Unable to create service com.marianhello.bgloc.service.LocationServiceImpl: java.lang.SecurityException: uid 10293 cannot explicitly add accounts of type: xx.xx.xx.mauron85.bgloc.account

[abraham-rose]

Your Environment

• Plugin version: 0.6.3
• Platform: Android
• OS version: 10
• Device manufacturer and model: Realme, realme X
• Running in Simulator: No
• React Native version: 0.62.2
• Plugin configuration options: { desiredAccuracy: BackgroundGeolocation.HIGH_ACCURACY, stationaryRadius: 10, distanceFilter: 0, debug: false, startOnBoot: false, stopOnTerminate: false, locationProvider: BackgroundGeolocation.ACTIVITY_PROVIDER, interval: 60000, fastestInterval: 60000, activitiesInterval: 60000, stopOnStillActivity: false, url: url-link-here, httpHeaders: { auth_header: token, 'api-key': API_KEY, }, postTemplate: { geoLocation: { latitude: '@latitude', longitude: '@longitude', accuracy: '@accuracy', }, time: '@time', network: '@provider', // Implemented using location transform }, }
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Context

The issue was found in the Firebase crashlytics for the application in production. It was found only in one user who uses realme device. Brand: Realme Model: realme X Operating System Version: 10

Expected Behavior

No crashes to happen for the realme X user

Actual Behavior

Attaching the stack traces from crashlytics.

Fatal Exception: java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to create service com.marianhello.bgloc.service.LocationServiceImpl: java.lang.SecurityException: uid 10293 cannot explicitly add accounts of type: xx.xx.xx.mauron85.bgloc.account at android.app.ActivityThread.handleCreateService(ActivityThread.java:4226) at android.app.ActivityThread.access$200(ActivityThread.java:240) at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2081) at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:107) at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:228) at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7782) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java) at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:492) at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:981)

Caused by java.lang.SecurityException: uid 10293 cannot explicitly add accounts of type: xx.xx.xx.mauron85.bgloc.account at android.os.Parcel.createException(Parcel.java:2087) at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:2055) at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:2003) at android.accounts.IAccountManager$Stub$Proxy.addAccountExplicitly(IAccountManager.java:1660) at android.accounts.AccountManager.addAccountExplicitly(AccountManager.java:889) at com.marianhello.bgloc.sync.AccountHelper.CreateSyncAccount(AccountHelper.java:24) at com.marianhello.bgloc.service.LocationServiceImpl.onCreate(LocationServiceImpl.java:192) at android.app.ActivityThread.handleCreateService(ActivityThread.java:4214) at android.app.ActivityThread.access$200(ActivityThread.java:240) at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2081) at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:107) at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:228) at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7782) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java) at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:492) at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:981)

Caused by android.os.RemoteException: Remote stack trace: at com.android.server.accounts.AccountManagerService.addAccountExplicitlyWithVisibility(AccountManagerService.java:480) at com.android.server.accounts.AccountManagerService.addAccountExplicitly(AccountManagerService.java:1646) at android.accounts.IAccountManager$Stub.onTransact(IAccountManager.java:630) at com.android.server.accounts.AccountManagerService.onTransact(AccountManagerService.java:1082) at android.os.Binder.execTransactInternal(Binder.java:1021)

Possible Fix

Steps to Reproduce

Unable to reproduce from our end.

Context

This bug has affected the realme x user 77 times over a duration of 7 days. The crashes seems to be happening 8% background as per the crashlytics data.

Debug logs

[dcoellarb]

Same problem here, any solution?

[chungweileong94]

I faced the same issue, apparently, this basically means that the device already has an account with the same account type. The good news is you can actually overwrite the default account type in build.gradle.

defaultConfig {
        ...
        resValue "string", "mauron85_bgloc_account_type", "${applicationId}.${applicationIdSuffix}.mauron85.bgloc.account"
}