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When I double-click Properties in the Solution Explorer of my Xamarin.Android app and go to the Android Manifest section, it says:
Manifest path:
No AndroidManifest.xml found. Click to add one.
I have an AndroidManifest.xml file, it is listed in Solution Explorer under Properties, included in the Project, and I can open it. I can even build the Project. If I click the Click to add one message, an AndroidManifest.xml file is displayed in the Android Manifest section (I don't know if it is the existing one or the new one, since they have the same name, content, and location). However, once I close Visual Studio 2019 & reopen it (even if I click Save All), it forgets about the file again, even though it is still there just like I described before. Is there something I need to do manually to make it remember the file (I would have thought "Click to add one" would do this, but I could be wrong)? Thanks.
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Hello. I had the same issue. I fixed it in next way:
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Manifest path: No AndroidManifest.xml found. Click to add one.
This seems to be a display problem with VisualStudio. When opening a Xamarin.Android project in VS and going to the Android Manifest section, the problem will occur. Please click Build -> Build Solution to build the project, then close and reopen the Properties page, the configuration page will be shown correctly.
This is an issue with VisualStudio, you coud report Visual Studio problem is via Visual Studio's 'Report a Problem' menu and then follow them on the developer community site. Please see How to report a problem with Visual Studio - Visual Studio | Microsoft Learn
Best Regards,
Jarvan Zhang
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