Android-runtime: Android app crashing on startup

[zahid-dapperapps]

Here is the catlog

02-14 12:08:58.779 19105 19105 E AndroidRuntime: Process: au.com.dac.ret, PID: 19105
02-14 12:08:58.779 19105 19105 E AndroidRuntime: java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to instantiate application au.com.dac.ret: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: Didn't find class "au.com.dac.ret" on path: DexPathList[[zip file "/data/app/au.com.dac.ret-1/base.apk"],nativeLibraryDirectories=[/data/app/au.com.dac.ret-1/lib/arm, /data/app/au.com.dac.ret-1/base.apk!/lib/armeabi-v7a, /vendor/lib, /system/lib]]
02-14 12:08:58.779 19105 19105 E AndroidRuntime: at android.app.LoadedApk.makeApplication(LoadedApk.java:676)
02-14 12:08:58.779 19105 19105 E AndroidRuntime: at android.app.ActivityThread.handleBindApplication(ActivityThread.java:6294)
02-14 12:08:58.779 19105 19105 E AndroidRuntime: at android.app.ActivityThread.access$1800(ActivityThread.java:222)
02-14 12:08:58.779 19105 19105 E AndroidRuntime: at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1861)
02-14 12:08:58.779 19105 19105 E AndroidRuntime: at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
02-14 12:08:58.779 19105 19105 E AndroidRuntime: at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:158)
02-14 12:08:58.779 19105 19105 E AndroidRuntime: at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7229)
02-14 12:08:58.779 19105 19105 E AndroidRuntime: at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
02-14 12:08:58.779 19105 19105 E AndroidRuntime: at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:1230)
02-14 12:08:58.779 19105 19105 E AndroidRuntime: at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:1120)
02-14 12:08:58.779 19105 19105 E AndroidRuntime: Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: Didn't find class "au.com.dac.ret" on path: DexPathList[[zip file "/data/app/au.com.dac.ret-1/base.apk"],nativeLibraryDirectories=[/data/app/au.com.dac.ret-1/lib/arm, /data/app/au.com.dac.ret-1/base.apk!/lib/armeabi-v7a, /vendor/lib, /system/lib]]
02-14 12:08:58.779 19105 19105 E AndroidRuntime: at dalvik.system.BaseDexClassLoader.findClass(BaseDexClassLoader.java:56)
02-14 12:08:58.779 19105 19105 E AndroidRuntime: at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:511)
02-14 12:08:58.779 19105 19105 E AndroidRuntime: at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:469)
02-14 12:08:58.779 19105 19105 E AndroidRuntime: at android.app.Instrumentation.newApplication(Instrumentation.java:1004)
02-14 12:08:58.779 19105 19105 E AndroidRuntime: at android.app.LoadedApk.makeApplication(LoadedApk.java:666)
02-14 12:08:58.779 19105 19105 E AndroidRuntime: ... 9 more
02-14 12:08:58.779 19105 19105 E AndroidRuntime: Suppressed: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: au.com.dac.ret
02-14 12:08:58.779 19105 19105 E AndroidRuntime: at java.lang.Class.classForName(Native Method)
02-14 12:08:58.779 19105 19105 E AndroidRuntime: at java.lang.BootClassLoader.findClass(ClassLoader.java:781)
02-14 12:08:58.779 19105 19105 E AndroidRuntime: at java.lang.BootClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:841)
02-14 12:08:58.779 19105 19105 E AndroidRuntime: at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:504)
02-14 12:08:58.779 19105 19105 E AndroidRuntime: ... 12 more
02-14 12:08:58.779 19105 19105 E AndroidRuntime: Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Class not found using the boot class loader; no stack trace available

• CLI: 2.5.0
• Cross-platform modules: 2.5.0
• Runtime(s): 2.5.0

Below is my package.json

{
"description": "NativeScript Application",
"license": "SEE LICENSE IN ",
"readme": "NativeScript Application",
"repository": "",
"nativescript": {
"id": "au.com.dac.ret",
"tns-ios": {
"version": "2.5.0"
},
"tns-android": {
"version": "2.5.0"
}
},
"dependencies": {
"@angular/common": "2.2.1",
"@angular/compiler": "2.2.1",
"@angular/core": "2.2.1",
"@angular/forms": "2.2.1",
"@angular/http": "2.2.1",
"@angular/platform-browser": "2.2.1",
"@angular/platform-browser-dynamic": "2.2.1",
"@angular/router": "3.2.1",
"nativescript-angular": "1.2.0",
"nativescript-dom": "^1.0.8",
"nativescript-drop-down": "^1.5.1",
"nativescript-iqkeyboardmanager": "^1.0.1",
"nativescript-pulltorefresh": "^1.1.10",
"nativescript-telerik-ui": "^1.6.0",
"nativescript-theme-core": "^0.2.1",
"nativescript-xmlobjects": "^1.1.4",
"reflect-metadata": "~0.1.8",
"rxjs": "5.0.0-beta.12",
"tns-core-modules": "^2.5.0",
"tns-platform-declarations": "^2.5.0"
},
"devDependencies": {
"babel-traverse": "6.21.0",
"babel-types": "6.21.0",
"babylon": "6.14.1",
"lazy": "1.0.11",
"nativescript-dev-android-snapshot": "0.0.5",
"nativescript-dev-typescript": "^0.3.2",
"tns-platform-declarations": "^2.5.0",
"typescript": "~2.0.10",
"zone.js": "~0.6.21"
}
}

[Plamen5kov]

Hi @zahid-dapperapps,
Could you provide steps to reproduce or a small repo that easily reproduces the problem. Further more what version of cli are you using, as well as platform and tns-module versions. What operating system are you working on? Did the issue happen on a device, emulator or simulator? Are there any special dependencies you used?

[zahid-dapperapps]

I have provided above versions that I am using and also package.json

CLI: 2.5.0
Cross-platform modules: 2.5.0
Runtime(s): 2.5.0

this is happening on device S7 and I am developing on OSX EL Capitan 10.11.5. I hope this helps. I will try to setup a repo meanwhile

[zahid-dapperapps]

When running via tns run android I also get this warning in yellow color

The system failed to delete the package for an unspecified reason.

[zahid-dapperapps]

The issue was in android manifest file. While editing the file I made a mistake of editing wrong line
This line

android:name="com.tns.NativeScriptApplication"

was changed to

android:name="au.com.example.rac"

[IRCraziestTaxi]

Wow, I am SO glad I found this comment. Thank you, @zahid-dapperapps.

I assumed I could change com.tns.* in AndroidManifest.xml to actually reflect the name of the app and spent way too long trying to figure out why the app wouldn't launch.

Why is this the case?