I had my project working fine in Android Studio but then:
I upgraded to Windows 10
That broke my java install, but I have that
working as well now (removed everything then reinstalled)
I now also updaded to latest stable Android Studio
But when I try build my project now, I get 100+ errors in this:
W:\android-studio-projects\mycustomer\app\build\intermediates\exploded-aar\com.android.support\appcompat-v7\22.2.0\res\values-v21\values-v21.xml
Where each error/line is like this:
Error:(2) Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that
matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Inverse'.
...
Someone asked how my app/build.gradle looks like:
apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
android {
compileSdkVersion 'Google Inc.:Google APIs:17'
buildToolsVersion "21.1.2"
defaultConfig {
applicationId "dk.company.app"
minSdkVersion 9
targetSdkVersion 17
}
buildTypes {
release {
minifyEnabled true
proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-project.txt'
}
}
repositories {
maven { url "https://jitpack.io" }
}
}
dependencies {
compile 'com.android.support:support-v4:18.0.0'
compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:+'
compile 'com.github.PhilJay:MPAndroidChart:v2.0.8'
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:22.2.1'
}
I just inserted the 4rth line in dependencies
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:22.2.1'
However, it has never been necessary in the past though and inserting it has not fixed my problem. (Why is it suddenly necessary anyhow. Could I maybe remove the dependency - that would fix the issue as well?)
...
Something else that I find peculiar, but probably happens because the project never compiles correct, is that this code:
import dk.company.app.R;
always highlights "R" in red - i.e.cannot resolve symbol 'R'
However, my guess is that it never got as far as generating the file, but stopped when encountering the other appcompat compile errors
...
I can see there are some known similar problems to this:
https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=183122
https://medium.com/#Wingnut/installing-android-studio-and-an-ensuing-rabbit-hole-ac3d9a0d3115
However, the solutions proposed. I have removed API 22 and API 23 all places in Sdk manager and file system I could fine. I have changed build tools and appcompa version to 21.1.2
Nothing worked sofar
There's a couple things you can do in attempt to solve this:
Clean project option in Build
Rebuild (not build) project option in Build
Invalidate caches / Restart option in File
Try these, it's a glitch with Android Studio where it doesn't compile everything sometimes.
The com.android.support:appcompat-v7:22.2.1 dependency requires you to compile your project with at least API Version 22 (5.1 Lolipop).
You're currently targeting and compiling using API Version 17 (4.2 Jelly Bean). You can still leave the targetSdkVersion as 17 (if you want) but you must compile with API Version 22+.
Try changing:
compileSdkVersion 'Google Inc.:Google APIs:17'
to:
compileSdkVersion 22
Note: You may also need to download the API Version 22 platform.
Edit: I see you've updated your question that you've attempted to use the v7:21.x.x appcompat library instead. This would require you compile using at least API Level 21 compileSdkVersion 21.
I have gotten this error quite a few times. I compiled a list in this answer of every way I've ever gotten it working again.
EDIT: Just thought of another one that is more likely to be relevant to what you're describing. If you had been compiling against SDK 17, and when you reinstalled Java you upgraded to Java 8, this may cause incompatibilities. I believe only SDKs greater than 20 can compile against Java 8. Also, moving from SDK 17 to 20+ may break your styles, which will cause your xml files to be invalid, which will prevent R from building. Look in res/values/styles and see if it's failing to find your style. If so, change it to a valid style for your new SDK, clean and build.
I've always programmed Android with Eclipse and decided to start migrating to Android Studio. I decided to use the same SDK I already had for Eclipse, then:
Started a new project
Set minimum SDK 4.0 (API Level 14)
Choose Blank Activity option
Used Default names for Activity Name and Layout Name
Hit Finish
After a few seconds Gradle finishes the build, and it throws me two errors with the following messages in file Teste4\app\build\intermediates/exploded-aar\com.android.support\appcompat-v7\23.0.0\res\values-v23\values-v23.xml:
Error:(2) Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Widget.Button.Inverse'.
