[WIP] App being killed by Android while at Album

RedBeach · March 19, 2014, 10:16pm

I have a game that gets a photo from the user Photo Library.

A lot of users are complaining that the game is restarting after they select a photo from the Album (and this usually happens on the 2nd time that they select a photo).

I was able to reproduce this error and I noticed that his also happens with the Corona Photo Picker Sample app (After selecting 9 times a photo, on the 10th the app restarts)

I found that Android is killing the process so, the app simply restart. I checked if at least the photo was saved (so I could redirect the user and avoid the restart appearance) but that does not happen.

Any ideas to solve that or at least a work-around for that bug?

Log while at the Album and when the process is killed:

03-19 14:26:39.962: D/dalvikvm(676): GC\_EXPLICIT freed 166K, 51% free 3173K/6471K, external 1596K/2108K, paused 97ms 03-19 14:26:39.993: W/GLThread(19105): onSurfaceCreated 03-19 14:26:39.993: I/RenderView(19105): OSC 03-19 14:26:40.005: D/LocalDataSource(19105): registerContentObserver 03-19 14:26:40.083: D/MediaFeed(19105): Thread End 03-19 14:26:40.091: I/RenderView(19105): \>\>\>\>\>OSC 03-19 14:26:40.091: W/GLThread(19105): onSurfaceChanged(480, 800) 03-19 14:26:40.091: I/RenderView(19105): First Draw 03-19 14:26:40.142: I/GLThread(19105): sending render notification tid=128 03-19 14:26:40.145: I/MediaItemTexture(19105): Decoding Start 03-19 14:26:40.145: I/MediaItemTexture(19105): Decoding End 03-19 14:26:40.145: I/MediaItemTexture(19105): Decoding Start 03-19 14:26:40.149: I/MediaItemTexture(19105): Decoding End 03-19 14:26:40.153: I/MediaItemTexture(19105): Decoding Start 03-19 14:26:40.153: I/MediaItemTexture(19105): Decoding End 03-19 14:26:40.157: I/MediaItemTexture(19105): Decoding Start 03-19 14:26:40.161: I/MediaItemTexture(19105): Decoding End 03-19 14:26:40.208: I/MediaItemTexture(19105): Decoding Start 03-19 14:26:40.212: I/MediaItemTexture(19105): Decoding End 03-19 14:26:40.212: I/MediaItemTexture(19105): Decoding Start 03-19 14:26:40.212: I/MediaItemTexture(19105): Decoding End 03-19 14:26:40.220: I/MediaItemTexture(19105): Decoding Start 03-19 14:26:40.220: I/MediaItemTexture(19105): Decoding End 03-19 14:26:40.224: I/MediaItemTexture(19105): Decoding Start 03-19 14:26:40.227: I/MediaItemTexture(19105): Decoding End 03-19 14:26:40.282: I/ActivityManager(523): Process com.redbeachgames.renato.PhotoPicker (pid 19078) has died. 03-19 14:26:40.282: I/ActivityManager(523): Low Memory: No more background processes. 03-19 14:26:40.282: I/WindowManager(523): WIN DEATH: Window{40954908 SurfaceView paused=false} 03-19 14:26:40.290: I/WindowManager(523): WIN DEATH: Window{409d1c50 com.redbeachgames.renato.PhotoPicker/com.ansca.corona.CoronaActivity paused=false} 03-19 14:26:40.333: I/MediaItemTexture(19105): Decoding Start 03-19 14:26:40.333: I/MediaItemTexture(19105): Decoding End

Log after selecting a photo (and going back to killed app):

