Manifest merger failed, error on compiling
I faced the same situation while implementing the maps api in my application. I solved it by adding the following code in AndroidManifest.xml and Gradle.properties file.
In AndroidMainfest.xml added this code
android:appComponentFactory="androidx.core.app.CoreComponentFactory"
tools:replace="android:appComponentFactory"
In gradle.properties added this code
android.useAndroidX=true
android.enableJetifier=true
"tools:replace="android:appComponentFactory" <- this line you're saying to Manifest merger that you're going to provide new value for android:appComponentFactory attribute but you're not doing so. So as I see it you have two options:
Remove tools:replace="android:appComponentFactory"
Provide new value for android:appComponentFactory" attribute
Hope it helps.