Xamarin Forms Mediaplugin Fileprovider - xamarin

Question

I'm trying to implement the MediaPlugin but I am running into a problem. I have done all steps in the setup instructions and get the following error:
Error: No resource found that matches the given name (at 'resource' with value '#xml/file_paths')
As explained in the setup instructions - in my Android project, I have added a folder inside the Resources-folder, called xml - containing a file called file_paths.xml with the following contents:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<paths xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<external-files-path name="my_images" path="Pictures" />
<external-files-path name="my_movies" path="Movies" />
</paths>
I expect this problem to be related to either the above or the AndroidManifest.xml, so I'll include my complete AndroidManifest.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:versionCode="1" android:versionName="1.0" package="com.company.Kvitt" android:installLocation="auto">
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="15" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<application android:label="Kvitt.Android">
<provider android:name="android.support.v4.content.FileProvider"
android:authorities="com.company.Kvitt.fileprovider"
android:exported="false"
android:grantUriPermissions="true">
<meta-data android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS"
android:resource="#xml/file_paths"/>
</provider>
</application>
</manifest>
Any help or ideas on how to solve this error are really appreciated!

Answer 1

The res/xml directory should be in the same sub-folder as other Resources; drawable, layout, mipmap-XXX, etc...
Do a clean all / build all just as a double check
Double-check your xml path in the project: Resources/xml/file_paths.xml
After a build, check the build artifacts for the file in obj/Debug/android/res/xml
If the resource file is not in the build artifacts the likely cause is the build action is wrong
Check that the build action on the file is set to AndroidResource