expo: expo-updates: Android app crashes due to app.manifest not existing (SDK 46)

Summary

An android app built by EAS Build (Managed) crashes on loading app.manifest in expo-update.

10-26 11:21:14.739 13422 13422 E EmbeddedManifest: Could not read embedded manifest
10-26 11:21:14.739 13422 13422 E EmbeddedManifest: java.io.FileNotFoundException: app.manifest
10-26 11:21:14.739 13422 13422 E EmbeddedManifest: 	at android.content.res.AssetManager.nativeOpenAsset(Native Method)
10-26 11:21:14.739 13422 13422 E EmbeddedManifest: 	at android.content.res.AssetManager.open(AssetManager.java:904)
10-26 11:21:14.739 13422 13422 E EmbeddedManifest: 	at android.content.res.AssetManager.open(AssetManager.java:881)
10-26 11:21:14.739 13422 13422 E EmbeddedManifest: 	at expo.modules.updates.manifest.EmbeddedManifest.get(EmbeddedManifest.kt:22)
10-26 11:21:14.739 13422 13422 E EmbeddedManifest: 	at expo.modules.updates.loader.LoaderTask.launchFallbackUpdateFromDisk(LoaderTask.kt:238)
10-26 11:21:14.739 13422 13422 E EmbeddedManifest: 	at expo.modules.updates.loader.LoaderTask.start(LoaderTask.kt:99)
10-26 11:21:14.739 13422 13422 E EmbeddedManifest: 	at expo.modules.updates.UpdatesController.start(UpdatesController.kt:290)
10-26 11:21:14.739 13422 13422 E EmbeddedManifest: 	at expo.modules.updates.UpdatesController$Companion.initialize(UpdatesController.kt:464)
10-26 11:21:14.739 13422 13422 E EmbeddedManifest: 	at expo.modules.updates.UpdatesPackage$createReactNativeHostHandlers$handler$1.onWillCreateReactInstanceManager(UpdatesPackage.kt:41)
10-26 11:21:14.739 13422 13422 E EmbeddedManifest: 	at expo.modules.ReactNativeHostWrapperBase.createReactInstanceManager(ReactNativeHostWrapperBase.kt:27)
10-26 11:21:14.739 13422 13422 E EmbeddedManifest: 	at com.facebook.react.ReactNativeHost.getReactInstanceManager(ReactNativeHost.java:42)
10-26 11:21:14.739 13422 13422 E EmbeddedManifest: 	at com.example.MainApplication.onCreate(MainApplication.java:66)
10-26 11:21:14.739 13422 13422 E EmbeddedManifest: 	at android.app.Instrumentation.callApplicationOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1266)
10-26 11:21:14.739 13422 13422 E EmbeddedManifest: 	at android.app.ActivityThread.handleBindApplication(ActivityThread.java:6785)
10-26 11:21:14.739 13422 13422 E EmbeddedManifest: 	at android.app.ActivityThread.-$$Nest$mhandleBindApplication(Unknown Source:0)
10-26 11:21:14.739 13422 13422 E EmbeddedManifest: 	at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2134)
10-26 11:21:14.739 13422 13422 E EmbeddedManifest: 	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:106)
10-26 11:21:14.739 13422 13422 E EmbeddedManifest: 	at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:201)
10-26 11:21:14.739 13422 13422 E EmbeddedManifest: 	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:288)
10-26 11:21:14.739 13422 13422 E EmbeddedManifest: 	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7898)
10-26 11:21:14.739 13422 13422 E EmbeddedManifest: 	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
10-26 11:21:14.739 13422 13422 E EmbeddedManifest: 	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:548)
10-26 11:21:14.739 13422 13422 E EmbeddedManifest: 	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:936)
10-26 11:21:14.739 13422 13422 D AndroidRuntime: Shutting down VM
10-26 11:21:14.739 13422 13422 E AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: main
10-26 11:21:14.739 13422 13422 E AndroidRuntime: Process: com.example, PID: 13422
10-26 11:21:14.739 13422 13422 E AndroidRuntime: java.lang.AssertionError: The embedded manifest is invalid or could not be read. Make sure you have configured expo-updates correctly in android/app/build.gradle. app.manifest
10-26 11:21:14.739 13422 13422 E AndroidRuntime: 	at expo.modules.updates.manifest.EmbeddedManifest.get(EmbeddedManifest.kt:31)
10-26 11:21:14.739 13422 13422 E AndroidRuntime: 	at expo.modules.updates.loader.LoaderTask.launchFallbackUpdateFromDisk(LoaderTask.kt:238)
10-26 11:21:14.739 13422 13422 E AndroidRuntime: 	at expo.modules.updates.loader.LoaderTask.start(LoaderTask.kt:99)
10-26 11:21:14.739 13422 13422 E AndroidRuntime: 	at expo.modules.updates.UpdatesController.start(UpdatesController.kt:290)
10-26 11:21:14.739 13422 13422 E AndroidRuntime: 	at expo.modules.updates.UpdatesController$Companion.initialize(UpdatesController.kt:464)
10-26 11:21:14.739 13422 13422 E AndroidRuntime: 	at expo.modules.updates.UpdatesPackage$createReactNativeHostHandlers$handler$1.onWillCreateReactInstanceManager(UpdatesPackage.kt:41)
10-26 11:21:14.739 13422 13422 E AndroidRuntime: 	at expo.modules.ReactNativeHostWrapperBase.createReactInstanceManager(ReactNativeHostWrapperBase.kt:27)
10-26 11:21:14.739 13422 13422 E AndroidRuntime: 	at com.facebook.react.ReactNativeHost.getReactInstanceManager(ReactNativeHost.java:42)
10-26 11:21:14.739 13422 13422 E AndroidRuntime: 	at com.example.MainApplication.onCreate(MainApplication.java:66)
10-26 11:21:14.739 13422 13422 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.app.Instrumentation.callApplicationOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1266)
10-26 11:21:14.739 13422 13422 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.app.ActivityThread.handleBindApplication(ActivityThread.java:6785)
10-26 11:21:14.739 13422 13422 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.app.ActivityThread.-$$Nest$mhandleBindApplication(Unknown Source:0)
10-26 11:21:14.739 13422 13422 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2134)
10-26 11:21:14.739 13422 13422 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:106)
10-26 11:21:14.739 13422 13422 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:201)
10-26 11:21:14.739 13422 13422 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:288)
10-26 11:21:14.739 13422 13422 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7898)
10-26 11:21:14.739 13422 13422 E AndroidRuntime: 	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
10-26 11:21:14.739 13422 13422 E AndroidRuntime: 	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:548)
10-26 11:21:14.739 13422 13422 E AndroidRuntime: 	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:936)
10-26 11:21:14.741  1959 13443 I DropBoxManagerService: add tag=data_app_crash isTagEnabled=true flags=0x2
10-26 11:21:14.741  1959 11526 W ActivityTaskManager:   Force finishing activity com.example/.MainActivity
10-26 11:21:14.754  1959  2112 I ActivityManager: Showing crash dialog for package com.example u0

