(Android) - App crashes when clicking on Map's "Update" button to update Google Services

[39otrebla]

As the title states, running on a device with an old version of Google Services (for instance I am running a phone with Google Play services 8703470 while RN-maps requires 9452000), the Map correctly shows an "Update" button, but clicking on it results in a crash.

Relevant log's lines:
android.util.AndroidRuntimeException: Calling startActivity() from outside of an Activity context requires the FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK flag. Is this really what you want?

RN@0.33 , RN-maps@0.8.2, tested on Android M and Android 5

[saberking]

I also have this problem

[moaxaca]

Me as well

Android - Samsung Galaxy S4 - API 19 (Physical Device)

[luisfuertes]

+1. When device dont have the Google Services installed and you press on "Update" or any part of map view, app crash

At the moment i "fix" it, checking the Android play services with Google singing component:

        GoogleSignin.hasPlayServices({ autoResolve: false }).then(() => {
            console.log("Play services all ok");
        })
        .catch((err) => {
            console.log("Play services error", err.code, err.message);
        })

And if catch is called, i dont show the maps in app.

[brianinator]

Me as well

react-native-maps: 0.12.2
react-native: 0.36.0
Device: Samsung S4
Android: 5.0.1

Update
So I downloaded the Google Play Services app off the Google Play Store on the target device. And then rerun the app the map view appears correctly and no longer is there a prompt to update Google Play Services. Not a solution to the issue but maybe helpful to kick this issue down the road a bit.

[mitchward]

We are getting this issue too - The map not working isn't a huge issue if Google Play Services needs updating, but having the whole app crash is an issue.

If it helps, I have a crash report:
AirMapView.java ​ Line 611 - AirMapView$11.run
java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'com.google.android.gms.maps.Projection com.google.android.gms.maps.GoogleMap.getProjection()' on a null object reference

[caricbrown]

MapView must be inflated from an actual "Activity" context so that the Intent called by the "Update" button will know where to start.

Just a guess but, AirMapView.java takes an appContext that uses .getCurrentActivity() which may not be resolving to an activity?

[IgorVanian]

Exactly the same error as @mitchward .
The device is using 8.7.03 and RNMaps needs 9.8.0. There should be a way to ask the user to update his google services before using the app...

[mattshen]

This seems to be triggered when user touched the blank area around the "Update" button.

[mattshen]

I created a PR to fix this issue, any comments are welcome.

#1443