title: Android App crashes after splash screen
body: <p>I am able to load the splash screen but after 3 seconds the app crashes.I want to load the Main Activity after the splash screen.Also I found that the same topic was discussed earlier in stack over flow but it didn't helped me. </p>
  
  <p>Please help me solve the issues.</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>AndroidManifest.xml</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?&gt;
  &lt;manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
  package="com.example.a2.attemp2" &gt;
  
  &lt;application
      android:allowBackup="true"
      android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
      android:label="@string/app_name"
      android:theme="@style/AppTheme" &gt;
  
      &lt;activity
          android:name=".SplashScreen"
          android:label="@string/app_name" &gt;
          &lt;intent-filter&gt;
              &lt;action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" /&gt;
  
              &lt;category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" /&gt;
          &lt;/intent-filter&gt;
      &lt;/activity&gt;
  
      &lt;activity
          android:name=".MainActivity"
          android:label="@string/app_name" &gt;
          &lt;intent-filter&gt;
              &lt;action android:name="com.example.a2.MAINACTIVITY" /&gt;
  
              &lt;category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" /&gt;
          &lt;/intent-filter&gt;
      &lt;/activity&gt;
  &lt;/application&gt;
  
  &lt;/manifest&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>SplashScreen.java</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <pre><code>package com.example.a2.attemp2;
  import android.content.Intent;
  import android.os.Bundle;
  import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
  import android.view.Window;
  
  public class SplashScreen extends AppCompatActivity {
  
      @Override
      protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
  
  //        //Remove title bar
  //          this.requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE);
  //
  //        //Remove notification bar
  //       // this.getWindow().setFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN, WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN);
  //
  //        //set content view AFTER ABOVE sequence (to avoid crash)
  //        this.setContentView(R.layout.splash);
  
  
          // TODO Auto-generated method stub
          super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
          setContentView(R.layout.splash);
  
          Thread timerThread = new Thread(){
              public void run(){
                  try{
                      sleep(3000);
                  }catch(InterruptedException e){
                      e.printStackTrace();
                  }finally{
                      Intent i = new Intent(SplashScreen.this, MainActivity.class);
                      startActivity(i);
  
                      finish();
                  }
              }
          };
          timerThread.start();
      }
  
      @Override
      protected void onPause() {
          // TODO Auto-generated method stub
          super.onPause();
          finish();
      }
  
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>MainActivity.java</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <pre><code>package com.example.a2.attemp2;
  import android.os.Bundle;
  import android.support.design.widget.FloatingActionButton;
  import android.support.design.widget.Snackbar;
  import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
  import android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar;
  import android.view.View;
  import android.view.Menu;
  import android.view.MenuItem;
  
  public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
  
      @Override
      protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
          super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
          setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
          Toolbar toolbar = (Toolbar) findViewById(R.id.toolbar);
          setSupportActionBar(toolbar);
  
          FloatingActionButton fab = (FloatingActionButton) findViewById(R.id.fab);
          fab.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
              @Override
              public void onClick(View view) {
                  Snackbar.make(view, "Replace with your own action", Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG)
                          .setAction("Action", null).show();
              }
          });
      }
  
      @Override
      public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
          // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
          getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.menu_main, menu);
          return true;
      }
  
      @Override
      public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
          // Handle action bar item clicks here. The action bar will
          // automatically handle clicks on the Home/Up button, so long
          // as you specify a parent activity in AndroidManifest.xml.
          int id = item.getItemId();
  
          //noinspection SimplifiableIfStatement
          if (id == R.id.action_settings) {
              return true;
          }
  
