Invalid application ID Crash in Google Cast SDK

Question

I have a valid app id which I got from Google Cast Developer.
Few Days ago it was working fine, but suddenly it started crashing and throwing

Invalid Application ID: Settings

This is the CastOptionsProvider code which I got if from google cast sample app

public class CastOptionsProvider implements OptionsProvider {

    @Override
    public CastOptions getCastOptions(Context context) {
        NotificationOptions notificationOptions = new NotificationOptions.Builder()
                .setTargetActivityClassName(ExpandedControlsActivity.class.getName())
                .build();
        CastMediaOptions mediaOptions = new CastMediaOptions.Builder()
                .setNotificationOptions(notificationOptions)
                .setExpandedControllerActivityClassName(ExpandedControlsActivity.class.getName())
                .build();

        return new CastOptions.Builder()
                .setReceiverApplicationId(context.getString(R.string.app_id))
                .setCastMediaOptions(mediaOptions)
                .build();
    }

    @Override
    public List<SessionProvider> getAdditionalSessionProviders(Context context) {
        return null;
    }
}

And this is the code which I am using in my Activity to setup the cast

private void setUpCast() {
        mCastStateListener = new CastStateListener() {
            @Override
            public void onCastStateChanged(int newState) {
                if (newState != CastState.NO_DEVICES_AVAILABLE) {
                    showIntroductoryOverlay();
                }
            }
        };

        mCastContext = CastContext.getSharedInstance(this);//App Crashes here
    }

This is my Crash Log:

java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.my.packagname/com.my.packagname.activities.DashboardActivity}: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Invalid application ID: Settings
                                                                        at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2585)
                                                                        at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2667)
                                                                        at android.app.ActivityThread.-wrap11(ActivityThread.java)
                                                                        at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1494)
                                                                        at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:111)
                                                                        at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:207)
                                                                        at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5776)
                                                                        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
                                                                        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:789)
                                                                        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:679)
                                                                     Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Invalid application ID: Settings
                                                                        at com.google.android.gms.cast.CastMediaControlIntent.zza(Unknown Source)
                                                                        at com.google.android.gms.cast.CastMediaControlIntent.categoryForCast(Unknown Source)
                                                                        at com.google.android.gms.internal.zzww.zza(Unknown Source)
                                                                        at com.google.android.gms.internal.zzww.<init>(Unknown Source)
                                                                        at com.google.android.gms.cast.framework.CastContext.<init>(Unknown Source)
                                                                        at com.google.android.gms.cast.framework.CastContext.getSharedInstance(Unknown Source)

I tried different approaches by generating new app id from console and using that one, but it's still showing the same error

Note: This app was working fine few days ago with the same code setup and now it's crashing

Why this kind of behavior happening? Any help would be appreciated

Are you using a `+` version in your Gradle dependencies that has recently been upgraded? — OneCricketeer, Jun 18 '17 at 18:20
Nope..these are the dependencies `compile 'com.android.support:mediarouter-v7:25.2.0' compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-cast-framework:10.2.0' compile 'com.googlecode.android-query:android-query:0.25.9'` — Burhanuddin Rashid, Jun 18 '17 at 18:22
Has `context.getString(R.string.app_id)` been changed to "Settings"? — OneCricketeer, Jun 18 '17 at 18:22
If you clean and rebulid your project, then the `R.java` file will be regenerated. Your application ID is being set at `.setReceiverApplicationId(context.getString(R.string.app_id))`, and the error clearly states `Invalid application ID`... I'm guessing, but those are what I would look at — OneCricketeer, Jun 18 '17 at 18:26
Sure, but if you `Log.d("app_id", context.getString(R.string.app_id));`, is that the same value? — OneCricketeer, Jun 18 '17 at 18:29
Oh Man!!! Clean and Rebuild Works..By cleaning the projects it removed the Invalid Application ID error and it throws the real error which was in my code which i resolved it now..Thanks man — Burhanuddin Rashid, Jun 18 '17 at 18:39
I didn't understand i have restarted android studio many times but it still didnt work unit i clean and rebuild the project manually...So strange — Burhanuddin Rashid, Jun 18 '17 at 18:40

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 18 '17 at 18:40

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By cleaning the projects it removed the Invalid Application ID error

Yeah, resources get out of sync sometimes. Best to clean periodically when getting weird exceptions that didn't exist before.

answered Jun 18 '17 at 18:40

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The very first law of Android Studio is that if something goes weird in your project Please Clean and Rebuild the Project – Burhanuddin Rashid Jun 18 '17 at 18:42
Almost as common as "did you try rebooting" – OneCricketeer Jun 18 '17 at 18:45

Invalid application ID Crash in Google Cast SDK

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