MvvmCross: Upgrade to version 8.0.2 failed to resolve IMvxMessenger on start

🔙 Regression

After upgrading from 7.x to version 8.0.2 the app throws a Failed to resolve first ViewModel

Old (and correct) behavior

App starts up normally.

Current behavior

on start throw the following exception

{MvvmCross.Exceptions.MvxException}	MvvmCross.Exceptions.MvxException
Exception: "Failed to construct and initialize ViewModel for type CaledosLab.Runner.Commons.ViewModels.MainPageViewModel from locator MvxDefaultViewModelLocator - check InnerException for more information"

  at MvvmCross.ViewModels.MvxViewModelLoader.LoadViewModel (MvvmCross.ViewModels.MvxViewModelRequest request, MvvmCross.ViewModels.IMvxBundle savedState, MvvmCross.Navigation.EventArguments.IMvxNavigateEventArgs navigationArgs) [0x00044] in /_/MvvmCross/ViewModels/MvxViewModelLoader.cs:74 
  at MvvmCross.Navigation.MvxNavigationService.Navigate (System.Type viewModelType, MvvmCross.ViewModels.IMvxBundle presentationBundle, System.Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken) [0x00019] in /_/MvvmCross/Navigation/MvxNavigationService.cs:454 
  at MvvmCross.Navigation.MvxNavigationService.Navigate[TViewModel] (MvvmCross.ViewModels.IMvxBundle presentationBundle, System.Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken) [0x00000] in /_/MvvmCross/Navigation/MvxNavigationService.cs:501 
  at CaledosLab.Runner.Commons.ViewModels.CaledosAppStart.NavigateToFirstViewModel (System.Object hint) [0x00018] in C:\Caledos\code\Runner\CaledosLab.Runner.Commons.ViewModels\App.cs:53 

InnerException	{MvvmCross.Exceptions.MvxException}	MvvmCross.Exceptions.MvxException
Message "Problem creating viewModel of type MainPageViewModel"

  at MvvmCross.ViewModels.MvxDefaultViewModelLocator.Load (System.Type viewModelType, MvvmCross.ViewModels.IMvxBundle parameterValues, MvvmCross.ViewModels.IMvxBundle savedState, MvvmCross.Navigation.EventArguments.IMvxNavigateEventArgs navigationArgs) [0x00029] in /_/MvvmCross/ViewModels/MvxDefaultViewModelLocator.cs:32 
  at MvvmCross.ViewModels.MvxViewModelLoader.LoadViewModel (MvvmCross.ViewModels.MvxViewModelRequest request, MvvmCross.ViewModels.IMvxBundle savedState, MvvmCross.Navigation.EventArguments.IMvxNavigateEventArgs navigationArgs) [0x00031] in /_/MvvmCross/ViewModels/MvxViewModelLoader.cs:70 

InnerException	{MvvmCross.Exceptions.MvxIoCResolveException}	MvvmCross.Exceptions.MvxIoCResolveException
Message	"Problem creating viewModel of type MainPageViewModel"	string
  at MvvmCross.ViewModels.MvxDefaultViewModelLocator.Load (System.Type viewModelType, MvvmCross.ViewModels.IMvxBundle parameterValues, MvvmCross.ViewModels.IMvxBundle savedState, MvvmCross.Navigation.EventArguments.IMvxNavigateEventArgs navigationArgs) [0x00029] in /_/MvvmCross/ViewModels/MvxDefaultViewModelLocator.cs:32 
  at MvvmCross.ViewModels.MvxViewModelLoader.LoadViewModel (MvvmCross.ViewModels.MvxViewModelRequest request, MvvmCross.ViewModels.IMvxBundle savedState, MvvmCross.Navigation.EventArguments.IMvxNavigateEventArgs navigationArgs) [0x00031] in /_/MvvmCross/ViewModels/MvxViewModelLoader.cs:70 

Reproduction steps

the exception raises here(***)

public class App : MvvmCross.ViewModels.MvxApplication
    {
        public override void Initialize()
        {
            CreatableTypes()
                .EndingWith("Service")
                .AsInterfaces()
                .RegisterAsLazySingleton();
            
            InitializeAppConfiguration();
            InitializeAppText();

            RegisterCustomAppStart<CaledosAppStart>();
        }

        private void InitializeAppConfiguration()
        {
            var languageManager = new LanguageManager();
            Mvx.IoCProvider.RegisterSingleton<ILanguageManager>(languageManager);
        }

        private void InitializeAppText()
        {
            TextLoader.Instance.LoadJsonFromResource("Shared.json", "Shared");                        
        }
    }

public class CaledosAppStart : MvxAppStart
    {
        public CaledosAppStart(IMvxApplication application, IMvxNavigationService navigationService) : base(application, navigationService)
        {
        }

        protected override async Task NavigateToFirstViewModel(object hint = null)
        {
            try
            {
                await NavigationService.Navigate<MainPageViewModel>();
            }
            catch (System.Exception e)
            {

                throw; (***)
            }
            
        }
    }

Configuration

Version: 8.0.2

Platform:

• 🤖 Android