google play - Getting crash in android NullPointerException in updateLocaleListFromAppContext

Question

I have an app uploaded on PlayStore and getting crash on it java.lang.NullPointerException from android.app.ActivityThread.updateLocaleListFromAppContext

I have tried searching a lot online to check where this error could be coming from. I'm not natively using this method call specifically for anything in the code.

java.lang.NullPointerException: 
  at android.app.ActivityThread.updateLocaleListFromAppContext (ActivityThread.java:5892)
  at android.app.ActivityThread.handleBindApplication (ActivityThread.java:6127)
  at android.app.ActivityThread.access$1200 (ActivityThread.java:240)
  at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage (ActivityThread.java:1797)
  at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage (Handler.java:106)
  at android.os.Looper.loop (Looper.java:214)
  at android.app.ActivityThread.main (ActivityThread.java:7076)
  at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke (Method.java)
  at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run (RuntimeInit.java:494)
  at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main (ZygoteInit.java:965)

Please help if anyone knows the solution or where I can start looking to resolve this.

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/56626227/getting-crash-in-android-nullpointerexception-in-updatelocalelistfromappcontext

Answer 1

NullPointerException are thrown when an application attempts to use null in a case where an object is required. These include:

1. Calling the instance method of a null object.
2. Accessing or modifying the field of a null object.
3. Taking the length of null as if it were an array.
4. Accessing or modifying the slots of null as if it were an array.
5. Throwing null as if it were a Throwable value.

Solutions

1. Find null object and resolve it OR
2. Delete the .gradle folder from your project location and then reboot Android Studio
3. Sync project with gradle files in Android Studio