The problem is usually caused by Android Gradle Plugin (AGP) not fully supporting the preview SDK codename.

When using the Android 17 preview configuration:

compileSdkPreview "CinnamonBun"
targetSdkPreview "CinnamonBun"

Gradle may show an error like:

Requires libraries and applications that depend on it to compile against version 35 or later of the Android APIs.
:app is currently compiled against android-CinnamonBun.

This happens because older AGP versions do not correctly handle preview SDK codenames. The build tooling expects a numeric API level (like 35), so it misinterprets android-CinnamonBun and throws the AAR metadata error.

Solution

Upgrade the Android Gradle Plugin to a version that supports the Android 17 preview SDK.

For example:

Version catalog / plugin config

agp = "8.13.2"

or

plugins {
    id("com.android.application") version "8.13.2" apply false
}

Then use the preview SDK configuration:

android {
    compileSdkPreview "CinnamonBun"

    defaultConfig {
        targetSdkPreview "CinnamonBun"
    }
}

After upgrading AGP, the project should compile correctly against the Android 17 preview SDK.

Recommendation

When working with Android preview SDKs:

• Use the latest Android Gradle Plugin

• Use the latest Android Studio preview

• Install the Android SDK Platform for the preview version

Preview SDKs often require very recent tooling, and older AGP versions can fail even if the configuration is correct.