[google_sign_in_android] v7 Credential Manager flow silently fails on Android 14 devices — HiddenActivity launches but account picker never renders

[Abdulazeez-Raja]

Description

On devices running Android 14, calling
GoogleSignIn.instance.authenticate() (the google_sign_in v7 API)
never shows the account picker. A transparent HiddenActivity from
androidx.credentials.playservices.controllers.identityauth is
launched and stays alive, which causes the status bar to go dark, but
no bottom sheet or dialog appears. Pressing the system back button
dismisses the HiddenActivity
The user never saw any UI — they did not cancel anything.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Create a new Flutter app with sdk: ^3.12.0 and google_sign_in: ^7.2.0 and Firebase.
2. Call GoogleSignIn.instance.initialize() then
   GoogleSignIn.instance.authenticate() on button press.
3. Run on an Android 14, API 34.
4. Tap the sign-in button.

Expected Behavior

The Credential Manager dialog appears and lets the user pick a
Google account.

Actual Behavior

• Status bar darkens briefly (transparent HiddenActivity is shown).
• No account picker or bottom sheet renders.
• After pressing back, GoogleSignInExceptionCode.canceled is thrown.

Relevant Log Output

D/ActivityThread: ++ activityComponent: com.example.app/androidx.credentials.playservices.controllers.identityauth.HiddenActivity
D/TranActivityAppturboImpl: onResumeHork
D/VRI[HiddenActivity]: hardware acceleration = true
E/OpenGLRenderer: Unable to match the desired swap behavior.
I/flutter: Error occurred while signing in: GoogleSignInException(code GoogleSignInExceptionCode.canceled, activity is cancelled by the user., null)
D/BLASTBufferQueue: [VRI[HiddenActivity]#2] destructor()

W/PlayServicesImpl( 5416): Connection with Google Play Services was not successful. Connection result is: ConnectionResult{statusCode=SERVICE_VERSION_UPDATE_REQUIRED, resolution=null, message=null, clientMethodKey=null}
E/flutter ( 5416): [ERROR:flutter/runtime/dart_vm_initializer.cc(40)] Unhandled Exception: GoogleSignInException(code GoogleSignInExceptionCode.providerConfigurationError, getCredentialAsync no provider dependencies found - please ensure the desired provider dependencies are added, null)
E/flutter ( 5416): #0      GoogleSignInAndroid._authenticate (package:google_sign_in_android/google_sign_in_android.dart:231:9)
E/flutter ( 5416): <asynchronous suspension>
E/flutter ( 5416): #1      GoogleSignInAndroid.authenticate (package:google_sign_in_android/google_sign_in_android.dart:93:57)
E/flutter ( 5416): <asynchronous suspension>
E/flutter ( 5416): #2      GoogleSignIn.authenticate (package:google_sign_in/google_sign_in.dart:545:44)
E/flutter ( 5416): <asynchronous suspension>
E/flutter ( 5416): 

Device Information

Field	Value
Android version	14 (API 34)
Google Play Services	up to date
google_sign_in version	7.2.0
Flutter version	3.44.0

code:

import 'package:firebase_core/firebase_core.dart';
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:google_sign_in/google_sign_in.dart';

import 'firebase_options.dart';

Future<void> main() async {
  WidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
  await Firebase.initializeApp(options: DefaultFirebaseOptions.currentPlatform);
  await GoogleSignIn.instance.initialize();
  runApp(const MyApp());
}

class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
  const MyApp({super.key});

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return MaterialApp(
      debugShowCheckedModeBanner: true,
      title: 'Flutter Demo',
      theme: ThemeData(
        colorScheme: ColorScheme.fromSeed(seedColor: Colors.deepPurple),
      ),
      home: const MyHomePage(),
    );
  }
}

class MyHomePage extends StatefulWidget {
  const MyHomePage({super.key});

  @override
  State<MyHomePage> createState() => _MyHomePageState();
}

class _MyHomePageState extends State<MyHomePage> {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold(
      body: Center(
        child: Column(
          mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
          children: [
            ElevatedButton(
              onPressed: () async {
                try {
                  await GoogleSignIn.instance.authenticate();
                } catch (e) {
                  ///...
                }
              },
              child: const Text('SIGN IN'),
            ),
          ],
        ),
      ),
    );
  }
}

[Abdulazeez-Raja-tornet]

When i override the google_sign_in_android package to 7.2.10 and its works fine

[nayan-searce]

We faced an same issue on several Android 14 devices where the account picker was not rendering.
Downgrading the package to v7.2.10 fixed it for the affected devices.

[stuartmorgan-g]

I believe we recently updated the underlying SDK versions; this may be an SDK-level regression. (We should check whether there's another update available for them with anything relevant in the changelogs.)