Crash on any Android devices if chrome browser is missing

[codeforce-dev]

Environment

Technology	Version
Flutter version	2.5.2
Plugin version	5.3.2
Android version	8-12

Device information: Android Samsung

Description

App crashes at startup when Android users don't have installed chrome browser on device. If I comment out the flutter_inappwebview plugin in the pubspec.yaml, it will works.

Steps to reproduce

1. Try on Samsung phone
2. Remove or disable chrome browser
3. Start any app with flutter_inappwebview plugin

Stacktrace/Logcat

F/zygote64(23541): java_vm_ext.cc:504] JNI DETECTED ERROR IN APPLICATION: GetStringUTFChars received NULL jstring
F/zygote64(23541): java_vm_ext.cc:504]     in call to GetStringUTFChars
F/zygote64(23541): java_vm_ext.cc:504]     from int android.webkit.WebViewFactory.nativeLoadWithRelroFile(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.ClassLoader)
F/zygote64(23541): java_vm_ext.cc:504] "main" prio=5 tid=1 Runnable
F/zygote64(23541): java_vm_ext.cc:504]   | group="main" sCount=0 dsCount=0 flags=0 obj=0x74bd9518 self=0x74eccc0a00
F/zygote64(23541): java_vm_ext.cc:504]   | sysTid=23541 nice=-10 cgrp=default sched=0/0 handle=0x74f1e129c8
F/zygote64(23541): java_vm_ext.cc:504]   | state=R schedstat=( 471326810 14681650 294 ) utm=38 stm=9 core=4 HZ=100
F/zygote64(23541): java_vm_ext.cc:504]   | stack=0x7fecabd000-0x7fecabf000 stackSize=8MB
F/zygote64(23541): java_vm_ext.cc:504]   | held mutexes= "mutator lock"(shared held)
F/zygote64(23541): java_vm_ext.cc:504]   native: #00 pc 0000000000397614  /system/lib64/libart.so (_ZN3art15DumpNativeStackERNSt3__113basic_ostreamIcNS0_11char_traitsIcEEEEiP12BacktraceMapPKcPNS_9ArtMethodEPv+212)
F/zygote64(23541): java_vm_ext.cc:504]   native: #01 pc 000000000045dde8  /system/lib64/libart.so (_ZNK3art6Thread9DumpStackERNSt3__113basic_ostreamIcNS1_11char_traitsIcEEEEbP12BacktraceMapb+348)
F/zygote64(23541): java_vm_ext.cc:504]   native: #02 pc 00000000002d59e0  /system/lib64/libart.so (_ZN3art9JavaVMExt8JniAbortEPKcS2_+1040)
F/zygote64(23541): java_vm_ext.cc:504]   native: #03 pc 00000000002d5e60  /system/lib64/libart.so (_ZN3art9JavaVMExt9JniAbortVEPKcS2_St9__va_list+116)
F/zygote64(23541): java_vm_ext.cc:504]   native: #04 pc 0000000000108ab0  /system/lib64/libart.so (_ZN3art11ScopedCheck6AbortFEPKcz+148)
F/zygote64(23541): java_vm_ext.cc:504]   native: #05 pc 00000000001080e8  /system/lib64/libart.so (_ZN3art11ScopedCheck13CheckInstanceERNS_18ScopedObjectAccessENS0_12InstanceKindEP8_jobjectb+832)
F/zygote64(23541): java_vm_ext.cc:504]   native: #06 pc 0000000000106a78  /system/lib64/libart.so (_ZN3art11ScopedCheck5CheckERNS_18ScopedObjectAccessEbPKcPNS_12JniValueTypeE+856)
F/zygote64(23541): java_vm_ext.cc:504]   native: #07 pc 000000000010fc9c  /system/lib64/libart.so (_ZN3art8CheckJNI22GetStringCharsInternalEPKcP7_JNIEnvP8_jstringPhbb+656)
F/zygote64(23541): java_vm_ext.cc:504]   native: #08 pc 000000000000100c  /system/lib64/libwebviewchromium_loader.so (???)
F/zygote64(23541): java_vm_ext.cc:504]   native: #09 pc 0000000000f7dacc  /system/framework/arm64/boot-framework.oat (Java_android_webkit_WebViewFactory_nativeLoadWithRelroFile__Ljava_lang_String_2Ljava_lang_String_2Ljava_lang_String_2Ljava_lang_String_2Ljava_lang_ClassLoader_2+284)
