Apktool: NullPointerException decoding Gboard 8.2.2

[Skylled]

Information

1. Apktool Version (apktool -version) - 2.4.0
2. Operating System (Mac, Linux, Windows) - Linux & Windows
3. APK From? (Playstore, ROM, Other) - Play Store

Stacktrace/Logcat

S: WARNING: Could not write to (/home/skull/.local/share/apktool/framework), using /tmp instead... S: Please be aware this is a volatile directory and frameworks could go missing, please utilize --frame-path if the default storage directory is unavailable Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException at org.xmlpull.renamed.MXSerializer.writeElementContent(MXSerializer.java:1016) at org.xmlpull.renamed.MXSerializer.text(MXSerializer.java:848) at org.xmlpull.v1.wrapper.classic.XmlSerializerDelegate.text(XmlSerializerDelegate.java:98) at org.xmlpull.v1.wrapper.classic.StaticXmlSerializerWrapper.event(StaticXmlSerializerWrapper.java:226) at brut.androlib.res.decoder.XmlPullStreamDecoder$1.event(XmlPullStreamDecoder.java:83) at brut.androlib.res.decoder.XmlPullStreamDecoder.decode(XmlPullStreamDecoder.java:141) at brut.androlib.res.decoder.ResStreamDecoderContainer.decode(ResStreamDecoderContainer.java:33) at brut.androlib.res.decoder.ResFileDecoder.decode(ResFileDecoder.java:135) at brut.androlib.res.decoder.ResFileDecoder.decode(ResFileDecoder.java:120) at brut.androlib.res.AndrolibResources.decode(AndrolibResources.java:258) at brut.androlib.Androlib.decodeResourcesFull(Androlib.java:131) at brut.androlib.ApkDecoder.decode(ApkDecoder.java:124) at brut.apktool.Main.cmdDecode(Main.java:164) at brut.apktool.Main.main(Main.java:73)

Steps to Reproduce

1. apktool d com.google.android.inputmethod.latin_8.2.2.244669451-beta-arm64-v8a.apk

APK

https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/gboard/gboard-8-2-2-244669451-release/gboard-the-google-keyboard-8-2-2-244669451-beta-arm64-v8a-android-apk-download/

Questions to ask before submission

1. Have you tried apktool d, apktool b without changing anything? Yes
2. If you are trying to install a modified apk, did you resign it? N/A
3. Are you using the latest apktool version? Yes

[iBotPeaches]

Confirmed