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Android getResources().getDrawable() deprecated API 22

You have some options to handle this deprecation the right (and future proof) way, depending on which kind of drawable you are loading: A) drawables with theme attributes You’ll obtain a styled Drawable as your Activity theme instructs. This is probably what you need. B) drawables without theme attributes You’ll get your unstyled drawable the old way. Please note: ResourcesCompat.getDrawable() is not deprecated! EXTRA) drawables with theme attributes from another theme

getResources().getColor() is deprecated

It looks like the best approach is to use: eg: This will choose the Marshmallow two parameter method or the pre-Marshmallow method appropriately.

Is there a way to get the source code from an APK file?

Simple way: use online tool https://www.decompiler.com/, upload apk and get source code. Procedure for decoding .apk files, step-by-step method: Step 1: Make a new folder and copy over the .apk file that you want to decode. Now rename the extension of this .apk file to .zip (e.g. rename from filename.apk to filename.zip) and save it. Now … Read more

Failed linking file resources

You maybe having this error on your java files because there is one or more XML file with error. Go through all your XML files and resolve errors, then clean or rebuild project from build menu Start with your most recent edited XML file

Execution failed for task ‘:app:processDebugResources’ even with latest build tools

Set your compileSdkVersion to 23 in your module’s build.gradle file.