Latest Play store service breaks phonegap-plugin-push

[hereiam133]

After Google released the last update to the play store and services 2 days ago, none of my new builds work. They all crash as soon as my app calls the plugin to register.

com.adobe.phonegap.push.PushPlugin$1.run
java.lang.IncompatibleClassChangeError: The method 'java.io.File android.support.v4.content.ContextCompat.getNoBackupFilesDir(android.content.Context)' was expected to be of type virtual but instead was found to be of type direct (declaration of 'java.lang.reflect.ArtMethod' appears in /system/framework/core-libart.jar)
PushPlugin.java, line 73

[vcenturion]

+1

[iwc]

+1

[ppark482]

+1

10+ build crashes with this same error

[RobertCoop]

+1

[kevboutin]

+1

[Jojr]

+1

[Jojr]

That's solution used by @zimski

I fixed the issue by removing the support of v4 in app/platforms/android/project.properties
Line to remove

cordova.system.library.2=com.android.support:support-v4:+

this file in my case already contains an other version of support

cordova.system.library.3=com.android.support:support-v13:23+

I think the v4 is deprecated for the latest version of service-gcm
The app starts correctly and the register is OK.

If some one can help and explain to me how the project.properties is generated/update ? this will allow us to fix this issue in a cleaner way.

Refer to this issue:
#911 (comment)

[macdonst]

Geez, a guy goes away to the PhoneGap Day conference and Google updates everything on him. I'll look at this ASAP. However, this plugin uses "com.android.support:support-v13:23+" so the "com.android.support:support-v4:+" must be being included from another package. So, if you folks can help me with a reproduction scenario like what version of android, what version of cordova-android and what plugins you have installed that would be best.

[hiperlouro]

Hi!

I was having this issue with Cordova 5.2.0 and Android 4.1.1.
I tried the solution proposed by @Jojr and it worked after recreating the platforms with the support V13 only!

Anyways, here's the list of the plugins I'm using:

cordova-fabric-plugin 1.0.7 "cordova-fabric-plugin"
cordova-plugin-camera 2.1.1 "Camera"
cordova-plugin-crosswalk-webview 1.7.0 "Crosswalk WebView Engine"
cordova-plugin-datepicker 0.9.3 "DatePicker"
cordova-plugin-device 1.1.0 "Device"
cordova-plugin-file 3.0.0 "File"
cordova-plugin-file-transfer 1.4.0 "File Transfer"
cordova-plugin-network-information 1.1.0 "Network Information"
cordova-plugin-vibration 2.0.0 "Vibration"
cordova-plugin-whitelist 1.2.0 "Whitelist"
nl.x-services.plugins.toast 2.0.4 "Toast"
phonegap-plugin-push 1.6.3 "PushPlugin"

[macdonst]

Working through this now. I created a fresh project, no v4 added, then I added this plugin, still no v4 added. So it is an issue with another plugin. Continuing to investigate.

[zimski]

I get the plugin that introduce the support v4

$ grep -r com.android.support plugins
plugins/phonegap-plugin-push/plugin.xml:        <framework src="com.android.support:support-v13:23+" />
plugins/cordova-plugin-mauron85-background-geolocation/plugin.xml:        <framework src="com.android.support:support-v4:+" />

So the cordova-plugin-mauron85-background-geolocation is responsible for the mess :).
You can run this command in the root of your project folder to identify the plugin

grep -r com.android.support plugins

cordova just read the plugin.xml of each plugins and add the dependency to the global project, maybe cordova need to be more smart when adding dependency and pick the recent one if several versions are found.

[macdonst]

@hiperlouro I went though your list of plugins and added them all to my test project except the Fabric one as I do not have a valid API key. Right now I can't reproduce the issue.

@zimski yes thanks, I see that cordova-plugin-mauron85-background-geolocation uses v4 support. In this case I don't think it is cordova that needs to be more smart it is Google. They introduced an incompatibility in their latest Play Services and previous support libraries. Trying to find the right combination that works for everyone.

