Error inflating class NavigationView caused by ResourceNotFoundException

So around 1% of my daily users are haunted with the NavigationView exception which is caused by an image resource not being found. I find that strange, 99% of other users are just fine. I was hoping that updating my dependancies in version iterations will resolve the issue itself, but unfortunately, this error has stayed in my Crashlytics logs for 6 iterations already and it's the worst crash that is affecting my users.

The obvious thing would be that it is specific to older devices, but this would be a wrong assumption. It is not device specific, neither version specific. Although some specifics can be pointed out

• Android Version
  • 90% Andorid 8
  • 10% Android 7
• Device
  • Huawei 50%
  • Samsung 50%

Two relevant dependancies i'm using:

implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.0.2'
implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.0.0'

The relevant piece of code in the XML layout:

<com.google.android.material.navigation.NavigationView
    android:id="@+id/navigation"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:layout_gravity="start"
    android:theme="@style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Light"
    app:headerLayout="@layout/layout_drawer_header2"
    app:menu="@menu/navigation" />

The Header layout:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:id="@+id/authWrapper"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:background="?android:attr/windowBackground"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:theme="@style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Dark"
    tools:layout_width="240dp">


    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/number"
        style="@style/Base.TextAppearance.AppCompat.Display3"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginStart="16dp"
        android:layout_marginLeft="16dp"
        android:fontFamily="sans-serif-medium"
        android:textColor="?android:textColorPrimary"
        android:textStyle="italic"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="@+id/car"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="@+id/driver"
        tools:text="#01" />

    <ImageView
        android:id="@+id/driverIcon"
        android:layout_width="12dp"
        android:layout_height="12dp"
        android:layout_marginStart="4dp"
        android:layout_marginLeft="4dp"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="@+id/driver"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="@+id/number"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="@+id/driver"
        app:srcCompat="@drawable/ic_person_white_24dp" />


    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/driver"
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginEnd="2dp"
        android:layout_marginStart="4dp"
        android:layout_marginLeft="4dp"
        android:layout_marginRight="2dp"
        android:layout_marginTop="16dp"
        android:drawablePadding="8dp"
        android:ellipsize="end"
        android:lines="1"
        android:textAppearance="@style/Base.TextAppearance.AppCompat.Body1"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="@+id/driverIcon"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
        tools:text="Drivers name" />

    <ImageView
        android:id="@+id/coDriverIcon"
        android:layout_width="12dp"
        android:layout_height="12dp"
        android:layout_marginStart="4dp"
        android:layout_marginLeft="4dp"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="@+id/codriver"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="@+id/number"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="@+id/codriver"
        app:srcCompat="@drawable/ic_person_white_24dp" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/codriver"
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginEnd="2dp"
        android:layout_marginStart="4dp"
        android:layout_marginLeft="4dp"
        android:layout_marginRight="2dp"
        android:drawablePadding="8dp"
        android:ellipsize="end"
        android:lines="1"
        android:textAppearance="@style/Base.TextAppearance.AppCompat.Body1"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="@+id/coDriverIcon"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/driver"
        tools:text="Co-Driver name" />

    <ImageView
        android:id="@+id/carIcon"
        android:layout_width="12dp"
        android:layout_height="12dp"
        android:layout_marginStart="4dp"
        android:layout_marginLeft="4dp"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="@+id/car"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="@+id/number"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="@+id/car"
        app:srcCompat="@drawable/ic_car_white_24dp" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/car"
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginEnd="2dp"
        android:layout_marginStart="4dp"
        android:layout_marginLeft="4dp"
        android:layout_marginRight="2dp"
        android:ellipsize="end"
        android:lines="1"
        android:textAppearance="@style/Base.TextAppearance.AppCompat.Body1"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="@+id/carIcon"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/codriver"
        tools:text="Racing Car" />


    <RelativeLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:visibility="gone">

        <ImageView
            android:id="@+id/image"
            android:layout_width="72dp"
            android:layout_height="72dp"
            android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
            android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
            app:srcCompat="@drawable/ic_account_circle_white_24dp" />

