Android app builds ok but crashes on launch (Cordova)

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This was previously building/running fine, but now using cordova-android 13.0 (previously 9) and getting a run-time error. Provided details below of the error and some relevant files. Let me know if any more information would be useful.

**java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.primetics.genware/com.primetics.genware.MainActivity}: java.lang.IllegalStateException: You need to use a Theme.AppCompat theme (or descendant) with this activity.**

Main Activity looks like this

*package com.primetics.genware;*

*import android.os.Bundle;*

*import org.apache.cordova.*;*

*public class MainActivity extends CordovaActivity*
*{*
*    @Override*
*    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)*
*    {*
*        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);*

*        // enable Cordova apps to be started in the background*
*        Bundle extras = getIntent().getExtras();*
*        if (extras != null && extras.getBoolean("cdvStartInBackground", false)) {*
*            moveTaskToBack(true);*
*        }*

*        // Set by <content src="index.html" /> in config.xml*
*        loadUrl(launchUrl);*
*    }*
*}*

Android-manifest.xml

*<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>*
*<manifest android:hardwareAccelerated="true" android:versionCode="1" android:versionName="0.0.1" xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">*
*    <supports-screens android:anyDensity="true" android:largeScreens="true" android:normalScreens="true" android:resizeable="true" android:smallScreens="true" android:xlargeScreens="true" />*
*    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />*
*    <application android:hardwareAccelerated="true" android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher" android:label="@string/app_name" android:networkSecurityConfig="@xml/network_security_config" android:supportsRtl="true">*
*        <activity android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden|keyboard|screenSize|locale|smallestScreenSize|screenLayout|uiMode" android:exported="true" android:label="@string/activity_name" android:launchMode="singleTop" android:name="MainActivity" android:screenOrientation="portrait" android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent" android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize">*
*            <intent-filter android:label="@string/launcher_name">*
*                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />*
*                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />*
*            </intent-filter>*
*        </activity>*
*        <provider android:authorities="${applicationId}.cdv.core.file.provider" android:exported="false" android:grantUriPermissions="true" android:name="androidx.core.content.FileProvider">*
*            <meta-data android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS" android:resource="@xml/cdv_core_file_provider_paths" />*
*        </provider>*
*    </application>*
*    <queries>*
*        <intent>*
*            <action android:name="android.media.action.IMAGE_CAPTURE" />*
*        </intent>*
*    </queries>*
*</manifest>*

gradle.properties


*org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2048m*
*android.useAndroidX=true*
*android.enableJetifier=true*
2

Please update your post with proper code blocks so we can easily read it.

3

With some Googling, it looks like this theme is invalid that is set in your AndroidManifest.xml.

For a new Cordova app, looks like it has (source):

android:theme="@style/Theme.App.SplashScreen"

which is declared in android/res/values/themes.xml (source):

<resources>
    <style name="Theme.App.SplashScreen" parent="Theme.SplashScreen.IconBackground">
      <!-- Optional: Set the splash screen background. (Default: #FFFFFF) -->
      <item name="windowSplashScreenBackground">@color/cdv_splashscreen_background</item>

      <!-- Required: Add either a drawable or an animated drawable -->
      <item name="windowSplashScreenAnimatedIcon">@drawable/ic_cdv_splashscreen</item>

      <!-- Required: For animated icons -->
      <item name="windowSplashScreenAnimationDuration">200</item>

      <!-- Required: Set the theme of the Activity that directly follows your splash screen. -->
      <item name="postSplashScreenTheme">@style/Theme.AppCompat.NoActionBar</item>
    </style>
</resources>

For a Capacitor app, we have:

android:theme="@style/AppTheme.NoActionBarLaunch"

Then in android/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml we have:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>

    <!-- Base application theme. -->
    <style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar">
        <!-- Customize your theme here. -->
        <item name="colorPrimary">@color/colorPrimary</item>
        <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/colorPrimaryDark</item>
        <item name="colorAccent">@color/colorAccent</item>
    </style>

    <style name="AppTheme.NoActionBar" parent="Theme.AppCompat.DayNight.NoActionBar">
        <item name="windowActionBar">false</item>
        <item name="windowNoTitle">true</item>
        <item name="android:background">@null</item>
    </style>


    <style name="AppTheme.NoActionBarLaunch" parent="Theme.SplashScreen">
        <item name="android:background">@drawable/splash</item>
    </style>
</resources>

Resources

4

Thanks for that. I’ve modified my config.xml to reference the correct them and will re-build the app and see if that work.

        <edit-config file="app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml" mode="merge" target="/manifest/application/activity" xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
            <activity android:theme="@android:style/Theme.App.SplashScreen" />
        </edit-config>