Android Studio not generating native debug symbols

Issue

I am trying to release an update for my Android app that I'm creating with Ionic.

In developer's console, I update my Android Bundle, but it is requiring both the mapping file AND native debug symbols Zip file.

I managed to get Android Studio to generate the mapping file.

However, I can't get Android Studio to generate the native debug symbols.

I'm following THIS guide.

I installed, from the SDK Manager, CMake and NDK (Side by Side)

I added android.defaultConfig.ndk.debugSymbolLevel 'FULL' to the end of build.gradle (:app)

Then, I sync the build.gradle, build the project and generate the signed bundle, but I just can't get the native-debug-symbols folder under ".../app/build/outputs" as the guide said it would be automatically generate. The only folders I get are apk, logs and mapping

What am I doing wrong? How can I generate these native debug symbols? Why can't I just simply update my app?

Solution

1. On the SDK Tools windows:

• Check the "Show Package Details" option
• Expand NDK, find the selected NDK version, and copy the version name

2. Open your app build.gradle

• add ndkVersion "Your copied NDK version" under android

Then native debug symbol zip will be added to your AAB file when you build it.

Answered By - Harvey