Xamarin.forms Build Error “aapt.exe” exited with code -1073741819

Question

I am Using Xamarin.Forms, But I updated the Android SD Manager from eclipse then I get the following Error:

Xamarin.forms Build Error "aapt.exe" exited with code -1073741819

Error occurred on the following file: \MSBuild\Xamarin\Android\Xamarin.Android.Common.targets

<!-- Run aapt to generate R.java -->
    <Aapt Condition="'$(_AndroidResourceDesignerFile)' != ''"
        ImportsDirectory="$(_LibraryProjectImportsDirectoryName)"
        OutputImportDirectory="$(IntermediateOutputPath)__library_projects__\"
        UseShortFileNames="$(UseShortFileNames)"
        JavaPlatformJarPath="$(JavaPlatformJarPath)"
        ManifestFile="$(ResgenTemporaryDirectory)\AndroidManifest.xml"
        PackageName="$(_AndroidPackage)"
        ApplicationName="$(_AndroidPackage)"
        ResourceDirectory="$(MonoAndroidResDirIntermediate)"
        JavaDesignerOutputDirectory="$(ResgenTemporaryDirectory)"
        ResourceOutputFile="$(ResgenTemporaryDirectory)\resources.apk"
        ExtraPackages="$(AaptExtraPackages)"
        AdditionalResourceDirectories="@(LibraryResourceDirectories)"
        LibraryProjectJars="@(ExtractedJarImports)"
        ExtraArgs="$(AndroidResgenExtraArgs)"
        ToolPath="$(AaptToolPath)"
        ToolExe="$(AaptToolExe)"
        AdditionalAndroidResourcePaths="@(_AdditonalAndroidResourceCachePaths)"
        ApiLevel="$(_AndroidTargetSdkVersion)"
        AndroidUseLatestPlatformSdk="$(AndroidUseLatestPlatformSdk)"
        ResourceNameCaseMap="$(_AndroidResourceNameCaseMap)"
        ExplicitCrunch="$(AndroidExplicitCrunch)"
    />

  <Aapt
    ImportsDirectory="$(_LibraryProjectImportsDirectoryName)"
    OutputImportDirectory="$(IntermediateOutputPath)__library_projects__\"
    UseShortFileNames="$(UseShortFileNames)"
    JavaPlatformJarPath="$(JavaPlatformJarPath)"
    ManifestFile="$(IntermediateOutputPath)android\AndroidManifest.xml"
    ResourceDirectory="$(MonoAndroidResDirIntermediate)"
    JavaDesignerOutputDirectory="$(AaptTemporaryDirectory)"
    ResourceOutputFile="$(_PackagedResources)"
    ExtraPackages="$(AaptExtraPackages)"
    AdditionalResourceDirectories="@(LibraryResourceDirectories)"
    ExtraArgs="$(AndroidResgenExtraArgs)"
    PackageName="$(_AndroidPackage)"
    ApplicationName="$(_AndroidPackage)"
    UncompressedFileExtensions="$(AndroidStoreUncompressedFileExtensions)"
    AssetDirectory="$(MonoAndroidAssetsDirIntermediate)"
    ToolPath="$(AaptToolPath)"
    ToolExe="$(AaptToolExe)"
    AdditionalAndroidResourcePaths="@(_AdditonalAndroidResourceCachePaths)"
    ApiLevel="$(_AndroidTargetSdkVersion)"
    AndroidUseLatestPlatformSdk="$(AndroidUseLatestPlatformSdk)"
    ResourceNameCaseMap="$(_AndroidResourceNameCaseMap)"
    SupportedAbis="$(_BuildTargetAbis)"
    CreatePackagePerAbi="$(AndroidCreatePackagePerAbi)"
    ExplicitCrunch="$(AndroidExplicitCrunch)"
     />

This post might help.forums.xamarin.com/discussion/28181/… — Bonelol

Keith Rome Keith Rome · Accepted Answer · 2016-06-28T20:12:59

Verify that you've got the right target SDK framework levels installed in the SDK Manager. I've seen similar errors during build when some of them are missing.

Xamarin.forms Build Error “aapt.exe” exited with code -1073741819

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