How to solve "Failed to parse XML in AndroidManifest.xml"?

Question

In Android Studio I have a sync error:

ERROR: Failed to parse XML in C:\...\app\src\main\AndroidManifest.xml
ParseError at [row,col]:[70,1]
Message: expected start or end tag
Affected Modules: app

I added android:hardwareAccelerated ="true" to AndroidManifest.xml but this did not fix my problem. How should I resolve this?

AndroidManifest.xml

<!--android:hardwareAccelerated ="true"-->
<application
    android:name=".App"
    android:allowBackup="true"
    android:icon="@drawable/icon"
    android:label="@string/app_name"
    android:roundIcon="@drawable/icon_round"
    android:supportsRtl="true"
    android:theme="@style/Theme.MaterialComponents.Light.NoActionBar"
    android:hardwareAccelerated="true">
    <activity
        android:name=".SelectColor"
        android:screenOrientation="sensorPortrait"/>
    <activity
        android:name=".AddAimActivity"
        android:screenOrientation="sensorPortrait"/>
    <activity
        android:name=".MainActivity"
        android:screenOrientation="sensorPortrait">
        <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

            <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
        </intent-filter>
    </activity>
    <activity
        android:name=".PopActivity"
        android:screenOrientation="sensorPortrait"/>
    <activity
        android:name=".AddActionAtivity"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme"
        android:screenOrientation="sensorPortrait" />
    <activity
        android:name=".SelectIconActivity"
        android:screenOrientation="sensorPortrait"/>
    <activity
        android:name=".EditActionActivity"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme"
        android:screenOrientation="sensorPortrait"/>
    <activity
        android:name=".EditRoutineActivity"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme"
        android:screenOrientation="sensorPortrait"/>

    <activity
        android:name=".EditAimActivity"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme"
        android:screenOrientation="sensorPortrait"/>
    <activity
        android:name=".AddReminder"
        android:screenOrientation="sensorPortrait"/>

    <receiver
        android:name=".AlarmReceiver"
        android:screenOrientation="sensorPortrait"/>

    <activity
        android:name=".AddRoutine"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme"
        android:screenOrientation="sensorPortrait"/>
    <service android:name="net.eagledev.planner.BackgroundService" android:exported="false" />
    <service android:name=".NotificationService"/>

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

App module

compileSdkVersion 28
defaultConfig {
    applicationId "net.eagledev.planner"
    minSdkVersion 23
    targetSdkVersion 28
    versionCode 5
    versionName "0.6"
    testInstrumentationRunner "android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
}
buildTypes {
    release {
        minifyEnabled false
        proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
    }
}
packagingOptions {
    exclude 'META-INF/proguard/androidx-annotations.pro'

}}

Dependencies

implementation fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
//noinspection GradleCompatible
implementation 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:28.0.0'
implementation 'com.android.support.constraint:constraint-layout:1.1.3'
testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.12'
androidTestImplementation 'com.android.support.test:runner:1.0.2'
androidTestImplementation 'com.android.support.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.0.2'
implementation 'com.github.PhilJay:MPAndroidChart:v3.1.0-alpha'
implementation 'com.android.support:design:28.0.0'
implementation 'com.getbase:floatingactionbutton:1.10.1'
implementation 'com.github.clans:fab:1.6.2'
implementation 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.8.5'
implementation 'com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:28'
implementation 'com.android.support:cardview-v7:28.0.0'
implementation 'com.android.support:recyclerview-selection:28.0.0'
def room_version = "1.1.1"
implementation "android.arch.persistence.room:runtime:$room_version"
annotationProcessor "android.arch.persistence.room:compiler:$room_version"
implementation 'com.android.support:gridlayout-v7:28.0.0'

Solution 1

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

Go to the project folder, in app ->> src ->> main and modify the AndroidManifest.xml with notepad.

You need to put the -uses permission- between

 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
package="com.example.exemple">

and

<application>
</application>

Solution 2

Just go to 70th line of your Manifest and you will find any special character like - @, !,#,. And in my case it was a dot(.) , I just removed the dot and error vanished.

Reason because ParseError at [row,col]:[70,1]

given that error is in 70th row.