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Android Build a Self-Destructing Message Android App Starting the App Adding the Login Screen

Stephen Little
Stephen Little
8,312 Points
Posted by Stephen Little
Stephen Little
8,312 Points

Preview not showing rendering error

I can not preview my activity, I get a rendering error of Exception Raised during rendering: action_bar. Any idea how I fix this?

1 Answer

Johan Prieto
Johan Prieto
6,513 Points
Johan Prieto
Johan Prieto
6,513 Points

Hey there, you should change your API to 21 and see if it renders. It should be the little android above or on the side of where your preview should be with the number 22 on it. I hope this helps, let me know how it goes!

Stephen Little
Stephen Little
8,312 Points
Stephen Little
Stephen Little
8,312 Points

Yip, that's what I had to do to get it to work. I have a feeling that this part of the track is going to drive me a little nutty. Why they would spend the first three apps in Android studio's and then switch to the outdated Eclipse has be baffled..

Cheers! Stephen