F/zygote64(23541): java_vm_ext.cc:504]   at android.webkit.WebViewFactory.nativeLoadWithRelroFile(Native method)
F/zygote64(23541): java_vm_ext.cc:504]   at android.webkit.WebViewFactory.loadNativeLibrary(WebViewFactory.java:705)
F/zygote64(23541): java_vm_ext.cc:504]   at android.webkit.WebViewFactory.getProviderClass(WebViewFactory.java:412)
F/zygote64(23541): java_vm_ext.cc:504]   at android.webkit.WebViewFactory.getProvider(WebViewFactory.java:211)
F/zygote64(23541): java_vm_ext.cc:504]   - locked <0x0fa1c730> (a java.lang.Object)
F/zygote64(23541): java_vm_ext.cc:504]   at android.webkit.CookieManager.getInstance(CookieManager.java:39)
F/zygote64(23541): java_vm_ext.cc:504]   at com.pichillilorenzo.flutter_inappwebview.MyCookieManager.getCookieManager(MyCookieManager.java:104)
F/zygote64(23541): java_vm_ext.cc:504]   at com.pichillilorenzo.flutter_inappwebview.MyCookieManager.<init>(MyCookieManager.java:35)
F/zygote64(23541): java_vm_ext.cc:504]   at com.pichillilorenzo.flutter_inappwebview.InAppWebViewFlutterPlugin.onAttachedToEngine(InAppWebViewFlutterPlugin.java:88)
F/zygote64(23541): java_vm_ext.cc:504]   at com.pichillilorenzo.flutter_inappwebview.InAppWebViewFlutterPlugin.onAttachedToEngine(InAppWebViewFlutterPlugin.java:68)
F/zygote64(23541): java_vm_ext.cc:504]   at io.flutter.embedding.engine.FlutterEngineConnectionRegistry.add(FlutterEngineConnectionRegistry.java:143)
F/zygote64(23541): java_vm_ext.cc:504]   at io.flutter.plugins.GeneratedPluginRegistrant.registerWith(GeneratedPluginRegistrant.java:44)
F/zygote64(23541): java_vm_ext.cc:504]   at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native method)
F/zygote64(23541): java_vm_ext.cc:504]   at io.flutter.embedding.engine.plugins.util.GeneratedPluginRegister.registerGeneratedPlugins(GeneratedPluginRegister.java:80)
F/zygote64(23541): java_vm_ext.cc:504]   at io.flutter.embedding.android.FlutterActivity.configureFlutterEngine(FlutterActivity.java:965)
F/zygote64(23541): java_vm_ext.cc:504]   at io.flutter.embedding.android.FlutterActivityAndFragmentDelegate.onAttach(FlutterActivityAndFragmentDelegate.java:187)
F/zygote64(23541): java_vm_ext.cc:504]   at io.flutter.embedding.android.FlutterActivity.onCreate(FlutterActivity.java:430)
F/zygote64(23541): java_vm_ext.cc:504]   at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:7183)
F/zygote64(23541): java_vm_ext.cc:504]   at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1220)
F/zygote64(23541): java_vm_ext.cc:504]   at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2910)
F/zygote64(23541): java_vm_ext.cc:504]   at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:3032)
F/zygote64(23541): java_vm_ext.cc:504]   at android.app.ActivityThread.-wrap11(ActivityThread.java:-1)
F/zygote64(23541): java_vm_ext.cc:504]   at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1696)
F/zygote64(23541): java_vm_ext.cc:504]   at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:105)
F/zygote64(23541): java_vm_ext.cc:504]   at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:164)
F/zygote64(23541): java_vm_ext.cc:504]   at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6944)
F/zygote64(23541): java_vm_ext.cc:504]   at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native method)
