Android: TextInputLayouts always have an error icon

Question

I have noticed that since a few days, all my TextInputLayouts have the "error exclamation point" always enabled. I haven't changed anything about those TextInputLayouts for a long time, so I really don't understand what is happening.

Here is a screenshot of how it looks:

Do you have have any idea what could be the source of this issue? Did something recently changed with the TextInputLayouts?

Thank you very much in advance

EDIT

Here is the related code: The .xml file is really simple. It's a list of TextInputLayouts and EditTexts like this:

<com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/default_margin"
    android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/default_margin"
    android:layout_marginRight="@dimen/default_margin">

    <com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputEditText
        android:id="@+id/txtAddressTitle"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:hint="@string/PROFILE_SCREEN_ADDRESS_INPUT_TITLE"
        android:inputType="textPersonName|textCapWords" />

</com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout>

Also, there absolutely no mention of setError() in my Kotlin code.

`TextInputLayout`'s error is a `TextView` underneath the `EditText`. That looks like `setError()` called directly on the `EditText`s, rather than the `TextInputLayout`s. — Mike M., Sep 02 '19 at 08:03
@MikeM. I don't use "editText.error". Also, the red exclamation points appear in the .xml preview. As if was enabled by default O_o — Valentin, Sep 02 '19 at 08:32
So, it's a tool issue? Not happening on your device after installing? — denvercoder9, Sep 02 '19 at 08:33
I think the default behaviour is showing that icon when error — Hanako, May 03 '21 at 21:55

score 53 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 15 '19 at 14:44

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You can try this. But It will permanently remove the error Icon. If you want to show it again you have do it programmatically.

app:errorIconDrawable="@null"

answered Sep 15 '19 at 14:44

OhhhThatVarun

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Attention. This property must be set on the layout, not on the edit text itself. – Marco7757 Jan 25 '21 at 09:55

Valentin · Accepted Answer · 2020-02-10T08:39:32.633

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Edit: It looks like it's fixed with com.google.android.material:material:1.2.0-alpha04.

Ho, I found the issue. I actually updated the version of the Material library from version com.google.android.material:material:1.1.0-alpha08 to com.google.android.material:material:1.1.0-alpha09.

Google changed the behaviour of Text Field (see here: https://github.com/material-components/material-components-android/releases/tag/1.1.0-alpha09):

Text Field:

Adding option to set TextInputLayout icons to be not checkable (6a88f2b)
Implementing error icon for text fields (3f73804)

edited Feb 10 '20 at 08:39

answered Sep 02 '19 at 08:44

Valentin

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Did you manage to solve this without having to downgrade to 1.1.0-alpha08? And if so, what changes did you make? – davidk Sep 11 '19 at 07:44
I'm using `implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.1.0-alpha10'` Still haing this issue – OhhhThatVarun Sep 15 '19 at 13:58

Android: TextInputLayouts always have an error icon

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