When to use android:Theme.Material.Light

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i have tried to use android:Theme.Material.Ligh in my values-v21/styles.xml and my activity extends AppCompatActivity, which android didnt allow and got error saying 'IllegalStateException:You need to use a Theme.AppCompat theme (or descendant) with this activity'
So i went through different threads on stackoverflow where people have discussed about this same error and i got little bit of clarity but couldn't exactly understood when we can use android:Theme.Material.Ligh theme in our activity and when we can't use it. For my app minSdkVersion is 15 and targetSdkVersion is 24

Change the Java inheritance from AppCompatActivity to Activity and use it — Charuක, Jan 13 '17 at 04:31

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 13 '17 at 04:21

make sure AppTheme in your values/style.xml also uses AppCompat theme

<style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar">
    <!-- Customize your theme here. -->
    <item name="colorPrimary">@color/colorPrimary</item>
    <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/colorPrimaryDark</item>
    <item name="colorAccent">@color/colorAccent</item>
</style>

When to use android:Theme.Material.Light

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