Why am I getting this error "Expected resource of type raw" in Android Studio?

Replace

InputStream is = getResources().openRawResource(R.drawable.icon);

With

InputStream is = getResources().openRawResource(+ R.drawable.icon);

The error occurred because Android Studio expected a resource file of type raw.

Solution 1:

Create a new folder in your "res" folder called "raw", and put your icon there. The raw folder should contain all your media files of your app.

Then replace

InputStream is = getResources().openRawResource(R.drawable.icon);

with

InputStream is = getResources().openRawResource(R.raw.icon);

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Solution 2:

Another solution is to do it like this. This doesn't require you to create a raw folder:

InputStream is = getResources().openRawResource(+ R.drawable.icon);