Game Crash With Error Parameter Must Be A Descendant Of This View

[MuhammadWaqasOfficial]

Describe your environment

• Exception java.lang.Error: FATAL EXCEPTION [main]
• Unity version : 2020.3.41f1
• GMA Unity Version : 7.4.1
• Device model : Xiaomi 220333QAG
• Device fingerprint: Redmi/fog_global/fog:12/SKQ1.211103.001/V13.0.5.0.SGEMIXM:user/release-keys
• Build Type : Release
• Scripting Backend : IL2CPP
• ABI : arm64-v8a
• Strip Engine Code : true

Describe the problem

Crash Detail:

Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: parameter must be a descendant of this view
at android.view.ViewGroup.offsetRectBetweenParentAndChild (ViewGroup.java:6335)
at android.view.ViewGroup.offsetDescendantRectToMyCoords (ViewGroup.java:6264)
at android.view.ViewRootImpl.scrollToRectOrFocus (ViewRootImpl.java:4984)
at android.view.ViewRootImpl.draw (ViewRootImpl.java:4527)
at android.view.ViewRootImpl.performDraw (ViewRootImpl.java:4370)
at android.view.ViewRootImpl.performTraversals (ViewRootImpl.java:3481)
at android.view.ViewRootImpl.doTraversal (ViewRootImpl.java:2272)
at android.view.ViewRootImpl$TraversalRunnable.run (ViewRootImpl.java:8999)
at android.view.Choreographer$CallbackRecord.run (Choreographer.java:1160)
at android.view.Choreographer.doCallbacks (Choreographer.java:950)
at android.view.Choreographer.doFrame (Choreographer.java:879)
at android.view.Choreographer$FrameDisplayEventReceiver.run (Choreographer.java:1142)
at android.os.Handler.handleCallback (Handler.java:938)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage (Handler.java:99)
at android.os.Looper.loopOnce (Looper.java:210)
at android.os.Looper.loop (Looper.java:299)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main (ActivityThread.java:8309)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke
at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run (RuntimeInit.java:556)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main (ZygoteInit.java:1038)

They said it is resolved in #2353 , but it is still happening in 7.4.1.

[NVentimiglia]

Hi @MuhammadWaqasOfficial

Thank you for reaching out. We are working on the issue. Duplicate of

[imdad-codora]

Hi @MuhammadWaqasOfficial

Thank you for reaching out. We are working on the issue. Duplicate of

following this thread.

[MuhammadWaqasOfficial]

what should i do now? i mean wait for GMA unity next version like 8.0.1 or GMA Unity 7.4.1 is corrected?
i don't know much about git and how things works on git. That's way i am looking for direction.
Thanks

[pierrenayagam]

is this resolved? do i need to update Admob SdK?

[gollobo]

They commit the fix for the release of 8.1.0... and they remove it hours before. So we continue without the fix after many months and be the biggest bug of this plugin...
@NVentimiglia Will the fix be added again? It’s starting to get worse with the latest updates as many developers have written and for many Google Play is starting to penalize them. Please do not ignore this error

[MuhammadWaqasOfficial]

i can also confirm this in my 4 games with 8.1.0. I updated my games with hope that it is fixed in 8.1.0 but still getting same crash.

[MuhammadWaqasOfficial]

GMA 8.1.0

Exception java.lang.Error: FATAL EXCEPTION [main]
Unity version : 2021.3.23f1
Device model : INFINIX MOBILITY LIMITED Infinix X657B
Device fingerprint: Infinix/X657B-OP-S2/Infinix-X657B:11/RP1A.200720.011/221121V1102:user/release-keys
Build Type : Release
Scripting Backend : IL2CPP
ABI : armeabi-v7a
Strip Engine Code : true

Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: parameter must be a descendant of this view
at android.view.ViewGroup.offsetRectBetweenParentAndChild (ViewGroup.java:6372)
at android.view.ViewGroup.offsetDescendantRectToMyCoords (ViewGroup.java:6298)
at android.view.ViewRootImpl.scrollToRectOrFocus (ViewRootImpl.java:4676)
at android.view.ViewRootImpl.draw (ViewRootImpl.java:4225)
at android.view.ViewRootImpl.performDraw (ViewRootImpl.java:4069)
at android.view.ViewRootImpl.performTraversals (ViewRootImpl.java:3328)
at android.view.ViewRootImpl.doTraversal (ViewRootImpl.java:2141)
at android.view.ViewRootImpl$TraversalRunnable.run (ViewRootImpl.java:8568)
at android.view.Choreographer$CallbackRecord.run (Choreographer.java:1030)
at android.view.Choreographer.doCallbacks (Choreographer.java:840)
at android.view.Choreographer.doFrame (Choreographer.java:772)
at android.view.Choreographer$FrameDisplayEventReceiver.run (Choreographer.java:1002)
at android.os.Handler.handleCallback (Handler.java:938)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage (Handler.java:99)
at android.os.Looper.loop (Looper.java:268)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main (ActivityThread.java:8016)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke
at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run (RuntimeInit.java:627)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main (ZygoteInit.java:997)

[billyhct]

Hi @MuhammadWaqasOfficial

Thank you for reaching out. We are working on the issue. Duplicate of

We experienced similar issue in latest v8.1.0 and there is a report that someone fixed it by:

This crash has been completely resolved after calling 'AdView.setDescendantFocusability(ViewGroup.FOCUS_BLOCK_DESCENDANTS)'. ( See the attached screenshot )
Because the log contains only ViewGroup and ViewRootImpl, it is not easy to find out that this crash occurs by AdView ( actually by WebView ).

