IndexOutOfBoundsException in Android 8.0 outside Code on SpannableStringBuilder.checkRange

Question

The problem

Since the upgrade to Android 8.0 I get many crash reports stating an IndexOutOfBoundsException that occurs outside my code.

The crash report

There is no code in the android app responsible for the crash and it seems to be a bug in Android itself.

java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException: 
  at android.text.SpannableStringBuilder.checkRange (SpannableStringBuilder.java:1314)
  at android.text.SpannableStringBuilder.setSpan (SpannableStringBuilder.java:680)
  at android.text.SpannableStringBuilder.setSpan (SpannableStringBuilder.java:672)
  at android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityNodeInfo.setText (AccessibilityNodeInfo.java:2474)
  at android.widget.TextView.onInitializeAccessibilityNodeInfoInternal (TextView.java:10357)
  at android.view.View.onInitializeAccessibilityNodeInfo (View.java:7307)
  at android.view.View.createAccessibilityNodeInfoInternal (View.java:7266)
  at android.view.View.createAccessibilityNodeInfo (View.java:7251)
  at android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityRecord.setSource (AccessibilityRecord.java:146)
  at android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityRecord.setSource (AccessibilityRecord.java:119)
  at android.view.View.onInitializeAccessibilityEventInternal (View.java:7203)
  at android.widget.TextView.onInitializeAccessibilityEventInternal (TextView.java:10338)
  at android.view.View.onInitializeAccessibilityEvent (View.java:7191)
  at android.view.View.sendAccessibilityEventUncheckedInternal (View.java:7053)
  at android.view.View.sendAccessibilityEventUnchecked (View.java:7038)
  at android.view.View.sendAccessibilityEventInternal (View.java:7015)
  at android.widget.TextView.sendAccessibilityEventInternal (TextView.java:10725)
  at android.view.View.sendAccessibilityEvent (View.java:6982)
  at android.widget.TextView.onSelectionChanged (TextView.java:9269)
  at android.widget.TextView.spanChange (TextView.java:9505)
  at android.widget.TextView$ChangeWatcher.onSpanRemoved (TextView.java:11943)
  at android.text.SpannableStringInternal.sendSpanRemoved (SpannableStringInternal.java:408)
  at android.text.SpannableStringInternal.removeSpan (SpannableStringInternal.java:243)
  at android.text.SpannableString.removeSpan (SpannableString.java:50)
  at android.text.Selection.removeSelection (Selection.java:109)
  at android.text.method.LinkMovementMethod.onTakeFocus (LinkMovementMethod.java:239)
  at android.widget.Editor.onFocusChanged (Editor.java:1163)
  at android.widget.TextView.onFocusChanged (TextView.java:9586)
  at android.view.View.handleFocusGainInternal (View.java:6593)
  at android.view.View.requestFocusNoSearch (View.java:10823)
  at android.view.View.requestFocus (View.java:10802)
  at android.view.ViewGroup.onRequestFocusInDescendants (ViewGroup.java:3204)
  at android.view.ViewGroup.requestFocus (ViewGroup.java:3160)
  at android.view.ViewGroup.onRequestFocusInDescendants (ViewGroup.java:3204)
  at android.view.ViewGroup.requestFocus (ViewGroup.java:3160)
  at android.view.ViewGroup.onRequestFocusInDescendants (ViewGroup.java:3204)
  at android.view.ViewGroup.requestFocus (ViewGroup.java:3160)
  at android.view.ViewGroup.onRequestFocusInDescendants (ViewGroup.java:3204)
  at android.view.ViewGroup.requestFocus (ViewGroup.java:3160)
  at android.view.ViewGroup.onRequestFocusInDescendants (ViewGroup.java:3204)
  at android.view.ViewGroup.requestFocus (ViewGroup.java:3160)
  at android.view.ViewGroup.onRequestFocusInDescendants (ViewGroup.java:3204)
  at android.view.ViewGroup.requestFocus (ViewGroup.java:3160)
  at android.view.ViewGroup.onRequestFocusInDescendants (ViewGroup.java:3204)
  at android.view.ViewGroup.requestFocus (ViewGroup.java:3160)
  at android.view.ViewGroup.onRequestFocusInDescendants (ViewGroup.java:3204)
  at android.view.ViewGroup.requestFocus (ViewGroup.java:3160)
  at android.view.ViewGroup.onRequestFocusInDescendants (ViewGroup.java:3204)
  at android.view.ViewGroup.requestFocus (ViewGroup.java:3163)
  at android.view.View.requestFocus (View.java:10769)
  at android.view.View.requestFocus (View.java:10711)
  at android.view.ViewRootImpl.focusableViewAvailable (ViewRootImpl.java:3430)
  at android.view.View.setFlags (View.java:13277)
  at android.view.View.setVisibility (View.java:9378)
  at android.app.Activity.makeVisible (Activity.java:5412)
  at android.app.ActivityThread.handleResumeActivity (ActivityThread.java:3785)
  at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity (ActivityThread.java:2898)
  at android.app.ActivityThread.-wrap11 (Unknown Source)
  at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage (ActivityThread.java:1593)
  at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage (Handler.java:105)
  at android.os.Looper.loop (Looper.java:164)
  at android.app.ActivityThread.main (ActivityThread.java:6541)
  at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke (Native Method)
  at com.android.internal.os.Zygote$MethodAndArgsCaller.run (Zygote.java:240)
  at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main (ZygoteInit.java:767)

