Instant crash on launch

[GlytchMeister]

App is crashing immediately upon launch of main app screen and shortcuts to webpages.

NativeAlpha v 1.5.0
Pixel 8
GrapheneOS 2025041100 (Android 15)

Log

``` type: crash osVersion: google/shiba/shiba:15/BP1A.250405.007.B1/2025041100:user/release-keys userType: full.secondary package: com.cylonid.nativealpha:1500, targetSdk 35 process: com.cylonid.nativealpha processUptime: 133 + 314 ms installer: dev.imranr.obtainium

java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.cylonid.nativealpha/com.cylonid.nativealpha.MainActivity}: java.lang.NullPointerException
at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:4219)
at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:4406)
at android.app.servertransaction.LaunchActivityItem.execute(LaunchActivityItem.java:222)
at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.executeNonLifecycleItem(TransactionExecutor.java:133)
at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.executeTransactionItems(TransactionExecutor.java:103)
at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.execute(TransactionExecutor.java:80)
at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2782)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:109)
at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:232)
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:317)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:8973)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:591)
at com.android.internal.os.ExecInit.main(ExecInit.java:50)
at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit.nativeFinishInit(Native Method)
at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit.main(RuntimeInit.java:369)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.cylonid.nativealpha.model.deserializer.GlobalSettingsDeserializer.deserialize(GlobalSettingsDeserializer.kt:20)
at com.cylonid.nativealpha.model.deserializer.GlobalSettingsDeserializer.deserialize(GlobalSettingsDeserializer.kt:11)
at com.google.gson.internal.bind.TreeTypeAdapter.read(TreeTypeAdapter.java:95)
at com.google.gson.Gson.fromJson(Gson.java:1361)
at com.google.gson.Gson.fromJson(Gson.java:1262)
at com.google.gson.Gson.fromJson(Gson.java:1171)
at com.google.gson.Gson.fromJson(Gson.java:1107)
at com.cylonid.nativealpha.model.DataManager.loadAppData(DataManager.java:182)
at com.cylonid.nativealpha.util.EntryPointUtils.entryPointReached(EntryPointUtils.kt:15)
at com.cylonid.nativealpha.MainActivity.onCreate(MainActivity.kt:33)
at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:9132)
at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:9110)
at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1541)
at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:4201)
... 15 more

</details>

[cylonid]

Thanks for the detailed report. Apparently it is failing while reading the global settings from permanent store.

Can you provide further details about the usage scenario? Are you coming from a fresh installation, did you just upgrade from the previous public release or did you possibly apply an older backup?

[GlytchMeister]

Just upgraded from previous public release

[SermanGavin]

Same instant crash on FP5.

Ive used the appnfor ages. Update via obtanium. Force stop the all but same issue. Not sure now to get the log.

Android 14.
FP5.UT2K.B.098.20250109
Non root.
V1.5.0

[cylonid]

@GlytchMeister Would you be willing to try a debug version and provide me with the produced log to get further insights?
The problem itself can of course be circumvented easily, but I am still unsure whether your global settings on disk are malformed or missing. If there is a way they became malformed, I need to do some further investigation.

[SermanGavin]

Yeah sure. Just let me know how to generate the logs.

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On 25 April 2025 3:30:35 am ACST, "Hannes U." ***@***.***> wrote: cylonid left a comment (cylonid/NativeAlphaForAndroid#180) @GlytchMeister Would you be willing to try a debug version and provide me with the produced log to get further insights? The problem itself can of course be circumvented easily, but I am still unsure whether your global settings on disk are malformed or missing. If there is a way they became malformed, I need to do some further investigation. -- Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub: #180 (comment) You are receiving this because you commented. Message ID: ***@***.***>

[GlytchMeister]

I can, if it crashes reliably enough to get Graphene OS to do the "this app keeps closing, what do you want to do" thing that pulls up the log.

[cylonid]

Well, the shared version includes an attempted fix, so ideally it does not crash any more.

Please give me feedback whether this version still closes at the same point.
And if you are slightly familiar with adb (which custom ROM users usually are), then I'd ask anyone who is affected to share the logs you obtain with the command adb logcat -s "SHARED_PREF". Unfortunately, I do not have any established hassle-free way of sharing logs in place at the moment... But it is not difficult if adb is set up, just use the mentioned command and then start the app on your device. Thank you!

NativeAlpha-extendedGithub-universal-release-v1.5.1xbeta.zip

[SermanGavin]

I installed over the top and the issue instantly went away. Everything is working fine and all my settings are still there. Thanks.

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On 27 April 2025 4:52:05 am ACST, "Hannes U." ***@***.***> wrote: cylonid left a comment (cylonid/NativeAlphaForAndroid#180) Well, the shared version includes an attempted fix, so ideally it does not crash any more. Please give me feedback whether this version still closes at the same point. And if you are slightly familiar with `adb` (which custom ROM users usually are), then I'd ask anyone who is affected to share the logs you obtain with the command `adb logcat -s "SHARED_PREF"`. Unfortunately, I do not have any established hassle-free way of sharing logs in place at the moment... But it is not difficult if adb is set up, just use the mentioned command and then start the app on your device. Thank you! [NativeAlpha-extendedGithub-universal-release-v1.5.1xbeta.zip](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/19924713/NativeAlpha-extendedGithub-universal-release-v1.5.1xbeta.zip) -- Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub: #180 (comment) You are receiving this because you commented. Message ID: ***@***.***>

[GlytchMeister]

Last time I had to download and install a different version of the same app over top of a broken one, I lost everything related to that app because the only way I could install it was by uninstalling the old version.

If you release this as a beta release that I can download and install with Obtanium without having to fight my phone, I'll be able to test by just telling Obtanium to include pre-releases or whatever.

[rr19-hub]

