Google Photos not patching?

Device: Android 16 (non-root) ReVanced Manager version: 1.25.1 App: Google Photos 7.64.0.874762840 (arm64-v8a) (nodpi) (Android 6.0+)

Issue: Patching succeeds, but compilation fails with "xml parser error: reference to invalid character number" in multiple values folders (values-ar, values-bn, etc).

I have tried:

• Multiple APK versions
• Clearing app data
• Reinstalling manager and using current dev version 1.26

Still facing the same issue.