F/zygote64(23541): java_vm_ext.cc:504]   at com.android.internal.os.Zygote$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(Zygote.java:327)
F/zygote64(23541): java_vm_ext.cc:504]   at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:1374)
F/zygote64(23541): java_vm_ext.cc:504] 
F/zygote64(23541): runtime.cc:508] Runtime aborting...
F/zygote64(23541): runtime.cc:508] 
F/zygote64(23541): runtime.cc:516] JNI DETECTED ERROR IN APPLICATION: GetStringUTFChars received NULL jstring
F/zygote64(23541): runtime.cc:516]     in call to GetStringUTFChars
F/zygote64(23541): runtime.cc:516]     from int android.webkit.WebViewFactory.nativeLoadWithRelroFile(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.ClassLoader)
F/zygote64(23541): runtime.cc:516] "main" prio=5 tid=1 Runnable
F/zygote64(23541): runtime.cc:516]   | group="main" sCount=0 dsCount=0 flags=0 obj=0x74bd9518 self=0x74eccc0a00
F/zygote64(23541): runtime.cc:516]   | sysTid=23541 nice=-10 cgrp=default sched=0/0 handle=0x74f1e129c8
F/zygote64(23541): runtime.cc:516]   | state=R schedstat=( 471326810 14681650 294 ) utm=38 stm=9 core=4 HZ=100
F/zygote64(23541): runtime.cc:516]   | stack=0x7fecabd000-0x7fecabf000 stackSize=8MB
F/zygote64(23541): runtime.cc:516]   | held mutexes= "mutator lock"(shared held)
F/zygote64(23541): runtime.cc:516]   native: #00 pc 0000000000397614  /system/lib64/libart.so (_ZN3art15DumpNativeStackERNSt3__113basic_ostreamIcNS0_11char_traitsIcEEEEiP12BacktraceMapPKcPNS_9ArtMethodEPv+212)
F/zygote64(23541): runtime.cc:516]   native: #01 pc 000000000045dde8  /system/lib64/libart.so (_ZNK3art6Thread9DumpStackERNSt3__113basic_ostreamIcNS1_11char_traitsIcEEEEbP12BacktraceMapb+348)
F/zygote64(23541): runtime.cc:516]   native: #02 pc 00000000002d59e0  /system/lib64/libart.so (_ZN3art9JavaVMExt8JniAbortEPKcS2_+1040)
F/zygote64(23541): runtime.cc:516]   native: #03 pc 00000000002d5e60  /system/lib64/libart.so (_ZN3art9JavaVMExt9JniAbortVEPKcS2_St9__va_list+116)
F/zygote64(23541): runtime.cc:516]   native: #04 pc 0000000000108ab0  /system/lib64/libart.so (_ZN3art11ScopedCheck6AbortFEPKcz+148)
F/zygote64(23541): runtime.cc:516]   native: #05 pc 00000000001080e8  /system/lib64/libart.so (_ZN3art11ScopedCheck13CheckInstanceERNS_18ScopedObjectAccessENS0_12InstanceKindEP8_jobjectb+832)
F/zygote64(23541): runtime.cc:516]   native: #06 pc 0000000000106a78  /system/lib64/libart.so (_ZN3art11ScopedCheck5CheckERNS_18ScopedObjectAccessEbPKcPNS_12JniValueTypeE+856)
F/zygote64(23541): runtime.cc:516]   native: #07 pc 000000000010fc9c  /system/lib64/libart.so (_ZN3art8CheckJNI22GetStringCharsInternalEPKcP7_JNIEnvP8_jstringPhbb+656)
F/zygote64(23541): runtime.cc:516]   native: #08 pc 000000000000100c  /system/lib64/libwebviewchromium_loader.so (???)
F/zygote64(23541): runtime.cc:516]   native: #09 pc 0000000000f7dacc  /system/framework/arm64/boot-framework.oat (Java_android_webkit_WebViewFactory_nativeLoadWithRelroFile__Ljava_lang_String_2Ljava_lang_String_2Ljava_lang_String_2Ljava_lang_String_2Ljava_lang_ClassLoader_2+284)
F/zygote64(23541): runtime.cc:516]   at android.webkit.WebViewFactory.nativeLoadWithRelroFile(Native method)
F/zygote64(23541): runtime.cc:516]   at android.webkit.WebViewFactory.loadNativeLibrary(WebViewFactory.java:705)
