Google IAB helper bindService crash

Question

I'm getting the following exception:

Fatal Exception: java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{myapppackage2/myapppackage.ui.MainActivity}: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Service Intent must be explicit: Intent { act=com.android.vending.billing.InAppBillingService.BIND }
       at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java)
       at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java)
       at android.app.ActivityThread.access$800(ActivityThread.java)
       at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java)
       at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java)
       at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java)
       at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java)
       at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java)
       at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:372)
       at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java)
       at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java)
Caused by java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Service Intent must be explicit: Intent { act=com.android.vending.billing.InAppBillingService.BIND }
       at android.app.ContextImpl.validateServiceIntent(ContextImpl.java)
       at android.app.ContextImpl.bindServiceCommon(ContextImpl.java)
       at android.app.ContextImpl.bindService(ContextImpl.java)
       at android.content.ContextWrapper.bindService(ContextWrapper.java)
       at com.android.vending.billing.util.IabHelper.doBindService(IabHelper.java:277)
       at com.android.vending.billing.util.IabHelper.startSetup(IabHelper.java:268)
       at myapppackage.feature.FeaturesManager.initBilling(FeaturesManager.java:79)
       at myapppackage.ui.MainActivity.onCreate(MainActivity.java:374)
       at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java)
       at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java)
       at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java)
       at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java)
       at android.app.ActivityThread.access$800(ActivityThread.java)
       at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java)
       at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java)
       at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java)
       at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java)
       at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java)
       at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:372)
       at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java)
       at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java)

i've googled a bit and found i should add serviceIntent.setPackage("com.android.vending"); but the problem is that i'm already having it:

Intent serviceIntent = new Intent("com.android.vending.billing.InAppBillingService.BIND");
        serviceIntent.setPackage("com.android.vending");
        List<ResolveInfo> resolveInfos = mContext.getPackageManager().queryIntentServices(serviceIntent, 0);
        if (resolveInfos != null && !resolveInfos.isEmpty()) {
            // service available to handle that Intent
            mContext.bindService(serviceIntent, mServiceConn, Context.BIND_AUTO_CREATE);
        }
        else {
            // no service available to handle that Intent
            if (listener != null) {
                listener.onIabSetupFinished(
                    new IabResult(BILLING_RESPONSE_RESULT_BILLING_UNAVAILABLE,
                        "Billing service unavailable on device."));
            }
        }

xiaomi mi-4c, android 5.1.1, rooted.

Any thoughts?

Sabish.M · Answer 1 · 2016-08-20T11:54:45.800

First check google services is available in your device using

public static boolean checkPlayServices(Context mContext) {
    GoogleApiAvailability api = GoogleApiAvailability.getInstance();
    int resultCode = api.isGooglePlayServicesAvailable(mContext);
    return resultCode == ConnectionResult.SUCCESS;
}

then Use this.

try {
    Intent serviceIntent = new Intent("com.android.vending.billing.InAppBillingService.BIND");
    serviceIntent.setPackage("com.android.vending");
    mContext.bindService(serviceIntent, SceneSelection.this, Context.BIND_AUTO_CREATE);
    } catch (RuntimeException ignored) {
       if (listener != null) {
          listener.onIabSetupFinished(new IabResult(BILLING_RESPONSE_RESULT_BILLING_UNAVAILABLE,
                                "Billing service unavailable on device."));
            }
 }

it's not the explanation, but walkaround. Any idea about the rootcause? — 4ntoine, Aug 20 '16 at 11:51
please refer this link for root cause http://stackoverflow.com/questions/27981246/dealing-with-implicit-intent-future-deprecation-in-lollipop — Jay Shah, Aug 20 '16 at 12:30

Google IAB helper bindService crash

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