Same problem here with Android 12 on Galaxy S10. Unfortunately the release v1.5.1xbeta cannot be installed, maybe the wrong CPU architecture? The app closes within the first second after starting. Perhaps it would also be a great help to make a slightly older version available.

[GlytchMeister]

1.5.1 fixed it for me

[citizenserious]

I am having this issue with v1.5.1.
I tried to log the “crash” with Scoop, but it does not log anything and Android does not show a classic crash.
It looks like as if it goes to the background.
The app Android Manager shows it as still running, but it is not usable.
Unfortunately I can not export the settings to start from scratch.

[cylonid]

I'd like to help here, it's however difficult without further information.
What is sure is that you are not suffering exactly the same bug as the OP here, it is fixed in v1.5.1

Can you confirm your issues started from v1.5.0? @citizenserious
As there are not many actions done immediately after app start it is most likely about the new adblock engine or loading the app data (which was the culprit here in this issue).

@rr19-hub You cannot install the beta because it is older than the current stable release. If you are still experiencing crashes on v1.5.1, it is another issue.

[rr19-hub]

I have indeed installed version 1.5.1, but I don't know exactly whether I already had problems with 1.5.0. I have assigned all the authorizations. I have no idea whether this will help:

[citizenserious]

To test this, I downgraded to v1.5.0 →same behavior
Then I downgraded to v1.4.0 and the issue is gone but I cannot open all Web-Apps without a crash:

FATAL EXCEPTION: main
Process: com.cylonid.nativealpha, PID: 28427
java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.cylonid.nativealpha/com.cylonid.nativealpha.WebViewActivity}: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #20 in com.cylonid.nativealpha:layout/full_webview: Binary XML file line #20 in com.cylonid.nativealpha:layout/full_webview: Error inflating class android.webkit.WebView
	at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:3645)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:3782)
	at android.app.servertransaction.LaunchActivityItem.execute(LaunchActivityItem.java:101)
	at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.executeCallbacks(TransactionExecutor.java:138)
	at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.execute(TransactionExecutor.java:95)
	at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2307)
	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:106)
	at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:201)
	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:288)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7924)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:548)
	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:936)
Caused by: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #20 in com.cylonid.nativealpha:layout/full_webview: Binary XML file line #20 in com.cylonid.nativealpha:layout/full_webview: Error inflating class android.webkit.WebView
Caused by: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #20 in com.cylonid.nativealpha:layout/full_webview: Error inflating class android.webkit.WebView
Caused by: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
	at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance0(Native Method)
	at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:343)
	at android.view.LayoutInflater.createView(LayoutInflater.java:858)
	at android.view.LayoutInflater.createView(LayoutInflater.java:780)
	at com.android.internal.policy.PhoneLayoutInflater.onCreateView(PhoneLayoutInflater.java:58)
	at android.view.LayoutInflater.onCreateView(LayoutInflater.java:934)
	at android.view.LayoutInflater.onCreateView(LayoutInflater.java:954)
	at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:1008)
	at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:965)
	at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:1127)
	at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflateChildren(LayoutInflater.java:1088)
	at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:1130)
	at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflateChildren(LayoutInflater.java:1088)
	at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:686)
	at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:538)
	at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:485)
	at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatDelegateImpl.setContentView(AppCompatDelegateImpl.java:775)
	at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity.setContentView(AppCompatActivity.java:197)
	at com.cylonid.nativealpha.WebViewActivity.setupWebView(WebViewActivity.java:157)
	at com.cylonid.nativealpha.WebViewActivity.onCreate(WebViewActivity.java:127)
	at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:8348)
	at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:8327)
	at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1421)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:3626)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:3782)
	at android.app.servertransaction.LaunchActivityItem.execute(LaunchActivityItem.java:101)
	at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.executeCallbacks(TransactionExecutor.java:138)
	at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.execute(TransactionExecutor.java:95)
	at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2307)
	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:106)
	at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:201)
	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:288)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7924)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:548)
	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:936)
Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: Using WebView from more than one process at once with the same data directory is not supported. https://crbug.com/558377 : Current process com.cylonid.nativealpha (pid 28427), lock owner com.cylonid.nativealpha:web_sandbox_7 (pid 28676)
	at org.chromium.android_webview.AwDataDirLock.b(chromium-SystemWebView.apk-default-704910001:174)
	at org.chromium.android_webview.AwBrowserProcess.g(chromium-SystemWebView.apk-default-704910001:16)
	at com.android.webview.chromium.N.d(chromium-SystemWebView.apk-default-704910001:153)
	at com.android.webview.chromium.N.e(chromium-SystemWebView.apk-default-704910001:70)
	at com.android.webview.chromium.N.b(chromium-SystemWebView.apk-default-704910001:1)
	at com.android.webview.chromium.WebViewChromiumFactoryProvider.j(chromium-SystemWebView.apk-default-704910001:9)
	at com.android.webview.chromium.WebViewChromium.init(chromium-SystemWebView.apk-default-704910001:105)
	at android.webkit.WebView.<init>(WebView.java:443)
	at android.webkit.WebView.<init>(WebView.java:363)
	at android.webkit.WebView.<init>(WebView.java:345)
	at android.webkit.WebView.<init>(WebView.java:332)
	... 36 more

Nevertheless, in v1.4.0 I was able to export the settings.
I cleared the storage, upgraded to v1.5.1 and imported everything.
Which seems to have worked for now.
I hope this kind of random information is useful anyway.