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Android Build a Simple Android App (retired 2014) Pretty Little Things Customizing Buttons and Labels

Posted by nixfifty
nixfifty
1,184 Points

Error when trying to build app

After watching this video and following the steps, when I try to run the app I get an error that says 'You need to use a Theme.AppCompat theme (or descendant) with this activity.'. How do I fix this? :)

Thanks!

1 Answer

Gunjeet Hattar
Gunjeet Hattar
14,483 Points

I've answered the same question here in this forum and it has worked. You might want to check it out. It's a simple change of two lines of code

Theme.AppCompt issue

Hope it helps

nixfifty
nixfifty
1,184 Points

Hi Gunjeet.

Thanks for that. I applied your fix and the app started to work again. Thank you, once again. :)