Handling "org.gradle.api.GradleException: Lint found fatal errors while assembling a release target"

If the following error occurs when building the app . . .

org.gradle.api.GradleException: Lint found fatal errors while assembling a release target.

To proceed, either fix the issues identified by lint, or modify your build script as follows:

...

android {

    lintOptions {

        checkReleaseBuilds false

        // Or, if you prefer, you can continue to check for errors in release builds,

        // but continue the build even when errors are found:

        abortOnError false

    }

}

. . .

Instead of simply adding the android block as suggested by the message, perform a manual lint check as follows

"Analyze" -> "Inspect code .."

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