Android 15 SDK RES_TABLE_TYPE_TYPE Entry Offsets Overlap Error

Problem Statement

When updating your Android project to compileSdk 35 (Android 15 SDK), you may encounter a critical build failure during resource compilation. The error manifests as:

ERROR:: AAPT: aapt2.exe E [timestamp] LoadedArsc.cpp:96] RES_TABLE_TYPE_TYPE entry offsets overlap actual entry data.  
aapt2.exe E [timestamp] ApkAssets.cpp:149] Failed to load resources table in APK '[SDK-path]/platforms/android-35/android.jar'.  
error: failed to load include path [SDK-path]/platforms/android-35/android.jar

This error occurs because the Android Asset Packaging Tool (AAPT) cannot properly read the android.jar from the SDK. The conflict prevents your build from completing successfully.

Solution

The root cause is an incompatibility between the Android Gradle Plugin (AGP) version and Android 15 SDK. Updating to compatible AGP and Gradle versions resolves this.

Required Configuration

Update to these specific versions:

1. Android Gradle Plugin (AGP): 8.4.2
   Modify your project's build.gradle:

   // Top-level build.gradle
   dependencies {
       classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:8.4.2'
   }

2. Gradle Wrapper: 8.6
   Update gradle-wrapper.properties:

   distributionUrl=https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.6-bin.zip

Verification Steps

1. Sync your project with Gradle files
2. Clean build (./gradlew cleanBuildCache)
3. Rebuild the project

Compatibility Note

The AGP version must match the Gradle version. Use Android's official compatibility table if other SDK issues arise.

Long-Term Stability

While this combination resolves the error today, check the Google Issue Tracker #342522139 for updates, as SDK compatibility evolves with new releases.

Why This Works

The Android 15 SDK introduced structural changes in resource tables that caused parsing errors in older AGP versions (pre-8.4.x). AGP 8.4.2 contains fixes for how AAPT processes SDK resources, eliminating the RES_TABLE_TYPE_TYPE offset conflict.