Possible cause

Since it happens on a TextView I think it has to do with these elements I use:

         <TextView
              android:id="@+id/txtAlso"
              android:layout_width="0dp"
              android:layout_weight="1"
              android:layout_height="wrap_content"
              android:textColor="#0000AA"
              android:padding="5dp"
              android:textIsSelectable="true"
              android:text="" />

Tried solution

To hopefully fix this bug I have rewritten the TextViews to the code below, removing the isSelectable tag and preventing the view to focus. Since I cannot reproduce the bug myself I hope to get more information soon. If anyone has information, insight or knows the solution reply or comment.

         <TextView
              android:id="@+id/txtAlso"
              android:layout_width="0dp"
              android:layout_weight="1"
              android:layout_height="wrap_content"
              android:textColor="#0000AA"
              android:padding="5dp"
              android:focusable="false" android:focusableInTouchMode="false"
              android:text="" />

People see known types of exceptions - immediately assume that's a duplicate — azizbekian, Sep 26 '17 at 08:39
Great, well I wish it was, have searched hours and did not find the same problem, did find some similar issues in earlier android versions but nothing about Android 8. Thanks for the comment @azizbekian — Niki van Stein, Sep 26 '17 at 08:42
Did you find any problem? I'm having same issue, but cannot reproduce it. — Ioane Sharvadze, Oct 06 '17 at 11:09
The tried solution seems to work so far. So add `android:focusable="false"` to the textviews that cause it. — Niki van Stein, Oct 06 '17 at 12:08
@BasvanStein did you find a fix? It appears to us that it only happens to Honor phones. — Jonas Schmid, Jan 05 '18 at 07:35
@Jonas it still occurs, but less frequent. Not sure on which phones it occurs, have seen logs with samsung phone and a few others. — Niki van Stein, Jan 05 '18 at 07:39
Adding android:focusable="false" to textview is the solution for problem @Bas van Stein — Vasu, May 23 '18 at 10:10
I also found out this error is triggered with `LOWER` and `UPPER` in tinysql on some devices. — Niki van Stein, Jun 25 '18 at 11:36

score 9 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 09 '18 at 07:53

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I had the same crash in my app. After alot of research and testing I manage to recreate it. The crash happend only on Oreo Android 8.0 devices and almost only on Samsung devices.

The IndexOutOfBounds exception was in my case triggered when clicking on a link created by Linkify.

Linkify.addLinks(text, path, null, matchFilter, transforFilter);

I removed Linkify and found another way to do what I needed without Linkify.

answered Aug 09 '18 at 07:53

Anders

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I did not use linkify, but I found out that there is a bug in the tinysql implementation of toUpper() and toLower() on Samsung Android 8. In my case removing those finally solved thr problem. I will mark your answer as accepted since this is indeed another Samsung issue that causes this crash. – Niki van Stein Aug 09 '18 at 08:46
Adding tv.setImportantForAccessibility(View.IMPORTANT_FOR_ACCESSIBILITY_NO); before linkify, fixed it for me. – Dariusz Bączkowski May 25 '23 at 13:52

IndexOutOfBoundsException in Android 8.0 outside Code on SpannableStringBuilder.checkRange

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