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Tried Chip component from both support library
com.google.android.support:design:28.0.0-rc01 and material
com.google.android.material:material:1.0.0-rc01

StackTrace

android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #72: Binary XML file 
      line #72: Error inflating class com.google.android.material.chip.Chip 
      at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:551)
      at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:429)`
Layout 
<com.google.android.material.chip.Chip
    android:id="@+id/chip"
    style="style/Widget.MaterialComponents.Chip.Entry"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:text="@string/account"
    app:closeIconEnabled="true" />`
                Are you extending on of the provided themes as explained in  material.io/develop/android/docs/getting-started?
– Paranoid42
                Aug 20, 2018 at 14:45
                @Paranoid42 thanks for the info.. Actually I didn't do that. Will get back after checking.
– Sourin Ghosh
                Aug 20, 2018 at 14:54
Theme.MaterialComponents
Theme.MaterialComponents.NoActionBar
Theme.MaterialComponents.Light
Theme.MaterialComponents.Light.NoActionBar
Theme.MaterialComponents.Light.DarkActionBar
For example:
<style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.MaterialComponents.Light.NoActionBar">
  
Note: Using a Material Components theme enables a custom view inflater
Source:
https://www.material.io/develop/android/docs/getting-started/
                I was wondering why any of com.google.android.material widget is not inflating in the app. This is the reason!
– OhhhThatVarun
                Sep 12, 2019 at 10:06
                In my case, val chip = new Chip(context) and val chip = layoutInflater.from(context).inflate were both failing despite my material theme. This is because I passed the wrong context (application context instead of activity context). Therefore, my material theme wasn't yet applied.
– rmirabelle
                Feb 5, 2021 at 20:50
                *.Bridge is better for most cases. "If you use a bridge theme, you can start using Material Design components without changing your app theme" material.io/develop/android/docs/getting-started#bridge-themes
– Zhou Hongbo
                Feb 16, 2022 at 10:29
You can juste add @style/Theme.MaterialComponents.Light style attribut in xml layout like this:
<com.google.android.material.chip.Chip
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="chip"
android:theme="@style/Theme.MaterialComponents.Light"/>
                getting The style on this component requires your app theme to be Theme.MaterialComponents (or a descendant).
– NehaK
                May 18, 2021 at 7:13
Add the following new theme attributes to your existing app theme:  
<style name="Theme.MyApp" parent="Theme.AppCompat">
    <!-- Original AppCompat attributes. -->
    <item name="colorPrimary">@color/my_app_primary_color</item>
    <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/my_app_primary_dark_color</item>
    <item name="colorAccent">@color/my_app_accent_color</item>
    <!-- New MaterialComponents attributes. -->
    <item name="colorSecondary">?attr/colorPrimary</item>
    <item name="scrimBackground">@color/mtrl_scrim_color</item>
    <item name="textAppearanceHeadline1">@style/TextAppearance.MaterialComponents.Headline1</item>
    <item name="textAppearanceHeadline2">@style/TextAppearance.MaterialComponents.Headline2</item>
    <item name="textAppearanceHeadline3">@style/TextAppearance.MaterialComponents.Headline3</item>
    <item name="textAppearanceHeadline4">@style/TextAppearance.MaterialComponents.Headline4</item>
    <item name="textAppearanceHeadline5">@style/TextAppearance.MaterialComponents.Headline5</item>
    <item name="textAppearanceHeadline6">@style/TextAppearance.MaterialComponents.Headline6</item>
    <item name="textAppearanceSubtitle1">@style/TextAppearance.MaterialComponents.Subtitle1</item>
    <item name="textAppearanceSubtitle2">@style/TextAppearance.MaterialComponents.Subtitle2</item>
    <item name="textAppearanceBody1">@style/TextAppearance.MaterialComponents.Body1</item>
    <item name="textAppearanceBody2">@style/TextAppearance.MaterialComponents.Body2</item>
    <item name="textAppearanceCaption">@style/TextAppearance.MaterialComponents.Caption</item>
    <item name="textAppearanceButton">@style/TextAppearance.MaterialComponents.Button</item>
    <item name="textAppearanceOverline">@style/TextAppearance.MaterialComponents.Overline</item>
</style>
Source: https://material.io/develop/android/docs/getting-started/

Thanks @Paranoid42
Finally Got a solution as how to generate chips dynamically using new material chips
Google has not provided any documentation for chipsInput layout or how to make a gmail address like layout. Using ChipDrawable won't give delete operation on chip option as can't call setOnCloseIconClickListener. I was able to do using HorizontalScrollView, ChipGroup and EditText 
Here's my code sample : 
MaterialChipsInputDemo 
You can use Theme.MaterialComponents.**.Bridge to replace your previous theme.
For example, if the old theme is Theme.AppCompat.DayNight.NoActionBar, the new theme will be Theme.MaterialComponents.DayNight.NoActionBar.Bridge.
See https://material.io/develop/android/docs/getting-started#bridge-themes
        
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