Error:(2) Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Material.Button.Colored'.
Under File -> Project Structure -> Modules: app (left column) -> Properties tab, I have the following versions set up:
"Compile Sdk Version": Android 5.1 (API Level 22)
"Build Tools Version": 23.0.2
What should I do in order to fix this?
I already tried what was suggested in Stack Overflow question appcompat-v7:21.0.0': No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:actionModeShareDrawable', but it didn't work.
Your compile SDK version must match the support library's major version.
Since you are using version 23 of the support library, you need to compile against version 23 of the Android SDK.
Alternatively you can continue compiling against version 22 of the Android SDK by switching to the latest support library v22.
This happens because after updates Android Studio uses API version 23 by default.
The following worked for me:
Press Ctrl + Shift + Alt + S to get to the project structure page. Go to the properties tab and change 23.0.0 to 22.0.1 (or equivalent to what you were using earlier) in the build tool area and rebuild your project.
If that doesn't work, go to gradle:app and then
compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:22.2.1'
Edit v7:23.0.0 to v7:22.2.1 as shown above and sync gradle. This will definitely work.
When you update your Android Studio, it uses API version 23 by default,
which is the main reason for its occurrence. So,
At first, check your AppCompat version in build.gradle(Module:app)
That is,
If after changing to 23 there occurs an error then just download
Compile Sdk Version to API 23, and Build Tools Version to 23.0.0
from SDK Manager. If already downloaded then:
1. Go to SDK Manager and
2. Under Project Structure, change *Compile SDK Version* to API 23, and *Build Tools Version* to 23.0.0
Click the SDK Manager Button and open the dialog.
Click SDK Platform and check if Android 6.0 is downloaded or not.
if not, then download that first. After completing the download, click Apply.
Now you need to apply changes to your project from setting.
Then press Ctrl + Alt + Shift + S to open setting
Click the app from the list.
Click properties
Change your Compile SDK Version to API 23
Change your Build Tools Version to 23.0.0
Don't forget to rebuild your project.
Then your error will be gone.
If you've tried to change target to a previous GooglePlayServices or AppCompatv7 version and it doesn't work, check if you have any project-libraries dependency, this project will be targeting the latest version of any of these libraries. It happened to me with the Google Maps Utils Library project:
replace:
compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:+'
to
compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:8.3.0'
Then you can continue full targeting API 22
If it still doesn't compile, sometimes is useful to set compileSdkVersion API to 23 and targetSdkVersion to 22.
I agree with the previous answer. Your compile SDK version must match the support library. Here is what I did.
You can go to SDK Manager and under SDK Platform, install the Android 5.X with API level 23.
Under Project Structure, change compile SDK Version to API 23, and Build Tools Version to 23.0.0
Then it should build without problem.
You need to set compileSdkVersion to 23.
Since API 23 Android removed the deprecated Apache Http packages, so if you use them for server requests, you'll need to add useLibrary 'org.apache.http.legacy' to build.gradle as stated in this link:
android {
compileSdkVersion 23
buildToolsVersion "23.0.0"
...
//only if you use Apache packages
useLibrary 'org.apache.http.legacy'
}
This issue is raised because now the compile SDK version must match the Android Support library's major version.
In my case i have the Android Support Library version 23, so i had to compile against the Android SDK version 23, and I had to change this in my build.gradle file:
Well some of you will need to install the SDK, Android 6.0 (API 23)
and don´t forget to Sync project with gradle files
android {
compileSdkVersion 23
buildToolsVersion '23.0.1'
defaultConfig {
applicationId ""
minSdkVersion 14
targetSdkVersion 22
versionCode 1
versionName "1.0"
}
buildTypes {
release {
minifyEnabled false
proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
}
}
}
dependencies {
compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
compile 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.3.1'
compile 'com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:23.0.0'
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.0.1'
}
I found the solution, Problem started when I updated sdk, after that I used different buildToolsVersion ('22.0.1') and I was using different support library like compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.0.0', showing you in image below
This was raising problem of "android.widget.Material..."
