Android Question NB6 and Android 6.x crashing

[ac9ts]

I'm using NB6 for notification for a service. I'm getting a relatively large number of reports of the following, all from Galaxy devices running Android 6.0:

android.app.RemoteServiceException:
at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage (ActivityThread.java:2019)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage (Handler.java:102)
at android.os.Looper.loop (Looper.java:158)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main (ActivityThread.java:7225)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke (Native Method)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run (ZygoteInit.java:1230)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main (ZygoteInit.java:1120)

I did a little investigation and noticed NB6 requires a 24x24 icon. I used a 72x72 icon and loaded it with LoadBitmapResize to 24Dip x24Dip initially. Thinking the DIP unit was actually making the icon larger than 24x24 pixels, I then re-sized the icon to 24x24 and used LoadBitmap. Both still cause the error.

This is the code I'm using to keep the service running and the notification.

Sub Service_Start (StartingIntent As Intent)

    GetLocks

    Service.StartForeground(nid, Create_Notification(Common.AppName, Common.AppVer))
 
End Sub


Private Sub GetLocks
 
    LogColor("Getting Locks", Colors.Green)
 
    Try
        Dim r As Reflector
        r.Target = wifilock
        r.RunMethod("acquire")
    Catch
        LogColor("Aquire WiFiLock Failed!", Colors.Red)
    End Try
 
    Try
        Awake.PartialLock
    Catch
        LogColor("Aquire PartialLock Failed!", Colors.Red)
    End Try

End Sub

Private Sub Create_Notification(L1 As String, L2 As String) As Notification

    Dim BM As Bitmap = LoadBitmap(File.DirAssets, "icon_sm.png")
 
    Dim Target As Object
    If Main.Tablet Then
        Target=GUI_T
    Else
        Target=GUI
    End If
 
    Dim n As NB6
    n.Initialize("default", Common.AppName, "LOW").AutoCancel(False).SmallIcon(BM)
    n.SetDefaults(False, False, False)        ' Turn off sound, light, and vibrate
 
    Dim Noti As Notification = n.Build(L1, L2, "tag1", Target)

    Return Noti
 
End Sub

My Galaxy S4 running 6.0 doesn't exhibit this error but it is running a custom ROM so maybe it's a Samsung OS tweak that's causing it?

 

[ac9ts]

Additional info.

One user is reporting that the initial notification works correctly as described above. What is happening, it seems, is the crash occurs when I attempt to modify what the notification says.

It is used in a streaming audio app. The notification changes to the stream title. "nid" is the same as above, 1.

    Dim n As Notification = Create_Notification(F.Title, F.Series)
    n.Notify(nid)

I used the code in Background Location Tracking tutorial (https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/background-location-tracking.99873/) as an example.

Added: My simple fix is to not do the title updates on Android 6 devices. This prevents the crashes but I'd still like to find out why so I can fix it and put that functionality back.

If SDK<>23 Then
    Dim n As Notification = Create_Notification(F.Title, F.Series)
    n.Notify(nid)
End If

 

[Erel]

You can try to cancel the previous notification before you show the new one:

Dim n As Notification = Create_Notification(F.Title, F.Series)
n.Cancel(nid)
Sleep(100)
    n.Notify(nid)

 

[woniol]

Hi, please also check this thread:
https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/t...ria-m5-hard-forcing-phone-reboot.95947/page-2

 

[ac9ts]

You can try to cancel the previous notification before you show the new one:

Dim n As Notification = Create_Notification(F.Title, F.Series)
n.Cancel(nid)
Sleep(100)
n.Notify(nid)

That's something to keep in mind but, until I get a device in my hands that exhibits the problem, I'll stick with just not doing the update on 6.x devices. It won't affect too many users and it was a new feature anyway so they won't miss it.