DatePicker crash in samsung with android 5.0

Question

I am having trouble with creating a datepicker in samsung note 2 device with lollipop 5.0. The exception is:

java.util.IllegalFormatConversionException: %d can not format java.lang.String arguments     at java.util.Formatter.badArgumentType(Formatter.java:1489)     at java.util.Formatter.transformFromInteger(Formatter.java:1689)     at java.util.Formatter.transform(Formatter.java:1461)     at java.util.Formatter.doFormat(Formatter.java:1081)     at java.util.Formatter.format(Formatter.java:1042)     at java.util.Formatter.format(Formatter.java:1011)     at java.lang.String.format(String.java:1803)     at android.content.res.Resources.getString(Resources.java:1457)     at android.content.Context.getString(Context.java:397)     at android.widget.SimpleMonthView$MonthViewTouchHelper.getItemDescription(SimpleMonthView.java:684)     at android.widget.SimpleMonthView$MonthViewTouchHelper.onPopulateNodeForVirtualView(SimpleMonthView.java:628)     at com.android.internal.widget.ExploreByTouchHelper.createNodeForChild(ExploreByTouchHelper.java:377)     at com.android.internal.widget.ExploreByTouchHelper.createNode(ExploreByTouchHelper.java:316)     at com.android.internal.widget.ExploreByTouchHelper.access$100(ExploreByTouchHelper.java:50)     at com.android.internal.widget.ExploreByTouchHelper$ExploreByTouchNodeProvider.createAccessibilityNodeInfo(ExploreByTouchHelper.java:711)     at android.view.AccessibilityInteractionController$AccessibilityNodePrefetcher.prefetchDescendantsOfVirtualNode(AccessibilityInteractionController.java:1179)     at android.view.AccessibilityInteractionController$AccessibilityNodePrefetcher.prefetchDescendantsOfRealNode(AccessibilityInteractionController.java:1091)     at android.view.AccessibilityInteractionController$AccessibilityNodePrefetcher.prefetchDescendantsOfRealNode(AccessibilityInteractionController.java:1087)     at android.view.AccessibilityInteractionController$AccessibilityNodePrefetcher.prefetchDescendantsOfRealNode(AccessibilityInteractionController.java:1087)     at android.view.AccessibilityInteractionController$AccessibilityNodePrefetcher.prefetchDescendantsOfRealNode(AccessibilityInteractionController.java:1087)     at android.view.AccessibilityInteractionController$AccessibilityNodePrefetcher.prefetchDescendantsOfRealNode(AccessibilityInteractionController.java:1087)     at android.view.AccessibilityInteractionController$AccessibilityNodePrefetcher.prefetchDescendantsOfRealNode(AccessibilityInteractionController.java:1087)     at android.view.AccessibilityInteractionController$AccessibilityNodePrefetcher.prefetchDescendantsOfRealNode(AccessibilityInteractionController.java:1087)     at android.view.AccessibilityInteractionController$AccessibilityNodePrefetcher.prefetchDescendantsOfRealNode(AccessibilityInteractionController.java:1087)     at android.view.AccessibilityInteractionController$AccessibilityNodePrefetcher.prefetchDescendantsOfRealNode(AccessibilityInteractionController.java:1087)     at android.view.AccessibilityInteractionController$AccessibilityNodePrefetcher.prefetchDescendantsOfRealNode(AccessibilityInteractionController.java:1087)     at android.view.AccessibilityInteractionController$AccessibilityNodePrefetcher.prefetchAccessibilityNodeInfos(AccessibilityInteractionController.java:888)     at android.view.AccessibilityInteractionController.findAccessibilityNodeInfoByAccessibilityIdUiThread(AccessibilityInteractionController.java:155)     at android.view.AccessibilityInteractionController.access$400(AccessibilityInteractionController.java:53)     at android.view.AccessibilityInteractionController$PrivateHandler.handleMessage(AccessibilityInteractionController.java:1236)     at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)     at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:145)     at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5944)     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:372)     at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:1389)     at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:1184) 

I have used the example provided in the official android studio page:

public static class DatePickerFragment extends DialogFragment             implements DatePickerDialog.OnDateSetListener {      @Override     public Dialog onCreateDialog(Bundle savedInstanceState) {         // Use the current date as the default date in the picker         final Calendar c = Calendar.getInstance();         int year = c.get(Calendar.YEAR);         int month = c.get(Calendar.MONTH);         int day = c.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH);         // Create a new instance of DatePickerDialog and return it          DatePickerDialog dpd = new DatePickerDialog(getActivity(), this,year, month, day);         return dpd;       }     @Override     public void onDateSet(DatePicker view, int year, int month, int day) {         // get the date here      } } 

I call it like this:

DialogFragment newFragment = new DatePickerFragment(); newFragment.show(getFragmentManager(), "datePicker"); 

In other devices works fine.

I also tried creating my own layout with a DatePicker in it, really simple but also crashes. Is this some Android bug?

Answer 1

As Ridcully says, its an issue with Samsung's 5.0 implementation

Workaround suggestions can be found here. Unfortunately none are the most pretty.

DatePicker crashes on my device when clicked (with personal app)