BLUETOOTH permission is listed as optional in docs but seems to be required

[agramian]

The Android setup docs under Step 2 - Add permissions to your AndroidManifest.xml: list the BLUETOOTH permission as optional but I am seeing a consistent crash for at least a Samsung SM-925T. I have not tested enough to determine if this is device specific but either way it should not happen. It causes our app to go into a crash/restart cycle of sometimes more than 10 times.

02-02 10:09:11.688 13384-13405/? E/BluetoothAdapter: Application does not have bluetooth permission, registering is failed
02-02 10:09:11.688 13384-13405/? E/BluetoothAdapter: java.lang.SecurityException: Need BLUETOOTH permission: Neither user 10348 nor current process has android.permission.BLUETOOTH.
                                                         at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1620)
                                                         at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1573)
                                                         at android.bluetooth.IBluetoothManager$Stub$Proxy.registerStateChangeCallback(IBluetoothManager.java:350)
                                                         at android.bluetooth.BluetoothAdapter.<init>(BluetoothAdapter.java:594)
                                                         at android.bluetooth.BluetoothAdapter.getDefaultAdapter(BluetoothAdapter.java:576)
                                                         at com.mixpanel.android.mpmetrics.SystemInformation.isBluetoothEnabled(SystemInformation.java:141)
                                                         at com.mixpanel.android.mpmetrics.AnalyticsMessages$Worker$AnalyticsMessageHandler.getDefaultEventProperties(AnalyticsMessages.java:559)
                                                         at com.mixpanel.android.mpmetrics.AnalyticsMessages$Worker$AnalyticsMessageHandler.prepareEventObject(AnalyticsMessages.java:573)
                                                         at com.mixpanel.android.mpmetrics.AnalyticsMessages$Worker$AnalyticsMessageHandler.handleMessage(AnalyticsMessages.java:251)
                                                         at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
                                                         at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:158)
                                                         at android.os.HandlerThread.run(HandlerThread.java:61)

[patedit]

Hi @agramian ! Thanks for reporting this. What's the SDK Version that you are using? Also, have you modified the library somehow?

Thanks!

[agramian]

Hi @patedit no I have not modified the library at all. I'm using it exactly as your docs instruct. Here's the info from my gradle file.

    compileSdkVersion 25
    buildToolsVersion "25.0.2"

    defaultConfig {
        minSdkVersion 16
        targetSdkVersion 25
...
    compile "com.mixpanel.android:mixpanel-android:4.9.3"

[RockyLin]

+1 same problem

[edenman]

What's slightly crazy about this is that there's already this in SystemInformation.isBluetoothEnabled():

        } catch (SecurityException e) {
            // do nothing since we don't have permissions
        }

I can't figure out from the stacktrace how the app would be crashing on a SecurityException from the getDefaultAdapter() call

[patedit]

Hehe, I know. This crash is pretty crazy (hence my interest of including the permission in the AndroidManifest.xml). I suspect it's an OEM implementation that I'd need to dig into.

+1 similar issue:
I get the same error message every time i open the app. But it does not crash at least.

Still.. it looks wierd to see error output in my logcat every time I open the app..

[aliamohsin]

same here on android N samsung device s8

05-04 08:04:41.778 12607-12634/com.sample.airwatchsdk E/BluetoothAdapter: Application does not have bluetooth permission, registering is failed
05-04 08:04:41.781 12607-12634/com.sample.airwatchsdk E/BluetoothAdapter: java.lang.SecurityException: Need BLUETOOTH permission: Neither user 10201 nor current process has android.permission.BLUETOOTH.
at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1693)
at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1646)
at android.bluetooth.IBluetoothManager$Stub$Proxy.registerStateChangeCallback(IBluetoothManager.java:375)
at android.bluetooth.BluetoothAdapter.(BluetoothAdapter.java:640)
at android.bluetooth.BluetoothAdapter.getDefaultAdapter(BluetoothAdapter.java:621)
at com.mixpanel.android.mpmetrics.SystemInformation.isBluetoothEnabled(SystemInformation.java:144)
at com.mixpanel.android.mpmetrics.AnalyticsMessages$Worker$AnalyticsMessageHandler.getDefaultEventProperties(AnalyticsMessages.java:553)
at com.mixpanel.android.mpmetrics.AnalyticsMessages$Worker$AnalyticsMessageHandler.prepareEventObject(AnalyticsMessages.java:567)
at com.mixpanel.android.mpmetrics.AnalyticsMessages$Worker$AnalyticsMessageHandler.handleMessage(AnalyticsMessages.java:247)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:154)
at android.os.HandlerThread.run(HandlerThread.java:61)

[victor5171]

I'm having this error too:

07-28 09:24:52.657 12893-13502/br.com.sltalk E/BluetoothAdapter: Application does not have bluetooth permission, registering is failed
07-28 09:24:52.657 12893-13502/br.com.sltalk E/BluetoothAdapter: java.lang.SecurityException: Need BLUETOOTH permission: Neither user 10529 nor current process has android.permission.BLUETOOTH.
at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1620)
at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1573)
at android.bluetooth.IBluetoothManager$Stub$Proxy.registerStateChangeCallback(IBluetoothManager.java:358)
at android.bluetooth.BluetoothAdapter.(BluetoothAdapter.java:598)
at android.bluetooth.BluetoothAdapter.getDefaultAdapter(BluetoothAdapter.java:580)
at com.mixpanel.android.mpmetrics.SystemInformation.isBluetoothEnabled(SystemInformation.java:144)
at com.mixpanel.android.mpmetrics.AnalyticsMessages$Worker$AnalyticsMessageHandler.getDefaultEventProperties(AnalyticsMessages.java:620)
at com.mixpanel.android.mpmetrics.AnalyticsMessages$Worker$AnalyticsMessageHandler.prepareEventObject(AnalyticsMessages.java:634)
at com.mixpanel.android.mpmetrics.AnalyticsMessages$Worker$AnalyticsMessageHandler.handleMessage(AnalyticsMessages.java:294)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:148)
at android.os.HandlerThread.run(HandlerThread.java:61)

                                                             [ 07-28 09:24:52.667 12893:12893 W/         ]
                                                             Unable to open '/system/framework/qcom.fmradio.jar': No such file or directory

Used SDK version: "com.mixpanel.android:mixpanel-android:5.1.4"

Any updates on this issue?

[patedit]

guys, could you kindly tell me what are the devices you are seeing this issue on and their android version? thanks!

[RockyLin]

@patedit Samsung s7 Edge
Android 7.0

[aidinism]

same issue on S6 EDGE and S7 EDGE

[patedit]

what about the android version? is it only happening on N? Do you guys see something in common with all the devices? thanks!

[aidinism]

Android API 7.0

[aidinism]

both devices