diff --git a/android/java/res_template/xml/syncadapter.xml b/android/java/res_template/xml/syncadapter.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- The attributes in this XML file provide configuration information -->
+<!-- for the SyncAdapter. -->
+
+<sync-adapter />
+