Rising from 1.3.0-alpha02 to 1.3.0-alpha03 causes `You need to use a Theme.AppCompat theme (or descendant) with this activity` error

Description: Did just rise material from com.google.android.material:material:1.3.0-alpha03 to com.google.android.material:material:1.3.0-alpha03

and got this run-time error:

2020-10-07 09:09:45.238 24547-24547/no.norva24.norva24reportertest2 E/AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: main
    Process: no.norva24.norva24reportertest2, PID: 24547
    java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{no.norva24.norva24reportertest2/no.norva24.norva24reportertest2.ui.activities.MainActivity}: java.lang.IllegalStateException: You need to use a Theme.AppCompat theme (or descendant) with this activity.
        at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:3449)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:3601)
        at android.app.servertransaction.LaunchActivityItem.execute(LaunchActivityItem.java:85)
        at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.executeCallbacks(TransactionExecutor.java:135)
        at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.execute(TransactionExecutor.java:95)
        at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2066)
        at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:106)
        at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:223)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7656)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
        at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:592)
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:947)
     Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: You need to use a Theme.AppCompat theme (or descendant) with this activity.
        at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatDelegateImpl.createSubDecor(AppCompatDelegateImpl.java:843)
        at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatDelegateImpl.ensureSubDecor(AppCompatDelegateImpl.java:806)
        at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatDelegateImpl.setContentView(AppCompatDelegateImpl.java:693)
        at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity.setContentView(AppCompatActivity.java:195)
        at no.norva24.norva24reportertest2.ui.activities.MainActivity.onCreate(MainActivity.kt:102)
        at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:8000)
        at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:7984)
        at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1309)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:3422)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:3601) 
        at android.app.servertransaction.LaunchActivityItem.execute(LaunchActivityItem.java:85) 
        at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.executeCallbacks(TransactionExecutor.java:135) 
        at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.execute(TransactionExecutor.java:95) 
        at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2066) 
        at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:106) 
        at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:223) 
        at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7656) 
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method) 
        at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:592) 
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:947) 

alpha02 does not produce this error.

Expected behavior: Compile and run as expected, but did not.

Source code: Instead of attaching all my project i attach the dependency trees, if you see any conflicts:

// Top-level build file where you can add configuration options common to all sub-projects/modules.
buildscript {
    ext.kotlin_version = '1.4.10'
    //ext.kotlin_version = '1.4.0'
    //ext.kotlin_version = "1.4.0-rc"
    //ext.kotlin_version = "1.4-M2"
    repositories {
        google()
        jcenter()
        mavenCentral()
        maven { url = "https://dl.bintray.com/kotlin/kotlin-eap/" }
        maven { url = "https://kotlin.bintray.com/kotlinx/"}
    }
    dependencies {
        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.2.0-alpha12'
        classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlin_version"
        classpath "androidx.navigation:navigation-safe-args-gradle-plugin:2.3.0"
        classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:4.3.4'
        classpath 'com.google.firebase:firebase-crashlytics-gradle:2.3.0'
        classpath 'com.google.firebase:perf-plugin:1.3.2'

        // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
        // in the individual module build.gradle files
    }
}

allprojects {
    repositories {
        google()
        jcenter()
        mavenCentral()
        maven { url = "https://dl.bintray.com/kotlin/kotlin-eap/" }
        maven { url = "https://kotlin.bintray.com/kotlinx/" }

    }
}

task clean(type: Delete) {
    delete rootProject.buildDir
}

plugins {
    id 'com.android.application'
    id 'kotlin-android'
    id 'kotlin-kapt'
    id 'kotlin-android-extensions'
    id 'androidx.navigation.safeargs.kotlin'
    id 'com.google.gms.google-services'
    id 'com.google.firebase.crashlytics'
    id 'com.google.firebase.firebase-perf'
}

