Fixing Aapt2Exception: RES_TABLE_TYPE_TYPE entry offsets overlap actual entry data on Android 35

I spent 5 hours scratching my head over this error:

Caused by: com.android.builder.internal.aapt.v2.Aapt2Exception: Android resource linking failed  
aapt2 E LoadedArsc.cpp:94] RES_TABLE_TYPE_TYPE entry offsets overlap actual entry data.  
aapt2 E ApkAssets.cpp:149] Failed to load resources table in APK '/Users/xxx/Library/Android/sdk/platforms/android-35/android.jar'.  
error: failed to load include path /Users/xxx/Library/Android/sdk/platforms/android-35/android.jar.

Even “vibe coding” couldn’t save me 😅, so I dug through StackOverflow and finally found a fix. Sharing it here to save you the pain.

Why this happens

Android SDK 35 ships a different android.jar. Older Gradle/AGP versions can’t parse it properly with the bundled aapt2, so resource linking fails.

The Fix

Open your gradle.properties in the Flutter project root.

Add the following line (replace /Users/xxx with your SDK path):

android.aapt2FromMavenOverride=/Users/xxx/Library/Android/sdk/build-tools/35.0.0/aapt2  

Clean and rebuild:

./gradlew clean  
./gradlew assembleDebug --stacktrace  

🎉 That’s it! After adding this, my Flutter app built successfully again on Android 35.

If you hit this error, give it a try. And if you discover another workaround, share it below so others can benefit!