Android 9 (API 28) activity crashes on start (setContentView)

Question

The issue started when updating my phone from Android 8 to 9. The app was working perfectly before.

I tried to replicate this in some other app I am working on, by including the same dependencies/configuration, but I am unable to replicate the behavior. It always crashes at the setContentView, even for a simple activity and simple layout.

I did my research and came to the conclusion that INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS_FULL permission is not the real cause of the issue.

This crash actually happens in all app activities, but the TestActivity is the simplest one. Tested on Samsung S9+ running API 28 and Pixel Emulator running Android 9, API 28.

EDIT: This seems to happen when I put the android:name="...." attribute to the manifest definition. Since I really need the application class, I'm still in search of a solution to make this work.

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The activity (simplified to have the minimum code needed for a crash):

package com.marhat.albatros

import android.os.Bundle import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;

class TestActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_test)
    }
}

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Layout:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.coordinatorlayout.widget.CoordinatorLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
                                                     xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
                                                     android:layout_width="match_parent"
                                                     android:layout_height="match_parent"
                                                     tools:context=".TestActivity">

</androidx.coordinatorlayout.widget.CoordinatorLayout>

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This is the output:

2019-02-08 11:54:19.088 20298-20298/com.marhat.albatros E/AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: main
    Process: com.marhat.albatros, PID: 20298
    java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.marhat.albatros/com.marhat.albatros.TestActivity}:

java.lang.SecurityException: Call from user 0 as user 1 without permission INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS or INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS_FULL not allowed. at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2913) at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:3048) at android.app.servertransaction.LaunchActivityItem.execute(LaunchActivityItem.java:78) at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.executeCallbacks(TransactionExecutor.java:108) at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.execute(TransactionExecutor.java:68) at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1808) at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:106) at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:193) at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6669) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method) at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:493) at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:858) Caused by: java.lang.SecurityException: Call from user 0 as user 1 without permission INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS or INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS_FULL not allowed. at android.os.Parcel.createException(Parcel.java:1942) at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1910) at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1860) at android.view.accessibility.IAccessibilityManager$Stub$Proxy.addClient(IAccessibilityManager.java:295) at android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityManager.tryConnectToServiceLocked(AccessibilityManager.java:1125) at android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityManager.(AccessibilityManager.java:358) at android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityManager.getInstance(AccessibilityManager.java:336) at android.view.View.setFlags(View.java:14008) at android.view.View.(View.java:5565) at android.view.ViewGroup.(ViewGroup.java:659) at android.view.ViewGroup.(ViewGroup.java:655) at android.view.ViewGroup.(ViewGroup.java:651) at android.view.ViewGroup.(ViewGroup.java:647) at android.widget.FrameLayout.(FrameLayout.java:78) at com.android.internal.policy.DecorView.(DecorView.java:255) at com.android.internal.policy.PhoneWindow.generateDecor(PhoneWindow.java:2310) at com.android.internal.policy.PhoneWindow.installDecor(PhoneWindow.java:2662) at com.android.internal.policy.PhoneWindow.getDecorView(PhoneWindow.java:2071) at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatDelegateImpl.createSubDecor(AppCompatDelegateImpl.java:575) at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatDelegateImpl.ensureSubDecor(AppCompatDelegateImpl.java:518) at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatDelegateImpl.setContentView(AppCompatDelegateImpl.java:466) at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity.setContentView(AppCompatActivity.java:140) at com.marhat.albatros.TestActivity.onCreate(TestActivity.kt:9) at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:7136) at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:7127) at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1271) at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2893) at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:3048)  at android.app.servertransaction.LaunchActivityItem.execute(LaunchActivityItem.java:78)  at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.executeCallbacks(TransactionExecutor.java:108)  at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.execute(TransactionExecutor.java:68)  at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1808)  at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:106)  at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:193)  at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6669)  at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)  at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:493)  at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:858)  Caused by: android.os.RemoteException: Remote stack trace: at com.android.server.accessibility.AccessibilityManagerService$SecurityPolicy.resolveCallingUserIdEnforcingPermissionsLocked(AccessibilityManagerService.java:3522) at com.android.server.accessibility.AccessibilityManagerService.addClient(AccessibilityManagerService.java:487) at android.view.accessibility.IAccessibilityManager$Stub.onTransact(IAccessibilityManager.java:82) at android.os.Binder.execTransact(Binder.java:731)

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Manifest:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
          package="com.marhat.albatros">

    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION"/>

    <uses-feature
            android:name="android.hardware.usb.host"
            android:required="true"/>
    <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.location.gps"/>