In the apk, assets/app.manifest file doesn’t exist actually. However, when I built again, app.manifest was included and did not crash.

I have encountered this problem several times in the past too, but after rebuilding, it no longer occurs.

What platform(s) does this occur on?

Android

Environment

  expo-env-info 1.0.5 environment info:
    System:
      OS: macOS 12.6
      Shell: 5.8.1 - /bin/zsh
    Binaries:
      Node: 16.15.0 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v16.15.0/bin/node
      Yarn: 1.22.19 - ~/projects/mobile-app/packages/app/node_modules/.bin/yarn
      npm: 8.5.5 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v16.15.0/bin/npm
      Watchman: 2022.07.04.00 - /opt/homebrew/bin/watchman
    Managers:
      CocoaPods: 1.11.3 - /Users/gaishimo/.rbenv/shims/pod
    SDKs:
      iOS SDK:
        Platforms: DriverKit 21.4, iOS 16.0, macOS 12.3, tvOS 16.0, watchOS 9.0
      Android SDK:
        API Levels: 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33
        Build Tools: 26.0.3, 28.0.3, 29.0.0, 29.0.2, 29.0.3, 30.0.2, 30.0.3, 31.0.0, 32.0.0
        System Images: android-22 | Intel x86 Atom_64, android-26 | Google APIs Intel x86 Atom_64, android-29 | Intel x86 Atom, android-29 | Intel x86 Atom_64, android-29 | Google APIs ARM 64 v8a, android-29 | Google APIs Intel x86 Atom, android-30 | Google APIs Intel x86 Atom
        Android NDK: 24.0.8215888
    IDEs:
      Android Studio: 2021.2 AI-212.5712.43.2112.8609683
      Xcode: 14.0.1/14A400 - /usr/bin/xcodebuild
    npmGlobalPackages:
      eas-cli: 2.5.1
      expo-cli: 6.0.5
    Expo Workflow: managed

Minimal reproducible example

This is part of eas.json. I set the channel field.

{
  "build": {
    "preview": {
      "channel": "preview",
      "distribution": "internal"
    }
  }
}