[Build Failed][Manifest Merger Failed] When Initialization Optimization And Ad Loading Optimization Is Disabled

[MuhammadWaqasOfficial]

[REQUIRED] Step 1: Describe your environment

• Unity version: 6.0 ( 6000.0.60f1 ) (You can test in any 6+)
• Google Mobile Ads Unity plugin version: 10.6.0
• Plugin installation method: .unitypackage
• Platform: Android, Unity Editor

[REQUIRED] Step 2: Describe the problem

Build Failed when Initialization Optimization And Ad Loading Optimization Is Disabled

Steps to reproduce:

Disable nitialization Optimization And Ad Loading Optimization in
GoogleMobileAds -> Resources -> GoogleMobileAdsSettings.asset

Build Expected: Success
Build Result: Failed

Errors:

{
What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':launcher:processReleaseMainManifest'.
-> Manifest merger failed with multiple errors
}

Console Error 1.txt
Console Error 2.txt
Console Error 3.txt

[NVentimiglia]

The key error message is:

Namespace 'com.google.unity.ads' is used in multiple modules and/or libraries: :googlemobileads-unity:, :unityLibrary:GoogleMobileAdsPlugin.androidlib. Please ensure that all modules and libraries have a unique namespace.

The build logs also include this piece of advice:

Recommendation: remove package="com.google.unity.ads" from the source AndroidManifest.xml: /Users/macbookpro/Desktop/Unity_Projects/AdsManager_10_6_0/Library/Bee/Android/Prj/IL2CPP/Gradle/unityLibrary/GoogleMobileAdsPlugin.androidlib/AndroidManifest.xml.

Here are some things we can try:

1. You could enable the Custom Main Gradle Template in Unity's Android Player Settings as described in https://developers.google.com/admob/unity/android

2. Review your dependencies (Search for *Dependencies.xml and make sure you have no duplicates.

[MuhammadWaqasOfficial]

The key error message is:

Namespace 'com.google.unity.ads' is used in multiple modules and/or libraries: :googlemobileads-unity:, :unityLibrary:GoogleMobileAdsPlugin.androidlib. Please ensure that all modules and libraries have a unique namespace.

The build logs also include this piece of advice:

Recommendation: remove package="com.google.unity.ads" from the source AndroidManifest.xml: /Users/macbookpro/Desktop/Unity_Projects/AdsManager_10_6_0/Library/Bee/Android/Prj/IL2CPP/Gradle/unityLibrary/GoogleMobileAdsPlugin.androidlib/AndroidManifest.xml.

Here are some things we can try:

1. You could enable the Custom Main Gradle Template in Unity's Android Player Settings as described in https://developers.google.com/admob/unity/android
2. Review your dependencies (Search for *Dependencies.xml and make sure you have no duplicates.

1. You could enable the Custom Main Gradle Template in Unity's Android Player Settings as described in https://developers.google.com/admob/unity/android

   • already configured correctly

2. Review your dependencies (Search for *Dependencies.xml and make sure you have no duplicates.

   • I think its not the issue, because in biuld success case: "com.google.unity.ads" presents in both googlemobileads-unity:, :unityLibrary:GoogleMobileAdsPlugin.androidlib
   • Removing "com.google.unity.ads" also not worked ( from the source AndroidManifest.xml: /Users/macbookpro/Desktop/Unity_Projects/AdsManager_10_6_0/Library/Bee/Android/Prj/IL2CPP/Gradle/unityLibrary/GoogleMobileAdsPlugin.androidlib/AndroidManifest.xml )

Build Successful:

Build Failed:

Only changing is disabling Optimize Initialization and ad loading optimization

Can you try the build in your system? ( also tried with sample HelloWolrd & 10.6.0, same build failed result )

(side note: why changing this, both options suppose to decrease ANR's but surprisingly its working opposite, enabling them increase the ANR and disabling them actually decrease the ANR. Will share ANR's data comparison with both options true and false. (Tested & confirmed with 10.3.0))

With 10.3.0 build is successful.

[MuhammadWaqasOfficial]

waiting for solution.

[NVentimiglia]

Thanks,

We have confirmed the issue and will push out a fix on the next release.