Support library VectorDrawable Resources$NotFoundException

It took 3 separate things for me to get this to work using support library 23.4.0:

  1. Add this to build.gradle

    defaultConfig {
        vectorDrawables.useSupportLibrary = true
    }
    
  2. Add the following to onCreate of your Application class

    AppCompatDelegate.setCompatVectorFromResourcesEnabled(true);
    

    (From the reference of this link - "https://stackoverflow.com/a/45582033/10752962")

    In API less then 21,use this line before setContentView();

  3. For all XML views in which you are setting a vector drawable replace

    android:src
    

    with

    app:srcCompat
    

    and in the code replace this:

    imageView.setImageResource(...);
    

    with

    imageView.setImageDrawable(...);
    

To complement some of the answers here: backward-compatible support for VectorDrawables comes with a price and doesn't work in all cases.

In which cases does it work? I've made this diagram to help (valid for Support Library 23.4.0 to at least 25.1.0).

VectorDrawable cheatsheet


Try using:

imageView.setImageDrawable(VectorDrawableCompat.create(getResources(), drawableRes, null));

You don't have to add AppCompatDelegate.setCompatVectorFromResourcesEnabled(true); this way.

Just inflate your vector drawables using VectorDrawableCompat and you're all set.