot be analyzed using 'aapt dump badging'.
Error output: Failed to run aapt dump badging: ERROR getting
'android:value' attribute for meta-data:attribute could not be found
I can upload normally before. I haven't made any change in AndroidManifest.xml.
The app is built via ant. I also tried building it again, even with the last-known-good code, the same error occurs.
Should I report this to Google Play team, or is it a known issue of Google Play?
Is there any work around?

It's now acknowledged by Google:
Some developers have reported seeing the error "Failed to run aapt dump badging: ERROR getting 'android:value' attribute for meta-data:attribute could not be found" when attempting to upload their .apk.
We're working on solving this problem. In the meantime, you can try adding the "android:value" to any meta-data manifest property that lacks that attribute. See API Guides - for more information.
https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/known-issues/24493

I had the exact same problem, but managed to fix it now.
The problem is definitely in your manifest file. For me it was the Samsung MultiWindow feature. I found the solution here: Google Code Issue 46311
I had to change
<meta-data android:name="com.sec.android.multiwindow.DEFAULT_SIZE_W" android:resource="#dimen/app_defaultsize_w"/>
<meta-data android:name="com.sec.android.multiwindow.DEFAULT_SIZE_H" android:resource="#dimen/app_defaultsize_h"/>
into
<meta-data android:name="com.sec.android.multiwindow.DEFAULT_SIZE_W" android:value="632dp"/>
<meta-data android:name="com.sec.android.multiwindow.DEFAULT_SIZE_H" android:value="598dp"/>
Worked fine since yesterday, but now i had to change it.
Hope it helps.

Same problem here after generating new apk for alpha release with same certificate I get the error (in Dutch):
Upload mislukt
Uw APK kan niet worden geanalyseerd met 'aapt dump badging'. Foutuitvoer:
Failed to run aapt dump badging:
ERROR getting 'android:value' attribute for meta-data:attribute could not be found
I found one place in my Manifest where I use android:value for samsun multiwindow support.
<meta-data
android:name="com.sec.android.support.multiwindow"
android:value="true" />
I removed that from the Manifest. generated new apk (after project clean rebuild) and got the same error. This Manifest worked in my apk when uploading a previous version two weeks ago.

Use
android:name="some string value"
Instead of
android:name="#string/name_of_string_resource"

In my case, when building for ionic I forgot to add the .aab extension in the command land
I entered this into the cmd line
zipalign -v 4 app-release.aab appname_2.0.0
instead of
zipalign -v 4 app-release.aab appname_2.0.0.aab