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JT Keller
12,731 PointsAndroid SDK 22.6 Upgrade appcompat_v7 Setup
I'm currently still using the Android SDK version 22.3 because after trying to successfully update my ADT a few times, I'm continuously running into issues when trying to create a new Android project and/or activities. An appcompat_v7 folder/project is created every time I create a new project and the fragment support is causing issues with every new Activity I create. I've tried to follow the documentation here (http://developer.android.com/tools/support-library/setup.html#download) to install a single appcompat_v7 library and reference that library through the build path with each new project, but that doesn't seem to be working properly. As I also mentioned, creating a new Activity is causing errors...most likely because I'm not handling the new fragment.xml files and related code correctly. Can anyone direct me to a good tutorial about project setups using 22.6 with the new support libraries or will new ones be posted here at Treehouse? Thanks.
3 Answers
Ben Jakuben
Treehouse TeacherThis update has been a huge pain. I'm very sorry for all the trouble. I've recorded some video fixes that will be available soon, and I'll also be refreshing the projects with new tools in the next few months. In the mean time, check out this other Forum post for notes on how to get past some of the issues:
https://teamtreehouse.com/forum/appcompatv7-and-main-activity-class-questions-blog-reader
banned banned
Courses Plus Student 11,243 PointsI have the same problem here....
banned banned
Courses Plus Student 11,243 PointsIt is a mess now to be honest. Couldn't find some clear explanation what appcompat actually does, something like a dependancy.
Rick Rakin
6,531 PointsI'm searching the Treehouse forums/Youtube/Internet in general now to figure this out too. The OnClickListener portion of the videos is not working correctly for me.