[khamaileon]

Same problem here.
Cordova 6.1.1
node 4.4.3

  "cordovaPlugins": [
    "cordova-plugin-appsettings",
    "cordova-plugin-compat",
    "cordova-plugin-console",
    "cordova-plugin-crosswalk-webview",
    "cordova-plugin-device",
    "cordova-plugin-dialogs",
    "cordova-plugin-file",
    "cordova-plugin-file-transfer",
    "cordova-plugin-network-information",
    "cordova-plugin-splashscreen",
    "cordova-plugin-statusbar",
    "cordova-plugin-whitelist",
    "ionic-plugin-keyboard",
    {
      "id": "phonegap-plugin-push",
      "locator": "phonegap-plugin-push",
      "variables": {
        "SENDER_ID": "XXXXXXXXXXXX"
      }
    },
    {
      "locator": "https://github.com/mnill/cordova-app-updater.git",
      "id": "com.likesmagia.cordova.updater"
    }
  ],

project.properties

target=android-23
android.library.reference.1=CordovaLib
cordova.gradle.include.1=cordova-plugin-crosswalk-webview/myproject-xwalk.gradle
cordova.gradle.include.2=phonegap-plugin-push/myproject-push.gradle
cordova.system.library.1=com.android.support:support-v13:23+
cordova.system.library.2=com.google.android.gms:play-services-gcm:+

It stops crashing when I stop initializing PushNotification in my JS code.

[macdonst]

Folks are you using the command line to build or Android Studio? I've upgraded everything for my command line builds. Currently running:

Android support repository 32
Android support library 23.2.1
Google Play Services 30
Google Repository 26

but I cannot duplicate the build error.

I'm telling Android Studio to go update everything as well but that may take a while to download so additional information to help figure this out is appreciated.

[macdonst]

Duplicated it.

[macdonst]

Yipes, this seems to be a colossal mistake by Google. Taking out any plugin that depends on v4 support seems to work but that's not a great solution. Still researching, all info and help is appreciated.

[khamaileon]

@macdonst
I'm using the command line (ionic-cli).
I've got the same versions:

Android Support Repository 32
Android Support Library 23.2.1
Google Play services 30
Google Repository 26

and no references to support-v4

$ grep -r com.android.support plugins
plugins/phonegap-plugin-push/plugin.xml:        <framework src="com.android.support:support-v13:23+" />

[macdonst]

@khamaileon and you are still seeing the crash? If so can you tell me what version of Play Services is installed on your test device?

[khamaileon]

The crash log: https://gist.github.com/khamaileon/3e5fd9af3f25ed64166aba435eb3ff4b

[khamaileon]

If so can you tell me what version of Play Services is installed on your test device?
Where do I find it ?

[macdonst]

@khamaileon that's the same crash error for sure. Regarding play services. It should be in your apps section of the settings app. You may need to turn on show system apps in order to see it in the list.

[khamaileon]

Google Play services Version 9.0.83
Android 6.0.1
Galaxy S6

[macdonst]

@khamaileon same as me, that leads me to believe that crosswalk includes the v4 dependency somewhere.

[khamaileon]

https://github.com/crosswalk-project/crosswalk/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=support-v4

[khamaileon]

Android support libraries (e.g. support-v4, support-v7 etc) are no longer bundled by Crosswalk and should be included explicitly if required.

[vhmolinar]

After downloading Android Api Level updates of name rev. 3 (or something like that) the build has back working. Thanks.

[ernstdevries]

I got android support repository 32 , but where do i find 1.6.4 plugin is this phonegap push plugin version 1.6.4? Because now i still get this error Error:Failed to resolve: com.android.support:support-v4:23.4.0

[srkgupta]

Upgrading to the latest packages and cleaning up the existing android platform helped me resolved this issue.

Google Play Services -> Rev. 30
Android Support Repository -> Rev. 32
Google Repository -> Rev. 28
Android SDK Tools -> Rev. 25.1.7

This is how I did. Open Android SDK Manager and check for any updates required for any of the packages. If so, update all of them.

Then in your project's directory, go to /platforms/android/cordova/ and run the command ./clean

Recompile the android package and the issue is resolved.

[escolhatecnologia]

+1

[nocodedweb]

App started crashing today after I installed Android library updates. The only thing I could do to fix was to uninstall and reinstall the phonegap-plugin-push plugin and it worked like a charm.

[macdonst]

@nocodedweb see #1591

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