Change in android manifest missing when I run the project

Question

So I've just upgraded my Flutter to Flutter 2, while facing incompatibilities here and there I found an error regarding connection due to the platform that I'm using is not secure yet. So I followed the solution provided from here. But whenever I put a new line, save it, and run the project the lines keep missing.

Here's the snippet of my manifest

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="com.mr.flutter.plugin.filepicker" >

    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="16" />

    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />

    <queries>
        <intent>
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.GET_CONTENT" />

            <data android:mimeType="*/*" />
        </intent>
    </queries>

</manifest>

@BabC yes, Flutter would automatically run gradle when a project is initiated to run — racfac, Apr 08 '21 at 07:14
Your project can contain several manifests, make sure, that you editing the right file. — Yegorf, Apr 08 '21 at 07:41

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 08 '21 at 07:24

My guess here is that you're editing the wrong AndroidManifest.xml.

The AndroidManifest.xml you have to edit is located in android/app/main/AndroidManifest.xml

The snippet you provided looks like the AndroidManifest of the debug folder which is re-created every build (which explains why your modifications are erased)

Change in android manifest missing when I run the project

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