F/zygote64(23541): runtime.cc:516]   at android.webkit.WebViewFactory.getProviderClass(WebViewFactory.java:412)
F/zygote64(23541): runtime.cc:516]   at android.webkit.WebViewFactory.getProvider(WebViewFactory.java:211)
F/zygote64(23541): runtime.cc:516]   - locked <0x0fa1c730> (a java.lang.Object)
F/zygote64(23541): runtime.cc:516]   at android.webkit.CookieManager.getInstance(CookieManager.java:39)
F/zygote64(23541): runtime.cc:516]   at com.pichillilorenzo.flutter_inappwebview.MyCookieManager.getCookieManager(MyCookieManager.java:104)
F/zygote64(23541): runtime.cc:516]   at com.pichillilorenzo.flutter_inappwebview.MyCookieManager.<init>(MyCookieManager.java:35)
F/zygote64(23541): runtime.cc:516]   at com.pichillilorenzo.flutter_inappwebview.InAppWebViewFlutterPlugin.onAttachedToEngine(InAppWebViewFlutterPlugin.java:88)
F/zygote64(23541): runtime.cc:516]   at com.pichillilorenzo.flutter_inappwebview.InAppWebViewFlutterPlugin.onAttachedToEngine(InAppWebViewFlutterPlugin.java:68)
F/zygote64(23541): runtime.cc:516]   at io.flutter.embedding.engine.FlutterEngineConnectionRegistry.add(FlutterEngineConnectionRegistry.java:143)
F/zygote64(23541): runtime.cc:516]   at io.flutter.plugins.GeneratedPluginRegistrant.registerWith(GeneratedPluginRegistrant.java:44)
F/zygote64(23541): runtime.cc:516]   at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native method)
F/zygote64(23541): runtime.cc:516]   at io.flutter.embedding.engine.plugins.util.GeneratedPluginRegister.registerGeneratedPlugins(GeneratedPluginRegister.java:80)
F/zygote64(23541): runtime.cc:516]   at io.flutter.embedding.android.FlutterActivity.configureFlutterEngine(FlutterActivity.java:965)
F/zygote64(23541): runtime.cc:516]   at io.flutter.embedding.android.FlutterActivityAndFragmentDelegate.onAttach(FlutterActivityAndFragmentDelegate.java:187)
F/zygote64(23541): runtime.cc:516]   at io.flutter.embedding.android.FlutterActivity.onCreate(FlutterActivity.java:430)
F/zygote64(23541): runtime.cc:516]   at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:7183)
F/zygote64(23541): runtime.cc:516]   at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1220)
F/zygote64(23541): runtime.cc:516]   at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2910)
F/zygote64(23541): runtime.cc:516]   at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:3032)
F/zygote64(23541): runtime.cc:516]   at android.app.ActivityThread.-wrap11(ActivityThread.java:-1)
F/zygote64(23541): runtime.cc:516]   at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1696)
F/zygote64(23541): runtime.cc:516]   at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:105)
F/zygote64(23541): runtime.cc:516]   at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:164)
F/zygote64(23541): runtime.cc:516]   at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6944)
F/zygote64(23541): runtime.cc:516]   at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native method)
F/zygote64(23541): runtime.cc:516]   at com.android.internal.os.Zygote$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(Zygote.java:327)
F/zygote64(23541): runtime.cc:516]   at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:1374)
F/zygote64(23541): runtime.cc:516] 
F/zygote64(23541): runtime.cc:516] 

