App works well in android 5.1 and 6.1 but crashes in 4.10(API 16)

Question

I am a newbee in the Android development. I am able to make this app work in Android 5.1 and but however when I tried to deploy this app in Android 4.1 it used to crash in the main activity itself. I understood its becuase I used vector images and android 4.1 is not compatible with it. To overcome this I set the code as mentioned below:

 // Gradle Plugin 2.0+  
 android {  
   defaultConfig {  
     vectorDrawables.useSupportLibrary = true  
    }  
 }  
You’ll note this new attribute only exists in the version 2.0 of the Gradle Plugin. If you are using Gradle 1.5 you’ll instead use
 // Gradle Plugin 1.5  
 android {  
   defaultConfig {  
     generatedDensities = []  
  }  

  // This is handled for you by the 2.0+ Gradle Plugin  
  aaptOptions {  
    additionalParameters "--no-version-vectors"  
  }  
 }

I am getting this error now

AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: main java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activityComponentInfo{com.abc.efg.plcapp/com.abc.efg.ghi.MainActivity}: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #37: Error inflating class ImageView at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2059) at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2084) at android.app.ActivityThread.access$600(ActivityThread.java:130) at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1195) at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99) at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:137) at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:4745) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:511) at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:786) at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:553) at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method) C aused by: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #37: Error inflating class ImageView at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:704) at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:746) at android.view.LayoutInflater.parseInclude(LayoutInflater.java:830) at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:736) at android.view.LayoutInflater.parseInclude(LayoutInflater.java:830) at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:736) at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:489) at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:396) at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:352) at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatDelegateImplV7.setContentView(AppCompatDelegateImplV7.java:267) at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity.setContentView(AppCompatActivity.java:129) at MainActivity.onCreate(MainActivity.java:40) at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:5008) at android. app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1079) at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2023) at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2084) at android.app.ActivityThread.access$600(ActivityThread.java:130) at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1195) at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99) at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:137) at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:4745) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:511) at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:786) at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:553) at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method) Caused by: android.content.res.Resources$NotFoundException: File res/drawable/ic_mood_24dp.xml from drawable resource ID #0x7f020057 at android.content.res.Resources .loadDrawable(Resources.java:1918) at android.content.res.TypedArray.getDrawable(TypedArray.java:601) at android.widget.ImageView.(ImageView.java:120) at android.support.v7.widget.AppCompatImageView.(AppCompatImageView.java:57) at android.support.v7.widget.AppCompatImageView.(AppCompatImageView.java:53) at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatViewInflater.createView(AppCompatViewInflater.java:106) at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatDelegateImplV7.createView(AppCompatDelegateImplV7.java:963) at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatDelegateImplV7.onCreateView(AppCompatDelegateImplV7.java:1022) at android.support.v4.view.LayoutInflaterCompatHC$FactoryWrapperHC.onCreateView(LayoutInflaterCompatHC.java:44) at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:675) at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:746) at android.view.LayoutInflater.parseInclude(LayoutInflater.java:830) at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:736) at android.view.LayoutI nflater.parseInclude(LayoutInflater.java:830) at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:736) at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:489) at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:396) at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:352) at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatDelegateImplV7.setContentView(AppCompatDelegateImplV7.java:267) at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity.setContentView(AppCompatActivity.java:129) at MainActivity.onCreate(MainActivity.java:40) at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:5008) at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1079) at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2023) at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2084) at android.app.ActivityThread.access$600(ActivityThread.java:130) at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1195) at android.os.Handle r.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99) at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:137) at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:4745) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:511) at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:786) at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:553) at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method) Caused by: org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParserException: Binary XML file line 1: invalid drawable tag vector at android.graphics.drawable.Drawable.createFromXmlInner(Drawable.java:877) at android.graphics.drawable.Drawable.createFromXml(Drawable.java:818) at android.content.res.Resources.loadDrawable(Resources.java:1915) at android.content.res.TypedArray.getDrawable(TypedArray.java:601) at android.widget.ImageView.(ImageView.java:120) at android.support.v7.widget.AppCompatImageView.(AppCompatImageView.java:57) at android.support.v7.widget.AppCompa tImageView.(AppCompatImageView.java:53) at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatViewInflater.createView(AppCompatViewInflater.java:106) at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatDelegateImplV7.createView(AppCompatDelegateImplV7.java:963) at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatDelegateImplV7.onCreateView(AppCompatDelegateImplV7.java:1022) at android.support.v4.view.LayoutInflaterCompatHC$FactoryWrapperHC.onCreateView(LayoutInflaterCompatHC.java:44) at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:675) at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:746) at android.view.LayoutInflater.parseInclude(LayoutInflater.java:830) at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:736) at android.view.LayoutInflater.parseInclude(LayoutInflater.java:830) at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:736) at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:489) at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:396) at android.view. LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:352) at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatDelegateImplV7.setContentView(AppCompatDelegateImplV7.java:267) at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity.setContentView(AppCompatActivity.java:129) at com.abc.efg.ghi.MainActivity.onCreate(MainActivity.java:40) at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:5008) at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1079) at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2023) at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2084) at android.app.ActivityThread.access$600(ActivityThread.java:130) at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1195) at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99) at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:137) at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:4745) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.ja va:511) at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:786) at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:553) at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method) 06-28 20:06:42.790 1648-1648/? I/Process: Sending signal. PID: 1648 SIG: 9

