Error : Ambiguous method call. Both findViewById (int) in AppCompactActivity and Activity

Issue

I am getting the error: “Ambiguous method call” on initializing Toolbar using Android Studio 3.0 RC1. I have extended my Activity with AppCompatActivity and compiling my application using ‘compileSdkVersion 26’.
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Solution

If you recently updated your project to API, Try doing

File -> Invalidate Caches / Restart

then

File -> Sync Project with Gradle Files

this resolve for me.

Answered By – Upendra Shah

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