How to fix: android.app.RemoteServiceException without any message (not related to Bad Notification or Broadcast)

Question

I have an android.app.RemoteServiceException (RSE) but without any message. I get the following crash report on Google Play Console. When I get a RSE due to a bad Notification or Broadcast I get the related message but in this case it is a black crash.

android.app.RemoteServiceException: 
  at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage (ActivityThread.java:1813)
  at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage (Handler.java:102)
  at android.os.Looper.loop (Looper.java:154)
  at android.app.ActivityThread.main (ActivityThread.java:6781)
  at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke (Method.java)
  at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run (ZygoteInit.java:1520)
  at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main (ZygoteInit.java:1410)

I started getting these crashes primarily on Android 7 and Samsung devices (in large).

We are following standard guidelines for Notifications and Broadcasts.

targetSdkVersion 25
compileSdkVersion 26

I have gone through many StackOverflow questions related to RemoteServiceException but not been able to find RCA hence posting the new question.
Listed below are the questions I have checked and not been able to find a resolution for RSE:

• How to fix: android.app.RemoteServiceException: Bad notification posted from package *: Couldn't create icon: StatusBarIcon
• How to add vertical line to RemoteView for custom Android Notifications?
• How to fix this bug : "android.app.RemoteServiceException: Bad notification posted from package"
• FCM - How to fix android.app.RemoteServiceException: Bad notification posted from package Couldn't expand RemoteViews for: StatusBarNotification
• Android - getting "can't deliver broadcast" error on dynamically registered broadcast receiver
• Fatal Exception: android.app.RemoteServiceException: can't deliver broadcast at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage

Answer 1

if you have started service using startforgroundservice()

then you have to call startforground() in service oncreate by following the google instructions for oreo.