Android - resource linking failed / failed linking references

Question

I checked the Local history of my XML files and double checked my Manifest file and found nothing wrong.

Before posting the question I went through a lot of similar posts and suggested answers but found nothing relevant to my issue. Down below you will find my LOG and hopefully one of you can guide me through a solution!

Android resource linking failed Output: \AndroidProjects\myApp\app\build\intermediates\incremental\mergeDebugResources\merged.dir\values-v28\values-v28.xml:7: error: resource android:attr/dialogCornerRadius not found. \AndroidProjects\myApp\app\build\intermediates\incremental\mergeDebugResources\merged.dir\values-v28\values-v28.xml:11: error: resource android:attr/dialogCornerRadius not found. \AndroidProjects\myApp\app\build\intermediates\incremental\mergeDebugResources\merged.dir\values\values.xml:605: error: resource android:attr/fontVariationSettings not found. \AndroidProjects\myApp\app\build\intermediates\incremental\mergeDebugResources\merged.dir\values\values.xml:605: error: resource android:attr/ttcIndex not found. error: failed linking references.

Command: C:\Users\lucif.gradle\caches\transforms-1\files-1.1\aapt2-3.2.1-4818971-windows.jar\c9d8fd27aeabc6968bb2cb43f288855c\aapt2-3.2.1-4818971-windows\aapt2.exe link -I\ C:\Users\lucif\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platforms\android-27\android.jar\ --manifest\ \AndroidProjects\myApp\app\build\intermediates\merged_manifests\debug\processDebugManifest\merged\AndroidManifest.xml\ -o\ \AndroidProjects\myApp\app\build\intermediates\processed_res\debug\processDebugResources\out\resources-debug.ap_\ -R\ \AndroidProjects\myApp\app\build\intermediates\incremental\processDebugResources\resources-list-for-resources-debug.ap_.txt\ --auto-add-overlay\ --java\ \AndroidProjects\myApp\app\build\generated\not_namespaced_r_class_sources\debug\processDebugResources\r\ --custom-package\ hivemind.lab.com.myApp\ -0\ apk\ --output-text-symbols\ \AndroidProjects\myApp\app\build\intermediates\symbols\debug\R.txt\ --no-version-vectors Daemon: AAPT2 aapt2-3.2.1-4818971-windows Daemon #0

Answer 1

Solution 1: Set your compileSdkVersionto 28 and let Android Studio download the needed files.

If you already targetting this version, you could try cleaning your project and sync your gradle files.