Android project does not start using Defold 1.3.5 beta

[iasya]

Hi! After upgrading to 1.3.5, projects doesn’t start on Android. Has anyone had such a problem perhaps?

[britzl]

Are you on Windows? We do have an issue with the new profiler being blocked by some security software on Windows:

Defold stops responding on Windows

Thanks! Yes, this is what we’ve received reports of as well. We’ll continue investigating the shutdown process.

Please downgrade to 1.3.4 if this is the case or make sure Defold isn’t blocked.

[britzl]

@iasya

projects doesn’t start on Android

Oh, you’re writing Android project. What happens when you try to launch the project on your phone? Have you checked the logs?

[iasya]

@britzl No, I’m on mac os

[iasya]

I’m making a game for smart TV (Android OS)

[britzl]

Ok, and what happens when you try and launch the project. You write that it doesn’t start. What does the log show?

[iasya]

I can’t view logs on a smart TV device. Tomorrow I will be able to write to support only. But on nox player it looks like this dv_1.3.5.mov - Google Drive

[britzl]

Ok, and does it work if you revert to 1.3.4?

[iasya]

Yes

[iasya]

This in logs:

--------- beginning of crash
08-07 14:41:00.632  4535  4535 E AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: main
08-07 14:41:00.632  4535  4535 E AndroidRuntime: Process: ru.sberdevices.specialwidgets, PID: 4535
08-07 14:41:00.632  4535  4535 E AndroidRuntime: java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke interface method 'void androidx.lifecycle.p.a(java.lang.Object)' on a null object reference
08-07 14:41:00.632  4535  4535 E AndroidRuntime: 	at androidx.lifecycle.LiveData.b(SourceFile:6)
08-07 14:41:00.632  4535  4535 E AndroidRuntime: 	at androidx.lifecycle.LiveData.c(SourceFile:8)
08-07 14:41:00.632  4535  4535 E AndroidRuntime: 	at androidx.lifecycle.o.j(SourceFile:4)
08-07 14:41:00.632  4535  4535 E AndroidRuntime: 	at androidx.lifecycle.LiveData$a.run(SourceFile:5)
08-07 14:41:00.632  4535  4535 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:873)
08-07 14:41:00.632  4535  4535 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
08-07 14:41:00.632  4535  4535 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:193)
08-07 14:41:00.632  4535  4535 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6669)
08-07 14:41:00.632  4535  4535 E AndroidRuntime: 	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
08-07 14:41:00.632  4535  4535 E AndroidRuntime: 	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:493)
08-07 14:41:00.632  4535  4535 E AndroidRuntime: 	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:858)
08-07 14:57:13.169  4950  4950 E AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: main
08-07 14:57:13.169  4950  4950 E AndroidRuntime: Process: ru.sberdevices.specialwidgets, PID: 4950
08-07 14:57:13.169  4950  4950 E AndroidRuntime: java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke interface method 'void androidx.lifecycle.p.a(java.lang.Object)' on a null object reference
08-07 14:57:13.169  4950  4950 E AndroidRuntime: 	at androidx.lifecycle.LiveData.b(SourceFile:6)
08-07 14:57:13.169  4950  4950 E AndroidRuntime: 	at androidx.lifecycle.LiveData.c(SourceFile:8)
08-07 14:57:13.169  4950  4950 E AndroidRuntime: 	at androidx.lifecycle.o.j(SourceFile:4)
08-07 14:57:13.169  4950  4950 E AndroidRuntime: 	at androidx.lifecycle.LiveData$a.run(SourceFile:5)
08-07 14:57:13.169  4950  4950 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:873)
08-07 14:57:13.169  4950  4950 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
08-07 14:57:13.169  4950  4950 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:193)
08-07 14:57:13.169  4950  4950 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6669)
08-07 14:57:13.169  4950  4950 E AndroidRuntime: 	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
08-07 14:57:13.169  4950  4950 E AndroidRuntime: 	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:493)
08-07 14:57:13.169  4950  4950 E AndroidRuntime: 	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:858)
08-07 16:39:48.791  5430  5430 E AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: main
08-07 16:39:48.791  5430  5430 E AndroidRuntime: Process: ru.sberdevices.specialwidgets, PID: 5430
08-07 16:39:48.791  5430  5430 E AndroidRuntime: java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke interface method 'void androidx.lifecycle.p.a(java.lang.Object)' on a null object reference
08-07 16:39:48.791  5430  5430 E AndroidRuntime: 	at androidx.lifecycle.LiveData.b(SourceFile:6)
08-07 16:39:48.791  5430  5430 E AndroidRuntime: 	at androidx.lifecycle.LiveData.c(SourceFile:8)
08-07 16:39:48.791  5430  5430 E AndroidRuntime: 	at androidx.lifecycle.o.j(SourceFile:4)
08-07 16:39:48.791  5430  5430 E AndroidRuntime: 	at androidx.lifecycle.LiveData$a.run(SourceFile:5)
08-07 16:39:48.791  5430  5430 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:873)
08-07 16:39:48.791  5430  5430 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
08-07 16:39:48.791  5430  5430 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:193)
08-07 16:39:48.791  5430  5430 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6669)
08-07 16:39:48.791  5430  5430 E AndroidRuntime: 	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
08-07 16:39:48.791  5430  5430 E AndroidRuntime: 	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:493)
08-07 16:39:48.791  5430  5430 E AndroidRuntime: 	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:858)

[britzl]

I don’t really see anything in the release notes for the 1.3.5 beta that could explain the problems you are seeing.

Defold 1.3.5 BETA

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Have you made any significant changes to your project recently (new extensions etc)?

[iasya]

Hi! No, only the launch of an old working project. After updating the editor and building the project, it stopped running on the device. Ok, I’ll be think…)