NullPointerException due to google ads sdk

[mianal...@gmail.com]

Hi, I am facing this crash while calling MobileAds.initialize(this); from MyApplication class.

Using this:

implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads:19.6.0'

Caused by java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke interface method 'boolean java.util.List.add(java.lang.Object)' on a null object reference

       at ann.b(ann.java)

       at com.google.android.gms.ads.nonagon.a.<init>(a.java:33)

       at com.google.android.gms.ads.nonagon.a.b(a.java:7)

       at com.google.android.gms.ads.ChimeraMobileAdsSettingManagerCreatorImpl.getMobileAdsSettingManager(ChimeraMobileAdsSettingManagerCreatorImpl.java:5)

       at com.google.android.gms.ads.internal.client.bs.bC(bs.java:4)

       at gj.onTransact(gj.java:4)

       at android.os.Binder.transact(Binder.java:380)

       at cyx.et(cyx.java:2)

       at com.google.android.gms.ads.internal.client.bc.getMobileAdsSettingManager(bc.java)

       at com.google.android.gms.ads.MobileAdsSettingManagerCreatorImpl.getMobileAdsSettingManager(MobileAdsSettingManagerCreatorImpl.java:5)

       at com.google.android.gms.ads.internal.client.bd.ea(bd.java:4)

       at cyy.onTransact(cyy.java:11)

       at android.os.Binder.transact(Binder.java:380)

       at com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzgw.zza(zzgw.java:10)

       at com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzyc.zzb(zzyc.java:6)

       at com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzzr.zzh(zzzr.java:6)

       at com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzwl.zzqj(zzwl.java:7)

       at com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzwp.zzqx(zzwp.java:29)

       at com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzwp.zzd(zzwp.java:56)

       at com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzzj.zzg(zzzj.java:168)

       at com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzzj.zza(zzzj.java:29)

       at com.google.android.gms.ads.MobileAds.initialize(MobileAds.java:6)

       at com.google.android.gms.ads.MobileAds.initialize(MobileAds.java:8)

       at com.gamemalt.applock.application.MyApplication.onCreate(MyApplication.java:61)

       at android.app.Instrumentation.callApplicationOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1035)

       at android.app.ActivityThread.handleBindApplication(ActivityThread.java:6041)

       at android.app.ActivityThread.access$1700(ActivityThread.java:211)

       at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1766)

       at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)

       at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:145)

       at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6946)

       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:1404)

       at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:1199)

[Mobile Ads SDK Forum Advisor Prod]

Hi there,

Thank you for reaching out to us.

Could you please provide the following details via Reply privately to author option or send it directly to mobileads...@gmail.com?

• Sample app(if any)
• Steps to replicate the crash

Regards,

Princess Pamela Pineda Mobile Ads SDK Team

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