🐞 Critical: Plugins not compatible with Android Target API Level 31+ (no store submission possible anymore)

[Markovicho]

Configuration

• Android OS Version: 12 (or above)
• Build Taget Level API: 31 (or above)
• Device model(s): any device

Steps to Reproduce
Use mapbox-android-core ( libtelemetry,libcore etc.) embedded into android application with Target API Level 31. You'll receive errors and crashing application based on this API change.

error message before crash

2022.12.23 12:13:16.783 19432 19454 Error Unity Error initializing telemetry: UnityEngine.AndroidJavaException: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: com.nmy.unseen: Targeting S+ (version 31 and above) requires that one of FLAG_IMMUTABLE or FLAG_MUTABLE be specified when creating a PendingIntent. 2022.12.23 12:13:16.783 19432 19454 Error Unity Strongly consider using FLAG_IMMUTABLE, only use FLAG_MUTABLE if some functionality depends on the PendingIntent being mutable, e.g. if it needs to be used with inline replies or bubbles.

Consequences

We recognized this issue some time ago but were fine with using API Level 30 as target. From end of 2022 its not longer possible to submit or update applications which are not targeting API Level 31 or above which is very critical. It's also very interesting that this is not reported already as there should be more developers submitting mapbox apps to the PlayStore. This issue will be criticial for every developer using this mapbox library on Android.

Additional information

For example the class LocationEngineControllerImpl.java is already taking this into account based on a comment/TODO:

mapbox-events-android/libtelemetry/src/main/java/com/mapbox/android/telemetry/location/LocationEngineControllerImpl.java

Line 92 in c399345

flags |= 33554432; //TODO: replace with PendingIntent.FLAG_MUTABLE after Android 12 release

refer to : https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-events-android/blob/main/libtelemetry/src/main/java/com/mapbox/android/telemetry/location/LocationEngineControllerImpl.java

Solution

refer to this solution on stackoverflow:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/67045607/how-to-resolve-missing-pendingintent-mutability-flag-lint-warning-in-android-a

[anderco]

Use mapbox-android-core ( libtelemetry,libcore etc.) embedded into android application with Target API Level 31.

Can you confirm what is the version of libcore and libtelemetry being used? Android 12 is supported starting with Mapbox Android Telemetry v8.0.0.

Also, can you provide a full stack trace for the exception?

[Markovicho]

Actually the version of libTelemetry used in Mapbox-Unity-SDK is mentioned as "update to last version" in the changelog so we don' know actually:

click here

The error message is described in :

here

[smart09091]

Hello Im also currently experiencing this telemetry bug using the unity mapbox package. is there a way to fix this for unity as well? my app has been crashing alot with this being the last error

Error initializing telemetry: UnityEngine.AndroidJavaException: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: com.opticalethegame.opticaleTest: Targeting S+ (version 31 and above) requires that one of FLAG_IMMUTABLE or FLAG_MUTABLE be specified when creating a PendingIntent. Strongly consider using FLAG_IMMUTABLE, only use FLAG_MUTABLE if some functionality depends on the PendingIntent being mutable, e.g. if it needs to be used with inline replies or bubbles.