[Bug] Lottie package throwing error while creating the release build in Android after switching to target framework 13

[Alexander-Mathew]

While trying to release the application in Android after switching the target framework to 13 getting Lottie package error.

Expected Behavior

Release build should succeed

Actual Behavior

BUILD ERROR
/Library/Frameworks/Mono.framework/External/xbuild/Xamarin/Android/Xamarin.Android.Legacy.targets(5,5): Error XALNK7000: Mono.Linker.MarkException: Error processing method: 'AndroidX.Collection.SparseArrayCompat Com.Airbnb.Lottie.LottieComposition::get_Characters()' in assembly: 'Lottie.Android.dll' ---> Mono.Cecil.ResolutionException: Failed to resolve AndroidX.Collection.SparseArrayCompat

Basic Information

• Version with issue:13
• Last known good version:12
• Platform Target Frameworks:
  • Android: 13
• Android Support Library / AndroidX Version:
• NuGet Packages:
  Xamarin.Android.Support.CustomTabs - 28.0.0.3
  Xamarin.Android.Support.v7.AppCompat -28.0.0.3
  Xamarin.Forms - 4.8.0.1821
  Xamarin.AndroidX.AppCompat.Resources - 1.1.0.2
  Xamarin.Android.Support.Core.Utils - 28.0.0.3
  Com.Airbnb.Android.Lottie - 4.2.2
  Com.Airbnb.Xamarin.Forms.Lottie - 4.0.11
  Xamarin.AndroidX.RecyclerView - 1.3.2
  Xamarin.AndroidX.Collection - 1.3.0.1

Environment

Visual Studio Community 2022 for Mac
Version 17.6.7 (build 417)
Installation UUID: 209c1efa-cbf9-477b-ad1d-6b15f7fedfb4

Runtime
.NET 7.0.3 (64-bit)
Architecture: Arm64
Microsoft.macOS.Sdk 13.1.1007; git-rev-head:8afca776a0a96613dfb7200e0917bb57f9ed5583; git-branch:release/7.0.1xx-xcode14.2

Roslyn (Language Service)
4.6.0-3.23180.6+99e956e42697a6dd886d1e12478ea2b27cceacfa

NuGet
Version: 6.4.0.117

.NET SDK (Arm64)
SDK: /usr/local/share/dotnet/sdk/7.0.311/Sdks
SDK Versions:
7.0.311
7.0.308
7.0.307
7.0.304
6.0.417
6.0.414
6.0.413
6.0.410
MSBuild SDKs: /Applications/Visual Studio.app/Contents/MonoBundle/MSBuild/Current/bin/Sdks

.NET Runtime (Arm64)
Runtime: /usr/local/share/dotnet/dotnet
Runtime Versions:
7.0.14
7.0.11
7.0.10
7.0.7
6.0.25
6.0.22
6.0.21
6.0.18

Xamarin.Android
Version: 13.2.2.0 (Visual Studio Community)
Commit: xamarin-android/d17-5/45b0e14
Android SDK: /Users/alexandermathew/Library/Developer/Xamarin/android-sdk-macosx
Supported Android versions:
12.1 (API level 32)
12.0 (API level 31)
11.0 (API level 30)
10.0 (API level 29)
9.0 (API level 28)
13.0 (API level 33)

SDK Command-line Tools Version: 7.0
SDK Platform Tools Version: 34.0.3
SDK Build Tools Version: 32.0.0

Build Information:
Mono: d9a6e87
Java.Interop: xamarin/java.interop/d17-5@149d70fe
SQLite: xamarin/sqlite@68c69d8
Xamarin.Android Tools: xamarin/xamarin-android-tools/d17-5@ca1552d

Microsoft Build of OpenJDK
Java SDK: /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/microsoft-11.jdk
11.0.16.1
Android Designer EPL code available here:
https://github.com/xamarin/AndroidDesigner.EPL

Eclipse Temurin JDK
Java SDK: /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/temurin-8.jdk
1.8.0.302
Android Designer EPL code available here:
https://github.com/xamarin/AndroidDesigner.EPL

