Android 12 Splash Screen Icon Not Displaying - android

I am seeing a weird issue with a new app that I am starting. I am utilizing the new Android 12 splash screen API to create my splash screen and I followed the guide provided by Google to do so. I included core-splashscreen in my project to provide compatibility with older versions of Android OS. When I run the app, I see the splash screen as expected on older OS versions like API 30, but when I run it on API 31, the splash screen icon that I provide is not displayed. The background color that I specify is displayed, but the icon is not there at all. I have tried this with a drawable asset as well as a mipmap and nothing is working. I am stumped as every tutorial I find shows the same steps I have followed and screenshots of their working splash screens, but I am not having any luck.
For context here is my splash screen style definition for v31:
<style name="Theme.Splash" parent="Theme.SplashScreen">
<item name="android:windowSplashScreenBackground">#color/orange_7A</item>
<item name="android:windowSplashScreenAnimatedIcon">#drawable/splash_foreground</item>
<item name="postSplashScreenTheme">#style/Theme.App</item>
</style>
I have an identical style for all other OS versions except I'm using "windowSplashScreenAnimatedIcon" instead of "android:windowSplashScreenAnimatedIcon". I have tried v31 with and without the "android:" in front of the item names and neither work. Here is my MainActivity.kt:
class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
installSplashScreen()
setContent {
MyVeevaTheme {
Login()
}
}
}
I am also setting the "android:theme" property to my splash style in my AndroidManifest.xml. I know the splash style is being applied because it honors the background color, but it is not showing the icon for some reason even though the icon shows fine for older OS versions. Thanks in advance for any help you can give.

TL;DR kill the app and run from the launcher, icon does not show up when run from Android Studio.
Adding my comment here as an answer for better visibility.
I did figure out how to get it to show. I was following this tutorial to set up a base project to recreate the issue and I noticed the note the author put right near the bottom that mentions that just running the app doesn't show the full splash screen. You have to kill it and open the app from the launcher. Once I did that, I was able to see my splash screen. Annoying, but at least I have a way to test it now. I did go ahead and log a bug report for this as well, but I have a work around for now. Thanks for everyone's answers/comments!

folks as per the document installSplashScreen() should have been called prior to super.onCreate()

When you use the AndroidX SplashScreen Library, like you are doing (Theme.SplashScreen) you need to use the windowSplashScreen* attributes without the android: prefix.
The android: prefix is used to call the platform attributes, but in this case you are using the library and not the platform, so no need for the prefix:
res/values/themes.xml:
<style name="Theme.Splash" parent="Theme.SplashScreen">
<item name="windowSplashScreenBackground">#color/orange_7A</item>
<item name="windowSplashScreenAnimatedIcon">#drawable/splash_foreground</item>
<item name="postSplashScreenTheme">#style/Theme.App</item>
</style>

For some reason when the app is launched through android studio it doesn't show the icon. Kill the app and launch app from the menu. Then the icon will appear.
This is true if you are not using Splash API: https://developer.android.com/develop/ui/views/launch/splash-screen/migrate

Icons are also not shown when navigating from the deeplink.
And It looks like its more then only not showing the icon. It also stops calling code for setOnExitAnimation lambda.
installSplashScreen().apply {
setOnAnimationListener { viewProvider ->
viewProvider.iconView
.animate()
.setDuration(500L)
.alpha(0f)
.withEndAnimation {
viewProvider.remove()
someActionCall()
}
.start()
}
If you relied upon this code to be always called it is not.
See mention in issue tracker: https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/207095799

The following instructions helped me, you may try this one. A few things need to keep in mind while working with the new splash screen API.
Keep updated on the latest library version. Follow this link (https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/core).
Put installSplashScreen() before setContentView()
Make a proper theme for the splash screen. You may try the following one.
Put this into your styles.xml or themes.xml folder and use it with your activity as the theme.
<!-- Splash Screen Theme. -->
<style name="Theme.AppSplash" parent="Theme.SplashScreen">
<item name="windowSplashScreenBackground">#color/white</item>
<item name="windowSplashScreenAnimatedIcon">#mipmap/ic_launcher_round</item>
<item name="windowSplashScreenAnimationDuration">1000</item>
<item name="postSplashScreenTheme">#style/AppTheme</item>
</style>

