[image_picker] Recording video on Android 13 API 33 fails with java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'void android.content.ContentValues.put(java.lang.String, java.lang.Long)' on a null object reference

[tomekit]

I am using Android Pixel 5 API 33 emulator. When I try to record a video and get the file, just after clicking "stop record" button I get this error:

E/AndroidRuntime(31578): FATAL EXCEPTION: main
E/AndroidRuntime(31578): Process: com.android.camera2, PID: 31578
E/AndroidRuntime(31578): java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'void android.content.ContentValues.put(java.lang.String, java.lang.Long)' on a null object reference
E/AndroidRuntime(31578): 	at com.android.camera.VideoModule.saveVideo(VideoModule.java:1263)
E/AndroidRuntime(31578): 	at com.android.camera.VideoModule.stopVideoRecording(VideoModule.java:1513)
E/AndroidRuntime(31578): 	at com.android.camera.VideoModule.onStopVideoRecording(VideoModule.java:656)
E/AndroidRuntime(31578): 	at com.android.camera.VideoModule.onShutterButtonClick(VideoModule.java:697)
E/AndroidRuntime(31578): 	at com.android.camera.ShutterButton.performClick(ShutterButton.java:190)
E/AndroidRuntime(31578): 	at android.view.View.performClickInternal(View.java:7483)
E/AndroidRuntime(31578): 	at android.view.View.-$$Nest$mperformClickInternal(Unknown Source:0)
E/AndroidRuntime(31578): 	at android.view.View$PerformClick.run(View.java:29334)
E/AndroidRuntime(31578): 	at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:942)
E/AndroidRuntime(31578): 	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
E/AndroidRuntime(31578): 	at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:201)
E/AndroidRuntime(31578): 	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:288)
E/AndroidRuntime(31578): 	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7872)
E/AndroidRuntime(31578): 	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
E/AndroidRuntime(31578): 	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:548)
E/AndroidRuntime(31578): 	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:936)

Flutter version

Flutter 3.3.10 • channel stable • https://github.com/flutter/flutter.git
Framework • revision 135454af32 (4 weeks ago) • 2022-12-15 07:36:55 -0800
Engine • revision 3316dd8728
Tools • Dart 2.18.6 • DevTools 2.15.0

puspec.yaml

 image_picker: ^0.8.6

pubspec.lock

  image_picker:
    dependency: "direct main"
    description:
      name: image_picker
      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
    source: hosted
    version: "0.8.6"
  image_picker_android:
    dependency: transitive
    description:
      name: image_picker_android
      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
    source: hosted
    version: "0.8.5+4"

I can reproduce issue locally.

[exaby73]

Hello @tomekit. Can you provide a complete and minimal, reproducible code sample?

[tomekit]

Sure, please find this repository which uses default Flutter project with: image_picker added.
https://github.com/tomekit/flutter_issue_video_android33_118443

After clicking the + button, the pickVideo function shall open the camera.
If you stop recording video on Pixel 5 Android 33 emulator you should likely get null in the videoFile, which will then render Snackbar with a failure message.
In some cases I encounter application crash and the Android screen will stay on the camera app being frozen.

If you try to this on e.g. Pixel 5 Android 30 emulator you should get Snackbar showing file location.

Please let me know if this helps. Thanks !

[exaby73]

@tomekit I cannot see any stack traces but I do see the video file null. How are you getting the error traces?

[tomekit]

I am not exactly sure. I wasn't getting it when checked after receiving your comment, but after playing around few times I am getting it consistently.

E/AndroidRuntime(11989): FATAL EXCEPTION: main
E/AndroidRuntime(11989): Process: com.android.camera2, PID: 11989
E/AndroidRuntime(11989): java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'void android.content.ContentValues.put(java.lang.String, java.lang.Long)' on a null object reference
E/AndroidRuntime(11989): 	at com.android.camera.VideoModule.saveVideo(VideoModule.java:1263)
E/AndroidRuntime(11989): 	at com.android.camera.VideoModule.stopVideoRecording(VideoModule.java:1513)
E/AndroidRuntime(11989): 	at com.android.camera.VideoModule.onStopVideoRecording(VideoModule.java:656)
E/AndroidRuntime(11989): 	at com.android.camera.VideoModule.onShutterButtonClick(VideoModule.java:697)
E/AndroidRuntime(11989): 	at com.android.camera.ShutterButton.performClick(ShutterButton.java:190)
E/AndroidRuntime(11989): 	at android.view.View.performClickInternal(View.java:7483)
E/AndroidRuntime(11989): 	at android.view.View.-$$Nest$mperformClickInternal(Unknown Source:0)
E/AndroidRuntime(11989): 	at android.view.View$PerformClick.run(View.java:29334)
E/AndroidRuntime(11989): 	at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:942)
E/AndroidRuntime(11989): 	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
E/AndroidRuntime(11989): 	at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:201)
E/AndroidRuntime(11989): 	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:288)
E/AndroidRuntime(11989): 	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7872)
E/AndroidRuntime(11989): 	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
E/AndroidRuntime(11989): 	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:548)
E/AndroidRuntime(11989): 	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:936)
E/SurfaceSyncer(11746): Failed to find sync for id=0
E/SurfaceSyncer(11746): Failed to find sync for id=1
E/SurfaceSyncer(11746): Failed to find sync for id=2
D/EGL_emulation(11746): app_time_stats: avg=265.55ms min=4.15ms max=4019.44ms count=16

