Stripe CardInputWidget not appearing after update

After upgrading my Stripe implementation, the CardInputWidget no longer appears in my app.

Error:

Error inflating class com.stripe.android.view.CardInputWidget

Gradle implementation:

implementation 'com.stripe:stripe-android:16.9.0'

XML Code for Payment Dialog:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    android:layout_width="350dp"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_gravity="center"
    android:fitsSystemWindows="false">

    <androidx.cardview.widget.CardView
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        app:cardCornerRadius="10dp">

        <LinearLayout
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:orientation="vertical"
            android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
            android:padding="8dp">

            <ImageView
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_marginTop="5dp"
                android:src="@drawable/card_outline_stripe" />

            <com.example.dev.customs.CustomTextView
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:gravity="center"
                android:layout_gravity="center"
                android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
                android:text="@string/enter_your_payment_method"
                android:textSize="20sp"
                app:fontTextView="MuseoSans-900" />

            <com.stripe.android.view.CardInputWidget
                android:id="@+id/dialogue_edit_payment_card"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layoutDirection="ltr"
                android:layout_marginTop="5dp"
                android:padding="3dp"
                android:background="@drawable/bg_stripe_payment"
                android:textDirection="ltr" />

            <LinearLayout
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:orientation="horizontal"
                android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
                android:layout_marginBottom="5dp">

                <Button
                    android:id="@+id/btn_submit"
                    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                    android:layout_gravity="end"
                    android:text="@string/label_submit"
                    android:padding="3dp"
                    android:textStyle="bold"
                    android:textSize="16sp"
                    android:textColor="@color/gradient_blue_1"
                    android:background="@drawable/btn_submit_bg"/>
            </LinearLayout>
        </LinearLayout>
    </androidx.cardview.widget.CardView>
</RelativeLayout>

Code:

btnStartPlan.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
 @Override public void onClick(View v) {
            showPaymentDialog();
        }
    });
    
dialog.setContentView(R.layout.dialog_payment);

I've searched for solutions but haven't found anything that works. Any ideas on what might be causing this issue?

The issue arises from a compatibility problem between certain versions of androidx.appcompat:appcompat and Stripe's Android SDK.

Cause:

Updating androidx.appcompat:appcompat to version 1.3.0 or 1.4.0-alpha02 causes the CardInputWidget to fail to inflate properly, leading to the crash.

Solution:

Updating the Stripe dependency to com.stripe:stripe-android:16.10.2 resolves this issue.

I reported this issue on Stripe's GitHub repository, and they worked on a fix. For more details, you can check the GitHub issue #3770.

Steps to Fix:

1. Update your build.gradle file to use com.stripe:stripe-android:16.10.2 or later.
2. Ensure that your androidx.appcompat:appcompat dependency is compatible with this version of Stripe.

Gradle:

implementation 'com.stripe:stripe-android:16.10.2'
implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.3.1'  // or later