03-19 14:26:41.341: I/InputReader(523): dispatchTouch::touch event's action is 0 03-19 14:26:41.341: I/InputDispatcher(523): Delivering touch to current input target: action: 0 03-19 14:26:41.411: I/InputReader(523): dispatchTouch::touch event's action is 1 03-19 14:26:41.411: I/InputDispatcher(523): Delivering touch to current input target: action: 1 03-19 14:26:41.427: D/TEST(19105): onSingleTapUp210 03-19 14:26:41.427: D/Gallery(19105): performReturn : result = Intent { dat=content://media/external/images/media/78 } 03-19 14:26:41.427: I/GLThread(19105): onPause tid=128 03-19 14:26:41.427: I/Main thread(19105): onPause waiting for mPaused. 03-19 14:26:41.431: I/Main thread(19105): onPause waiting for mPaused. 03-19 14:26:41.446: I/GLThread(19105): mPaused is now true tid=128 03-19 14:26:41.446: I/GLThread(19105): releasing EGL surface because paused tid=128 03-19 14:26:41.446: W/EglHelper(19105): destroySurface() tid=128 03-19 14:26:41.462: W/EglHelper(19105): finish() tid=128 03-19 14:26:41.489: I/GLThread(19105): releasing EGL context because paused tid=128 03-19 14:26:41.489: I/RenderView(19105): OnPause RenderView com.cooliris.media.RenderView@40590a80 03-19 14:26:41.489: E/SensorManager(19105): unregisterListener:: all sensors, listener = com.cooliris.media.RenderView@40590a80 03-19 14:26:41.493: D/WakeLock(19105): onpause mCheckDecodeWakeLock : result = false 03-19 14:26:41.493: D/StatusBarManagerService(523): manageDisableList what=0x0 pkg=com.cooliris.media 03-19 14:26:41.575: I/GLThread(19105): noticed surfaceView surface lost tid=128 03-19 14:26:41.622: D/LocalDataSource(19105): unregisterContentObserver; mObserver = com.cooliris.media.LocalDataSource$1@405469b8 03-19 14:26:41.622: D/LocalDataSource(19105): unregisterContentObserver; mObserver = com.cooliris.media.LocalDataSource$1@405469b8 03-19 14:26:41.634: I/Gallery(19105): onDestroy 03-19 14:26:41.657: I/CacheService(19105): restartThread() threadRef = null, name = CacheRefreshDirtySets 03-19 14:26:41.665: I/CacheService(19105): restartThread() threadRef = null, name = ThumbnailRefresh 03-19 14:26:41.681: I/ActivityThread(19377): Pub com.redbeachgames.renato.PhotoPicker.files: com.ansca.corona.storage.FileContentProvider 03-19 14:26:41.727: D/dalvikvm(19377): Trying to load lib /data/data/com.redbeachgames.renato.PhotoPicker/lib/liblua.so 0x40514a98 03-19 14:26:41.735: D/dalvikvm(19377): Added shared lib /data/data/com.redbeachgames.renato.PhotoPicker/lib/liblua.so 0x40514a98 03-19 14:26:41.735: D/dalvikvm(19377): No JNI\_OnLoad found in /data/data/com.redbeachgames.renato.PhotoPicker/lib/liblua.so 0x40514a98, skipping init 03-19 14:26:41.735: D/dalvikvm(19377): Trying to load lib /data/data/com.redbeachgames.renato.PhotoPicker/lib/libjnlua5.1.so 0x40514a98 03-19 14:26:41.739: D/dalvikvm(19377): Added shared lib /data/data/com.redbeachgames.renato.PhotoPicker/lib/libjnlua5.1.so 0x40514a98 03-19 14:26:41.743: D/dalvikvm(19377): Trying to load lib /data/data/com.redbeachgames.renato.PhotoPicker/lib/libjnlua5.1.so 0x40514a98 03-19 14:26:41.743: D/dalvikvm(19377): Shared lib '/data/data/com.redbeachgames.renato.PhotoPicker/lib/libjnlua5.1.so' already loaded in same CL 0x40514a98 03-19 14:26:41.743: I/dalvikvm(19377): threadid=1: recursive native library load attempt (/data/data/com.redbeachgames.renato.PhotoPicker/lib/libjnlua5.1.so) 03-19 14:26:41.743: D/dalvikvm(19377): Trying to load lib /data/data/com.redbeachgames.renato.PhotoPicker/lib/libopenal.so 0x40514a98 03-19 14:26:41.770: I/OpenAL\_SLES(19377): alc\_opensles\_init 03-19 14:26:41.770: D/dalvikvm(19377): Added shared lib /data/data/com.redbeachgames.renato.PhotoPicker/lib/libopenal.so 0x40514a98 03-19 