The method checkSelfPermission(Context, String) is undefined for the type ContextCompat

Question

Context context;

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
         


        

Answer 1

You can set target android of your project to android 6.0 or higher. Then add android-support-v4.jar

Answer 2

This issue occurs because the support library is out of date.

If you're using Eclipse, I've found the most simple solution is to right-click the project and go to:

Android Tools > Add support library...

If this doesn't resolve the issue, you probably need to update the SDK first:

Window > Android SDK Manager > Install Updates

The support library will be added/updated and will no longer show this error.

Answer 3

ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission() requires support library in version 23 or higher.

Add in dependencies block in lower-level build.gradle:

compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.1.1' 

If you have previous version here (which you probably have), you should replace lane with provided by me.