failed to upload to android market

Question

I am trying to upload an app to google play but keep getting this error:

Upload failed

You uploaded an APK or Android App Bundle which specifies an actions schema document in its manifest, but action schemas are not yet allowed. If you are part of a beta program, you need to have your developer account whitelisted.

Can somebody please explain what I am doing wrong? I have uploaded apps in the past, butn never come across this error before.

Here is my manifest file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="my package name">
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
<application
    android:name="my app name"
    android:allowBackup="true"
    android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
    android:label="@string/app_name"
    android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
    android:supportsRtl="true"
    android:theme="@style/AppTheme">


    <activity
        android:name="My main activity"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme.NoActionBar" />
    <activity android:name="Genres" />
    <activity android:name="home" />
    <activity
        android:name="playerlayout"
        android:configChanges="orientation|screenSize|keyboardHidden|smallestScreenSize|screenLayout"
        android:hardwareAccelerated="true" />

   
    <meta-data android:name="com.google.android.gms.cast.framework.OPTIONS_PROVIDER_CLASS_NAME"
        android:value="my package name.CastOptionsProvider" />

    <activity android:name="layouts" />
    <activity android:name="layouts" />
    <activity android:name="layouts" />
    <activity android:name="layouts" />
    <activity android:name="my layouts" />
    <activity android:name="my layouts" />
    <activity android:name="my layouts" />
    <activity android:name="my layouts" />
    <activity android:name="my layouts" />
    <activity android:name="my layouts" />
    <activity
        android:name="my layouts"
        android:hardwareAccelerated="false"
        android:largeHeap="true">
        <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

            <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
        </intent-filter>
    </activity>
    <activity android:name="my layouts" />

    <meta-data
        android:name="com.google.android.gms.ads.APPLICATION_ID"
        android:value="my value" />
    <meta-data
        android:name="com.google.android.actions"
        android:resource="@xml/app_prefs" />

    <activity
        android:name="my layouts"
        android:theme="@style/Theme.AppCompat"
        android:label="@string/action_settings" >
        <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
        </intent-filter>
    </activity>
</application>

</manifest>

Answer 1

The error message suggests that the error comes from the use of:

<meta-data
    android:name="com.google.android.actions"
    android:resource="@xml/app_prefs" />

Did you add this recently? It looks like the use of Android actions are still under a whitelist.