java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Failed resolution of: Landroid/support/v4/graphics/ColorUtils;

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java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError in Android 5.1.1 but I got running well on 6.0.1

Here is the class which have the error:

public class DuelsTextView extends AppCompatTextView {

    int fontType;

    public DuelsTextView(Context context) {
        super(context);
        init(null);
    }

    public DuelsTextView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
        super(context, attrs);
        init(attrs);
    }

    public DuelsTextView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyle) {
        super(context, attrs, defStyle);
        init(attrs);
    }

    public void init(AttributeSet attrs) {

        if (attrs != null) {
            TypedArray a = getContext().obtainStyledAttributes(attrs, R.styleable.DuelsTextView);
            fontType = a.getInteger(R.styleable.DuelsTextView_font_type, 0);
        }

        try {

            Typeface myTypeface = null;

            if (fontType == 0) {
                myTypeface = Typeface.createFromAsset(getContext().getAssets(), "fonts/BreeSerif-Regular.ttf");
            } else if (fontType == 1) {
                myTypeface = Typeface.createFromAsset(getContext().getAssets(), "fonts/MarkoOne-Regular.ttf");
            }

            this.setTypeface(myTypeface);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}

Here is the gradle file:

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'

android {

    compileSdkVersion 25
    buildToolsVersion '25.0.0'

    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "com.adamvarhegyi.duelsofcodrer"
        minSdkVersion 17
        targetSdkVersion 25
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0"
        vectorDrawables.useSupportLibrary = true

    }
    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
    }
}


repositories {
    mavenCentral()
}

dependencies {
    compile fileTree(include: ['*.jar'], dir: 'libs')

    compile('com.android.support:appcompat-v7:25.0.1') {
        exclude module: 'support-v4'
    }
    compile('com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:25.0.1')

    compile('com.makeramen:roundedimageview:2.2.1')
    compile('org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:3.4')
    compile('de.hdodenhof:circleimageview:2.1.0')
}

If I change the extending to simple TextView it's working fine, however android studio suggests me that I would have to use AppCompatTextView for custom views.

Why is this happening? What should I modify?

Have you tried disabling the **instant run** option and then running the app? — , Aug 15 '17 at 09:13
Why are you having `exclude module: 'support-v4'` ? Can you post the full stacktrace? — Tin Tran, Aug 17 '17 at 12:43
Please refer to [this](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/39354357/java-lang-noclassdeffounderror-when-running-app-with-android-5-1-with-android-st) question maybe this is same for you — Vygintas B, Aug 17 '17 at 12:45
It seems pretty obvious that excluding a v4 library would have something to do with the v4 class not being found. — Dave, Aug 17 '17 at 12:57
@TinTran It was there by default when I have created the project from Android Studio project examples. — Adam Varhegyi, Aug 17 '17 at 13:29

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 17 '17 at 13:06

Change these dependencies

compile('com.android.support:appcompat-v7:25.0.1') {
        exclude module: 'support-v4'
    }
    compile('com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:25.0.1')

to

compile('com.android.support:appcompat-v7:25.0.0') 

compile('com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:25.0.0')

Don't know why you exclude v4, but if it's not for some reason I would keep it.

Don't know why its happening, but It happened to me recently and a fix was to match buildToolsVersion with support libraries version.

Compile SDK version has to match major version of support libs. As for build tools version, use the latest (26.0.1 as of August 19, 2017). — Eugen Pechanec, Aug 19 '17 at 09:48

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 21 '17 at 02:53

I suspect the issue is related to using an older support library or by excluding the support-v4 module. Also, the compile configuration is now deprecated and should be replaced by implementation or api.

Your final gradle configuration should look like this,

implementation 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:26.0.1'
implementation 'com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:26.0.1'

Finally, make sure to test once again with/without excluding the support-v4module.

java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Failed resolution of: Landroid/support/v4/graphics/ColorUtils;

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