        <ImageView
            android:id="@+id/logout"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
            android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
            android:padding="12dp"
            android:tint="@android:color/white"
            app:srcCompat="@drawable/ic_log_out" />
    </RelativeLayout>

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/switchText"
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginLeft="16dp"
        android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
        android:layout_marginStart="16dp"
        android:layout_marginRight="8dp"
        android:autoLink="web"
        android:gravity="center_vertical"
        android:maxLines="2"
        android:text="@string/track_me_on_racelivemaps_com"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toStartOf="@+id/trackingOn"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/number" />


    <Switch
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:id="@+id/trackingOn"
        android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
        android:layout_marginRight="8dp"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:padding="8dp"
        android:autoLink="web"
        android:gravity="center_vertical"

        android:maxLines="2"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="@+id/switchText"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="@+id/switchText" />


    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/textView12"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginStart="16dp"
        android:layout_marginLeft="16dp"
        android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
        android:text="@string/active_stage"
        android:textAppearance="@style/Base.TextAppearance.AppCompat.Body2"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/switchText" />

    <Spinner
        android:id="@+id/activeStage"
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginBottom="8dp"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/textView12" />

</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>

The menu:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <item android:title="@string/mode">
        <menu>
            <group android:checkableBehavior="single">

                <item
                    android:id="@+id/recce"
                    android:icon="@drawable/ic_write_black_24dp"
                    android:title="@string/reccemode" />
                <item
                    android:id="@+id/liaison"
                    android:icon="@drawable/ic_route_black_24dp"
                    android:title="@string/liaisonmode" />

                <item
                    android:id="@+id/racing"
                    android:icon="@drawable/ic_racing_flag_black_24dp"
                    android:title="@string/racemode" />

                <item
                    android:id="@+id/tsd"
                    android:icon="@drawable/ic_timer_black_24dp"
                    android:title="@string/tsd" />

                <item
                    android:id="@+id/tsd_advanced"
                    android:icon="@drawable/ic_tsd_advanced"
                    android:title="@string/tsd_advanced" />

                <item
                    android:id="@+id/custom_1"
                    android:icon="@drawable/ic_navigation_layout"
                    android:title="@string/custom_layout_1" />

                <item
                    android:id="@+id/custom_2"
                    android:icon="@drawable/ic_navigation_layout"
                    android:title="@string/custom_layout_2" />

                <item
                    android:id="@+id/custom_3"
                    android:icon="@drawable/ic_navigation_layout"
                    android:title="@string/custom_layout_3" />

            </group>
        </menu>
    </item>
    <group android:checkableBehavior="none">
        <item
            android:id="@+id/stages"
            android:icon="@drawable/ic_stage_black_24dp"
            android:title="@string/special_stages" />

        <item
            android:id="@+id/settings"
            android:icon="@drawable/ic_settings_black_24dp"
            android:title="@string/settings" />

        <item
            android:id="@+id/customize_ui"
            android:icon="@drawable/ic_layout_edit"
            android:title="@string/customize_ui" />

        <item
            android:id="@+id/weather"
            android:icon="@drawable/ic_weather"
            android:title="@string/weather" />

        <item
            android:id="@+id/login"
            android:icon="@drawable/ic_key_white_24dp"
            android:title="@string/log_in" />

        <item
            android:id="@+id/manual"
            android:icon="@drawable/ic_manual"
            android:title="@string/user_manual" />

        <item
            android:id="@+id/language"
            android:icon="@drawable/ic_translate"
            android:title="@string/language" />

        <item
            android:id="@+id/invite"
            android:icon="@drawable/ic_share_black_24dp"
            android:title="@string/invite" />

        <item
            android:id="@+id/feedback"
            android:icon="@drawable/ic_feedback_black_24dp"
            android:title="@string/feedback_report_bug" />

        <item
            android:id="@+id/tester"
            android:icon="@drawable/ic_tester"
            android:title="@string/become_a_tester" />

        <item
            android:id="@+id/policy"
            android:icon="@drawable/ic_policy"
            android:title="@string/privacy_policy" />

        <item
            android:id="@+id/logoff"
            android:icon="@drawable/ic_key_white_24dp"
            android:title="@string/log_off" />

