Android - App Crashes On Pre-lollipop Devices

My app is running well on Lollipop devices but it keep crashing on prior to version Lollipop. I have simply implemented a banner add in my application with the following code throu

Solution 1:

After expanding more than a hour on problem, I found that I have to do some modification in MyApplication Class like this:

publicclassMyApplicationextendsApplication {

    @OverridepublicvoidonCreate() {
        super.onCreate();
        // register with Active AndroidActiveAndroid.initialize(this);
    }

    @OverrideprotectedvoidattachBaseContext(Context base) {
        super.attachBaseContext(base);
        MultiDex.install(this);
    }
}

I have overriden the attachbaseContext method and all works fine now.

Solution 2:

+) Building Apps with Over 65K Method will cause this Error.

+) When your application and the libraries it references reach a certain size ( DEX file of your application can have total number of methods upto 65,536 including Android framework methods, library methods, and methods in your own code), you encounter build errors that indicate your app has reached a limit of the Android app build architecture.

+) To resolve it, include Multidex Configuration in your build.gradle like the highlighted one in picture, along with this override the attachBaseContext(Context base) method in your Application class with the below content.

publicclassYourParentApplicationextendsApplication {

@OverrideprotectedvoidattachBaseContext(Context base) {
    super.attachBaseContext(base);
    MultiDex.install(this);
 }
}

Add this in you Androidmanifest.xml:

<application
    android:name=".YourParentApplication"
    android:allowBackup="true"
    android:icon="@drawable/radiius_logo"
    android:label="@string/app_name"
    android:largeHeap="true"
    android:theme="@style/MyMaterialTheme">

For more information about Multidex refer these site: http://developer.android.com/tools/building/multidex.html

How to enable multidexing with the new Android Multidex support library

Solution 3:

reduce your minSdkversion to that version you want to give support

in gradle file of your project

As below

minSdkVersion 10

Solution 4:

You should lower the API in your AndroidManifest.xml Lollipop is API 21.

Check this out: API Levels Example:

   defaultConfig {
        applicationId "com.package.name"
        minSdkVersion 11
        targetSdkVersion 21
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0"
    }