[exaby73]

So I do reproduce the crash, so to speak but I do not get any logs in the console which is weird. I'll label the issue for further insights from the team

[tomekit]

Thanks for the info. By the way, recording video seem to be working fine on a real device, so it seems it is an emulator related issue. It seems similar bug can be found in a different cross-platform framework: react-native-image-picker/react-native-image-picker#2026 (comment)
which makes me actually think that the issue is more related to Android 13 emulator instead of Flutter.

[jpetro416]

I also have this error when selecting now:

E/AndroidRuntime(19280): FATAL EXCEPTION: main
E/AndroidRuntime(19280): Process: com.android.camera2, PID: 19280
E/AndroidRuntime(19280): java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'void android.content.ContentValues.put(java.lang.String, java.lang.Long)' on a null object reference
E/AndroidRuntime(19280): 	at com.android.camera.VideoModule.saveVideo(VideoModule.java:1263)
E/AndroidRuntime(19280): 	at com.android.camera.VideoModule.stopVideoRecording(VideoModule.java:1513)
E/AndroidRuntime(19280): 	at com.android.camera.VideoModule.onStopVideoRecording(VideoModule.java:656)
E/AndroidRuntime(19280): 	at com.android.camera.VideoModule.onShutterButtonClick(VideoModule.java:697)
E/AndroidRuntime(19280): 	at com.android.camera.ShutterButton.performClick(ShutterButton.java:190)
E/AndroidRuntime(19280): 	at android.view.View.performClickInternal(View.java:7483)
E/AndroidRuntime(19280): 	at android.view.View.-$$Nest$mperformClickInternal(Unknown Source:0)
E/AndroidRuntime(19280): 	at android.view.View$PerformClick.run(View.java:29334)
E/AndroidRuntime(19280): 	at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:942)

[saifali25]

Is there any fix to this issue? I am too getting the error:
E/AndroidRuntime(15116): FATAL EXCEPTION: main E/AndroidRuntime(15116): Process: com.android.camera2, PID: 15116 E/AndroidRuntime(15116): java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'void android.content.ContentValues.put(java.lang.String, java.lang.Long)' on a null object reference E/AndroidRuntime(15116): at com.android.camera.VideoModule.saveVideo(VideoModule.java:1263) E/AndroidRuntime(15116): at com.android.camera.VideoModule.stopVideoRecording(VideoModule.java:1513) E/AndroidRuntime(15116): at com.android.camera.VideoModule.onStopVideoRecording(VideoModule.java:656) E/AndroidRuntime(15116): at com.android.camera.VideoModule.onShutterButtonClick(VideoModule.java:697) E/AndroidRuntime(15116): at com.android.camera.ShutterButton.performClick(ShutterButton.java:190) E/AndroidRuntime(15116): at android.view.View.performClickInternal(View.java:7483) E/AndroidRuntime(15116): at android.view.View.-$$Nest$mperformClickInternal(Unknown Source:0) E/AndroidRuntime(15116): at android.view.View$PerformClick.run(View.java:29334) E/AndroidRuntime(15116): at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:942) E/AndroidRuntime(15116): at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99) E/AndroidRuntime(15116): at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:201) E/AndroidRuntime(15116): at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:288) E/AndroidRuntime(15116): at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7872) E/AndroidRuntime(15116): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method) E/AndroidRuntime(15116): at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:548) E/AndroidRuntime(15116): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:936)

I get this when I try to record a video, the camera opens but when i click on stop recording I get this error in the console.

[TheHudek]

I am getting the same error with the example app as well.

[stuartmorgan]

The image_picker plugin has no control over the camera, it's just requesting that the system launch it via an intent. A crash in the camera is something you would need to report to the developer of the camera application.

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