Android app crashes in phone when build using Release Type but works fine when build using debug build type or if debugging is enabled in release mode.
Logcat error are showing verify error due to one of the abstract class
There are no proguard files in the application. i have tried by adding 'useProguard false' in build.gradle but it won't help
apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
android {
useLibrary 'org.apache.http.legacy'
compileSdkVersion 28
defaultConfig {
applicationId "com.newgen.mcap.srei"
minSdkVersion 21
targetSdkVersion 28
}
buildTypes {
release {
minifyEnabled false
}
}
lintOptions {
checkReleaseBuilds false
disable "ResourceType"
}
}
dependencies {
compile 'com.android.support:support-v4:23.4.0'
compile files('libs/com.antlersoft.android.db_0.1.6.jar')
compile files('libs/commons-lang3-3.1.jar')
compile files('libs/dmsapi.jar')
compile files('libs/ImgAndro.jar')
compile files('libs/NGSecurity.jar')
}
Logcat error in here:
--------- beginning of crash
2019-01-14 16:34:28.599 16678-16696/com.newgen.mcap.srei E/AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: AsyncTask #1
Process: com.newgen.mcap.srei, PID: 16678
java.lang.RuntimeException: An error occurred while executing doInBackground()
at android.os.AsyncTask$3.done(AsyncTask.java:325)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.finishCompletion(FutureTask.java:354)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.setException(FutureTask.java:223)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:242)
at android.os.AsyncTask$SerialExecutor$1.run(AsyncTask.java:243)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1133)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:607)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:761)
Caused by: java.lang.VerifyError: Rejecting class com.newgen.mcap.client.custom.CustomHelper_1_1 that attempts to sub-type erroneous class com.newgen.mcap.client.util.DefaultCustomHelper (declaration of 'com.newgen.mcap.client.custom.CustomHelper_1_1' appears in /data/app/com.newgen.mcap.srei-1/base.apk)
at java.lang.Class.classForName(Native Method)
at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:400)
at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:326)
at com.newgen.mcap.client.util.NGCaptureSingleton.getDefaultCustomHelperForName(NGCaptureSingleton.java:109)
at com.newgen.mcap.client.util.NGCaptureSingleton.loadXMLConfiguration(NGCaptureSingleton.java:591)
at com.newgen.mcap.client.util.NGCaptureSingleton.initConfiguration(NGCaptureSingleton.java:414)
at com.newgen.mcap.client.util.NGCaptureSingleton.setAssets(NGCaptureSingleton.java:96)
at com.newgen.mcap.client.gui.SplashScreen$MastersUpdationTask.doInBackground(SplashScreen.java:145)
at com.newgen.mcap.client.gui.SplashScreen$MastersUpdationTask.doInBackground(SplashScreen.java:120)
at android.os.AsyncTask$2.call(AsyncTask.java:305)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:237)
at android.os.AsyncTask$SerialExecutor$1.run(AsyncTask.java:243)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1133)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:607)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:761)
Caused by: java.lang.VerifyError: Verifier rejected class com.newgen.mcap.client.util.DefaultCustomHelper: java.lang.String[] com.newgen.mcap.client.util.DefaultCustomHelper.selectMasterData(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.util.LinkedHashMap, boolean) failed to verify: java.lang.String[] com.newgen.mcap.client.util.DefaultCustomHelper.selectMasterData(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.util.LinkedHashMap, boolean): [0xCA] returning undefined register (declaration of 'com.newgen.mcap.client.util.DefaultCustomHelper' appears in /data/app/com.newgen.mcap.srei-1/base.apk)
at java.lang.Class.classForName(Native Method)
at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:400)
at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:326)
at com.newgen.mcap.client.util.NGCaptureSingleton.getDefaultCustomHelperForName(NGCaptureSingleton.java:109)
at com.newgen.mcap.client.util.NGCaptureSingleton.loadXMLConfiguration(NGCaptureSingleton.java:591)
at com.newgen.mcap.client.util.NGCaptureSingleton.initConfiguration(NGCaptureSingleton.java:414)
at com.newgen.mcap.client.util.NGCaptureSingleton.setAssets(NGCaptureSingleton.java:96)
at com.newgen.mcap.client.gui.SplashScreen$MastersUpdationTask.doInBackground(SplashScreen.java:145)
at com.newgen.mcap.client.gui.SplashScreen$MastersUpdationTask.doInBackground(SplashScreen.java:120)
at android.os.AsyncTask$2.call(AsyncTask.java:305)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:237)
at android.os.AsyncTask$SerialExecutor$1.run(AsyncTask.java:243)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1133)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:607)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:761)
My question is not a duplicate of Link as crash is due to build type and not due to android api level. And i have tried the accepted answer by deleting the build and release folder before building apk.