Code file

import android.content.Intent;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.provider.Settings;
import android.support.design.widget.FloatingActionButton;
import android.support.design.widget.Snackbar;
import android.view.View;
import android.support.design.widget.NavigationView;
import android.support.v4.view.GravityCompat;
import android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout;
import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarDrawerToggle;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;

import com.google.android.gms.appindexing.Action;
import com.google.android.gms.appindexing.AppIndex;
import com.google.android.gms.common.api.GoogleApiClient;

import android.util.Log;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.Toast;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity
        implements NavigationView.OnNavigationItemSelectedListener {
    Button btnRegister;
    Button btnRequestLog;
    /**
     * ATTENTION: This was auto-generated to implement the App Indexing API.
     * See https://g.co/AppIndexing/AndroidStudio for more information.
     */
    private GoogleApiClient client;
    private String android_id;
    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

       Toolbar toolbar = (Toolbar) findViewById(R.id.toolbar);
       setSupportActionBar(toolbar);
if ( findViewById(R.id.fab) == null)
    {}
        else {

        }
        FloatingActionButton fab = (FloatingActionButton) findViewById(R.id.fab);
        fab.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View view) {
                Snackbar.make(view, "Replace with your own action", Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG)
                        .setAction("Action", null).show();
            }
        });

        DrawerLayout drawer = (DrawerLayout) findViewById(R.id.drawer_layout);
        ActionBarDrawerToggle toggle = new ActionBarDrawerToggle(
                this, drawer, toolbar, R.string.navigation_drawer_open, R.string.navigation_drawer_close);
        drawer.setDrawerListener(toggle);
        toggle.syncState();

        NavigationView navigationView = (NavigationView) findViewById(R.id.nav_view);
        navigationView.setNavigationItemSelectedListener(this);
        // ATTENTION: This was auto-generated to implement the App Indexing API.
        // See https://g.co/AppIndexing/AndroidStudio for more information.
        client = new GoogleApiClient.Builder(this).addApi(AppIndex.API).build();

        // Buttons
        btnRegister = (Button) findViewById(R.id.btnRegister);
        btnRequestLog = (Button) findViewById(R.id.btnRequestLog);

XML file

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:id="@+id/drawer_layout"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:fitsSystemWindows="true"
    tools:openDrawer="start">

    <include
        layout="@layout/app_bar_main"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent" />

    <android.support.design.widget.NavigationView
        android:id="@+id/nav_view"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:layout_gravity="start"
        android:fitsSystemWindows="true"
        app:headerLayout="@layout/nav_header_main"
        app:menu="@menu/activity_main_drawer" />

</android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout>

Please help me in debugging this. I am kind of stuck and would need your help.

Answer 1

You are using vector drawables. On Android 4.x and earlier, this is only supported if you:

• use Android Support Libraries 23.x or later ✓
• enable it in the gradle build file (vectorDrawables.useSupportLibrary = true) ✓
• use srcCompat instead of src whenever you use ImageView

The last item is probably the problem that needs to be fixed.