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Question

I'm new to android programming and started a sample hello world program, but stuck with below error:

07-05 13:52:20.830: W/dalvikvm(898): threadid=1: thread exiting with uncaught exception (group=0xb2ac4d70)
07-05 13:52:20.850: E/AndroidRuntime(898): FATAL EXCEPTION: main
07-05 13:52:20.850: E/AndroidRuntime(898): Process: com.example.helloandroid, PID: 898
07-05 13:52:20.850: E/AndroidRuntime(898): java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.example.helloandroid/com.example.helloandroid.MainActivity}: android.util.AndroidRuntimeException: You cannot combine swipe dismissal and the action bar.
07-05 13:52:20.850: E/AndroidRuntime(898):  at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2197)
07-05 13:52:20.850: E/AndroidRuntime(898):  at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2258)
07-05 13:52:20.850: E/AndroidRuntime(898):  at android.app.ActivityThread.access$800(ActivityThread.java:138)
07-05 13:52:20.850: E/AndroidRuntime(898):  at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1209)
07-05 13:52:20.850: E/AndroidRuntime(898):  at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
07-05 13:52:20.850: E/AndroidRuntime(898):  at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:136)
07-05 13:52:20.850: E/AndroidRuntime(898):  at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5026)
07-05 13:52:20.850: E/AndroidRuntime(898):  at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
07-05 13:52:20.850: E/AndroidRuntime(898):  at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:515)
07-05 13:52:20.850: E/AndroidRuntime(898):  at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:777)
07-05 13:52:20.850: E/AndroidRuntime(898):  at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:602)
07-05 13:52:20.850: E/AndroidRuntime(898):  at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
07-05 13:52:20.850: E/AndroidRuntime(898): Caused by: android.util.AndroidRuntimeException: You cannot combine swipe dismissal and the action bar.
07-05 13:52:20.850: E/AndroidRuntime(898):  at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow.requestFeature(PhoneWindow.java:275)
07-05 13:52:20.850: E/AndroidRuntime(898):  at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow.generateLayout(PhoneWindow.java:2872)
07-05 13:52:20.850: E/AndroidRuntime(898):  at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow.installDecor(PhoneWindow.java:3129)
07-05 13:52:20.850: E/AndroidRuntime(898):  at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow.setContentView(PhoneWindow.java:303)
07-05 13:52:20.850: E/AndroidRuntime(898):  at android.app.Activity.setContentView(Activity.java:1930)
07-05 13:52:20.850: E/AndroidRuntime(898):  at com.example.helloandroid.MainActivity.onCreate(MainActivity.java:13)
07-05 13:52:20.850: E/AndroidRuntime(898):  at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:5242)
07-05 13:52:20.850: E/AndroidRuntime(898):  at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1087)
07-05 13:52:20.850: E/AndroidRuntime(898):  at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2161)

Manifest file:

<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="com.example.helloandroid"
    android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" >

<uses-sdk
    android:minSdkVersion="8"
    android:targetSdkVersion="18" />

<application
    android:allowBackup="true"
    android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
    android:label="@string/app_name"
    android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >
    <activity
        android:name="com.example.helloandroid.MainActivity"
        android:label="@string/app_name" >
        <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
            <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
        </intent-filter>
    </activity>
</application>

</manifest>

MainActivity.Java

package com.example.helloandroid;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.TextView;
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
/** Called when the activity is first created. */
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
}
}

activity_main.xml

<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"

 >

    <TextView
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="@string/hello" />

</RelativeLayout>

Please help me to find out where I'm going wrong, I am currently on Android 4.3, API 18,

I've tried Android 4.0.3 API 15, Android 4.4W API 20; I have also tried editing sdk as below, but no luck.

<uses-sdk
   android:minSdkVersion="15"
   android:targetSdkVersion="19" />

Answer 1

4.4W is Android Wear SDK.

This error is because the device you are targeting is Android Wear which has a different design pattern.

If you are developing a mobile application, change your AVD and target any API below 20 or choose API 20 (L preview).

Or if you are really targeting for Android Wear, change your app design.

Answer 2

I got this problem when trying to create the project in Eclipse.
I had to add the following to the manifest file:

<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.type.watch" />

Answer 3

I had the same issue. But sdk version was not the cause for this exception.

In the AndroidManifest.xml file you have the theme has ActionBar in it.

android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >

Change the above line to

android:theme="@android:style/Theme.DeviceDefault" >

That will fix the exception.

Answer 4

I got this error because I tried to run the mobile part of a wear project on the Samsung Gear device. After switching from "mobile" to "wear" in the run configurations, everything worked (API level 20 and platform 4.4W is indeed the right choice in this case).

Answer 5

Am using Android Studio beta 0.8.6 with java 7. I had the same issue. And fixed it this way.

In the AndroidManifest.xml file you have the theme has ActionBar in it.

android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >

Change the above line to

android:theme="@android:style/Theme.DeviceDefault" >

That will fix the exception. As mentioned by Gangadhar in prev answer ,sdk version was not the cause for this exception.

And tested it with helloWorld app.

Answer 6

Change target sdk version to 19

Install API level 19 and platform 4.4.2

Use API level 19 & platform 4.4.2 while running application in AVD.