App issue - What3Words

Dubz

So for some reason, no matter what settings/permissions I allow, this app keeps crashing. I'm not sure which end is the cause, but it's kinda annoying. I don't use the app regularly, but it's cool and nice to have available if I needed it for some reason.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.what3words.android

Dubz

For reference, here is the info of the crash I get:

type: crash
osVersion: google/cheetah/cheetah:13/TQ1A.230205.002/2023021000:user/release-keys
package: com.what3words.android:30369
process: com.what3words.android
processUptime: 2406 + 309 ms

java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to create application com.what3words.android.W3WApplication: com.google.crypto.tink.shaded.protobuf.InvalidProtocolBufferException: Protocol message contained an invalid tag (zero).
	at android.app.ActivityThread.handleBindApplication(ActivityThread.java:6771)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.-$$Nest$mhandleBindApplication(Unknown Source:0)
	at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2134)
	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:106)
	at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:201)
	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:288)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7879)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:548)
	at com.android.internal.os.ExecInit.main(ExecInit.java:49)
	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit.nativeFinishInit(Native Method)
	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit.main(RuntimeInit.java:355)
Caused by: com.google.crypto.tink.shaded.protobuf.InvalidProtocolBufferException: Protocol message contained an invalid tag (zero).
	at com.google.crypto.tink.shaded.protobuf.GeneratedMessageLite.parsePartialFrom(GeneratedMessageLite.java:1566)
	at com.google.crypto.tink.shaded.protobuf.GeneratedMessageLite.parseFrom(GeneratedMessageLite.java:1664)
	at com.google.crypto.tink.proto.Keyset.parseFrom(Keyset.java:957)
	at com.google.crypto.tink.integration.android.SharedPrefKeysetReader.read(SharedPrefKeysetReader.java:84)
	at com.google.crypto.tink.CleartextKeysetHandle.read(CleartextKeysetHandle.java:58)
	at com.google.crypto.tink.integration.android.AndroidKeysetManager$Builder.read(AndroidKeysetManager.java:328)
	at com.google.crypto.tink.integration.android.AndroidKeysetManager$Builder.readOrGenerateNewKeyset(AndroidKeysetManager.java:287)
	at com.google.crypto.tink.integration.android.AndroidKeysetManager$Builder.build(AndroidKeysetManager.java:238)
	at androidx.security.crypto.EncryptedSharedPreferences.create(EncryptedSharedPreferences.java:155)
	at androidx.security.crypto.EncryptedSharedPreferences.create(EncryptedSharedPreferences.java:120)
	at com.what3words.preferences.AppPrefsManager.initEncryptedSharedPreferenceManager(AppPrefsManager.kt:305)
	at com.what3words.preferences.AppPrefsManager.<init>(AppPrefsManager.kt:281)
	at com.what3words.android.W3WApplication.initPrefsManager(W3WApplication.kt:132)
	at com.what3words.android.W3WApplication.onCreate(W3WApplication.kt:89)
	at android.app.Instrumentation.callApplicationOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1282)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.handleBindApplication(ActivityThread.java:6766)
	... 11 more

Graphite

Have you tried toggling exploit protection compatibility mode in it's App Settings?

Dubz

Graphite Yes, I'd include that and others in the "no matter what settings/permissions I allow" part of the post.

treequell

I installed the app from Google Play Store in a profile with sandboxed Google Play Services. I gave What3Words the Network permission only. So far I haven't had any crashes and everything seems to working fine.

Dubz

Oddly enough reinstalling the app seems to have fixed the issue. Not sure if there was a bug they fixed since I last tried that, but either way seems to be okay now.