React-native-track-player: [Android] Crash - android.app.RemoteServiceException

[mojodev]

i am getting crash logs on playstore for some of the devices:

android.app.RemoteServiceException: 
  at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage (ActivityThread.java:1872)
  at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage (Handler.java:106)
  at android.os.Looper.loop (Looper.java:214)
  at android.app.ActivityThread.main (ActivityThread.java:7045)
  at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke (Native Method)
  at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run (RuntimeInit.java:493)
  at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main (ZygoteInit.java:965)

i tested on some of the devices it's working properly. i updated react native track player and target sdk version to 28. any idea why this crash happening ?

i am attaching Android versions and devices info on which crashes happens:

[roman-gula]

I have the same exception. Most of devices are Galaxies:

[Guichaguri]

Can you share the code you're using on updateOptions?

[jasongrishkoff]

Hi @Guichaguri -- seeing this issue crop up for my users as well. Here's what's being passed to updateOptions:

export const playerOptions = {
    maxArtworkSize: 500,
    capabilities: [
        TrackPlayer.CAPABILITY_PLAY,
        TrackPlayer.CAPABILITY_PAUSE,
        TrackPlayer.CAPABILITY_SKIP_TO_NEXT,
        TrackPlayer.CAPABILITY_SKIP_TO_PREVIOUS,
        TrackPlayer.CAPABILITY_STOP,
    ],
    compactCapabilities: [
        TrackPlayer.CAPABILITY_PLAY,
        TrackPlayer.CAPABILITY_PAUSE,
        TrackPlayer.CAPABILITY_SKIP_TO_NEXT,
        TrackPlayer.CAPABILITY_STOP,
    ],
}

[roman-gula]

@Guichaguri My initial options:

await TrackPlayer.updateOptions({
    stopWithApp: true
});

Then I change capabilities when current track changes by calling updateOptions:

const updateOptions = async () => {
  const capabilities = getCapabilities();

  await TrackPlayer.updateOptions({
    capabilities
  });
};

const getCapabilities = () => {
  const result = [TrackPlayer.CAPABILITY_PLAY, TrackPlayer.CAPABILITY_PAUSE];

  const { prev, next } = store.getState().player.queueButtons;

  if (prev) {
    result.push(TrackPlayer.CAPABILITY_SKIP_TO_PREVIOUS);
  }

  if (next) {
    result.push(TrackPlayer.CAPABILITY_SKIP_TO_NEXT);
  }

  return result;
};

[zkerkeb]

Any updates on this ?

[ramazanarslan]

Any update ++?

[girish54321]

• same error any fix ?

here is my logs

Fatal Exception: android.app.RemoteServiceException
Context.startForegroundService() did not then call Service.startForeground(): ServiceRecord{dab92ee u0 com.indiacharts/com.guichaguri.trackplayer.service.MusicService}
android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage (ActivityThread.java:1738)
android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage (Handler.java:106)
android.os.Looper.loop (Looper.java:193)
android.app.ActivityThread.main (ActivityThread.java:6692)
java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke (Method.java)
com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run (RuntimeInit.java:493)
com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main (ZygoteInit.java:858)

[hiroyaiizuka]

any update?? still this error happens...

[neoassyrian]

I'm having similar issues. Any updates?

[taylorpringle]

I am also having this issue but can't seem to replicate it. Any fixes available?

[dungle27]

this issue still occur on latest version 1.2.3
please help us fix it.

[RayhanYulanda]

Same issue

[marioot]

Happens to us as well. @Guichaguri here are the options:

```
await TrackPlayer.updateOptions({
stopWithApp: true,
capabilities: [
TrackPlayer.CAPABILITY_PLAY,
TrackPlayer.CAPABILITY_PAUSE,
TrackPlayer.CAPABILITY_SKIP_TO_NEXT,
TrackPlayer.CAPABILITY_SKIP_TO_PREVIOUS,
TrackPlayer.CAPABILITY_JUMP_FORWARD,
TrackPlayer.CAPABILITY_JUMP_FORWARD,
TrackPlayer.CAPABILITY_JUMP_BACKWARD,
],
compactCapabilities: [
TrackPlayer.CAPABILITY_PLAY,
TrackPlayer.CAPABILITY_PAUSE,
TrackPlayer.CAPABILITY_JUMP_FORWARD,
TrackPlayer.CAPABILITY_JUMP_BACKWARD,
],
notificationCapabilities: [
TrackPlayer.CAPABILITY_PLAY,
TrackPlayer.CAPABILITY_PAUSE,
TrackPlayer.CAPABILITY_JUMP_FORWARD,
TrackPlayer.CAPABILITY_JUMP_BACKWARD,
],
jumpInterval: 15,
icon: PLAYER_IMAGE,
color: 0x157595,
});