Make sure you set the theme to the MainActivity as well. For me that was the cause for the splash screen to now show. So you have to set the theme in both the application and the MainActivity

In addition to the other explanations above, I had the same issue but I realized that in my Manifest file I was setting the Splashscreen theme on my MainActivity which is correct, but my MainActivity was not having the main/launcher intent-filter which tells the android OS that this is the starting activity.
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
So in your manifest, check that you are actually setting the Splashscreen theme on the Starting activity that is having the main/launcher intent-filter, and leave the Application tag to have your application theme and not the Splashscreen theme, to avoid having your app misbehave on other activities due to the theme because I experienced that too (This is especially for those migrating to the new splash screen).
Thank you, I hope someone finds this helpful

I had the same problem on my phone running Android 12. None of the above suggestions worked, (moving installSpashScreen() above super.onCreate etc...)
What fixed it for me was adding the android:theme attribute in the manifest to the Launching <activity> Tag, Not the <application> Tag, which is contrary to the documentation :
In the manifest, replace the theme of the starting activity to the theme you created in the previous step.
<manifest>
<application android:theme="#style/Theme.App.Starting">
<!-- or -->
<activity android:theme="#style/Theme.App.Starting">
Note, you still have to kill the activity and launch it from the launcher for this to work :(

In my case, the problem with the lack of a splash screen was the installation of the default activity theme:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools">
<application
android:name=".App"
android:theme="#style/Theme.Tracker.StartSplashScreen"
android:icon="#mipmap/ic_launcher"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:supportsRtl="true"
android:allowBackup="true"
android:dataExtractionRules="#xml/data_extraction_rules"
android:fullBackupContent="#xml/backup_rules"
tools:targetApi="tiramisu">
<activity
android:name=".MainActivity"
android:exported="true"
android:theme="#style/Theme.Tracker"> <-------
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>
When I deleted android:theme="#style/Theme.Tracker" line, it started working.

Related

Applied theme crashes on an Oreo 8.1 device

As I mess up with the crash happened in Oreo(8.1) device for an applied theme. Here is my code please check it.
<activity
android:name=".Menu_Activity"
android:screenOrientation="portrait"
android:theme="#style/AppTranslTheme" />
<style name="AppTranslTheme" parent="android:Theme.Translucent.NoTitleBar">
While I removed android:theme the app is not getting crashed. But I missed the transparency of a screen. I need that too with out crash to be happened in Oreo.Please support me to fix it.
Your answer is highly appreciated!!!
If you read the error log and stack trace, you will find:
java.lang.IllegalStateException: Only fullscreen opaque activities can request orientation
So the simple solution will be: remove below line from the manifest file for that activity:
android:screenOrientation="portrait"
In android Oreo you can not change oritation for Activity just using XML if style(or parent style) has this line:
<item name="android:windowIsTranslucent">true</item>
Firstly remove
android:screenOrientation="portrait"
and in java file write code like this:
if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
setRequestedOrientation(ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT);
}
May be its a bug, who knows.
If you search Theme.Translucent style from framework themes.xml,(press) you will find
<item name="android:windowIsTranslucent">true</item>

App displays perfectly on emulator but not on design preview?

