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App crashes on 2.4.0, does not crash on 2.3.4

See original GitHub issue

Information

Apktool Version (apktool -version) - 2.4.0
Operating System (Mac, Linux, Windows) - Mac
APK From? (Playstore, ROM, Other) - privatly built

Stacktrace/Logcat

03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): FATAL EXCEPTION: main
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): Process: com.ghostsq.commander, PID: 29350
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.ghostsq.commander/com.appdome.ui.LoginActivity}: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #13: Binary XML file line #13: Error inflating class <unknown>
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): 	at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2778)
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): 	at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2856)
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): 	at android.app.ActivityThread.-wrap11(Unknown Source:0)
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): 	at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1589)
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): 	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:106)
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): 	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:164)
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): 	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6494)
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): 	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): 	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:438)
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): 	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:807)
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): Caused by: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #13: Binary XML file line #13: Error inflating class <unknown>
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): Caused by: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #13: Error inflating class <unknown>
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): Caused by: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): 	at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance0(Native Method)
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): 	at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:334)
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): 	at android.view.LayoutInflater.createView(LayoutInflater.java:647)
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): 	at com.android.internal.policy.PhoneLayoutInflater.onCreateView(PhoneLayoutInflater.java:58)
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): 	at android.view.LayoutInflater.onCreateView(LayoutInflater.java:720)
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): 	at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:788)
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): 	at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:730)
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): 	at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:863)
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): 	at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflateChildren(LayoutInflater.java:824)
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): 	at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:866)
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): 	at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflateChildren(LayoutInflater.java:824)
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): 	at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:866)
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): 	at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflateChildren(LayoutInflater.java:824)
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): 	at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:866)
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): 	at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:489)
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): 	at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:423)
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): 	at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:374)
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): 	at com.android.internal.policy.PhoneWindow.setContentView(PhoneWindow.java:419)
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): 	at android.app.Activity.setContentView(Activity.java:2669)
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): 	at com.appdome.ui.LoginActivity.onCreate(LoginActivity.java:49)
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): 	at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:7009)
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): 	at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:7000)
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): 	at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1214)
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): 	at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2731)
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): 	at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2856)
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): 	at android.app.ActivityThread.-wrap11(Unknown Source:0)
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): 	at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1589)
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): 	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:106)
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): 	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:164)
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): 	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6494)
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): 	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): 	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:438)
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): 	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:807)
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): Caused by: java.lang.StringIndexOutOfBoundsException: length=0; index=0
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): 	at java.lang.String.charAt(Native Method)
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): 	at com.android.internal.util.XmlUtils.convertValueToInt(XmlUtils.java:107)
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): 	at android.content.res.TypedArray.getInt(TypedArray.java:375)
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): 	at android.widget.TextView.<init>(TextView.java:1289)
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): 	at android.widget.EditText.<init>(EditText.java:88)
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): 	at android.widget.EditText.<init>(EditText.java:84)
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): 	at android.widget.EditText.<init>(EditText.java:80)
03-06 10:30:41.516 E/AndroidRuntime(29350): 	... 33 more
03-06 10:30:41.519 W/ActivityManager(  791):   Force finishing activity com.ghostsq.commander/com.appdome.ui.LoginActivity

Steps to Reproduce

apktool d (with apktool 2.4.0)
apktool b(with apktool 2.3.4)
sign, install, run the application (adb shell monkey -p com.ghostsq.commander -c android.intent.category.LAUNCHER 1)

Notes:

If I use apktool 2.3.4 to perform apktool d, the application doesn’t crash (no matter which apktool version is used to close the apk back again)
When comparing the open directories, there is a difference in the res/values/ids.xml file, in apktool 2.3.4 some ids have false values, in apktool 2.4 these ids have empty values. When using the file from 2.3.4 the app loads.

Frameworks

If this APK is from an OEM ROM (Samsung, HTC, LG). Please attach framework files (.apks that live in /system/framework or /system/priv-app)

APK

If this APK can be freely shared, please upload/attach a link to it. https://www.dropbox.com/s/bpqb8d09rnrt4ij/orig.apk?dl=0

Questions to ask before submission

Have you tried apktool d, apktool b without changing anything? yes
If you are trying to install a modified apk, did you resign it? yes
Are you using the latest apktool version? yes

Issue Analytics

State:
Created 5 years ago
Comments:8 (3 by maintainers)

Top GitHub Comments

1reaction

iBotPeachescommented, Mar 6, 2019

Classic Android

https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/commit/f997e0aff144d27dd5bedc62a27814f4a0b59367

AAPT2 only allows ids in the form of:

<item type=id" name="my_id/>
<item type=id" name="my_id></item>
<item type=id" name="my_id>@id/other_id</item> <!-- @id/my_id is a reference to @id/other_id -->

You probably have some other text in your inner xml element.

So looks like this is different between aapt1/aapt2, but even stranger that the host machine crashes with empty.

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AndnixSHcommented, May 15, 2019

Oh ok

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