AndroidManifest.xml is missing

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I created one android application project in eclipse and whenever I tried to run that application its throwing an error message saying AndroidManifest.xml file is missing. what is the reason for this ?

I am using eclipse with android-sdk and ADT version is 20. in SDK manager I installed android 2.2 API level only.. Is this is the problem for that error ?

Well, do you have an AndroidManifest.xml file within your project? — MLQ, Sep 21 '12 at 07:29
Try: Click on your project -> Refresh (F5) -> Go to "Project" in the menu bar -> Clean (and clean the project). If all else fails, restart eclipse. Let us know what happens next. — MLQ, Sep 21 '12 at 07:59
Puff.. I am tired of these strange problems... good that we have people like you helping us!!! — Trebia Project., Nov 23 '14 at 15:09

score 124 · Accepted Answer · edited Feb 15 '14 at 14:08

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Delete bin folder in project and your library dependencies. Then re-run application.

edited Feb 15 '14 at 14:08

Dmytro Sirenko

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answered Mar 30 '13 at 13:12

Rocky030

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hmm ... nothing new compared to earlier answers, is there? – kleopatra Mar 30 '13 at 13:29
if your project is referencing other library projects, do the same for the library projects too. – Vinay W Dec 03 '13 at 06:47
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"Clean all" from Project menu achieved same results – Oded Ben Dov Jul 17 '14 at 20:19

score 43 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 21 '12 at 07:34

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you should clean and refresh your project once.

answered Sep 21 '12 at 07:34

Androholic

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its not showing any error mark my project. and my app gen folder is created – Prasad Sep 21 '12 at 07:37
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rt clk on project> properties> JAVA build path > see whether any file is missing there.... then clean your project! – Aditya Nikhade Sep 21 '12 at 07:45

score 7 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 10 '13 at 08:55

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I was able to fix this by manually deleting the bin directory, as well as the gen directory, right clicking project and selecting Android Tools->Fix Project Properties, then using Project->Build All.

answered Mar 10 '13 at 08:55

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score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Jul 28 '14 at 19:35

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Restart your eclipse and make sure that build automatically checked. It worked for me all the time. Hope this helps some one.

answered Jul 28 '14 at 19:35

Deepthi

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score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Oct 09 '14 at 15:19

I closed all projects that were unrelated with the one I was trying to run (right-click on project in Project Explorer and then selecting Close Project) and the problem magically disappeared (for no apparent reason). Then, even after I re-opened the closed projects, the problem did not come back.

score 1 · Answer 6 · answered Sep 09 '15 at 11:58

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I put the AndroidManifest.xml that in appcomatv7 and pasted to the project and problem solved

answered Sep 09 '15 at 11:58

NeverMind

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score 1 · Answer 7 · answered Apr 19 '19 at 08:41

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Click project -> Refresh (F5) -> Go to "Project" in the menu bar -> Clean. It works for me.

answered Apr 19 '19 at 08:41

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score 0 · Answer 8 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:33

I was having the same problem and didn't understand why - followed all deletes of /bin, /gen, fixing AVD's, etc, still to no avail.

The /bin got me thinking though -

I had previously used this advice to exclude /bin from the resource filters (in an effort to remove results from the search)....

I removed the filter for /bin and voila.....

Interesting this only affected me when I wanted to Debug or Run within Eclipse -- I could export a working APK without any problem, but debugging failed.

Hope this helps.

score 0 · Answer 9 · answered Aug 05 '15 at 12:31

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I had the problem in android studio after an update , it worked by Tools ->Android ->sync with gradle file

answered Aug 05 '15 at 12:31

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score 0 · Answer 10 · answered May 09 '20 at 23:11

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(what worked for me)

1 - copy the file build.gradle 2 - drop the copied file in the android folder [example MyApp/android]

answered May 09 '20 at 23:11

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