"ic_launcher cannot be resolved or is not a field"

Question

I was following a tutorial of Android and When I was done everything, I got a problem in this code:

getDrawable(R.drawable.ic_launcher);

And I got the message

**"ic_launcher cannot be resolved or is not a field"**

What's more, my icon doesn't appear in tablet emulator, but starts automatic. What's going on?

Solution 1

replace "mipmap" with "drawable"

I had the same problem while following a tutorial and i found out that my AndroidManifest.xml file had the following code :-

android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher

so I changed R.drawable to R.mipmap it solved the problem . Wherever I found out drawable I replaced it with mipmap. Good to check for mipmap with android studio 1.1. for more info :-https://androidbycode.wordpress.com/2015/02/14/goodbye-launcher-drawables-hello-mipmaps/

Solution 2

Here is how I solved the problem:

In my program there had been android.R import so it was giving error for R.drawable.ic_launcher ....removing android.R import worked for me..!!!

Solution 3

Check top line of your activity if have an import of

import android.R

delete it and clean your app.