Android Library assets folder doesn't get copied

Question

I am creating an Android library and it has an assets folder with images. When I use it in another project the assets doesn't get copied.

Anyone else had this issue?

Answer 1

The new Android Build System that is based on Gradle supports asset folders in library projects!

With ANT based builds it's still not possible:

Library projects cannot include raw assets. (See docs)

But you could

• copy the assets manually
• or even patch the aapt tool (see http://devmaze.wordpress.com/2011/06/26/enabling-assets-in-android-libraries/)