Fix for Google Play Console warning while uploading builds with GitHub Actions: "This App Bundle contains native code, and you've not uploaded debug symbols."

Author: dmitriy-chernysh

.github/workflows/build-signed-bundle.yml

@@ -120,5 +120,12 @@ jobs:
           name: bundles
           path: ./app/build/outputs/bundle/*/*-release.aab
 
+      - name: Upload Mapping File to GitHub Artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: mapping
+          # Adjust path if using a different flavor (e.g., productionRelease)
+          path: ./app/build/outputs/mapping/*/*-mapping.aab
+
       - name: Check Build Status = ${{ job.status }}
         run: echo "Build status report=${{ job.status }}."

.github/workflows/deploy-to-open-track.yml

@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ jobs:
           name: bundles
           path: ${{ env.DOWNLOADS_PATH }}
 
+      - name: Download mapping from GitHub Artifacts
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: mapping
+          path: ${{ env.DOWNLOADS_PATH }}
+
       - name: Download Release Notes from GitHub Artifacts
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
@@ -62,6 +68,8 @@ jobs:
           # Replace with your package name
           packageName: com.mobiledevpro.closetalk.app
           releaseFiles: ${{ env.AAB_FILE }}
+          # Upload the mapping file
+          mappingFile: ${{ env.DOWNLOADS_PATH }}/mapping.txt
           # Can be 'internal', 'alpha', 'beta', or 'production', or 'internalsharing'
           track: beta
           # Optional: 'completed', 'draft', 'inProgress', or 'halted'

app/build.gradle.kts

@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ android {
             configure<CrashlyticsExtension> {
                 mappingFileUploadEnabled = true
             }
+
+            // This packs native symbols into the AAB, allowing Google Play to symbolicate native crashes
+            ndk {
+                debugSymbolLevel = "full"
+            }
         }
     }