Android device is not showing the background image

Question

I have created a project, targeting

android 4.4 - API Level 19

, as suggested by eclipse.

Anyways, on the emulator everything looks perfect - here is a screenshot:

app screenshot

The problems comes when I install it on my real device - running android

4.1.2

. Everything is just perfect and working like a charm, excepting the background image. It is showing a white background, like the picture does not exists.

Here is my xml:

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"

    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"

    android:layout_width="match_parent"

    android:layout_height="wrap_content"

    android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"

    android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"

    android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"

    android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"

    tools:context=".MainActivity" 

    android:orientation="vertical"

    android:gravity="center"

    android:padding="30dp"

    android:background="@drawable/wg_blurred_backgrounds_12"

>



<Button

    android:layout_width="fill_parent"

    android:layout_height="wrap_content"

    android:text="@string/btnTopJokes" 

    android:onClick="showTopJokes"   

    android:gravity="center" 

/>



<Button

    android:layout_marginTop="10dp"

    android:layout_width="fill_parent"

    android:layout_height="wrap_content"

    android:text="@string/btnNewJokes" 

    android:onClick="showNewJokes" 

    android:gravity="center"

/>



<Button

    android:layout_marginTop="10dp"

    android:layout_width="fill_parent"

    android:layout_height="wrap_content"

    android:text="@string/btnAllJokes" 

    android:onClick="showAllJokes" 

    android:gravity="center"

/>



<Button

    android:layout_marginTop="10dp"

    android:layout_width="fill_parent"

    android:layout_height="wrap_content"

    android:text="@string/btnMyFavorites" 

    android:onClick="showFavorites" 

    android:gravity="center"

/>



<Button

    android:layout_marginTop="10dp"

    android:layout_width="fill_parent"

    android:layout_height="wrap_content"

    android:text="@string/btnCategories" 

    android:onClick="showCategories"

    android:gravity="center"

/>



<Button

    android:layout_marginTop="10dp"

    android:layout_width="fill_parent"

    android:layout_height="wrap_content"

    android:text="@string/btnAddNewJoke" 

    android:gravity="center"

/>



</LinearLayout>

Isn't

android:background="@drawable/wg_blurred_backgrounds_12

working on android

4.1.2

?

Do I have to change anything in the premissions? Here is what I have now:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />

I know that I miss something really small, but I'm not able to spot it as a beginner.

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Answer 1

Try with a lower-resolution background. The one you are trying might be too big. You can check that in your logcat.

Android device is not showing the background image

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