android {

    signingConfigs {
        debug
        release 
    }

    if(project.hasProperty("AndroidProject.signing")
        && new File(project.property("AndroidProject.signing").toString()).exists())
    {
        def Properties props = new Properties()
        def propFile = new File(project.property("AndroidProject.signing").toString())
        if(propFile.canRead())
        {
            props.load(new FileInputStream(propFile))
            if(props!=null)
            {
                if(props.containsKey('RELEASE_STORE_FILE') &&
                        props.containsKey('RELEASE_STORE_PASSWORD') &&
                        props.containsKey('RELEASE_KEY_ALIAS') &&
                        props.containsKey('RELEASE_KEY_PASSWORD') &&
                        props.containsKey('DEBUG_STORE_FILE') &&
                        props.containsKey('DEBUG_STORE_PASSWORD') &&
                        props.containsKey('DEBUG_KEY_ALIAS') &&
                        props.containsKey('DEBUG_KEY_PASSWORD'))
                {
                    android.signingConfigs.release.storeFile = file(props['RELEASE_STORE_FILE'])
                    android.signingConfigs.release.storePassword = props['RELEASE_STORE_PASSWORD']
                    android.signingConfigs.release.keyAlias = props['RELEASE_KEY_ALIAS']
                    android.signingConfigs.release.keyPassword = props['RELEASE_KEY_PASSWORD']
                    android.signingConfigs.debug.storeFile = file(props['DEBUG_STORE_FILE'])
                    android.signingConfigs.debug.storePassword = props['DEBUG_STORE_PASSWORD']
                    android.signingConfigs.debug.keyAlias = props['DEBUG_KEY_ALIAS']
                    android.signingConfigs.debug.keyPassword = props['RELEASE_KEY_PASSWORD']
                }
                else
                {
                    throw new Exception("Missing properties in:"+propFile.toPath())
                }
            }
        }
        else
        {
            throw new FileNotFoundException("Property file not found: "+propFile.toPath())
        }
    }


    def versionPropsFile = file('version.properties')
    def versionMajor = 0
    def versionMinor = 2
    def versionBuild
    def versionAppDatabase = 24

    if(versionPropsFile.canRead())
    {
        Properties versionProps = new Properties()
        versionProps.load(new FileInputStream(versionPropsFile))
        versionBuild = versionProps['VERSION_BUILD'].toInteger()
    } else {
        throw new FileNotFoundException("Could not read version.properties or its internals ! ")
    }

    ext.autoIncrementBuildNumber =
            {
                if(versionPropsFile.canRead())
                {
                    Properties versionProps  = new Properties()
                    versionProps.load(new FileInputStream(versionPropsFile))
                    versionBuild = versionProps['VERSION_BUILD'].toInteger()+1
                    versionProps['VERSION_BUILD'] = versionBuild.toString()
                    versionProps.store(versionPropsFile.newWriter(),null)
                }
                else
                {
                    throw new FileNotFoundException("Could not read version.properties or its contents ! ")
                }
            }

    gradle.taskGraph.whenReady {
        taskGraph ->
            if(taskGraph.hasTask(assembleDebug))
            {
                autoIncrementBuildNumber()
            }
            else if (taskGraph.hasTask(assembleRelease))
            {
                autoIncrementBuildNumber()
            }
            else if (taskGraph.hasTask(bundleDebug))
            {
                autoIncrementBuildNumber()
            }
            else if (taskGraph.hasTask(bundleRelease))
            {
                autoIncrementBuildNumber()
            }
    }

    compileSdkVersion 30
    buildToolsVersion "30.0.2"

    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "no.norva24.norva24reportertest2"
        minSdkVersion 21
        targetSdkVersion 30
        versionCode 11
        versionName versionMajor+"."+versionMinor+"."+versionCode+"."+versionAppDatabase+"."+versionBuild

        testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"

        buildConfigField("long","TIMESTAMP", System.currentTimeMillis()+"L")
        buildConfigField("int","APPDATABASEVERSION","${versionAppDatabase}")
    }

    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android-optimize.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
            resValue("string", "google_maps_key","-omitted-")
        }
        debug {
            resValue("string", "google_maps_key","-omitted-")
        }
    }
    compileOptions {
        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
    }
    kotlinOptions {
        jvmTarget = '1.8'
    }
    packagingOptions{
        exclude("META-INF/jersey-module-version")
    }
    buildFeatures {
        dataBinding = true
        compose = false
        viewBinding = true
    }
}

dependencies {

    //Kotlin
    //Stdlib
    implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:$kotlin_version"

