Crash on Android on app launch

[ZeeshanZahoorSystems]

Hi,

we recently published app with Infobip version
"infobip-mobile-messaging-react-native-plugin": "13.8.1",
"react-native": "0.75.4",

fabric off.

We are getting below error on Crashlytics

Fatal Exception: java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to instantiate service org.infobip.mobile.messaging.cloud.MobileMessagingCloudService: java.lang.InstantiationException: java.lang.Class<org.infobip.mobile.messaging.cloud.MobileMessagingCloudService> has no zero argument constructor at android.app.ActivityThread.handleCreateService(ActivityThread.java:4230) at android.app.ActivityThread.access$200(ActivityThread.java:240) at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2087) at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:107) at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:241) at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7888) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java) at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:512) at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:998)

Caused by java.lang.InstantiationException: java.lang.Class<org.infobip.mobile.messaging.cloud.MobileMessagingCloudService> has no zero argument constructor at java.lang.Class.newInstance(Class.java) at android.app.AppComponentFactory.instantiateService(AppComponentFactory.java:129) at androidx.core.app.CoreComponentFactory.instantiateService(CoreComponentFactory.java:74) at android.app.ActivityThread.handleCreateService(ActivityThread.java:4225) at android.app.ActivityThread.access$200(ActivityThread.java:240) at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2087) at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:107) at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:241) at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7888) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java) at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:512) at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:998)

[acikul]

Hi,

Thanks for the detailed crash logs—they made this easy to track down.

The crash is caused by an outdated service declaration in the plugin’s AndroidManifest.xml and we have a simple workaround you can apply now while we ship a fix.

Root cause

• The class MobileMessagingCloudService was migrated from JobIntentService to androidx.work.Worker in the underlying Infobip Mobile Messaging Android SDK.
• Worker classes should not be declared as and require a (Context, WorkerParameters) constructor.
• Because the plugin still declares it as a service, Android may attempt to instantiate it and crash.
• This is a latent bug that doesn't always manifest—our Example app doesn't trigger it because the service is only instantiated through WorkManager's internal mechanisms and that's why we missed it. However, production apps with different initialization patterns, build configurations, ProGuard rules etc. might trigger it.

Immediate workaround (using patch-package)

1. Install patch-package:

npm install --save-dev patch-package

2. Edit the plugin manifest:

• Open:

node_modules/infobip-mobile-messaging-react-native-plugin/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml

• Remove this block:

<service
    android:name="org.infobip.mobile.messaging.cloud.MobileMessagingCloudService"
    android:permission="android.permission.BIND_JOB_SERVICE"
    android:exported="false" />

3. Create the patch:

npx patch-package infobip-mobile-messaging-react-native-plugin

4. Ensure the patch is applied after installs by adding this to package.json:

{
  "scripts": {
    "postinstall": "patch-package"
  }
}

Optional: do a clean rebuild afterward:

cd android && ./gradlew clean

We’re prioritizing a fix in the next release so you won’t need this patch. We’ll update you as soon as it’s published.

One question, do you plan on updating to the latest plugin version (including the New Architecture from React Native) or should we also release a patch fix for the older plugin version you're currently using?

Best regards,
Infobip Mobile Messaging Team