Attempt to invoke virtual method 'android.content.res.XmlResourceParser android.content.pm.ProviderInfo.loadXmlMetaData(android.content.pm.PackageManager, java.lang.String)' on a null object reference

[vinaydahiwale]

12-19 10:45:25.323 22792-22792/com.kotak.aof E/AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: main
Process: com.kotak.aof, PID: 22792
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 {com.kotak.aof/com.kotak.aof.MainActivity}: java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'android.content.res.XmlResourceParser android.content.pm.ProviderInfo.loadXmlMetaData(android.content.pm.PackageManager, java.lang.String)' on a null object reference
at android.app.ActivityThread.deliverResults(ActivityThread.java:3720)
at android.app.ActivityThread.handleSendResult(ActivityThread.java:3763)
at android.app.ActivityThread.-wrap16(ActivityThread.java)
at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1403)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:148)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5443)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:728)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:618)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'android.content.res.XmlResourceParser android.content.pm.ProviderInfo.loadXmlMetaData(android.content.pm.PackageManager, java.lang.String)' on a null object reference
at android.support.v4.content.FileProvider.b(SourceFile:584)
at android.support.v4.content.FileProvider.a(SourceFile:558)
at android.support.v4.content.FileProvider.a(SourceFile:400)
at org.apache.cordova.camera.CameraLauncher.takePicture(SourceFile:295)
at org.apache.cordova.camera.CameraLauncher.onRequestPermissionResult(SourceFile:1315)
at org.apache.cordova.CordovaInterfaceImpl.onRequestPermissionResult(SourceFile:214)
at org.apache.cordova.CordovaActivity.onRequestPermissionsResult(SourceFile:508)

[axper]

Same problem here.

[iad24]

Another one here

[axper]

@iad24 I found a workaround/solution:

1. Create an empty Java CustomFileProvider class inheriting from file provider:

package your.project.utils;

import android.support.v4.content.FileProvider;


public class CustomFileProvider extends FileProvider {
}

2. In your AndroidManifest.xml change the provider to use this new provider:

    <provider
        android:name=".utils.CustomFileProvider"
        android:authorities="${applicationId}.fileprovider"
        android:exported="false"
        android:grantUriPermissions="true">
        <meta-data
            android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS"
            android:resource="@xml/file_paths" />
    </provider>
   

This way both your provider and EasyImage's provider will be able to coexist peacefully.
Hope this helps.