NativeScript: Can't open the app on Android P

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Tell us about the problem

If you have a device running the Android P Beta, the app doesn’t start anymore.

Which platform(s) does your issue occur on?

Android P (Beta)

Please provide the following version numbers that your issue occurs with:

  • CLI: 4.0.0
  • Cross-platform modules: 4.0.0
  • Runtime(s): 4.0.1

Please tell us how to recreate the issue in as much detail as possible.

Run the app (In my case Nativescript Angular) on a Android P device. The app crashes immediately.

I tried to create a new angular project (tns create sampleProj --ng), a new typescript project (tns create sampleProjTSC --tsc) and a plain ns project (tns create sampleProjPLAIN). Got the same error. (The Examples Nativescript App from the play store works).

Is there code involved? If so, please share the minimal amount of code needed to recreate the problem.

05-09 08:00:36.465  2894  2894 E AndroidRuntime:     com.tns.Runtime.callJSMethodNative(Native Method)
05-09 08:00:36.465  2894  2894 E AndroidRuntime:     com.tns.Runtime.dispatchCallJSMethodNative(Runtime.java:1088)
05-09 08:00:36.465  2894  2894 E AndroidRuntime:     com.tns.Runtime.callJSMethodImpl(Runtime.java:970)
05-09 08:00:36.465  2894  2894 E AndroidRuntime:     com.tns.Runtime.callJSMethod(Runtime.java:957)
05-09 08:00:36.465  2894  2894 E AndroidRuntime:     com.tns.Runtime.callJSMethod(Runtime.java:941)
05-09 08:00:36.465  2894  2894 E AndroidRuntime:     com.tns.Runtime.callJSMethod(Runtime.java:933)
05-09 08:00:36.465  2894  2894 E AndroidRuntime:        at com.tns.Runtime.callJSMethodNative(Native Method)
05-09 08:00:36.465  2894  2894 E AndroidRuntime:        at com.tns.Runtime.dispatchCallJSMethodNative(Runtime.java:1088)
05-09 08:00:36.465  2894  2894 E AndroidRuntime:        at com.tns.Runtime.callJSMethodImpl(Runtime.java:970)
05-09 08:00:36.465  2894  2894 E AndroidRuntime:        at com.tns.Runtime.callJSMethod(Runtime.java:957)
05-09 08:00:36.465  2894  2894 E AndroidRuntime:        at com.tns.Runtime.callJSMethod(Runtime.java:941)
05-09 08:00:36.465  2894  2894 E AndroidRuntime:        at com.tns.Runtime.callJSMethod(Runtime.java:933)
System.err: com.tns.NativeScriptException: 
System.err: Calling js method onViewAttachedToWindow failed
System.err: 
System.err: Error: java.lang.NoSuchMethodException: loadAnimator [class android.app.Fragment, int, boolean, int]
System.err:     java.lang.Class.getMethod(Class.java:2068)
System.err:     java.lang.Class.getDeclaredMethod(Class.java:2047)
System.err:     com.tns.Runtime.callJSMethodNative(Native Method)
System.err:     com.tns.Runtime.dispatchCallJSMethodNative(Runtime.java:1088)
System.err:     com.tns.Runtime.callJSMethodImpl(Runtime.java:970)
System.err:     com.tns.Runtime.callJSMethod(Runtime.java:957)
System.err:     com.tns.Runtime.callJSMethod(Runtime.java:941)
System.err:     com.tns.Runtime.callJSMethod(Runtime.java:933)
System.err:     com.tns.gen.java.lang.Object_frame_29_36_AttachListener.onViewAttachedToWindow(Object_frame_29_36_AttachListener.java:12)
System.err:     android.view.View.dispatchAttachedToWindow(View.java:18356)
System.err:     android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchAttachedToWindow(ViewGroup.java:3397)
System.err:     android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchAttachedToWindow(ViewGroup.java:3404)
System.err:     android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchAttachedToWindow(ViewGroup.java:3404)
System.err:     android.view.ViewRootImpl.performTraversals(ViewRootImpl.java:1732)
System.err:     android.view.ViewRootImpl.doTraversal(ViewRootImpl.java:1443)
System.err:     android.view.ViewRootImpl$TraversalRunnable.run(ViewRootImpl.java:7125)
System.err:     android.view.Choreographer$CallbackRecord.run(Choreographer.java:935)
System.err:     android.view.Choreographer.doCallbacks(Choreographer.java:747)
System.err:     android.view.Choreographer.doFrame(Choreographer.java:682)
System.err:     android.view.Choreographer$FrameDisplayEventReceiver.run(Choreographer.java:921)
System.err:     android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:873)
System.err:     android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
System.err:     android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:164)
System.err:     android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6649)
System.err:     java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
System.err:     com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:493)
System.err:     com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:826)
System.err: File: "file:///data/data/com.company.APPCode/files/app/tns_modules/tns-core-modules/ui/frame/fragment.transitions.js, line: 595, column: 44
System.err: 
System.err: StackTrace: 
System.err:     Frame: function:'initDefaultAnimations', file:'file:///data/data/com.company.APPCode/files/app/tns_modules/tns-core-modules/ui/frame/fragment.transitions.js', line: 595, column: 45
System.err:     Frame: function:'_setAndroidFragmentTransitions', file:'file:///data/data/com.company.APPCode/files/app/tns_modules/tns-core-modules/ui/frame/fragment.transitions.js', line: 28, column: 5
System.err:     Frame: function:'Frame._navigateCore', file:'file:///data/data/com.company.APPCode/files/app/tns_modules/tns-core-modules/ui/frame/frame.js', line: 237, column: 32
System.err:     Frame: function:'FrameBase.performNavigation', file:'file:///data/data/com.company.APPCode/files/app/tns_modules/tns-core-modules/ui/frame/frame-common.js', line: 235, column: 14
System.err:     Frame: function:'FrameBase._processNextNavigationEntry', file:'file:///data/data/com.company.APPCode/files/app/tns_modules/tns-core-modules/ui/frame/frame-common.js', line: 227, column: 22
System.err:     Frame: function:'Frame._processNextNavigationEntry', file:'file:///data/data/com.company.APPCode/files/app/tns_modules/tns-core-modules/ui/frame/frame.js', line: 135, column: 58
System.err:     Frame: function:'Frame._onAttachedToWindow', file:'file:///data/data/com.company.APPCode/files/app/tns_modules/tns-core-modules/ui/frame/frame.js', line: 111, column: 14
System.err:     Frame: function:'AttachListener.onViewAttachedToWindow', file:'file:///data/data/com.company.APPCode/files/app/tns_modules/tns-core-modules/ui/frame/frame.js', line: 35, column: 27
System.err: 
System.err:     at com.tns.Runtime.callJSMethodNative(Native Method)
System.err:     at com.tns.Runtime.dispatchCallJSMethodNative(Runtime.java:1088)
System.err:     at com.tns.Runtime.callJSMethodImpl(Runtime.java:970)
System.err:     at com.tns.Runtime.callJSMethod(Runtime.java:957)
System.err:     at com.tns.Runtime.callJSMethod(Runtime.java:941)
System.err:     at com.tns.Runtime.callJSMethod(Runtime.java:933)
System.err:     at com.tns.gen.java.lang.Object_frame_29_36_AttachListener.onViewAttachedToWindow(Object_frame_29_36_AttachListener.java:12)
System.err:     at android.view.View.dispatchAttachedToWindow(View.java:18356)
System.err:     at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchAttachedToWindow(ViewGroup.java:3397)
System.err:     at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchAttachedToWindow(ViewGroup.java:3404)
System.err:     at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchAttachedToWindow(ViewGroup.java:3404)
System.err:     at android.view.ViewRootImpl.performTraversals(ViewRootImpl.java:1732)
System.err:     at android.view.ViewRootImpl.doTraversal(ViewRootImpl.java:1443)
System.err:     at android.view.ViewRootImpl$TraversalRunnable.run(ViewRootImpl.java:7125)
System.err:     at android.view.Choreographer$CallbackRecord.run(Choreographer.java:935)
System.err:     at android.view.Choreographer.doCallbacks(Choreographer.java:747)
System.err:     at android.view.Choreographer.doFrame(Choreographer.java:682)
System.err:     at android.view.Choreographer$FrameDisplayEventReceiver.run(Choreographer.java:921)
System.err:     at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:873)
System.err:     at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
System.err:     at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:164)
System.err:     at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6649)
System.err:     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
System.err:     at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:493)
System.err:     at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:826)
System.err: Caused by: java.lang.NoSuchMethodException: loadAnimator [class android.app.Fragment, int, boolean, int]
System.err:     at java.lang.Class.getMethod(Class.java:2068)
System.err:     at java.lang.Class.getDeclaredMethod(Class.java:2047)
System.err:     ... 26 more

