App Crashes with latest androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.1.0

When upgrading to the recently released appcompat 1.1.0, app started crashing with the following error.

java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{.......}:
android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #10: Error inflating class 
com.pierfrancescosoffritti.androidyoutubeplayer.core.player.views.YouTubePlayerView
...
...
...
Caused by: android.content.res.Resources$NotFoundException: String resource ID #0x2040003

I can confirm that the core-sample-app also crashes when the appcompat version is updated in dependencies.gradle and recompiled.

This is the same issue as the comment posted by @gajicm93 in https://github.com/PierfrancescoSoffritti/android-youtube-player/issues/419#issuecomment-530714754_, however, the conclusion seems to be wrong. This isn’t an old bug, but something new.

The resolution for now is to keep using appcompat 1.0.2 till this is fixed in the player library.

[frett]

it looks like appcompat:1.2.0-alpha02 fixes the WebView related crash

[PierfrancescoSoffritti]

I’ve tried but failed. I’m traveling and don’t have my main SIM card with me, meaning: two factor authentication locks me out of my accounts. I’ll do everything next week when I’ll be back home.