Wire-android: Calls and video calls not working on self built android wire client

[armetdev]

The problem

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The self-built Android client crashes when accepting a call or video call.

Environment

• Wire version that exhibits the issue: master, release (checkout out 26.11.2018)
• Last Wire version that did not exhibit the issue (if applicable): 2.40.357 works although the app crashes once the call is finished.
• Android OS version used to run Wire: 8.0.0 (on a Galaxy A5), 7.1.1 (on an Aquaris X5 Plus), 9.0 on a Nokia 6.1)
• Is this a custom firmware or a stock one: Stock
• Mobile phone model/manufacturer: Galaxy A5 (2017) (Samsung), * Aquaris X5 Plus, *Nokia 6.1
• Mobile network type (EDGE/LTE/Wi-Fi/Offline): Wi-Fi

Details

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Built the Android Wire client from the current sources as described in the repository (switched to branch release and executed ./gradlew AssembleProdRelease. The client seems to run fine until I accept a call, or somebody accepts my call. The app freezes and creashes, sometimes after about 4 seconds but most of the time immediately. Sometimes I even had to reinstall the app since it crashed on startup after that. I also tried to build the ProdDebug version, but the problem remains the same. This problem occurs on all listed devices.
Running version 2.40.357 calls and video call worked, although the app crashed after the call ended. On the Nokia phone calls did not work but i think this is a compatibility issue due to the Nokia running on Android 9.0 which was released just recently. Version 2.41.359 does not work anymore for me.
I found this working version thanks to:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/51954483/android-wireapp-logs-unsatisfiedlink-error-wcall-set-video-send-state-when-at

Looking through various GitHub issues I got the impression that this has been a problem for a longer time and I would really like to solve this as I plan to use the Wire client for an upcoming project.

Steps
Build the app and start it, login or register, call someone from the contact list or get called by someone. Accept the call.
It does not matter if it’s just a normal call or a video call. Both crash the app.

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Sent a mail to the support with the GIST link containing the error log.

[ghost]

We everyone built from source have same problem
"The self-built Android client crashes when accepting a call or video call." :(

https://github.com/wireapp/wire-android/issues/1499

@makingthematrix 💯
@marcoconti83

At lease please check all common features and most important things such as audio/video calls facilities works properly or not by running on device(phone/computer) or emulator when release a stable build.

and let us know by add comment with release if there any known issues you guys aware on that release

if that bug take time to fix, can be tell which old releases doesnt have that problem? or provide any temporally solution as ex: if possible fix by import certain old source files to last release so just we can have bit unstable but working app :)

[marcoconti83]

Hi @hub-ch ,
On our build machines and my workstation it builds fine, so if it doesn't work for people checking out the source from scratch, there is probably a mismatch of AVS versions, we'll investigate in that direction then.

[marcoconti83]

Hi all,
I just committed a bump to the AVS version (https://github.com/wireapp/wire-android/commit/8783cd0f8f14217458ab6e3fb0688a39782a6bda), please give it a try and let us know!

[ghost]

@marcoconti83
Still issue exist without any different as mentioned above

3.27 Release
Build worked fine includes some warnings
Env: Android studio 3.3.1 (64bit) on new vm > modified avs version > Loaded 3.27 ( no change anything else or plugin update) > Build (prodRelease)

warnings - https://pastebin.com/qSLFJ0Sb
apk - https://transfer.sh/uCE3p/wire-prod-release-3.27.99999.rar (edit: link changed to correct apk)

[marcoconti83]

Hi @hub-ch ,

thanks for linking all the relevant issues 👍

We are puzzled on why this is still happening - we'll run more test on our side and get back to you.

[ghost]

@marcoconti83 "we'll run more test on our side and get back to you." sure next century 🔢
i dont see if it solved yet on last releases, still not work. but while has proprietary working sources why dont find whats the wrong here? :(
wire enhance new features, fix bugs too slower, looks like no enough enthusiastic developers on team and might work on wire part time :( :( anyway but that makes more sad reason for us
  here +1 https://github.com/wireapp/wire/issues/260 something important facility. its related that and to do bit more task for both proprietary and opensource then during time can fix that bug together so hope may able to have some priority for move near top on task list :)
@JPonte @deanrobertcook @CalumMcCall

[marcoconti83]

Hi all ,
The issues has been fixed with this commit: https://github.com/wireapp/wire-android/commit/cbddcea992a471440346149be8ade4cf9cd6daba. We tested it on a phone with a local build and we could not reproduce it anymore after the commit.

NOTE: the fix has been committed to develop. We switched the default branch from master to develop, so make sure that you are on the right branch before building.

If it still happens for you even after that commit, please re-open this issue. Thanks for your patience!

[ghost]

Solved.
  _thank you very much. just had to bother more ;)_