Android Studio error: “Manifest merger failed: Apps targeting Android 12”

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I have updated my emulator version and Android SDK version to Android S (Android 12). After the update, I cannot run the project. I cannot run a Hello, World! project (empty project), but I can build Gradle as well as, but I can not run the project. I always got the error:

Manifest merger failed: Apps targeting Android 12 and higher are
required to specify an explicit value for android: exported when the
corresponding component has an intent filter defined. See
https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/activity-element#exported
for details.

How can I fix it?

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How can I solve this issue when using Android 12 SDK?

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