Bug 493985

Summary:	KDE Connect 1.32.3 crashes/does not work at all
Product:	[Applications] kdeconnect	Reporter:	Joe Breuer <kde>
Component:	android-application	Assignee:	Albert Vaca Cintora <albertvaka>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	andrew.g.r.holmes, filip.kendes1
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Android
OS:	Android 14.x
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Joe Breuer 2024-10-02 18:19:43 UTC

SUMMARY

After upgrading to KDE Connect 1.32.3 on my Pixel 8a w/ LineageOS 21, the KDE Connect App does not open at all any more / crashes immediately.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE

1. Install KDE Connect 1.32.3 (from F-Droid in my case)
2. Pair with KDE Connect Desktop (24.05.02 on gentoo amd64 in my case)
3. (no modules/plugins for the connected desktop device are shown)
4. Close KDE Connect App
5. (Try to) re-open KDE Connect App

OBSERVED RESULT

The modules never show up, instead KDE Connect on Android will crash whenever trying to open it

EXPECTED RESULT

From step 3 onwards already, all configured modules/plugins show up and are usable.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: 24.05.02
KDE Plasma Version: 6.1.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.5.0
Qt Version: 6.7.2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

I've captured a crash log via adb logcat:
https://gist.github.com/jmbreuer/137b5fac2c8cd8045e855f69cd0948ee

App versions up to 1.32.2 work OK for me.

Comment 1 Joe Breuer 2024-10-02 18:21:22 UTC

Ah, I guess this might exactly be the culprit:

java.lang.SecurityException: Settings key: <enabled_input_methods> is only readable to apps with targetSdkVersion lower than or equal to: 33

Comment 2 Filip 2024-10-02 18:42:24 UTC

Looks like it's fixed, just wait for the release and update. If you still have issues after the update you can reopen it.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 493943 ***

Comment 3 Joe Breuer 2024-10-03 08:03:15 UTC

(In reply to filip.kendes1 from comment #2)
> Looks like it's fixed, just wait for the release and update. If you still
> have issues after the update you can reopen it.
> 
> *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 493943 ***

... is there a ('free', ie not Play Store) repo for KDE Connect that would release earlier than F-Droid? They tend to take a couple weeks on average...

I see that KDE Connect for some reason does not seem to be part of http://cdn.kde.org/android/fdroid/repo

Comment 4 Joe Breuer 2024-10-06 07:38:34 UTC

1.32.5 has arrived in F-Droid and I can confirm that it works for me (at least - it opens in general, the couple of functions I've touched so far all look good). Thanks everyone!