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Android Automotive App example doesn't work.

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
android, kotlin
Domain
mobile

Research direction

Start by running the android-automotive-app module on a Polestar 2 API 29 emulator with the reported token setup, then inspect the logcat output around the blank screen and connection loss. Done means the Android Automotive example renders and remains usable after location permission is granted without the reported failure.

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Description

Steps Taken:

  • Cloned the repo.
  • Added secret token to gradle.properties.
  • Added access token to all mapbox_access_token.xml files.
  • Build the project successfully.
  • Run the module android-automotive-app on the emulator
    Emulator details:
  • Polestar 2 API 29

The app requested location permission and granted it, after that just a blank black screen, and after a few seconds getting the below error.

---------------------------- PROCESS STARTED (17951) for package com.mapbox.navigation.examples.androidauto ----------------------------
2023-05-04 16:29:28.683 17951-17951 SensorManager           com...vigation.examples.androidauto  E  sensor or listener is null
2023-05-04 16:29:28.693 17951-17951 SensorManager           com...vigation.examples.androidauto  E  sensor or listener is null
2023-05-04 16:29:28.693 17951-17951 SensorManager           com...vigation.examples.androidauto  E  sensor or listener is null
2023-05-04 16:30:30.020 17951-17951 CarApp.Act              com...vigation.examples.androidauto  E  Connection lost
                                                                                                    android.os.DeadObjectException
                                                                                                    	at android.os.BinderProxy.transactNative(Native Method)
                                                                                                    	at android.os.BinderProxy.transact(BinderProxy.java:511)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.activity.renderer.surface.ISurfaceControl$Stub$Proxy.onTouchEvent(ISurfaceControl.java:181)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.activity.renderer.surface.TemplateSurfaceView.lambda$handleTouchEvent$3(TemplateSurfaceView.java:319)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.activity.renderer.surface.TemplateSurfaceView$$ExternalSyntheticLambda4.invoke(Unknown Source:4)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.activity.ServiceDispatcher.lambda$dispatch$0(ServiceDispatcher.java:82)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.activity.ServiceDispatcher$$ExternalSyntheticLambda0.invoke(Unknown Source:2)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.activity.ServiceDispatcher.fetch(ServiceDispatcher.java:116)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.activity.ServiceDispatcher.dispatch(ServiceDispatcher.java:81)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.activity.renderer.surface.TemplateSurfaceView.handleTouchEvent(TemplateSurfaceView.java:318)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.activity.renderer.surface.TemplateSurfaceView.lambda$setSurfacePackage$2$androidx-car-app-activity-renderer-surface-TemplateSurfaceView(TemplateSurfaceView.java:277)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.activity.renderer.surface.TemplateSurfaceView$$ExternalSyntheticLambda2.onTouch(Unknown Source:2)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.View.dispatchTouchEvent(View.java:13949)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTransformedTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:3060)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:2698)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTransformedTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:3060)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:2698)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTransformedTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:3060)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:2698)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTransformedTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:3060)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:2698)
                                                                                                    	at com.android.internal.policy.DecorView.superDispatchTouchEvent(DecorView.java:465)
                                                                                                    	at com.android.internal.policy.PhoneWindow.superDispatchTouchEvent(PhoneWindow.java:1849)
                                                                                                    	at android.app.Activity.dispatchTouchEvent(Activity.java:4012)
                                                                                                    	at com.android.internal.policy.DecorView.dispatchTouchEvent(DecorView.java:423)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.View.dispatchPointerEvent(View.java:14212)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$ViewPostImeInputStage.processPointerEvent(ViewRootImpl.java:5652)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$ViewPostImeInputStage.onProcess(ViewRootImpl.java:5455)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$InputStage.deliver(ViewRootImpl.java:4958)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$InputStage.onDeliverToNext(ViewRootImpl.java:5011)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$InputStage.forward(ViewRootImpl.java:4977)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$AsyncInputStage.forward(ViewRootImpl.java:5117)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$InputStage.apply(ViewRootImpl.java:4985)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$AsyncInputStage.apply(ViewRootImpl.java:5174)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$InputStage.deliver(ViewRootImpl.java:4958)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$InputStage.onDeliverToNext(ViewRootImpl.java:5011)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$InputStage.forward(ViewRootImpl.java:4977)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$InputStage.apply(ViewRootImpl.java:4985)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$InputStage.deliver(ViewRootImpl.java:4958)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.ViewRootImpl.deliverInputEvent(ViewRootImpl.java:7675)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.ViewRootImpl.doProcessInputEvents(ViewRootImpl.java:7644)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.ViewRootImpl.enqueueInputEvent(ViewRootImpl.java:7605)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$WindowInputEventReceiver.onInputEvent(ViewRootImpl.java:7800)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.InputEventReceiver.dispatchInputEvent(InputEventReceiver.java:188)
                                                                                                    	at android.os.MessageQueue.nativePollOnce(Native Method)
                                                                                                    	at android.os.MessageQueue.next(MessageQueue.java:336)
                                                                                                    	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:174)
                                                                                                    	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7356)
                                                                                                    	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
2023-05-04 16:30:30.020 17951-17951 CarApp.Act              com...vigation.examples.androidauto  E  	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:492)
                                                                                                    	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:930)
2023-05-04 16:30:30.029 17951-17951 CarApp.Act              com...vigation.examples.androidauto  E  Remote exception (host render service)
                                                                                                    android.os.DeadObjectException
                                                                                                    	at android.os.BinderProxy.transactNative(Native Method)