14:26:41.770: D/dalvikvm(19377): Trying to load lib /data/data/com.redbeachgames.renato.PhotoPicker/lib/libmpg123.so 0x40514a98 03-19 14:26:41.782: D/dalvikvm(19377): Added shared lib /data/data/com.redbeachgames.renato.PhotoPicker/lib/libmpg123.so 0x40514a98 03-19 14:26:41.782: D/dalvikvm(19377): No JNI\_OnLoad found in /data/data/com.redbeachgames.renato.PhotoPicker/lib/libmpg123.so 0x40514a98, skipping init 03-19 14:26:41.782: D/dalvikvm(19377): Trying to load lib /data/data/com.redbeachgames.renato.PhotoPicker/lib/libvorbisidec.so 0x40514a98 03-19 14:26:41.782: D/dalvikvm(19377): Added shared lib /data/data/com.redbeachgames.renato.PhotoPicker/lib/libvorbisidec.so 0x40514a98 03-19 14:26:41.782: D/dalvikvm(19377): No JNI\_OnLoad found in /data/data/com.redbeachgames.renato.PhotoPicker/lib/libvorbisidec.so 0x40514a98, skipping init 03-19 14:26:41.782: D/dalvikvm(19377): Trying to load lib /data/data/com.redbeachgames.renato.PhotoPicker/lib/libalmixer.so 0x40514a98 03-19 14:26:41.786: D/dalvikvm(19377): Added shared lib /data/data/com.redbeachgames.renato.PhotoPicker/lib/libalmixer.so 0x40514a98 03-19 14:26:41.786: D/dalvikvm(19377): No JNI\_OnLoad found in /data/data/com.redbeachgames.renato.PhotoPicker/lib/libalmixer.so 0x40514a98, skipping init 03-19 14:26:41.786: D/dalvikvm(19377): Trying to load lib /data/data/com.redbeachgames.renato.PhotoPicker/lib/libcorona.so 0x40514a98 03-19 14:26:41.958: D/dalvikvm(19377): Added shared lib /data/data/com.redbeachgames.renato.PhotoPicker/lib/libcorona.so 0x40514a98 03-19 14:26:42.048: D/SensorManager(19377): ====\>\>\>\>\>Num Sensor: 1 03-19 14:26:42.052: D/SensorManager(19377): ====\>\>\>\>\>Num Sensor: 2 03-19 14:26:42.052: D/SensorManager(19377): ====\>\>\>\>\>Num Sensor: 3 03-19 14:26:42.052: D/SensorManager(19377): ====\>\>\>\>\>Num Sensor: 4 03-19 14:26:42.052: D/SensorManager(19377): ====\>\>\>\>\>Num Sensor: 5 03-19 14:26:42.052: D/SensorManager(19377): ====\>\>\>\>\>Num Sensor: 6 03-19 14:26:42.052: D/SensorManager(19377): ====\>\>\>\>\>Num Sensor: 7 03-19 14:26:42.056: D/SensorManager(19377): ====\>\>\>\>\>Num Sensor: 0 03-19 14:26:42.239: E/SensorManager(19377): registerListener :: handle = 0 name= BMA023 Acceleration Sensor delay= 200000 Listener= android.view.OrientationEventListener$SensorEventListenerImpl@4058f5d0 03-19 14:26:42.239: E/SensorManager(19377): =======\>\>\>Sensor Thread RUNNING \<\<\<======== 03-19 14:26:42.243: E/SensorManager(19377): reg :: handle = 0 03-19 14:26:42.298: D/libEGL(19377): loaded /system/lib/egl/libEGL\_POWERVR\_SGX540\_120.so 03-19 14:26:42.321: D/libEGL(19377): loaded /system/lib/egl/libGLESv1\_CM\_POWERVR\_SGX540\_120.so 03-19 14:26:42.337: D/libEGL(19377): loaded /system/lib/egl/libGLESv2\_POWERVR\_SGX540\_120.so 03-19 14:26:42.427: D/dalvikvm(19377): Note: class Landroid/opengl/GLWrapperBase; has 211 unimplemented (abstract) methods 03-19 14:26:42.431: V/GLSurfaceView(19377): glGetString(7937) returns PowerVR SGX 540; 03-19 14:26:42.474: V/Corona(19377): \> Class.forName: network.LuaLoader 03-19 14:26:42.474: V/Corona(19377): \< Class.forName: network.LuaLoader 03-19 14:26:42.474: V/Corona(19377): Loading via reflection: network.LuaLoader 03-19 14:26:42.477: I/Corona(19377): Platform: GT-I9000 / ARM Neon / 2.3.6 / PowerVR SGX 540 / OpenGL ES 2.0 03-19 14:26:42.759: V/Corona(19377): \> Class.forName: CoronaProvider.licensing.google.LuaLoader 03-19 14:26:42.759: V/Corona(19377): \< Class.forName: CoronaProvider.licensing.google.LuaLoader 03-19 14:26:42.763: V/Corona(19377): Loading via reflection: CoronaProvider.licensing.google.LuaLoader 03-19 14:26:42.770: I/Corona(19377): display.contentScale x,y: 0.60000002384186 0.60000002384186

