java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: This component requires that you specify a valid android:textAppearance attribute

Question

I have a com.google.android.material.button.MaterialButton component in one of my layout file and I get this error when I am using the latest version of the Material Compone

Answer 1

if your theme does not extend MaterialComponents theme, and you want to keep the AppCompat theme, use a bridge theme, that would allow you to use material components keeping the AppCompat theme.

change your existing theme from:

to this: