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Android Build a Simple Android App (retired 2014) Pretty Little Things Adding an Image

Brody Ricketts
Brody Ricketts
15,612 Points
Posted by Brody Ricketts
Brody Ricketts
15,612 Points

Crash after adding background image of Crystal Ball

Crystal Ball has stopped error message on the emulator. I am unable to understand the logcat. However there is a line that states "You need to use a Theme.AppCompat theme (or descendant) with this activity.

Any help on this would be appreciated.

I am also not receiving any errors, only warnings:

Missing contentDescription attribute on image - (CrystalBall image) Hardcoded String "Enlighten Me!", should use @string resource

1 Answer

Gregory Bradburn
Gregory Bradburn
2,074 Points
Gregory Bradburn
Gregory Bradburn
2,074 Points

Not sure about the error message on the emulator but you can ignore the warning about the hardcoded string. Using the string resources is a "best practice" but is not a requirement.

Brody Ricketts
Brody Ricketts
15,612 Points
Brody Ricketts
Brody Ricketts
15,612 Points

Having gone a bit deeper on this issue I found a fix. Its also posted on the actual video for that section.