I am getting an AAPT error while trying to build an app

Verify that compileSdkVersion is correctly set in the app build.gradle file.

Written by Mark Stewart
Updated over a week ago

If you are getting the following error

AAPT: error: attribute android:foregroundServiceType not found.

verify that compileSdkVersion is correctly set in the app build.gradle file. Shake requires compileSdkVersion 29 or greater.