Android SDK Manager
Version: 17.6.0.50
Hash: a715dca
Branch: HEAD
Build date: 2023-11-10 12:19:52 UTC

Build Logs

/Library/Frameworks/Mono.framework/External/xbuild/Xamarin/Android/Xamarin.Android.Legacy.targets(5,5): Error XALNK7000: Mono.Linker.MarkException: Error processing method: 'AndroidX.Collection.SparseArrayCompat Com.Airbnb.Lottie.LottieComposition::get_Characters()' in assembly: 'Lottie.Android.dll' ---> Mono.Cecil.ResolutionException: Failed to resolve AndroidX.Collection.SparseArrayCompat

at Mono.Linker.Steps.MarkStep.HandleUnresolvedType (Mono.Cecil.TypeReference reference) [0x00013] in <43053c0ed9b14666903c480c1357d840>:0
at Mono.Linker.Steps.MarkStep.MarkType (Mono.Cecil.TypeReference reference) [0x0002c] in <43053c0ed9b14666903c480c1357d840>:0
at MonoDroid.Tuner.MonoDroidMarkStep.MarkType (Mono.Cecil.TypeReference reference) [0x00000] in <43053c0ed9b14666903c480c1357d840>:0
at Mono.Linker.Steps.MarkStep.ProcessMethod (Mono.Cecil.MethodDefinition method) [0x0016c] in <43053c0ed9b14666903c480c1357d840>:0
at Mono.Linker.Steps.MarkStep.ProcessQueue () [0x0001b] in <43053c0ed9b14666903c480c1357d840>:0
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at Mono.Linker.Steps.MarkStep.ProcessQueue () [0x00047] in <43053c0ed9b14666903c480c1357d840>:0
at Mono.Linker.Steps.MarkStep.ProcessPrimaryQueue () [0x0000a] in <43053c0ed9b14666903c480c1357d840>:0
at Mono.Linker.Steps.MarkStep.Process () [0x000f6] in <43053c0ed9b14666903c480c1357d840>:0
at Mono.Linker.Steps.MarkStep.Process (Mono.Linker.LinkContext context) [0x0000d] in <43053c0ed9b14666903c480c1357d840>:0
at MonoDroid.Tuner.MonoDroidMarkStep.Process (Mono.Linker.LinkContext context) [0x0000b] in <43053c0ed9b14666903c480c1357d840>:0
at Mono.Linker.Pipeline.ProcessStep (Mono.Linker.LinkContext context, Mono.Linker.Steps.IStep step) [0x0000d] in <43053c0ed9b14666903c480c1357d840>:0
at Mono.Linker.Pipeline.Process (Mono.Linker.LinkContext context) [0x0000f] in <43053c0ed9b14666903c480c1357d840>:0
at MonoDroid.Tuner.Linker.Run (Mono.Linker.Pipeline pipeline, Mono.Linker.LinkContext context) [0x00000] in <43053c0ed9b14666903c480c1357d840>:0
at MonoDroid.Tuner.Linker.Process (MonoDroid.Tuner.LinkerOptions options, Mono.Linker.ILogger logger, Mono.Linker.LinkContext& context) [0x00071] in <43053c0ed9b14666903c480c1357d840>:0
at Xamarin.Android.Tasks.LinkAssemblies.Execute (Java.Interop.Tools.Cecil.DirectoryAssemblyResolver res) [0x0018f] in <43053c0ed9b14666903c480c1357d840>:0
at Xamarin.Android.Tasks.LinkAssemblies.RunTask () [0x0001b] in <43053c0ed9b14666903c480c1357d840>:0
at Microsoft.Android.Build.Tasks.AndroidTask.Execute () [0x00000] in /Users/runner/work/1/s/xamarin-android/external/xamarin-android-tools/src/Microsoft.Android.Build.BaseTasks/AndroidTask.cs:17 (XALNK7000) (AppName.Android)

[jfversluis]

I see a way old Xamarin.Forms version in there so you might want to try and update that first. As well as dependencies. Additionally I think this might be a bug in the Lottie library and not so much in Xamarin.Forms.

If after all that you still think this is a Xamarin.Forms issue, please open a new issue with all the updated details. Thanks!