FileProvider crash - npe attempting to invoke XmlResourceParser on a null String

Question

This is a part of my manifest:

Answer 1

In my case, I got the error because the

BuildConfig.APPLICATION_ID

was being imported from

import android.support.v4.BuildConfig;

So the string it returned was "android.support.v4" instead of my project package name. Check out the import file is from your import project.Buildconfig and not another. Example:

import com.example.yourProjectName.BuildConfig;

Finally, in tag in Manifest I have android:authorities="${applicationId}" to always get my project package name as the authority

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