Android Gradle merged Values.xml uses wrong namespace

Question

In the process of converting a project to the Android build system I get this error whenever I attempt to compile.

Gradle: Error parsing XML: prefix must not b

Answer 1

I had same problem when i updated Android studio 1.5 to 2.2 version. A quick solution to this is when u open existing project in updated version, just 'ignore' the update gradle plugin/version.