Caused by android.content.res.Resources$NotFoundException: Drawable (missing name) with resource ID even the resource is there

Question

On some Android devices, I am getting "Resources$NotFoundException: Drawable (missing name) with resource ID" error, eg:

On LGE Android 8.1 devices it is complaining

Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{SplashActivity}: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #20: Binary XML file line #20: Error inflating class ImageView

For the following part. In particular, it is complaining " android:src="@drawable/red_logo" "

    <ImageView
    android:id="@+id/logoImageView"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="100dp"
    android:layout_marginStart="50dp"
    android:layout_marginEnd="50dp"
    app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
    app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
    app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
    app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
    android:src="@drawable/red_logo" />

I checked the source code directory, "red_logo.png" already exists in the following folders:

• drawable
• drawable-hdpi
• drawable-ldpi
• drawable-mdpi
• drawable-xhdpi
• drawable-xxhdpi
• drawable-xxxhdpi

Here is the Java code

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
            super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
            setContentView(R.layout.activity_splash); <---- Fails here
}

The dimension of red_logo.png in drawable folder is 4864 × 2692, same size as the red_logo.png in drawable-xxxhdpi folder. Is it too big?

I did a lot of research but it seems I cannot find a valid answer.

Thank you. Best regards.

Answer 1

It happens due to scale issues, hence, always use a vector asset instead of an image in such scenarios. Worked for me.