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Android Build a Simple Android App (retired 2014) Getting Started with Android Initial Layout

Posted by nathan Wohlwend
nathan Wohlwend
333 Points

continues to close app inside emulator prompting the message "Unfortunately, crystal ball has stopped working".

how do i go about fixing this before i move on?

3 Answers

Matheus G Oliveira
Matheus G Oliveira
9,682 Points
Matheus G Oliveira
Matheus G Oliveira
9,682 Points

Hi Nathan,

i would recommend you checking the videos again because there is some little mistake on your code.

With that information that is everything i can tell you. For better results you can post the code here so we could check

Gergő Bogdán
Gergő Bogdán
6,664 Points
Gergő Bogdán
Gergő Bogdán
6,664 Points

The error which you get should appear in Eclipses LogCat window, paste that here so we can help.

Endre Juhasz
Endre Juhasz
613 Points
Endre Juhasz
Endre Juhasz
613 Points

Here's my logcat on the same problem:

08-03 20:21:20.302 1629-1629/com.example.kn101.crystalball E/AndroidRuntime﹕ FATAL EXCEPTION: main Process: com.example.kn101.crystalball, PID: 1629 java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.example.kn101.crystalball/com.example.kn101.crystalball.MainActivity}: android.util.AndroidRuntimeException: You cannot combine swipe dismissal and the action bar. at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2197) at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2258) at android.app.ActivityThread.access$800(ActivityThread.java:138) at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1209) at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102) at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:136) at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5026) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:515) at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:777) at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:602) at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method) Caused by: android.util.AndroidRuntimeException: You cannot combine swipe dismissal and the action bar. at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow.requestFeature(PhoneWindow.java:275) at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow.generateLayout(PhoneWindow.java:2872) at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow.installDecor(PhoneWindow.java:3129) at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow.setContentView(PhoneWindow.java:303) at android.app.Activity.setContentView(Activity.java:1930) at com.example.kn101.crystalball.MainActivity.onCreate(MainActivity.java:14) at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:5242) at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1087) at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2161)             at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2258)             at android.app.ActivityThread.access$800(ActivityThread.java:138)             at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1209)             at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)             at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:136)             at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5026)             at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)             at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:515)             at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:777)             at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:602)             at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)