Then I used same version for support library like compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:22.0.1' and its DONE. (Showing you in below screenshot)
You should compile your project with latest version so update & install from your SDK. Sync your project with sync project with Gradle file Button.
You can also continue with the existing version but check it installed properly below image indicate to API 22 that is properly installed.
And sync your project if needed.
it may help.
As pointed out by Tanis.7x, the support library version (23) does not match the targetSdkVersion (22)
You can fix this by doing the following:
In the build.grade file of your app module, change the following line of code
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.0.0'
To
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:22.+'
This will use the latest version of the appcompat version that is compatible with SdkVersion 22.
Your compile SDK version must match the support library major version. This is the solution to your problem. You can check it easily in your Gradle Scripts in build.gradle file.
Fx: if your compileSdkVersion is 23 your compile library must start at 23.
compileSdkVersion 23
buildToolsVersion "23.0.0"
defaultConfig {
minSdkVersion 15
targetSdkVersion 23
versionCode 340
versionName "3.4.0"
}
dependencies {
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.1.0'
compile 'com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:23.0.1'
}
And always check that your Android Studoi has the supported API Level. You can check it in your Android SDK, like this:
In my case it was an higher version of Google-play-services. I set them to 7.0.0 (not 8.x) and all was ok.
I wanted to downgrade from API 23 to 22 and got this error. I had to change all build.gradle files in a project in order to compile.
android {
compileSdkVersion 22
buildToolsVersion "22.0.1"
defaultConfig {
applicationId "com.yourapp.app"
minSdkVersion 14
targetSdkVersion 22
}
...
dependencies {
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:22.2.1'
compile 'com.android.support:support-v4:22.2.1'
compile 'com.android.support:design:22.2.1'
compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-gcm:10.0.1'
}
This is what helped me: Adding specific android platform
What should be done is the following... In my case it was cordova but the same is relevant for ionic, phonegap and other frameworks like these:
list all platforms installed for your project: cordova platform list. You'll see something like this:
remove the android platform: cordova platform remove android.
then add the specific android platform: cordova platform add android#5.0.0.
Good luck! :)
I got the same problems. I solved my problem by updating gradle.build for each sub-module to latest compiler version.
Another solution :
navigate to
\sdk\extras\android\m2repository\com\android\support\appcompat-v7\23.x.x
open .aar file with 7-zip or winrar , in res folder remove values-23 folder and save changes .
on module: app (Gradle)
apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
android {
compileSdkVersion 21
buildToolsVersion "21.1.2"
defaultConfig {
applicationId "com.namepack.nameappxxxxx"
minSdkVersion 16
targetSdkVersion 21
versionCode 1
versionName "1.0"
}
buildTypes {
release {
minifyEnabled false
proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
}
}
}
dependencies {
compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:21.0.3'
}
project: nameAppXXXX (Gradle)
buildscript {
repositories {
jcenter()
}
dependencies {
classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:1.2.3'
}
}
allprojects {
repositories {
jcenter()
}
}
and edit your activity of AppCompatActivity to for example Activity:
package com.namepack.nameappxxxxx;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
public class NameClass extends ActionBarActivity {
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main_activity);
}
}
Everything is great but none of you explained where to download the SDK build tools
Make sure that all these are in upto date.
Upgrade Android Studio.
I had this issue with Android Studio 1.3.1 and none of the other answers worked for me, but after updating to 1.5.1 there were no problems.
If you are using phonegap(cross-platform) and got same issue above,
just remove the android platform using below command.
phonegap platform remove android
And add it again.
phonegap platform add android
Then problem solved for me.
If you are getting errors even after downloading the newest SDK and Android Studio, here is what I did:
Download the most recent SDK
Open file-Project structure (Ctrl + Alt + Shift + S)
In modules, select app
In the properties tab: Change compile SDK version to API 23 Android 6.0 marshmallow (latest)
I hope it helps someone so that he won't suffer like I did for these couple of days.
