Null Pointer Exception after upgrading SDK to 12.4.2

[BinaryCores]

Following exceptions are occurring in all of our apps and due to this crash rate is very high in Android Vitals. Kindly provide the solution for it or kindly fix it soon.

Exception java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'boolean com.applovin.sdk.AppLovinSdkSettings.isVerboseLoggingEnabled()' on a null object reference
at com.applovin.impl.vj.c (SourceFile:497)
at com.applovin.impl.sdk.t.a (SourceFile:15)
at com.applovin.impl.sdk.t.a (SourceFile:14)
at com.applovin.impl.mediation.ads.a.logApiCall (SourceFile:4)
at com.applovin.mediation.nativeAds.MaxNativeAdLoader. (SourceFile:3)
at com.applovin.mediation.nativeAds.MaxNativeAdLoader. (SourceFile:1)
at com.BinaryCores.GalaxyA23Wallpapers.binary_cores_fragments.FragmentCategory.onCreateView (FragmentCategory.java:67)
at androidx.fragment.app.Fragment.performCreateView (Fragment.java:2963)
at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentStateManager.createView (FragmentStateManager.java:518)
at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentStateManager.moveToExpectedState (FragmentStateManager.java:282)
at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentStore.moveToExpectedState (FragmentStore.java:112)
at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManager.moveToState (FragmentManager.java:1647)
at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManager.dispatchStateChange (FragmentManager.java:3128)
at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManager.dispatchActivityCreated (FragmentManager.java:3072)
at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentController.dispatchActivityCreated (FragmentController.java:251)
at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentActivity.onStart (FragmentActivity.java:502)
at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity.onStart (AppCompatActivity.java:251)
at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnStart (Instrumentation.java:1582)
at android.app.Activity.performStart (Activity.java:8977)
at android.app.ActivityThread.handleStartActivity (ActivityThread.java:4198)
at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.performLifecycleSequence (TransactionExecutor.java:225)
at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.cycleToPath (TransactionExecutor.java:205)
at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.executeLifecycleState (TransactionExecutor.java:177)
at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.execute (TransactionExecutor.java:98)
at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage (ActivityThread.java:2685)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage (Handler.java:106)
at android.os.Looper.loopOnce (Looper.java:230)
at android.os.Looper.loop (Looper.java:319)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main (ActivityThread.java:8893)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke
at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run (RuntimeInit.java:608)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main (ZygoteInit.java:1103)

[LouisYubo]

We have the same issue, which occurs when using setHasUserConsent

Fatal Exception: java.lang.NullPointerException
Attempt to invoke virtual method 'boolean com.applovin.sdk.AppLovinSdkSettings.isVerboseLoggingEnabled()' on a null object reference
com.applovin.impl.vj.c (SourceFile:497)
com.applovin.impl.sdk.t.a (SourceFile:15)
com.applovin.impl.sdk.t.a (SourceFile:14)
com.applovin.communicator.AppLovinCommunicator.a (SourceFile:7)
com.applovin.communicator.AppLovinCommunicator.a (SourceFile:4)
com.applovin.impl.sdk.h.<init> (SourceFile:8)
com.applovin.impl.sdk.k.o (SourceFile:1)
com.applovin.impl.sdk.k.P0
com.applovin.sdk.AppLovinSdk.reinitialize (SourceFile:2)
com.applovin.sdk.AppLovinSdk.reinitializeAll (SourceFile:5)
com.applovin.sdk.AppLovinPrivacySettings.setHasUserConsent (SourceFile:6)

[adurandet]

Same issue while trying to configure settings

val initConfig = AppLovinSdkInitializationConfiguration.builder(AppLovinKey.appLovinKey, context)
            .setMediationProvider(AppLovinMediationProvider.MAX)
            .configureSettings { settings ->
                settings.termsAndPrivacyPolicyFlowSettings.apply {
                    isEnabled = true
                    privacyPolicyUri = Uri.parse(Urls.privacy)
                    termsOfServiceUri = Uri.parse(Urls.terms)
                }
            }
            .build()

It doesn't happen if I don't minify.
It must be a R8 / proguard issue

[vudt98]

Same issue while trying to configure settings

val initConfig = AppLovinSdkInitializationConfiguration.builder(AppLovinKey.appLovinKey, context)
            .setMediationProvider(AppLovinMediationProvider.MAX)
            .configureSettings { settings ->
                settings.termsAndPrivacyPolicyFlowSettings.apply {
                    isEnabled = true
                    privacyPolicyUri = Uri.parse(Urls.privacy)
                    termsOfServiceUri = Uri.parse(Urls.terms)
                }
            }
            .build()

It doesn't happen if I don't minify. It must be a R8 / proguard issue

I don't think so, because today I also encountered this error while testing with the debug version that doesn't use R8 and minify. But it's really difficult to reproduce it.

[christophercong]

Hey all, we have a fix for this going out in next release. In the meantime, the work-around is to not call AppLovinSdk.getInstance(context) until you are ready to initialize the SDK (with the call to - initialize

[adurandet]

@christophercong not sure to understand your workaround.

In my code, AppLovinSdk.getInstance(context) is the last call I am doing.

        val initConfig = AppLovinSdkInitializationConfiguration.builder(AppLovinKey.appLovinKey, context)
            .setMediationProvider(AppLovinMediationProvider.MAX)
            .configureSettings { settings ->
                settings.termsAndPrivacyPolicyFlowSettings.apply {
                    isEnabled = true
                    privacyPolicyUri = Uri.parse(Urls.privacy)
                    termsOfServiceUri = Uri.parse(Urls.terms)
                }
            }
            .build()

        AppLovinSdk.getInstance(context)
            .initialize(initConfig) {
                _isInitialized.value = true
            }

[adurandet]

Just to add more info. I tried to initiliaze the terms and pricacy using the json integration (as per your documentation) and I am still facing the issue.

I think it is not be the same issue as the isVerboseLoggingEnable() as the logs are not the same. I have opened a separate issue.

Fatal Exception: java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'boolean java.lang.String.equalsIgnoreCase(java.lang.String)' on a null object reference
       at com.applovin.impl.r4.a(SourceFile:1601)
       at com.applovin.impl.r4.a(SourceFile:2963)
       at com.applovin.impl.r4.a(SourceFile:2259)
       at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:959)
       at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:100)
       at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:232)
       at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:317)
       at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:8501)
       at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java)
       at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:552)
       at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:878)
[PersistentPostbackQueueSaveTask] Postbacks queue file does not exist.

[BinaryCores]

Any update on this? When it will be resolved?

[christophercong]

Hi all, this has been resolved in the new the Android SDK release 12.5.0. Note: to configure the terms/privacy settings pre-init, we have changed the API to the following:

val settings = AppLovinSdk.getInstance(this).settings
settings.termsAndPrivacyPolicyFlowSettings.apply {
  isEnabled = true
  privacyPolicyUri = Uri.parse("«https://your_company_name.com/privacy_policy»")
  termsOfServiceUri = Uri.parse("«https://your_company_name.com/terms_of_service»")
}