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javaandroidandroid-manifest
Iain
Iain

Reputation: 51

Android Error running app: Default Activity not found

My program is giving me the following error in Android Studio.

00:28 Error running app: Default Activity not found

I think the problem is in the AndroidManifest.xml

` 

    <application
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
        android:supportsRtl="true"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme">
        <activity android:name=".DisplayMessageActivity"
            android:parentActivityName=".MainActivity">
        </activity>
    </application>

` Can anyone help me please?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1145

Answers (3)

user1297133
user1297133

Reputation: 79

The easiest way to fix this is to increase your minimum API level to 16 so that it meets the requirements for 'parentActivityName'

To do this go into your build gradle. Look for the minSdkVersion and change it to 16.

It's at the top in android{ defaultConfig {} }

Afterward Resync Gradle

Upvotes: -1

Soufiane ROCHDI
Soufiane ROCHDI

Reputation: 1663

To correct the

android:parentActivityName is introduced in API 16

error, you should add this bloc of code for the activity that has a parent:

<meta-data
    android:name="android.support.PARENT_ACTIVITY"
    android:value="com.myapp.ui.MainActivity" />

Here is an example from one of my apps:

<activity
        android:name="com.souf.prayTime.ui.AboutActivity"
        android:label="@string/about"
        android:parentActivityName="com.souf.prayTime.ui.MainActivity">
        <meta-data
            android:name="android.support.PARENT_ACTIVITY"
            android:value="com.souf.prayTime.ui.MainActivity" />
    </activity>

Hope this will help ;)

Upvotes: 1

CommonsWare
CommonsWare

Reputation: 1006724

Default Activity not found

Your application has no <activity> that will be launched by the home screen. That would need to have the appropriate <intent-filter>, such as:

<activity android:name="MainActivity">
    <!-- This activity is the main entry, should appear in app launcher -->
    <intent-filter>
        <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
        <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
    </intent-filter>
</activity>

Also:

  • Attribute parentActivityName is only used in API level 16 and higher (current min is 15)just means that yourandroid:parentActivityName` attribute will not have an effect on some devices that you are supporting

  • However, android:parentActivityName is pointing to an activity (MainActivity) that does not exist in your manifest

Upvotes: 2

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