getApplicationLocales: Neither user nor current process has android.permission.READ_APP_SPECIFIC_LOCALES [266008038]

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ph...@lu.ma

created issue #1

Jan 19, 2023 06:38PM

Component used: Version used: 1.6.0 Devices/Android versions reproduced on: SAMSUNG Galaxy A52 (SM-A525F/DS), Redmi Note 7 Pro, OPPO Reno8 Pro 5G (CPH2357). Android 13.

I have a bunch of crash reports from the listed devices, which only happen on Android 13.

In my app I use getApplicationLocales, but it runs fine and I wasn't being able to reproduce the crash. And according to the crash log, it's some system call.

java.lang.SecurityException: getApplicationLocales: Neither user 10466 nor current process has android.permission.READ_APP_SPECIFIC_LOCALES.
    at android.os.Parcel.createExceptionOrNull(Parcel.java:3040)
    at android.os.Parcel.createException(Parcel.java:3024)
    at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:3007)
    at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:2949)
    at android.app.ILocaleManager$Stub$Proxy.getApplicationLocales(ILocaleManager.java:192)
    at android.app.LocaleManager.getApplicationLocales(LocaleManager.java:141)
    at android.app.LocaleManager.getApplicationLocales(LocaleManager.java:119)
    at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatDelegate$Api33Impl.localeManagerGetApplicationLocales(AppCompatDelegate.java:1099)
    at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatDelegate.getApplicationLocales(AppCompatDelegate.java:767)
    at androidx.appcompat.app.AppLocalesStorageHelper.syncLocalesToFramework
    at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatDelegate.lambda$syncRequestedAndStoredLocales$1
    at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatDelegate$$InternalSyntheticLambda$1$cc563e7b9e953a9d912db7c994e94b3abce009c4c05bec5a3cf3db1e15ccdb54$0.run$bridge(R8$$SyntheticClass:0)
    at androidx.appcompat.app.AppLocalesStorageHelper$SerialExecutor.lambda$execute$0
    at androidx.appcompat.app.AppLocalesStorageHelper$SerialExecutor$$InternalSyntheticLambda$1$d83da90378edfef33d93bb4a13a0581c0950b0fd40ae81dacd53befaa7b3780c$0.run$bridge(R8$$SyntheticClass:0)
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:1012)

Comments

ca...@careem.com <ca...@careem.com> #2Jan 23, 2023 08:27AM

Forgot to note the environment.
This crash occurs on only API 21.

dm...@gmail.com <dm...@gmail.com> #3Feb 10, 2023 06:42AM

This crash occurs on API 22 and 23 when the user doesn't have Google Play installed. Related discussions:

https://stackoverflow.com/q/41025200/842697

to...@spotify.com <to...@spotify.com> #4Mar 13, 2023 09:27AM

This crash doesn't reproduce on 1.1.0-rc0. Found that this commit in 1.1.0 with applyOverrideConfiguration

https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/support/+/26079d87c79a64829f036236353fac1dae4e0613%5E%21/#F2 causes crashes.

at...@goto.com <at...@goto.com> #5Mar 20, 2023 09:50AM

For me this still persisted in 1.1.0-rc01 as well as 1.1.0-alpha01.

Only downgrading all my androidx version to the previously working state helped.

From:

implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.1.0'
implementation 'androidx.cardview:cardview:1.0.0'
implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.1.0-alpha10'
implementation 'androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout:1.1.3'
implementation 'androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview:1.1.0-beta04'
implementation 'androidx.viewpager2:viewpager2:1.0.0-beta04'
implementation 'androidx.legacy:legacy-support-v4:1.0.0'
implementation 'androidx.vectordrawable:vectordrawable:1.1.0'
implementation 'androidx.preference:preference:1.1.0'
implementation 'androidx.core:core:1.2.0-alpha04'

back to:

implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.1.0-rc01'
implementation 'androidx.cardview:cardview:1.0.0'
implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.1.0-alpha09'
implementation 'androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout:1.1.3'
implementation 'androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview:1.1.0-beta03'
implementation 'androidx.viewpager2:viewpager2:1.0.0-beta03'
implementation 'androidx.legacy:legacy-support-v4:1.0.0'
implementation 'androidx.vectordrawable:vectordrawable:1.1.0-rc01'
implementation 'androidx.preference:preference:1.1.0-rc01'
implementation 'androidx.core:core:1.2.0-alpha03'

az...@tab-trader.com <az...@tab-trader.com> #6May 8, 2023 09:53AM

If you want to use 1.1.0 , override applyOverrideConfiguration in your activity as follows. However, this might need app restart for API 21 to 25, while switching Dark Theme to Light Theme and vice versa.

override fun applyOverrideConfiguration(overrideConfiguration: Configuration?) {
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT in 21..25 && (resources.configuration.uiMode == AppConstants.appContext.resources.configuration.uiMode)) {
return
}
super.applyOverrideConfiguration(overrideConfiguration)
}

to...@spotify.com <to...@spotify.com> #7May 18, 2023 08:46AM

Any update? Issue reproduces with androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.1.0...

Issue 266008038