No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Theme.Holo.Light'

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I have created a project with following settings for Target :

<uses-sdk
        android:minSdkVersion="8"
        android:targetSdkVersion="18" />

But following error persists at values-v11 and values-v14:

ERROR : No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Theme.Holo.Light'

<resources>

    <!--
        Base application theme for API 11+. This theme completely replaces
        AppBaseTheme from res/values/styles.xml on API 11+ devices.
    -->
    <style name="AppBaseTheme" parent="android:Theme.Holo.Light">
        <!-- API 11 theme customizations can go here. -->
    </style>

</resources>

@Raghunandan tried ... Cleaned the project.. But Same error. — KiDa, Sep 05 '13 at 08:45
https://developer.android.com/training/basics/actionbar/styling.html. check this. check the note in the link. your min sdk is 8. `Theme.Holo` family, available in API level 11 and higher — Raghunandan, Sep 05 '13 at 08:47
you din't read the docs full pls check the docs. if you don't do it right you get same error — Raghunandan, Sep 05 '13 at 09:02

score 29 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 20 '13 at 18:12

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Assuming you're using Eclipse, you need to right-click your project in the Package Explorer, select Properties, select Android, and set Project Build Target to API level 14 or higher. Or equivalently, set target=android-14 or higher in your project's project.properties file, but note that this file is autogenerated by Eclipse, so manually editing it is not recommended.

answered Nov 20 '13 at 18:12

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Clean and build after the above, if necessary. – hBrent Aug 07 '14 at 23:10
I had to do this with an older project that wasn't updated using Android Studio and the Gradle build system. There was an external library (Fabric-Twitter) that required `@android:style/Theme.Material.Light`. Setting the value `target=android-21` within the `project.properties` file resolved the issue. – PeqNP Jan 17 '15 at 01:06

Shajeel Afzal · Answer 2 · 2013-09-05T09:07:15.500

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First there is problem in the parent attribute, you have to use parent="android:style/Theme.Holo.Light"

Second, Since Holo Theme was introduced in API level 14... so you have to change your android:minSdkVersion="8" to android:minSdkVersion="11", On newer versions it will automatically use Holo theme. You can further read about Holo Theme at

However if you want to support previous versions of Android for Holo Themes. You can use Holoeverywhere library.

edited Sep 05 '13 at 09:07

answered Sep 05 '13 at 09:01

Shajeel Afzal

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Problem was with Build Target not minSdkVersion ... Thanks – KiDa Sep 05 '13 at 09:12

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 27 '14 at 09:15

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TextAppearance.Holo.Widget.ActionBar.Title appears to have been added in API Level 13. Make sure your build target is set to 13, not just 11.

AndroidManifest.xml:

<uses-sdk
    android:minSdkVersion=...
    android:targetSdkVersion="11" />

answered Nov 27 '14 at 09:15

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Jul 23 '15 at 08:52

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you can Click Properties of this project and click Android,chose Target Name byond you aim project.

answered Jul 23 '15 at 08:52

song

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No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Theme.Holo.Light'

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