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We are facing a similar ANR at the Android end. Please check the logs below -

main (waiting): tid=1 systid=12441
#00 pc 0x86b8c libc.so
#1 pc 0x1b092c libart.so
#2 pc 0x28e840 libart.so
#3 pc 0x2974cc libart.so
#4 pc 0x2b47f4 libart.so
#5 pc 0x1d4bb4 libart.so
#6 pc 0x1d1e48 libart.so
#7 pc 0x1f7424 libart.so
#8 pc 0x1d12e4 libart.so
#9 pc 0x1d2ab4 libart.so
#10 pc 0x4c24ac libart.so
at java.lang.Class.classForName(Class.java)
at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:454)
at android.webkit.WebViewFactory.getWebViewProviderClass(WebViewFactory.java:176)
at android.webkit.WebViewFactory.getProviderClass(WebViewFactory.java:423)
at android.webkit.WebViewFactory.getProvider(WebViewFactory.java:252)
at android.webkit.CookieManager.getInstance(CookieManager.java:50)
at com.pichillilorenzo.flutter_inappwebview.MyCookieManager.getCookieManager(MyCookieManager.java)
at com.pichillilorenzo.flutter_inappwebview.MyCookieManager.(MyCookieManager.java)
at com.pichillilorenzo.flutter_inappwebview.InAppWebViewFlutterPlugin.onAttachedToEngine(InAppWebViewFlutterPlugin.java)
at com.pichillilorenzo.flutter_inappwebview.InAppWebViewFlutterPlugin.onAttachedToEngine(InAppWebViewFlutterPlugin.java)
at io.flutter.embedding.engine.FlutterEngineConnectionRegistry.add(FlutterEngineConnectionRegistry.java:144)
at io.flutter.plugins.GeneratedPluginRegistrant.registerWith(GeneratedPluginRegistrant.java)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java)
at io.flutter.embedding.engine.plugins.util.GeneratedPluginRegister.registerGeneratedPlugins(GeneratedPluginRegister.java:80)
at io.flutter.embedding.engine.FlutterEngine.(FlutterEngine.java:355)
at io.flutter.embedding.engine.FlutterEngine.(FlutterEngine.java:263)
at io.flutter.embedding.engine.FlutterEngine.(FlutterEngine.java:243)
at io.flutter.embedding.engine.FlutterEngine.(FlutterEngine.java:163)
at io.flutter.embedding.engine.FlutterEngine.(FlutterEngine.java:154)
at io.flutter.embedding.engine.FlutterEngineGroup.createEngine(FlutterEngineGroup.java:182)
at io.flutter.embedding.engine.FlutterEngineGroup.createAndRunEngine(FlutterEngineGroup.java:151)
at io.flutter.embedding.engine.FlutterEngineGroup.createAndRunEngine(FlutterEngineGroup.java:120)
at io.flutter.embedding.engine.FlutterEngineGroup.createAndRunEngine(FlutterEngineGroup.java:99)
at com.tatadigital.tcp.flutter_embed.EngineBinding.(EngineBinding.java:32)
at com.tatadigital.tcp.TcpApplication.initiateEngines(TcpApplication.java:113)
at com.tatadigital.tcp.TcpApplication.onCreate(TcpApplication.java:57)
at android.app.Instrumentation.callApplicationOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1192)
at android.app.ActivityThread.handleBindApplication(ActivityThread.java:7573)
at android.app.ActivityThread.access$1400(ActivityThread.java:301)
at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2166)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:106)
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:246)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:8633)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java)
at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:602)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:1130)

Also this issue is only reported on Android 11 and 12