[CB-13200] Android app crash when accessing camera in release build only

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Blocker
• Resolution: Cannot Reproduce
• Component/s: cordova-plugin-camera
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Kyle
• Created: 19/Aug/17 16:12
• Updated: 26/Sep/22 23:07
• Resolved: 26/Sep/22 23:07

Description

Recent changes to the camera plugin were added to use FileProvider instead of "file://" URIs to fix this bug originally. The changes seem to work when building and testing a debug apk, but (at least in my case) fail upon using a release build. Is anyone else seeing this?

My project has been upgraded to the latest of cordova and the camera plugin:
> cordova-plugin-camera 2.4.1 "Camera"
> cordova -v
> "7.0.1"

If I run the project through Android Studio, everything works great. If I use "gradlew assembleRelease" or build a signed apk via Android Studio's interface, the app crashes.

The crash occurs after choosing "Camera" from the dialog for where to source a photo, and then after clicking "Allow" on the Android permissions prompt (assuming you haven't given permissions yet.)

Below is the full stack trace of one of the recent crashes. I believe this is the same exception and stack trace as the original crash that the recent changes in the camera plugin were fixing.

Please let me know if you need additional details.

Stack Trace:

java.lang.RuntimeException: Failure delivering result ResultInfo{who=@android:requestPermissions:, request=0, result=-1, data=Intent { act=android.content.pm.action.REQUEST_PERMISSIONS (has extras) }} to activity {edu.okstate.traditions/com.essenzasoftware.essenzaapp.MainActivity}: java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'android.content.res.XmlResourceParser android.content.pm.PackageItemInfo.loadXmlMetaData(android.content.pm.PackageManager, java.lang.String)' on a null object reference
                                                       at android.app.ActivityThread.deliverResults(ActivityThread.java:4090)
                                                       at android.app.ActivityThread.handleSendResult(ActivityThread.java:4133)
                                                       at android.app.ActivityThread.-wrap20(ActivityThread.java)
                                                       at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1534)
                                                       at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
                                                       at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:154)
                                                       at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6121)
                                                       at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
                                                       at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:889)
                                                       at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:779)
                                                    Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'android.content.res.XmlResourceParser android.content.pm.PackageItemInfo.loadXmlMetaData(android.content.pm.PackageManager, java.lang.String)' on a null object reference
                                                       at android.support.v4.content.FileProvider.b(SourceFile:583)
                                                       at android.support.v4.content.FileProvider.a(SourceFile:557)
                                                       at android.support.v4.content.FileProvider.a(SourceFile:399)
                                                       at org.apache.cordova.camera.CameraLauncher.takePicture(SourceFile:295)
                                                       at org.apache.cordova.camera.CameraLauncher.onRequestPermissionResult(SourceFile:1314)
                                                       at org.apache.cordova.CordovaInterfaceImpl.onRequestPermissionResult(SourceFile:214)
                                                       at com.essenzasoftware.essenzaapp.MainActivity.onRequestPermissionsResult(SourceFile:1099)
                                                       at android.app.Activity.dispatchRequestPermissionsResult(Activity.java:7087)
                                                       at android.app.Activity.dispatchActivityResult(Activity.java:6939)
                                                       at android.app.ActivityThread.deliverResults(ActivityThread.java:4086)
                                                       at android.app.ActivityThread.handleSendResult(ActivityThread.java:4133) 
                                                       at android.app.ActivityThread.-wrap20(ActivityThread.java) 
                                                       at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1534) 
                                                       at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102) 
                                                       at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:154) 
                                                       at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6121) 
                                                       at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method) 
                                                       at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:889) 
                                                       at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:779) 

Here is the provider section in my Manifest xml file:

        <provider
            android:name="android.support.v4.content.FileProvider"
            android:authorities="${applicationId}.provider"
            android:exported="false"
            android:grantUriPermissions="true">
            <meta-data
                android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS"
                android:resource="@xml/provider_paths" />
        </provider>

And here is the provider_paths.xml relevant source:

<paths xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <external-path name="external_files" path="."/>
</paths>

Issue Links

• is duplicated by: CB-14018 PhoneGap Camera , Cannot read property 'getPicture' of undefined