“AndroidManifest.xml doesn't exist or has incorrect root tag” Error

Question

I am new to AndroidStudio AND Gradle.

I imported a project from eclipse, created a module, and tried to run the project, but I got this error:

Androi         


        

Answer 1

In my case the Manifest file seemed to be corrupted or maybe its meta data. Trying to open it in Android Studio will show some characters that you see when opening a binary file with a text editor, for ex. Anyway, my project is under Git, so I just deleted it and restored it back, problem fixed.