F# tooling rejects any use of <AndroidAppBundleMetaDataFile>
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Description
[Xamarin Android defines a build item that is not a file path in the Include parameter.](https://github.com/xamarin/xamarin-android/blob/main/Documentation/guides/building-apps/build-items.md#androidappbundlemetadatafile) However, F# tooling reads this information and rejects the project altogether.
**Repro steps**
Add
```xml
```
to an existing F# Xamarin.Android project. For example, one generated from Fabulous Xamarin Forms template.
**Expected behavior**
Project loads, builds, and archives as specified.
**Actual behavior**

**Known workarounds**
Not using this attribute. This impacts F# apps submitted to Google Play store as Google Play displays a warning

without this build item.
**Related information**
Provide any related information (optional):
* Operating system Windows
* .NET Runtime kind (.NET Core, .NET Framework, Mono) Xamarin Android
* Editing Tools (e.g. Visual Studio Version, Visual Studio) VS17.2.3
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