Refer from: https://groups.google.com/g/google-admob-ads-sdk/c/EsLEaoRjyNM
I am trying to figure out it how to get it done within Unity but it seems quite complicated to modify the jar/dll.
Please help to fix it in next release or at least public the access of AdView in Unity plugin so that we can configure ourselves.

Thank you very much!

[MuhammadWaqasOfficial]

want to update about this crash.
I update my game with 8.2.0 (2 days ago) and so far didn't see any this "Parameter Must Be A Descendant Of This View" crash. On both play console and firebase crashlytics.
Will share more info here after upgrading my games with 8.2.0.
Thanks

[fedekilius]

Hi all, I'm using the plugin 8.4.1 but still getting the error:

Exception java.lang.Error: FATAL EXCEPTION [main]
Unity version : 2021.3.10f1
Device model : ZTE ZTE A7040
Device fingerprint: ZTE/EEA_P606F01/P606F01:11/RP1A.201005.001/20230807.195210:user/release-keys
Build Type : Release
Scripting Backend : IL2CPP
ABI : arm64-v8a
Strip Engine Code : true

Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: parameter must be a descendant of this view
at android.view.ViewGroup.offsetRectBetweenParentAndChild (ViewGroup.java:6370)
at android.view.ViewGroup.offsetDescendantRectToMyCoords (ViewGroup.java:6289)
at android.view.ViewRootImpl.scrollToRectOrFocus (ViewRootImpl.java:4542)
at android.view.ViewRootImpl.draw (ViewRootImpl.java:4108)
at android.view.ViewRootImpl.performDraw (ViewRootImpl.java:3952)
at android.view.ViewRootImpl.performTraversals (ViewRootImpl.java:3213)
at android.view.ViewRootImpl.doTraversal (ViewRootImpl.java:2024)
at android.view.ViewRootImpl$TraversalRunnable.run (ViewRootImpl.java:8321)
at android.view.Choreographer$CallbackRecord.run (Choreographer.java:1048)
at android.view.Choreographer.doCallbacks (Choreographer.java:858)
at android.view.Choreographer.doFrame (Choreographer.java:793)
at android.view.Choreographer$FrameDisplayEventReceiver.run (Choreographer.java:1033)
at android.os.Handler.handleCallback (Handler.java:938)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage (Handler.java:99)
at android.os.Looper.loop (Looper.java:257)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main (ActivityThread.java:8390)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke
at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run (RuntimeInit.java:603)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main (ZygoteInit.java:947)

[tritruonglihuhugames]

Hi all, I'm using the plugin 8.4.1 but still getting the error:

Exception java.lang.Error: FATAL EXCEPTION [main] Unity version : 2021.3.10f1 Device model : ZTE ZTE A7040 Device fingerprint: ZTE/EEA_P606F01/P606F01:11/RP1A.201005.001/20230807.195210:user/release-keys Build Type : Release Scripting Backend : IL2CPP ABI : arm64-v8a Strip Engine Code : true

Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: parameter must be a descendant of this view at android.view.ViewGroup.offsetRectBetweenParentAndChild (ViewGroup.java:6370) at android.view.ViewGroup.offsetDescendantRectToMyCoords (ViewGroup.java:6289) at android.view.ViewRootImpl.scrollToRectOrFocus (ViewRootImpl.java:4542) at android.view.ViewRootImpl.draw (ViewRootImpl.java:4108) at android.view.ViewRootImpl.performDraw (ViewRootImpl.java:3952) at android.view.ViewRootImpl.performTraversals (ViewRootImpl.java:3213) at android.view.ViewRootImpl.doTraversal (ViewRootImpl.java:2024) at android.view.ViewRootImpl$TraversalRunnable.run (ViewRootImpl.java:8321) at android.view.Choreographer$CallbackRecord.run (Choreographer.java:1048) at android.view.Choreographer.doCallbacks (Choreographer.java:858) at android.view.Choreographer.doFrame (Choreographer.java:793) at android.view.Choreographer$FrameDisplayEventReceiver.run (Choreographer.java:1033) at android.os.Handler.handleCallback (Handler.java:938) at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage (Handler.java:99) at android.os.Looper.loop (Looper.java:257) at android.app.ActivityThread.main (ActivityThread.java:8390) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run (RuntimeInit.java:603) at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main (ZygoteInit.java:947)

Try to use External Dependency Manager for Unity v1.2.176