Manifest Merger Fails

So recenlty I have been getting this error out of one of my projects: Error:Execution failed for task ':ListViewAnimations-core-slh:processDebugAndroidTestManifest'. > java.lang

Solution 1:

This error message is perhaps a little misleading if you don't know how Android Studio creates a manifest file for your Android app. In this situation, it is important to understand that there are many variables set in app/build.gradle which are used while generating the manifest file. Specifically, the error message references the minSdkVersion value. You should open app/build.gradle and find the line with this variable. Then change its value to 7 or greater. In fact, many current apps use a value of at least 16.

Modify build.gradle as follows:

android {
    compileSdkVersion 21
    buildToolsVersion "22.0.1"

    defaultConfig { 
        minSdkVersion 7// This can be any number greater than 7
    }
    // ...
}