Edit: new image displaying rendering errors(first time asking a question, sorry if I've left anything out!)
I haven't come across a solution for this. On google there's only solutions to the reverse of this where the emulator isn't showing what the design preview is!
It must be something to with my themes because I have rendering problems:
"Failed to find style 'textInputStyle' in current theme".
However I've tried to switch between every theme with no improvement.
Honestly just confused as to why it would work perfectly on the emulator but not on the preview, It would be handier to have this function working rather than building and running for every single change, thanks!
This is my styles.xml:
`
<!-- Base application theme. -->
<style name="AppTheme" parent="Base.Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar">
<item name="colorPrimary">#color/colorPrimary</item>
<item name="colorPrimaryDark">#color/colorPrimaryDark</item>
<item name="colorAccent">#color/colorAccent</item>
<item name="android:textColor">#color/colorText</item>
<item name="android:textColorHint">#color/colorText</item>
<item name="colorControlNormal">#color/colorText</item>
<item name="colorControlActivated">#color/colorText</item>
</style>
`
and the manifest:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="#mipmap/ic_launcher"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:supportsRtl="true"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme">
<activity
android:name="com.example.cathy.myapplication.activities.LoginActivity"
android:screenOrientation="portrait">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<activity
android:name="com.example.cathy.myapplication.activities.RegisterActivity"
android:screenOrientation="portrait" />
<activity
android:name="com.example.cathy.myapplication.activities.UsersListActivity"
android:screenOrientation="portrait" />
</application>
There can be many reasons causing this issue! lets see them one by one!
In android studio cache is one issue so first follow the solution 1!
SOLUTION ONE
"1: INVALIDATING CACHE AND RESTART"
As in your provided styles you are not changing any builtin theme style then this input is one clear sign that android studio is not properly responding with the design part of the project that you require to build!
So GO to FILE menu ==> Invalidate Cache and Restart and see if that works! on restart ! this should!
SOLUTION TWO
"1: Selecting the proper design render sdk option"
In the image I encircled the option to select by default it select what's more suitable but Softwares do make tiny mistakes too! so try changing the sdk version there! if you have multiple sdk platforms installed for android! This will refresh the design in the design area!
SOLUTION Three
"3: Updating the sdk from settings or Downloading most famously used Android sdk api"
go in your settings of android and open sdk manager! download any other android api for android install it completely!
SOLUTION Four
"4 Update your android studio to latest build tools and latest apis"
Go in Help Menu and press Check for updates and follow the rules!
Change your build file in android. I had alpha3 before.
dependencies {
.....
implementation 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:28.0.0-alpha1'
.......
implementation 'com.android.support:design:28.0.0-alpha1'
.....
}

AppCompat v7 and DatePicker render issue

Recently I have read a chapter about dialogs in The Big Nerd Ranch Guide (2nd edition) and I have done everything by the book. However there are some issues, which are not mensioned in the book. Preview area of Intellij Idea doesn't work correctly with AppCompat themes.
This is my current theme:
<style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar">
<!-- Customize your theme here. -->
</style>
And this is what I have in preview area:
In the Internet I have read that using Base.Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar may help. It removes the message, but ActionBar dissapeares also.
Oh, and DatePicker doesn't work with both and any Material Design:
This is just a render issue, because both themes work fine on devices. Can someone try to preview DatePicker in IDEA and Android Studio with AppCompat theme? May be this is just an IDEA issue.
P.S. dialog_date.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<DatePicker xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/dialog_date_date_picker"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:calendarViewShown="false"
/>
AndroidManifest.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.example.criminalintent" >
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="#mipmap/ic_launcher"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme" >
<activity
android:name=".CrimeListActivity">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<activity
android:name=".CrimePagerActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name" >
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>
Whole project: https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=4653F2D263EA4131!21585&authkey=!AESze90_ZZ0p9WY&ithint=folder%2cproperties
Switching Themes
If you look at the declaration for Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar, it aliases directly to Base.Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar in AppCompat's values/themes.xml file:
<!-- Platform-independent theme providing an action bar in a dark-themed activity. -->
<style name="Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar" parent="Base.Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar" />
source
This isn't aliased in any of the other device configurations (e.g. values-v23/themes.xml, values-v18/themes.xml, etc). Have a look at the resouces for AppCompat here. This means that for every device, Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar will always and only alias to Base.Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar.
The docs for the Base theme make this even more clear:
Themes in the "Base.Theme" family vary based on the current
platform version to provide the correct basis on each device. You
probably don't want to use them directly in your apps.
Themes in the "Theme.AppCompat" family are meant to be extended or
used directly by apps.
source
So your switching from Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar to Base.Theme.Light.DarkActionBar will never affect how things are displayed on actual devices and really isn't a change. The fact that Android Studio behaved differently is a problem with Android Studio (which I was unable to reproduce using your code on AS 2.0 preview 9).
Problem with Android Studio
I'll say that the Design tab has always been a bit flaky. It's getting better but hasn't always played nice, especially with support library stuff. To change your app's theme (even if what I said above wasn't true) just to make the Design tab look pretty is probably a bad idea. Think about your users. If you really want to know what your screen looks like, then deploy it to a real device or emulator.
Dialogs
I was also unable to reproduce your Dialog problem in AS 1.4 (stable) or AS 2.0 preview 9 (canary, ATM). But since your entire layout file is a DatePicker, I don't think you will get much benefit. This is even less beneficial when you consider that your DatePicker will be displayed in a dialog (which the Design tab is unable to simulate). I don't mean to sound harsh but you might just have to bite the bullet and use an emulator or physical device.
Make your style.xml look like this, toolbar will show up:
<style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar">
<!-- Customize your theme here. -->
</style>
<style name="AppTheme.NoActionBar">
<item name="windowActionBar">false</item>
<item name="windowNoTitle">true</item>
</style>
And your DatePicker needs to loo like this:
<DatePicker
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:datePickerMode="spinner"
android:id="#+id/datePicker" />
If you need CalendarView in your xml add this insted of DatePicker:
<CalendarView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:id="#+id/calendarView1" />
Shitty Android Studio 1.5.0 should be updated to 1.5.1. So easy

