React-native-image-crop-picker: Error: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'android.content.res.XmlResourceParser android.content.pm.ProviderInfo.loadXmlMetaData(android.content.pm.PackageManager, java.lang.String)' on a null object reference

[riansyaaah]

Version

"react-native": "^0.52.0",
"react-native-image-crop-picker": "^0.19.1",

Platform

• Android

Manifest.xml

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>

gradel
dependencies {
classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.2.3'
}

distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-2.10-all.zip

[riansyaaah]

its same issue if use distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-2.14.1-all.zip

[OzoTek]

Same issue here after upgrading React Native.
Did you find a workaround / solution @riansyaaah?

[riansyaaah]

@OzoTek i create new project React Native and move my script on old project to new project. That bad solution but its work for me

[drmas]

add this to your AndroidManifest.xml file

<provider
            android:name="android.support.v4.content.FileProvider"
            android:authorities="${applicationId}.provider"
            android:exported="false"
            android:grantUriPermissions="true">
            <meta-data
                android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS"
                android:resource="@xml/provider_paths" />
        </provider>

and add this to your android/app/main/res/xml/provider_paths.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<paths xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <external-path name="external_files" path="."/>
</paths>

[hycwong]

I tried once more and finally got it work

1. add this to your AndroidManifest.xml file (between the <application> and </application> tags)

<provider
            android:name="android.support.v4.content.FileProvider"
            android:authorities="${applicationId}.provider"
            android:exported="false"
            android:grantUriPermissions="true">
            <meta-data
                android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS"
                android:resource="@xml/provider_paths" />
        </provider>

1. and add this to your android/app/main/res/xml/provider_paths.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<paths xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <external-path name="external_files" path="."/>
</paths>

[WosLovesLife]

I used the above's code, but still have a error

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':app:processDebugManifest'.
> Manifest merger failed : Attribute provider#android.support.v4.content.FileProvider@authorities value=(com.xxx.provider) from AndroidManifest.xml:39:13
    is also present at Select:react-native-image-crop-picker:unspecified:15:13 value=(com.reactnative.ivpusic.imagepicker.provider)
    Suggestion: add 'tools:replace="android:authorities"' to <provider> element at AndroidManifest.xml:37:7 to override

So you need add tools:replace="android:authorities" into <provider> tag
like this:

<provider
    tools:replace="android:authorities"
    android:name="android.support.v4.content.FileProvider"
    android:authorities="${applicationId}.provider"
    android:exported="false"
    android:grantUriPermissions="true">
    <meta-data
        android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS"
        android:resource="@xml/provider_paths" />
</provider>

and add the name space for tools:

<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    ...
    >

[OzoTek]

I'm still getting the same behaviour using this solution

[nu5rim3]

same here.
Image is saved here: file:///data/user/0/com.mypet/cache/ReactNative-snapshot-image-164856113.jpg

_The path attribute shares the images/ subdirectory of files/. The name attribute tells the FileProvider to add the path segment myimages to content URIs for files in the files/images/ subdirectory._
https://developer.android.com/training/secure-file-sharing/setup-sharing.html

this confuse me in the documentation

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<paths xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <cache-path path="com.mypet/" name="cache" />
</paths>

filepaths.xml

````
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
package="com.mypet">

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>

<application
  android:name=".MainApplication"
  android:label="@string/app_name"
  android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
  android:allowBackup="false"
  android:theme="@style/AppTheme">
  <activity
    android:name=".MainActivity"
    android:label="@string/app_name"
    android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize"
    android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize">
    <provider
        android:name="android.support.v4.content.FileProvider"
        android:authorities="com.mypet.fileprovider"
        android:grantUriPermissions="true"
        android:exported="false"
        tools:replace="android:authorities">
        <meta-data
            android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS"
            android:resource="@xml/filepaths" />
    </provider>
    <intent-filter>
        <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
        <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
    </intent-filter>
  </activity>
  <activity android:name="com.facebook.react.devsupport.DevSettingsActivity" />
</application>

````

AndroidManifest.xml

https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/content/FileProvider.html#SpecifyFiles

[alihesari]

same issue

[Yibay]

same issue

[ZeroCool00]

Finally solved it..

In my case
Suggestion: add 'tools:replace="android:resource"' to element at AndroidManifest.xml:37:7 to override

<provider
            android:name="android.support.v4.content.FileProvider"
            android:authorities="${applicationId}.provider"
            android:grantUriPermissions="true"
            android:exported="false">
            <meta-data
                android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS"
                android:resource="@xml/filepaths"
                tools:replace="android:resource"/> // add this line.
        </provider>

[oferRounds]

+1

[Jeijie]

same issue

[vicheanak]

In my case it gives error on the camera plugin, so I change the xml value of the meta-data in provider to camera_provider_paths. Snippet as below:

<provider android:authorities="${applicationId}.provider" android:exported="false" android:grantUriPermissions="true" android:name="android.support.v4.content.FileProvider"> <meta-data android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS" android:resource="@xml/camera_provider_paths" /> </provider>

If you don't want to edit AndroidManifest.xml everytime you rebuilt, you may edit the config.xml with snippet below:

<config-file parent="./application" target="AndroidManifest.xml"> <provider android:authorities="${applicationId}.provider" android:exported="false" android:grantUriPermissions="true" android:name="android.support.v4.content.FileProvider"> <meta-data android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS" android:resource="@xml/camera_provider_paths" /> </provider>

[iJimmyWei]

If you've migrated over to react >0.60, make sure you use androidx.core.content.FileProvider instead if android.support.v4.content.FileProvider causes crashes when you boot up your app.