As others have already mentioned your compile sdk version must match your support library's major version. This is however, also relevant for subprojects should you have any.
In case you do, you can set your subprojects compile sdk versions with the following script:
subprojects { subproject ->
afterEvaluate{
if((subproject.plugins.hasPlugin('android') || subproject.plugins.hasPlugin('android-library'))) {
android {
compileSdkVersion rootProject.ext.compileSdkVersion
buildToolsVersion rootProject.ext.buildToolsVersion
}
}
}
}
Add this script in your root build.gradle file.
I'm I only one who has this issue: in build.gradle of the application I define these:
android {
compileSdkVersion 21
buildToolsVersion "21.0.1"
defaultConfig {
applicationId "my.package.name"
minSdkVersion 8
targetSdkVersion 21
versionCode 1
versionName "1.0"
}
}
dependencies {
// ...
compile 'com.android.support:support-v4:21.0.0'
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:21.0.0'
}
And in the end (after syncing project in android studio 0.8.9, updating to 0.8.13) I'm getting error that some resources aren't found though I've downloaded ALL SDK updates?
I'm not using any kind of google play services or etc. Currently the only thing I want is to get "materialized" ActionBar in my Nexus 5 with Lollipop image flashed.
Thanks a lot
I had this issue in Eclipse where my compile target was not set to api 21. As you have set this I can imagine that your gradle setup does not include the resources.
Maybe that helps:
How do I add a library (android-support-v7-appcompat) in IntelliJ IDEA
Yeah I had the same issue in eclipse and what I had to do was:
1. change the android appcompat-v7 project.properties property "target=android-21"
2. change your project project.properties property "target=android-21" too.
I was facing the same issue.
There are 2 things you have to do make sure you are using build tool 21.1.1
and please check your build.gradle file and change the gradle dependency to
classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:0.12.1'
from
classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:0.12.+'
Make sure your sdk is updated to version 21 and in your gradle compileSdkVersion is 21
I hope this will work for you.
I want to build an app in Android Studio with the support library but I get the following error when adding the dependency for the support library:
Error:Failed to find: com.android.support:support-v4:19.1.0
Here is my build.gradle file
apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
android {
compileSdkVersion 19
buildToolsVersion '20'
defaultConfig {
applicationId "sample.myapplication"
minSdkVersion 15
targetSdkVersion 19
versionCode 1
versionName "1.0"
}
buildTypes {
release {
runProguard false
proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
}
}
}
dependencies {
compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
compile 'com.android.support:support-v4:19.1.0'
}
I have downloaded the support library via the sdk manager.
Ok, found the problem. The Android support repository was missing. After installing and restarting Android Studio it worked.
If you are using Android Studio, then as an addition to changing the build.gradle file manually, you can also lookup the dependency via the library dependencies under the Project Structure menu item.
Double clicking that dependency will generate this line in build.gradle:
dependencies {
compile 'com.android.support:support-v13:+'
}
And also, if you are wondering what this library is about, it's described at the developer pages at developer.android.com; Support Library.
My Android Studio version is 1.1. I select tools->Android->SDK Manager, check the Android Support Library then click Install packages, solved this issue.
In my case the solution was as simple as running Build:Make Project. No amount of gradle syncing or clearing caches would do it. Of course, that required getting my project into a state where it would build successfully.
In my case I needed to add Google Maven repository.
It shows as part of the error in Android Studio and only needed to click on it to add itself.
Then Gradle built the project on its own.
Following the instruction here helped me. For whatever reason when I had to reinstall the latest version of android studio the initial download of the extras section android support library failed. I simply retried it. Followed the steps mentioned and verified it was added to the build.gradle file and did a rebuild project and good to go.
http://developer.android.com/tools/support-library/setup.html
Got the above error after downloading L preview release version in Android Studio, when my project had minSdkVersion 19.
Furthermore, when setting mindSdkVersion as below:
defaultConfig {
....
minSdkVersion 'L'
....