    //Coroutines
    implementation 'org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-core:1.3.9'
    implementation 'org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-android:1.3.9'


    //Androidx
    //Core
    //implementation 'androidx.core:core-ktx:1.4.0-alpha01'
    implementation 'androidx.core:core-ktx:1.5.0-alpha04'

    //AppCompat
    implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.3.0-alpha02'
    //implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.2.0'

    //CameraX
    implementation 'androidx.camera:camera-camera2:1.0.0-beta10'
    implementation 'androidx.camera:camera-lifecycle:1.0.0-beta10'
    implementation 'androidx.camera:camera-view:1.0.0-alpha17'

    //ConstraintLayout
    implementation 'androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout:2.0.1'

    //Navigation
    implementation 'androidx.navigation:navigation-fragment-ktx:2.3.0'
    implementation 'androidx.navigation:navigation-ui-ktx:2.3.0'

    //Fragment
    implementation 'androidx.fragment:fragment-ktx:1.3.0-beta01'

    //Lifecycle
    implementation 'androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-livedata-ktx:2.3.0-beta01'
    implementation 'androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-viewmodel-ktx:2.3.0-beta01'

    //Legacy
    implementation 'androidx.legacy:legacy-support-v4:1.0.0'

    //Room
    implementation 'androidx.room:room-runtime:2.3.0-alpha02'
    kapt 'androidx.room:room-compiler:2.3.0-alpha02'
    implementation 'androidx.room:room-testing:2.3.0-alpha02'
    implementation 'androidx.room:room-ktx:2.3.0-alpha02'

    //Preference
    implementation 'androidx.preference:preference-ktx:1.1.1'

    //Local Broadcast Manager
    implementation 'androidx.localbroadcastmanager:localbroadcastmanager:1.1.0-alpha01'

    //RecyclerViewStyling
    implementation 'androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview:1.2.0-alpha06'

    //Microsoft
    //Identity
    implementation ('com.microsoft.identity.client:msal:2.0.1')
            {exclude group: 'com.microsoft.device.display'}

    //Graph
    implementation 'com.microsoft.graph:microsoft-graph:2.2.0'


    //Google
    //Material
    implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.3.0-alpha03'

    //Guava, to avoid conflict on ListenableFuture on jetified-guava-20.0 (com.google.guava:guava:20.0)
    // and jetified-listenablefuture-1.0 (com.google.guava.listenablefuture:1.0)
    // https://stackoverflow.com/questions/56639529/duplicate-class-com-google-common-util-concurrent-listenablefuture-found-in-modu
    //implementation 'com.google.guava:guava:28.2-android'
    implementation 'com.google.guava:guava:29.0-jre'

    //Firebase
    //Analytics
    implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-analytics-ktx:17.5.0'

    //Crashlytics
    implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-crashlytics-ktx:17.2.2'

    //Performance analysis
    implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-perf:19.0.9'

    //Play-Services
    //Maps
    implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-maps:17.0.0'

    //Maps utilities
    implementation 'com.google.maps.android:android-maps-utils:2.0.3'

    //Location
    implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-location:17.1.0'

    //Square Open Source
    //Retrofit2
    implementation 'com.squareup.retrofit2:retrofit:2.9.0'
    implementation 'com.squareup.retrofit2:converter-gson:2.9.0'

    //OkHttp3
    implementation 'com.squareup.okhttp3:logging-interceptor:4.9.0'
    implementation 'com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:4.9.0'


    //Tests
    testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.13'
    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.ext:junit:1.1.2'
    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.3.0'
}

Android API version: API30

Material Library version: 1.3.0-alpha03

Device: Emulator API30: Pixel 4 API 30

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RG

[stpatrick2016]

Having the same issue when upgrading from alpha03 to alpha04. Pretty much the same setup as of original poster.

[drchen]

I’ll close this issue for now due to no further info available. Please feel free to reopen it if this is still happening.