About this issue

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  • State: closed
  • Created 6 years ago
  • Comments: 26 (15 by maintainers)

Most upvoted comments

FYI we are already looking into this and will address the issues before the official Android P release. More info to follow as we have a better understanding of the impact and what needs to change.

+24
EmilStoychev on May 11, 2018

Hey All,

I filled in two separate issues for the FragmentManager.loadAnimator() and NumberPicker.mSelectorWheelPaint APIs that NativeScript uses through reflection in the issue tracker.

The update on them is that both APIs were greylisted.

+7
vchimev on May 22, 2018

I can confirm today that after the new android p beta release, the apps are not crashing anymore

+3
omaressameldin on Jun 6, 2018

Wow, this is some seriously bad news since it effects pretty much ALL the existing already published applications using NativeScript…

I’ve checked a couple things:

  • NativeScript 2.x apps only uses setAccessible overrides in list pickers; if you aren’t using list pickers in your app; I believe your NS 2.x app will continue to work without any issues.
  • NativeScript 3.x and 4.x both use setAccessible for both the loadAnimator and the same list picker color code. Since loadAnimator is used while navigating, the app crashes during startup.
  • only about a dozen plugins in the eco-system uses setAccessible; fortunately most of them are not main stream; unsure about NS-Pro-UI as this could be another main stream vector, someone with repo access to this needs to check…

Please note; getClass and the other api’s are still valid EXCEPT for accessing internal API function under Android-P; so if you are accessing internal API; then your code should be using setAccessible to unlock the api access to actually used the value/function. This is why I searched for setAccessible to narrow down the list…

@sipacate @toddanglin - This maybe something that Progress needs to open a dialog quickly with Google because literally a really huge chunk of NativeScript applications can no longer run on Android-P…

+2
NathanaelA on Feb 17, 2024

Just a followup for people; I was just told by someone on that team that the FragementManager.LoadAnimation has been greylisted in the next version of Android-P. WooHoo, this will mean that the NS 3.x/4.x apps will start to run again properly on the next beta of Android-P!!! 😀

I have followed up and asked about the list-picker color to see if that is going to be greylisted also as that is the only other place that might cause a few apps some issues.

+1
NathanaelA on Feb 17, 2024
Tool Version
OS MacOS High Sierra (10.13.4) and Windows 10
Java 1.8.0_144 (64bit)
Emulator AVD, Nexus 5X, API P, x86, with Google Play
Android SDK 5.1, 6.0, 7.1.1, 8.0, 8.1
Build-tools 23.0.0 - 28.0.0-rc.1
TNS Version 4.0.0

@NickIliev Hope that helps

+1
RaphaelJenni on May 9, 2018
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