You need to use a Theme.AppCompat theme (or descendant) with this activity. API 16

Question

I encountered the same problem as here, but I checked my code and xml files, I use only AppCompat. I am trying to run on api 16. Here where I use it:

<application
    android:allowBackup="true"
    android:icon="@mipmap/main_icon"
    android:label="@string/app_name"
    android:largeHeap="true"
    android:name=".GoogleImageSearcher"
    android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >

styles.xml

  <!-- Base application theme. -->
<style name="Base.AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar">
    <!-- Customize your theme here. -->
    <item name="colorPrimary">@color/primary</item>
    <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/primary_dark</item>
    <item name="android:windowActionBar">false</item>
    <item name="android:windowActionBarOverlay">true</item>
    <item name="windowNoTitle">true</item>
    <item name="android:windowBackground">@color/background_material_light</item>

</style>

styles-v21.xml

<style name="AppTheme" parent="Base.AppTheme">
    <!-- Customize your theme here. -->
    <item name="android:colorPrimary">@color/primary</item>
    <item name="android:colorPrimaryDark">@color/primary_dark</item>
    <item name="android:colorAccent">@color/accent</item>
   <!-- <item name="android:navigationBarColor">@color/primary_dark</item>-->
    <item name="android:windowDrawsSystemBarBackgrounds">true</item>

</style>

Log

   Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: You need to use a Theme.AppCompat theme (or descendant) with this activity.
        at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatDelegateImplBase.onCreate(AppCompatDelegateImplBase.java:124)
        at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatDelegateImplV7.onCreate(AppCompatDelegateImplV7.java:146)
        at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity.onCreate(AppCompatActivity.java:59)
        at com.dandewine.user.tocleveroad.MainActivity.onCreate(MainActivity.java:39)

Where I missed, any advice?

Are you using any toolbar in your Activity? – Prokash Sarkar Jul 29 '15 at 13:37 — Prokash Sarkar, Jul 29 '15 at 13:37
@ProkashSarkar, yes I using cutom toolbar. – Dennis Zinkovski Jul 29 '15 at 13:39 — Dennis Zinkovski, Jul 29 '15 at 13:39

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 29 '15 at 13:33

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Try this , replace

android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >

by

 android:theme="@style/Base.AppTheme" >

answered Jul 29 '15 at 13:33

eddykordo

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It helped, but I wonder why need direct heir AppCompatActivity. – Dennis Zinkovski Jul 29 '15 at 13:42

Mekki Seghier · Answer 2 · 2016-04-03T01:55:49.527

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Check the Manifest file if you have added any incompatible theme to your app (if 'MainActivity' is a child of AppCompatActivity. its theme should be inherited form the Theme.AppCompat or from one of its children.

edited Apr 03 '16 at 01:55

answered Mar 20 '16 at 00:10

Mekki Seghier

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score -3 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 29 '15 at 13:35

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Try setting the min api to 16 or use some additional libraries like android arsena

answered Jul 29 '15 at 13:35

tahayk

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You need to use a Theme.AppCompat theme (or descendant) with this activity. API 16

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