NPE when use Admob in Google Play Services version 6.1.11

[Allen]

Today I found a java.lang.NullPointerException from my user in Crashlytics, what should I do to handle it? Thanks.

I am using proguard but Crashlytics will de-compile the trace and find the real exception trace as following:

java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.my.package.name/com.google.android.gms.ads.AdActivity}: java.lang.NullPointerException

       at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2184)

       at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2233)

       at android.app.ActivityThread.access$800(ActivityThread.java:135)

       at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1196)

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

       at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:136)

       at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5001)

       at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Method.java)

       at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:515)

       at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:785)

       at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:601)

       at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(NativeStart.java)

Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException

       at com.google.android.gms.ads.internal.overlay.a.a(SourceFile:72)

       at com.google.android.gms.ads.internal.overlay.c.a(SourceFile:275)

       at com.google.android.gms.ads.internal.overlay.a.b.onTransact(SourceFile:58)

       at android.os.Binder.transact(Binder.java:361)

       at com.google.android.gms.internal.ds$a$a.onCreate()

       at com.google.android.gms.ads.AdActivity.onCreate()

       at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:5231)

       at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1087)

       at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2148)

       at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2233)

       at android.app.ActivityThread.access$800(ActivityThread.java:135)

       at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1196)

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

       at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:136)

       at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5001)

       at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Method.java)

       at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:515)

       at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:785)

       at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:601)

       at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(NativeStart.java)

[Eric Leichtenschlag (Mobile Ads SDK Team)]

Hello,

This is the first time I've seen this. I don't think you'll be able to do anything yourself, but I've filed a bug to have this looked at.

Thanks,

Eric

[Eric Leichtenschlag (Mobile Ads SDK Team)]

The fix for this one was too late for the 6.5 Google Play services release, but it will be addressed in the next release.

Thanks,
Eric

[Arnaud]

Thanks, good to know a fix is done.

Just for info, I saw it happen today. I assume this is not deployed yet in GPS.

java.lang.NullPointerException: 
	at com.google.android.gms.ads.internal.overlay.a.a()(SourceFile:72)
	at com.google.android.gms.ads.internal.overlay.c.a()(SourceFile:275)
	at com.google.android.gms.ads.internal.overlay.a.b.onTransact()(SourceFile:58)
	at android.os.Binder.transact()(Binder.java:326)
	at com.google.android.gms.internal.dx$a$a.onCreate()(null:-1)
	at com.google.android.gms.ads.AdActivity.onCreate()(null:-1)
	at android.app.Activity.performCreate()(Activity.java:5066)
	at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate()(Instrumentation.java:1101)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity()(ActivityThread.java:2307)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity()(ActivityThread.java:2387)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.access$600()(ActivityThread.java:151)
	at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage()(ActivityThread.java:1331)
	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage()(Handler.java:99)
	at android.os.Looper.loop()(Looper.java:155)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.main()(ActivityThread.java:5454)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative()(Method.java:-2)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke()(Method.java:511)
	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run()(ZygoteInit.java:1029)
	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main()(ZygoteInit.java:796)
	at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main()(NativeStart.java:-2)

[Eric Leichtenschlag (Mobile Ads SDK Team)]

Yeah, this trace is coming from a 6.5 version of play services, but the fix missed the 6.5 release and will be in the next (it'll probably be 6.7) release.

Thanks,
Eric