Weird Google Map Fragment inflation issue

Question

I just switched to Android Studio from Eclipse. For the first two week, the Map Fragment was working for my two devices, one with Android version 4.1.2 and the other 5.0.

This past Friday, something strange happened:

For my device w/ 4.1.2 Android, I got this error:

java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.mycompany.myproject/com.mycompany.myproject.MainActivity}: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #9: Error inflating class fragment

It works perfectly fine on my device with 5.0.2.

Any idea?

A snippet of the layout file...

<RelativeLayout
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:id="@+id/MainActivityContainer"
    tools:context=".MainActivity" >

    <fragment
        android:name="com.google.android.gms.maps.MapFragment"
        android:id="@+id/map_fragment"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"/>

EDIT:

Apparently, there's nothing wrong w/ the code and XML, because I create a brand new project and copy-and-paste the code and XML that project and everything work as it is supposed to. Does anyone know if there's a configuration on an Android Studio project that could limit the use of map fragment?

Possible dupe of http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14082851/error-inflating-class-fragment-with-google-map ? — alzee, Dec 13 '15 at 23:01
@user3137702...I read that one and made the change, but still no luck. Thanks for the response. — Johnny Wu, Dec 14 '15 at 02:47

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 13 '15 at 22:46

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Have you checked your 'Manifest' file ? and checked the SDKVersions ? (Sorry i can't comment i don't have 50 rep yet lol)

answered Dec 13 '15 at 22:46

Scott B

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I sure did...and that's not it. Thanks for the reply. – Johnny Wu Dec 13 '15 at 23:03
have you tried a clean and rebuild ? and re-sync to gradle ? – Scott B Dec 13 '15 at 23:07
Could you show me the mapActivity.j file and also your manifest please – Scott B Dec 14 '15 at 09:17
@Scott...there's no mapActivity.java file...what are you looking for specifically in the manifest...keep in mind that this works with 5.0.2, just not 4.1.2. – Johnny Wu Dec 15 '15 at 02:17
There should be code that is linked to your gmap.xml... And also have you checked that you have 'Google Play Services' installed/updated on the 4.1.2 ? – Scott B Dec 15 '15 at 09:37

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 10 '16 at 23:43

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SOLVED IT!!!! OMG!!

The problem was in the Manifest with the WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission!!

I was able to narrow down the permission in the manifest and removed it...now I can live happily ever after. :)

answered Jan 10 '16 at 23:43

Johnny Wu

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Please use the edit link on your question to add additional information. The Post Answer button should be used only for complete answers to the question. - [From Review](/review/low-quality-posts/10844594) – Rohit Gupta Jan 11 '16 at 01:16
@RohitGupta ... This IS the solution: by removing the WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission from the manifest...well, at this in my scenario anyway. :) – Johnny Wu Jan 11 '16 at 02:03

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