Appcelerator Titanium: Open activity without animation

In Titanium Alloy I'm trying to open a controller which is a Window without animation.
What I've done is define a new style inside /platform/android/res/values/activity_no_animation.xml :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
<style name="Theme.NoAnimation" parent="android:Theme">
<item name="android:windowAnimationStyle">#null</item>
</style>
</resources>
my controller filename is login.js, so in my tiapp.xml I've defined the activity like this (as explained here: http://docs.appcelerator.com/titanium/latest/#!/guide/tiapp.xml_and_timodule.xml_Reference-section-29004921_tiapp.xmlandtimodule.xmlReference-activities)
<android xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<manifest>
<application android:theme="#style/Theme.NoActionBar">
<activity url="login.js" android:theme="#style/Theme.NoAnimation" />
</application>
<!-- Need to specify at least API level 11 for Titanium SDK 3.2.x and prior -->
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="14" android:targetSdkVersion="19"/>
</manifest>
</android>
but when the app starts, after the splash screen I still see the activity animation. What I would expect is for the activity (window) to just show up.
what am I missing here?
For some strange reasons you cannot override all animations inside Titanium.
I've asked this question over here with no success.
I've tried patching ti mobile source code and making a custom build. As far as I could get was to disable the opening animation. Closing animation was still playing on some devices.
I found this by working backwards from SDK code, but when calling Ti.UI.Window.open() to actually open the window, supply the animated property set to false:
win = Ti.UI.createWindow(/* ... */);
win.open({ animated: false });
I'm not familiar with Alloy, but this should be reasonably easy to translate into Alloy.
This works at least in SDK 5.0.2.

no orientation notification when translucent set

Using phones that have android 2.1 & 2.2 installed, using the simplest case of a hello world app and add android:theme="#android:style/Theme.Translucent" to the activity in the android manifest to have the app be transparent, the app sticks as portrait only and won't rotate to landscape when the phone is rotated.
Take the line out and the app rotates ok. This is verified by adding the override of onConfigurationChanged and putting a breakpoint in that routine. Brk hits when translucent isn't applied, doesn't when you add translucency.
However, using a samsung galaxy tab using andr 2.2, rotation works ok even with translucent applied. Anyone have any ideas on this?
I had a same problem. Just add android:screenOrientation="sensor" in the manifest file after you specify theme:
<activity
android:name=".SplashActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:theme="#android:style/Theme.Translucent.NoTitleBar"
android:screenOrientation="sensor">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
So far I tested it on android 2.2 and 4.1 - works as expected.
I have a same problem... but in my case I used Translucent because I solve redrawn warning (this warning appear when set color on android:background)
I solved the warning creating a Theme with parent Theme.Lignt and rewrite two attributes
Something like this
<style name="MyTheme" parent="android:Theme.Light">
<item name="android:windowBackground">#color/my_background</item>
<item name="android:colorBackground">#color/my_background</item>
</style>
If you need use Translucent in ApiDemos has a sample when an activity have a translucent theme and orientation service works well

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