        <item
            android:id="@+id/exit"
            android:icon="@drawable/ic_exit_to_app_black_24dp"
            android:title="@string/exit" />


    </group>


</menu>

And finally the crash logs.

android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #48: Binary XML file line #48: Error inflating class com.google.android.material.navigation.NavigationView at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:3173) at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:3284) at android.app.ActivityThread.-wrap12(Unknown Source) at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1894) at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:109) at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:166) at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7383) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java) at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:469) at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:963)

Caused by android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #48: Binary XML file line #48: Error inflating class com.google.android.material.navigation.NavigationView

Caused by android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #48: Error inflating class com.google.android.material.navigation.NavigationView

Caused by java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance0(Constructor.java) at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:334) at android.view.LayoutInflater.createView(LayoutInflater.java:658) at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:801) at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:741) at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:874) at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflateChildren(LayoutInflater.java:835) at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:515) at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:423) at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:374) at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatDelegateImpl.setContentView(AppCompatDelegateImpl.java:469) at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity.setContentView(AppCompatActivity.java:140) at ee.siimplangi.rallytripmeter.activities.MainActivity.onCreate(MainActivity.kt:186) at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:7358) at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:7349) at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1219) at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:3126) at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:3284) at android.app.ActivityThread.-wrap12(Unknown Source) at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1894) at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:109) at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:166) at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7383) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java) at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:469) at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:963)

Caused by android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #29: Binary XML file line #29: Error inflating class ImageView

Caused by android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #29: Error inflating class ImageView

Caused by android.content.res.Resources$NotFoundException: Resource ID

0x7f0800a5

   at android.content.res.ResourcesImpl.getValue(ResourcesImpl.java:290)
   at android.content.res.Resources.getValue(Resources.java:1476)
   at androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatDrawableManager.createDrawableIfNeeded(AppCompatDrawableManager.java:235)
   at androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatDrawableManager.getDrawable(AppCompatDrawableManager.java:200)
   at androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatDrawableManager.getDrawable(AppCompatDrawableManager.java:191)
   at androidx.appcompat.content.res.AppCompatResources.getDrawable(AppCompatResources.java:102)
   at androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatImageHelper.loadFromAttributes(AppCompatImageHelper.java:59)
   at androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatImageView.(AppCompatImageView.java:78)
   at androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatImageView.(AppCompatImageView.java:68)
   at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatViewInflater.createImageView(AppCompatViewInflater.java:182)
   at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatViewInflater.createView(AppCompatViewInflater.java:106)
   at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatDelegateImpl.createView(AppCompatDelegateImpl.java:1266)
   at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatDelegateImpl.onCreateView(AppCompatDelegateImpl.java:1316)
   at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:783)
   at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:741)
   at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:874)
   at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflateChildren(LayoutInflater.java:835)
   at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:515)
   at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:423)
   at com.google.android.material.internal.NavigationMenuPresenter.inflateHeaderView(NavigationMenuPresenter.java:207)
   at com.google.android.material.navigation.NavigationView.inflateHeaderView(NavigationView.java:281)
   at com.google.android.material.navigation.NavigationView.(NavigationView.java:193)
   at com.google.android.material.navigation.NavigationView.(NavigationView.java:104)
   at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance0(Constructor.java)
   at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:334)
   at android.view.LayoutInflater.createView(LayoutInflater.java:658)
   at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:801)
   at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:741)
   at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:874)
   at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflateChildren(LayoutInflater.java:835)
   at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:515)
   at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:423)
   at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:374)
   at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatDelegateImpl.setContentView(AppCompatDelegateImpl.java:469)
   at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity.setContentView(AppCompatActivity.java:140)
   at ee.siimplangi.rallytripmeter.activities.MainActivity.onCreate(MainActivity.kt:186)
   at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:7358)
   at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:7349)
   at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1219)
   at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:3126)
   at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:3284)
   at android.app.ActivityThread.-wrap12(Unknown Source)
   at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1894)
   at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:109)
   at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:166)
   at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7383)
   at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java)
   at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:469)
   at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:963)

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