}
I get dozens of errors as below, regarding resources from AppCompat-v7-21 :
/home/user/workspace/project/build/intermediates/exploded-aar/com.android.support/appcompat-v7/21.0.0-rc1/res/values-v21/values.xml
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name '#android:TextAppearance.Material.SearchResult.Subtitle'.
So I have 2 questions:
Why does AS complain about minSdkVersion ? I presume because AppCompat-v7 21 supports only L release; but why ? Also, will it support only L release when it is going to be officially released in autumn too ? Because that would be a problem... Or is it just a temporary restriction in order for apps not be be pushed to Play Store, as specified in the Google I/O 2014 Keynote ?
Why does AppCompat-v7 21 complain about those errors, as I already set mindSdkVersion to L ?
compileSdkVersion 'android-L'
BOOM. Done.
LAST EDIT: As of Android 5.0 release, this is no longer an issue, just target API level 21 directly.
Edit for clarity: Indeed as David_E specified below, this solution only works for L version, if you try to deploy the app on a device below L (ex <=4.4.4) it will complain of OLD_SDK. In order for the app to work pre-L you still need to use the old v20 support lib + app compat + targetVersionSdk and compileVersionSdk
dependencies {
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:20.+'
compile 'com.android.support:support-v4:20.+'
}
android {
compileSdkVersion 20
buildToolsVersion '20'
defaultConfig {
applicationId "com.example.application"
minSdkVersion 10
targetSdkVersion 20
versionCode 1
versionName "1.0"
}
}
The answer stated here may not work properly, as it will make your app only work for Android L.
In order to conserve the backward compatibility with older Android OS versions, change the gradle dependecy
From:
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:+'
To:
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:20.+'
Note that the error complains about com.android.support:appcompat-v7:21.0.0-rc1, the reason for that is that using appcompat-v7:+ will tell gradle to import the latest dependency of the appcompat-v7 library, unfortunately this latest version is only working for Android L, so we have to point to a previous version.
Hopefully Google will fix this in the near future.
The way that worked for me was to install the Android Studio Beta (Not Preview Release, the Beta was launched today as part of IO).
Uninstall the preview release and install the Beta and open your project. It will ask you to use project SDK or Studio SDK, use Android Studio's SDK.
Go to your projects local.properties file and where you have sdk.dir ensure that any backslashes () are doubled up .e.g. \.
Go to Project Structure > SDK and ensure this pointing to the Android SDK on my Pc it was C:\Program Files(x86)\Android\android-studio\SDK.
Then in your projects and any libraries you have build.gradle files where you have
compile 'com.android.support:support-v4
Change it to
compile 'com.android.support:support-v4:20+
Resync the gradle files and all fixed
To force working with a working version
Just change the gradle dependencies like this:
dependencies {
compile 'com.android.support:gridlayout-v7:19.0.1'
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:19+'
...
}
was:
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:+'
N.B.
I updated Tools & Extras in the SDK manager.
after the project was broken I fixed it as shown above.
For now I do not update android L & 4.4W (enough bugs for today :-( )
Thanks David for your answer!
I had to change
compile 'com.android.support:support-v13:+'
To:
compile 'com.android.support:support-v13:20.+'
And everything work perfect now.
Just in addition: The other answers here did not fix the problem for me, but I found an alternate way to fix the android-l problem on Android Studio 0.8.0. After I did change the dependencies in the build.gradle, the problem sadly kept occuring, that the code would say OLD_SKD. I'm using a Galaxy S2.
Apart from changing all things to :19+:
dependencies {
compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:19+'
compile 'com.android.support:support-v4:19+'
compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:+'
compile 'com.android.support:mediarouter-v7:19+'
}
It still would not work, so I had to move back everywhere possible:
android {
compileSdkVersion 19
buildToolsVersion '19.1'
defaultConfig {
minSdkVersion 11
targetSdkVersion 19
versionCode 1
versionName '1.0'
}
Now the app works again on the phone.
I should probably get a new mobile, but for now, I hope this may help someone.