IllegalStateException for low-end devices

[frapontillo]

The app force closes itself (probably when searching for a custom location) on low end-devices.

java.lang.IllegalStateException: ActionBarView can only be used with android:layout_width="match_parent" (or fill_parent)
at com.actionbarsherlock.internal.widget.ActionBarView.onMeasure(ActionBarView.java:814)
at android.view.View.measure(View.java:8313)
at android.view.ViewGroup.measureChildWithMargins(ViewGroup.java:3138)
at android.widget.FrameLayout.onMeasure(FrameLayout.java:250)
at com.actionbarsherlock.internal.widget.ActionBarContainer.onMeasure(ActionBarContainer.java:181)
at android.view.View.measure(View.java:8313)
at android.view.ViewGroup.measureChildWithMargins(ViewGroup.java:3138)
at android.widget.LinearLayout.measureChildBeforeLayout(LinearLayout.java:1017)
at android.widget.LinearLayout.measureVertical(LinearLayout.java:386)
at android.widget.LinearLayout.onMeasure(LinearLayout.java:309)
at android.view.View.measure(View.java:8313)
at android.view.ViewGroup.measureChildWithMargins(ViewGroup.java:3138)
at android.widget.FrameLayout.onMeasure(FrameLayout.java:250)
at android.view.View.measure(View.java:8313)
at android.view.ViewGroup.measureChildWithMargins(ViewGroup.java:3138)
at android.widget.FrameLayout.onMeasure(FrameLayout.java:250)
at android.view.View.measure(View.java:8313)
at android.view.ViewRoot.performTraversals(ViewRoot.java:845)
at android.view.ViewRoot.handleMessage(ViewRoot.java:1865)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:130)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:3687)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:507)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:867)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:625)
at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)

See JakeWharton/ActionBarSherlock#812.

[rock3r]

If we drop support for Android 2.3 we can get rid of ABS and close this issue. What do you think, @frapontillo? Just looked at the Play Store stats, we cover ~96% of our user base by going #minSdkLevel15.

[rock3r]

Dropping support for ABS in 3.0, this has become obsolete.

[AndroidDeveloperLB]

@rock3r so is there a solution?
Google's support library still lacks some features that ABS has (like support for preferenceActivity and PreferenceFragment), so I can't use their library yet...

[rock3r]

#minSdk15 is the way

[frapontillo]

Agreed, sorry for missing it earlier this month.

[AndroidDeveloperLB]

@rock3r any other solution, that will still allow to handle older Android versions?
does the official google library have this issue too?

[rock3r]

Don't know. And honestly, I don't care either, because it's time to push
for ICS and up only. I don't want to waste time on supporting 4% of the
users that are too lazy or cheap to get a decent device. A Moto E is cheap
and good enough for not having any excuse not to be on 15+ (or even 16+,
but I'm fine with 15 for now).

[frapontillo]

Without being too harsh on end users, we need to start pushing manufacturers to get their shit right. I am yet to see a Moto E or G in ordinary stores, btw.

[rock3r]

You're in (Southern) Italy dude. It's pretty different over here lol (and
yet there's a lot of people I know in Italy that has a moto G)