    <application
            android:name=".AlbatrossApplication"
            android:allowBackup="true"
            android:icon="@mipmap/ic_icon_main"
            android:label="@string/app_name"
            android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_icon_main_round"
            android:supportsRtl="true"
            android:theme="@style/AppTheme">
        <activity
                android:name=".TestActivity"
                android:label="@string/title_activity_test"
                android:theme="@style/AppTheme.NoActionBar">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
        <activity
                android:name=".TasksActivity"
                android:label="@string/title_activity_tasks"
                android:theme="@style/AppTheme.NoActionBar"/>

        <meta-data
                android:name="com.google.android.geo.API_KEY"
                android:value="xxx"/>

        <activity
                android:name=".MainActivity"
                android:label="@string/app_name">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>

        <service
                android:name=".UsbService"
                android:enabled="true"/>

        <activity android:name=".FPViewActivity"/>
        <activity
                android:name=".SplashActivity"
                android:theme="@style/AppTheme.Launcher">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
        <activity
                android:name=".TaskViewActivity"
                android:theme="@style/AppTheme">
            <intent-filter android:label="@string/app_name">
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW"/>

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT"/>
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE"/>

                <data android:mimeType="*/*"/>
                <data android:scheme="file"/>
                <data android:scheme="content"/>
                <data android:pathPattern=".*\\.xfd"/>
                <data android:host="*"/>
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
        <activity
                android:name=".SettingsActivity"
                android:windowSoftInputMode="stateVisible|adjustResize"/>
    </application>

</manifest>

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Project gradle file:

// Top-level build file where you can add configuration options common to all sub-projects/modules.

buildscript {
    ext.kotlin_version = '1.3.21'
    repositories {
        google()
        jcenter()
        maven {
            url 'https://maven.fabric.io/public'
        }
    }
    dependencies {
        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.2.1'
        classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlin_version"
        classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:4.2.0'
        classpath 'io.fabric.tools:gradle:1.25.4'
    } }

allprojects {
    repositories {
        google()
        jcenter()
        maven {
            url 'https://maven.google.com/'
        }

        maven {
            url "https://jitpack.io"
        }
    } }

task clean(type: Delete) {
    delete rootProject.buildDir }

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The app / gradle file:

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
apply plugin: 'kotlin-android'
apply plugin: 'kotlin-android-extensions'
apply plugin: 'kotlin-kapt'
apply plugin: 'io.fabric'

android {
    compileSdkVersion 28
    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "com.marhat.albatros"
        minSdkVersion 18
        targetSdkVersion 28
        multiDexEnabled true
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0"
        testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
        // vectorDrawables.useSupportLibrary = true
    }
    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled true
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
    }
    compileOptions {
        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
    }

    dataBinding {
        enabled = true
    }
}

dependencies {
    implementation fileTree(include: ['*.jar', '*.aar'], dir: 'libs')
    implementation 'com.android.support:multidex:1.0.3'
    implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk8:$kotlin_version"
    implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.0.2'
    implementation 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:28'
    implementation 'androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout:2.0.0-alpha3'
    implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.0.0'
    implementation 'androidx.legacy:legacy-support-v4:1.0.0'
    implementation 'androidx.vectordrawable:vectordrawable:1.0.1'
    implementation 'com.github.QuadFlask:colorpicker:0.0.13'
    testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.12'
    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test:runner:1.1.1'
    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.1.1'
    implementation 'com.android.support:support-core-utils:28.0.0'
    implementation 'com.android.support:design:28.0.0'
    implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-core:16.0.7'
    implementation 'com.crashlytics.sdk.android:crashlytics:2.9.8'
    implementation 'org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-core:1.0.1'
    implementation 'org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-android:1.0.1'
    implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-maps:16.1.0'
    implementation 'com.google.maps.android:android-maps-utils:0.5'
    def room_version = "2.1.0-alpha04"
    implementation "androidx.room:room-runtime:$room_version"
    kapt "androidx.room:room-compiler:$room_version"
    testImplementation "androidx.room:room-testing:$room_version"
    def lifecycle_version = "2.0.0"
    implementation "androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-extensions:$lifecycle_version"
    kapt "androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-compiler:$lifecycle_version"
    implementation "androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-common-java8:$lifecycle_version"
    implementation "androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-reactivestreams:$lifecycle_version"
    testImplementation "androidx.arch.core:core-testing:$lifecycle_version"
    implementation 'io.reactivex.rxjava2:rxandroid:2.1.0'
    implementation 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.8.5'

    implementation 'com.squareup.retrofit2:retrofit:2.4.0'
    implementation 'com.squareup.retrofit2:converter-gson:2.3.0'
    implementation 'com.squareup.retrofit2:converter-scalars:2.3.0'
    implementation 'com.squareup.okhttp3:logging-interceptor:3.8.0'

}

apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services'

Answer 1

The issue was with the application class implementing a method called getUserId. After renaming the method everything started to work on Android 9 again.