UPDATE: The discussion about this problem ended happening on another (older) thread here. It appears that the problem is a memory leak that happens every time the app goes suspended/resumed. Corona is working on that.

noeguer · April 22, 2014, 9:58am

Still no solution? I still have the problem, I am using graphic compatibility 1 and my apps reboot randomly when I load a photo from album

yosu · May 2, 2014, 11:50am

Are you loading the image after the user selects it from the album ? If that is the case, maybe the image size is very big, and there isn’t enough texture memory available. This will cause the app to crash (and then reload by itself).

See : http://docs.coronalabs.com/api/library/system/getInfo.html#TOC

RedBeach · May 2, 2014, 5:01pm

No, the app is killed while the user is in the Album. So, when the user selects an image, the system goes back to the app that now is closed. So, the app starts again from the beginning.

Corona already identified a memory leak when the app goes suspended. They just couldn’t fix it yet.

noeguer · May 2, 2014, 5:06pm

Long time this bug…still not solved.

RedBeach · May 2, 2014, 5:10pm

As you said in another thread, it appears to got worst. I am receiving several feedbacks from users that now the my game is not working…

noeguer · May 2, 2014, 5:12pm

Welcome to bad reviews world. Where user can’t use their own purchased apps.

noeguer · April 22, 2014, 9:58am

Still no solution? I still have the problem, I am using graphic compatibility 1 and my apps reboot randomly when I load a photo from album

yosu · May 2, 2014, 11:50am

Are you loading the image after the user selects it from the album ? If that is the case, maybe the image size is very big, and there isn’t enough texture memory available. This will cause the app to crash (and then reload by itself).

See : http://docs.coronalabs.com/api/library/system/getInfo.html#TOC

RedBeach · May 2, 2014, 5:01pm

No, the app is killed while the user is in the Album. So, when the user selects an image, the system goes back to the app that now is closed. So, the app starts again from the beginning.

Corona already identified a memory leak when the app goes suspended. They just couldn’t fix it yet.

noeguer · May 2, 2014, 5:06pm

Long time this bug…still not solved.

RedBeach · May 2, 2014, 5:10pm

As you said in another thread, it appears to got worst. I am receiving several feedbacks from users that now the my game is not working…

noeguer · May 2, 2014, 5:12pm

Welcome to bad reviews world. Where user can’t use their own purchased apps.

gorosoft · August 21, 2014, 11:32pm

Not solved yet?? I’m developing an app using photoPicker and it is randomly restarted… no workarround suggested? some temporary solution?

predatorsgotcha · September 2, 2014, 6:59pm

I’m triying to do exactly the same with the same annoying result ! I use

media.selectPhoto( {

mediaSource = media.PhotoLibrary,

listener = onPhotoComplete,

} )

after the photo is selected and the camera return the control to the application, it restart. Sometimes at the first try, sometimes it can return normally three or four times…

When i use media.capturePhoto i have the same problem

Any ideas how can fix that ??

gorosoft · August 21, 2014, 11:32pm