                                                                                                    	at android.os.BinderProxy.transact(BinderProxy.java:511)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.activity.renderer.surface.ISurfaceListener$Stub$Proxy.onSurfaceDestroyed(ISurfaceListener.java:219)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.activity.renderer.surface.SurfaceHolderListener.lambda$notifySurfaceDestroyed$2$androidx-car-app-activity-renderer-surface-SurfaceHolderListener(SurfaceHolderListener.java:103)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.activity.renderer.surface.SurfaceHolderListener$$ExternalSyntheticLambda1.invoke(Unknown Source:4)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.activity.ServiceDispatcher.lambda$dispatchNoFail$1(ServiceDispatcher.java:90)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.activity.ServiceDispatcher$$ExternalSyntheticLambda1.invoke(Unknown Source:2)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.activity.ServiceDispatcher.fetchNoFail(ServiceDispatcher.java:153)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.activity.ServiceDispatcher.dispatchNoFail(ServiceDispatcher.java:89)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.activity.renderer.surface.SurfaceHolderListener.notifySurfaceDestroyed(SurfaceHolderListener.java:102)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.activity.renderer.surface.SurfaceHolderListener.surfaceDestroyed(SurfaceHolderListener.java:78)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.SurfaceView.updateSurface(SurfaceView.java:861)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.SurfaceView.setVisibility(SurfaceView.java:281)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.activity.CarAppActivity.lambda$onStateChanged$2$androidx-car-app-activity-CarAppActivity(CarAppActivity.java:380)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.activity.CarAppActivity$$ExternalSyntheticLambda2.run(Unknown Source:4)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.utils.ThreadUtils.runOnMain(ThreadUtils.java:39)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.activity.CarAppActivity.onStateChanged(CarAppActivity.java:366)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.activity.CarAppActivity.$r8$lambda$A5qY-8nygDCuNYXTAVODPJaTyhk(Unknown Source:0)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.activity.CarAppActivity$$ExternalSyntheticLambda1.onChanged(Unknown Source:4)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.lifecycle.LiveData.considerNotify(LiveData.java:133)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.lifecycle.LiveData.dispatchingValue(LiveData.java:151)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.lifecycle.LiveData.setValue(LiveData.java:309)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.lifecycle.MutableLiveData.setValue(MutableLiveData.java:50)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.activity.CarAppViewModel.lambda$onError$0$androidx-car-app-activity-CarAppViewModel(CarAppViewModel.java:175)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.activity.CarAppViewModel$$ExternalSyntheticLambda1.run(Unknown Source:4)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.utils.ThreadUtils.runOnMain(ThreadUtils.java:39)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.activity.CarAppViewModel.onError(CarAppViewModel.java:167)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.activity.ServiceDispatcher.fetch(ServiceDispatcher.java:119)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.activity.ServiceDispatcher.dispatch(ServiceDispatcher.java:81)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.activity.renderer.surface.TemplateSurfaceView.handleTouchEvent(TemplateSurfaceView.java:318)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.activity.renderer.surface.TemplateSurfaceView.lambda$setSurfacePackage$2$androidx-car-app-activity-renderer-surface-TemplateSurfaceView(TemplateSurfaceView.java:277)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.activity.renderer.surface.TemplateSurfaceView$$ExternalSyntheticLambda2.onTouch(Unknown Source:2)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.View.dispatchTouchEvent(View.java:13949)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTransformedTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:3060)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:2698)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTransformedTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:3060)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:2698)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTransformedTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:3060)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:2698)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTransformedTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:3060)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:2698)
                                                                                                    	at com.android.internal.policy.DecorView.superDispatchTouchEvent(DecorView.java:465)
                                                                                                    	at com.android.internal.policy.PhoneWindow.superDispatchTouchEvent(PhoneWindow.java:1849)
2023-05-04 16:30:30.029 17951-17951 CarApp.Act              com...vigation.examples.androidauto  E  	at android.app.Activity.dispatchTouchEvent(Activity.java:4012)
                                                                                                    	at com.android.internal.policy.DecorView.dispatchTouchEvent(DecorView.java:423)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.View.dispatchPointerEvent(View.java:14212)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$ViewPostImeInputStage.processPointerEvent(ViewRootImpl.java:5652)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$ViewPostImeInputStage.onProcess(ViewRootImpl.java:5455)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$InputStage.deliver(ViewRootImpl.java:4958)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$InputStage.onDeliverToNext(ViewRootImpl.java:5011)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$InputStage.forward(ViewRootImpl.java:4977)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$AsyncInputStage.forward(ViewRootImpl.java:5117)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$InputStage.apply(ViewRootImpl.java:4985)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$AsyncInputStage.apply(ViewRootImpl.java:5174)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$InputStage.deliver(ViewRootImpl.java:4958)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$InputStage.onDeliverToNext(ViewRootImpl.java:5011)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$InputStage.forward(ViewRootImpl.java:4977)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$InputStage.apply(ViewRootImpl.java:4985)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$InputStage.deliver(ViewRootImpl.java:4958)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.ViewRootImpl.deliverInputEvent(ViewRootImpl.java:7675)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.ViewRootImpl.doProcessInputEvents(ViewRootImpl.java:7644)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.ViewRootImpl.enqueueInputEvent(ViewRootImpl.java:7605)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$WindowInputEventReceiver.onInputEvent(ViewRootImpl.java:7800)
                                                                                                    	at android.view.InputEventReceiver.dispatchInputEvent(InputEventReceiver.java:188)
                                                                                                    	at android.os.MessageQueue.nativePollOnce(Native Method)
                                                                                                    	at android.os.MessageQueue.next(MessageQueue.java:336)
                                                                                                    	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:174)
                                                                                                    	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7356)
                                                                                                    	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
                                                                                                    	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:492)
                                                                                                    	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:930)

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