I Can't Download my App

[Benjiman]

I am trying to download my app, but when I click Build and Android App (.apk) it says
App Inventor is unable to compile this project.
The compiler error output was
[ReadBuildInfo] Starting Task
[ReadBuildInfo] Task succeeded in 0.006 seconds
[LoadComponentInfo] Starting Task
[LoadComponentInfo] INFO: Generating assets...
[LoadComponentInfo] Component assets needed, n = 0
[LoadComponentInfo] INFO: Generating activities...
[LoadComponentInfo] Component activities needed, n = 0
[LoadComponentInfo] Component activity metadata needed, n = 0
[LoadComponentInfo] INFO: Generating broadcast receivers...
[LoadComponentInfo] Component content providers needed, n = 0
[LoadComponentInfo] INFO: Generating libraries...
[LoadComponentInfo] Libraries needed, n = 3
[LoadComponentInfo] Component metadata needed, n = 0
[LoadComponentInfo] INFO: Generating Android minimum SDK...
[LoadComponentInfo] INFO: Generating native libraries...
[LoadComponentInfo] Native Libraries needed, n = 0
[LoadComponentInfo] INFO: Generating permissions...
[LoadComponentInfo] INFO: Component "com.google.appinventor.components.runtime.Button" does not specify permissionConstraints
[LoadComponentInfo] INFO: Component "com.google.appinventor.components.runtime.CheckBox" does not specify permissionConstraints
[LoadComponentInfo] INFO: Component "com.google.appinventor.components.runtime.Form" does not specify permissionConstraints
[LoadComponentInfo] INFO: Component "com.google.appinventor.components.runtime.HorizontalArrangement" does not specify permissionConstraints
[LoadComponentInfo] INFO: Component "com.google.appinventor.components.runtime.Label" does not specify permissionConstraints
[LoadComponentInfo] INFO: Component "com.google.appinventor.components.runtime.ListView" does not specify permissionConstraints
[LoadComponentInfo] INFO: Component "com.google.appinventor.components.runtime.Notifier" does not specify permissionConstraints
[LoadComponentInfo] INFO: Component "com.google.appinventor.components.runtime.Slider" does not specify permissionConstraints
[LoadComponentInfo] INFO: Component "com.google.appinventor.components.runtime.Spinner" does not specify permissionConstraints
[LoadComponentInfo] INFO: Component "com.google.appinventor.components.runtime.Switch" does not specify permissionConstraints
[LoadComponentInfo] usesLocation = False
[LoadComponentInfo] Permissions needed, n = 4
[LoadComponentInfo] Component services needed, n = 0
[LoadComponentInfo] INFO: Generating component broadcast receivers...
[LoadComponentInfo] Task succeeded in 0.006 seconds
[PrepareAppIcon] Starting Task
[PrepareAppIcon] INFO: Creating mipmap dirs...
[PrepareAppIcon] INFO: Generating icons...
[PrepareAppIcon] Generating icons for mipmap-mdpi
[PrepareAppIcon] Generating icons for mipmap-hdpi
[PrepareAppIcon] Generating icons for mipmap-xhdpi
[PrepareAppIcon] Generating icons for mipmap-xxhdpi
[PrepareAppIcon] Generating icons for mipmap-xxxhdpi
[PrepareAppIcon] Task succeeded in 1.131 seconds
[XmlConfig] Starting Task
[XmlConfig] INFO: Creating animation xml
[XmlConfig] Creating zoom_enter.xml
[XmlConfig] Creating fadeout.xml
[XmlConfig] Creating slide_v_exit.xml
[XmlConfig] Creating fadein.xml
[XmlConfig] Creating zoom_exit.xml
[XmlConfig] Creating slide_v_enter.xml
[XmlConfig] Creating zoom_exit_reverse.xml
[XmlConfig] Creating slide_v_enter_reverse.xml
[XmlConfig] Creating zoom_enter_reverse.xml
[XmlConfig] Creating slide_enter_reverse.xml
[XmlConfig] Creating slide_exit.xml
[XmlConfig] Creating hold.xml
[XmlConfig] Creating slide_enter.xml
[XmlConfig] Creating slide_v_exit_reverse.xml
[XmlConfig] Creating slide_exit_reverse.xml
[XmlConfig] INFO: Creating style xml
[XmlConfig] INFO: Creating provider_path xml
[XmlConfig] INFO: Creating network_security_config xml
[XmlConfig] INFO: Generating adaptive icon file
[XmlConfig] INFO: Generating round adaptive icon file
[XmlConfig] INFO: Generating adaptive icon background file
[XmlConfig] Task succeeded in 0.006 seconds
[CreateManifest] Starting Task
[CreateManifest] INFO: Reading project specs...
[CreateManifest] VCode: 1
[CreateManifest] VName: 1.0
[CreateManifest] Min SDK 7
[CreateManifest] INFO: Writing screen 'appinventor.ai_nicotraynor11.Should_Know.Screen1'
[CreateManifest] Task succeeded in 0.001 seconds
[AttachNativeLibs] Starting Task
[AttachNativeLibs] Task succeeded in 0.001 seconds
[AttachAarLibs] Starting Task
[AttachAarLibs] Task succeeded in 0.138 seconds
[AttachCompAssets] Starting Task
[AttachCompAssets] Task succeeded in 0.001 seconds
[MergeResources] Starting Task
[MergeResources] Task succeeded in 0.2 seconds
[SetupLibs] Starting Task
[SetupLibs] Task succeeded in 0.0 seconds
[RunAapt] Starting Task
[RunAapt] ERROR: Error running AAPT
[RunAapt] Task errored in 0.703 seconds

[ABG]

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[Benjiman]

Here is the file
Should_Know.aia (122.1 KB)

[ABG]

In Project Properties, change

to

[TIMAI2]

Also your app icon is too big and the wrong shape.

Try this aia

Should_Know_revised.aia (22.3 KB)

[Benjiman]

I tried it with just changing the title and it worked. I guess I didn't need to change the image size

[TIMAI2]

@Benjiman

I guess I didn't need to change the image size

Good luck with that...