          return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
      }
  }
  
  I had recently started another project with same code with different package com.example.jarvis.digin I assure you that there is no compilation errors.
  </code></pre>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>EVENT LOG</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <pre><code>    10-17 21:46:20.887 7359-7359/com.example.jarvis.digin E/Trace: error opening trace file: No such file or directory (2)
  10-17 21:46:21.347 7359-7359/com.example.jarvis.digin W/dalvikvm: VFY: unable to find class referenced in signature (Landroid/view/SearchEvent;)
  10-17 21:46:21.347 7359-7359/com.example.jarvis.digin I/dalvikvm: Could not find method android.view.Window$Callback.onSearchRequested, referenced from method android.support.v7.internal.view.WindowCallbackWrapper.onSearchRequested
  10-17 21:46:21.347 7359-7359/com.example.jarvis.digin W/dalvikvm: VFY: unable to resolve interface method 17898: Landroid/view/Window$Callback;.onSearchRequested (Landroid/view/SearchEvent;)Z
  10-17 21:46:21.347 7359-7359/com.example.jarvis.digin D/dalvikvm: VFY: replacing opcode 0x72 at 0x0002
  10-17 21:46:21.347 7359-7359/com.example.jarvis.digin I/dalvikvm: Could not find method android.view.Window$Callback.onWindowStartingActionMode, referenced from method android.support.v7.internal.view.WindowCallbackWrapper.onWindowStartingActionMode
  10-17 21:46:21.347 7359-7359/com.example.jarvis.digin W/dalvikvm: VFY: unable to resolve interface method 17902: Landroid/view/Window$Callback;.onWindowStartingActionMode (Landroid/view/ActionMode$Callback;I)Landroid/view/ActionMode;
  10-17 21:46:21.357 7359-7359/com.example.jarvis.digin D/dalvikvm: VFY: replacing opcode 0x72 at 0x0002
  10-17 21:46:21.457 7359-7359/com.example.jarvis.digin D/AndroidRuntime: Shutting down VM
  10-17 21:46:21.457 7359-7359/com.example.jarvis.digin W/dalvikvm: threadid=1: thread exiting with uncaught exception (group=0x419a9300)
  10-17 21:46:21.457 7359-7359/com.example.jarvis.digin E/AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: main
  10-17 21:46:21.457 7359-7359/com.example.jarvis.digin E/AndroidRuntime: java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.example.jarvis.digin/com.example.jarvis.digin.SplashScreen}: java.lang.IllegalStateException: You need to use a Theme.AppCompat theme (or descendant) with this activity.
  10-17 21:46:21.457 7359-7359/com.example.jarvis.digin E/AndroidRuntime:     at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2059)
  10-17 21:46:21.457 7359-7359/com.example.jarvis.digin E/AndroidRuntime:     at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2084)
  10-17 21:46:21.457 7359-7359/com.example.jarvis.digin E/AndroidRuntime:     at android.app.ActivityThread.access$600(ActivityThread.java:130)
  10-17 21:46:21.457 7359-7359/com.example.jarvis.digin E/AndroidRuntime:     at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1195)
  10-17 21:46:21.457 7359-7359/com.example.jarvis.digin E/AndroidRuntime:     at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
  10-17 21:46:21.457 7359-7359/com.example.jarvis.digin E/AndroidRuntime:     at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:137)
  10-17 21:46:21.457 7359-7359/com.example.jarvis.digin E/AndroidRuntime:     at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:4745)
  10-17 21:46:21.457 7359-7359/com.example.jarvis.digin E/AndroidRuntime:     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
  10-17 21:46:21.457 7359-7359/com.example.jarvis.digin E/AndroidRuntime:     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:511)
  10-17 21:46:21.457 7359-7359/com.example.jarvis.digin E/AndroidRuntime:     at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:786)
  10-17 21:46:21.457 7359-7359/com.example.jarvis.digin E/AndroidRuntime:     at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:553)
  10-17 21:46:21.457 7359-7359/com.example.jarvis.digin E/AndroidRuntime:     at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
  10-17 21:46:21.457 7359-7359/com.example.jarvis.digin E/AndroidRuntime:  Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: You need to use a Theme.AppCompat theme (or descendant) with this activity.
  10-17 21:46:21.457 7359-7359/com.example.jarvis.digin E/AndroidRuntime:     at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatDelegateImplV7.createSubDecor(AppCompatDelegateImplV7.java:311)
  10-17 21:46:21.457 7359-7359/com.example.jarvis.digin E/AndroidRuntime:     at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatDelegateImplV7.ensureSubDecor(AppCompatDelegateImplV7.java:280)
  10-17 21:46:21.457 7359-7359/com.example.jarvis.digin E/AndroidRuntime:     at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatDelegateImplV7.setContentView(AppCompatDelegateImplV7.java:254)
  10-17 21:46:21.457 7359-7359/com.example.jarvis.digin E/AndroidRuntime:     at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity.setContentView(AppCompatActivity.java:109)
  10-17 21:46:21.457 7359-7359/com.example.jarvis.digin E/AndroidRuntime:     at com.example.jarvis.digin.SplashScreen.onCreate(SplashScreen.java:17)
  10-17 21:46:21.457 7359-7359/com.example.jarvis.digin E/AndroidRuntime:     at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:5008)
  10-17 21:46:21.457 7359-7359/com.example.jarvis.digin E/AndroidRuntime:     at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1079)
  10-17 21:46:21.457 7359-7359/com.example.jarvis.digin E/AndroidRuntime:     at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2023)
  10-17 21:46:21.457 7359-7359/com.example.jarvis.digin E/AndroidRuntime:     at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2084) 
  10-17 21:46:21.457 7359-7359/com.example.jarvis.digin E/AndroidRuntime:     at android.app.ActivityThread.access$600(ActivityThread.java:130) 
  10-17 21:46:21.457 7359-7359/com.example.jarvis.digin E/AndroidRuntime:     at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1195) 
  10-17 21:46:21.457 7359-7359/com.example.jarvis.digin E/AndroidRuntime:     at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99) 
  10-17 21:46:21.457 7359-7359/com.example.jarvis.digin E/AndroidRuntime:     at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:137) 
  10-17 21:46:21.457 7359-7359/com.example.jarvis.digin E/AndroidRuntime:     at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:4745) 
  10-17 21:46:21.457 7359-7359/com.example.jarvis.digin E/AndroidRuntime:     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method) 
  10-17 21:46:21.457 7359-7359/com.example.jarvis.digin E/AndroidRuntime:     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:511) 
  10-17 21:46:21.457 7359-7359/com.example.jarvis.digin E/AndroidRuntime:     at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:786) 
  10-17 21:46:21.457 7359-7359/com.example.jarvis.digin E/AndroidRuntime:     at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:553) 
  10-17 21:46:21.457 7359-7359/com.example.jarvis.digin E/AndroidRuntime:     at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method) 
  </code></pre>