[Bug]: Crash when trying to upload via image selector on first use

[sivaraam]

Summary

The app crashes when trying to do an upload using the normal file picker for the first after installation. This happens on the latest main. The second upload seems to correctly take us to the upload screen, though. We should look into fixing this as it is not a good UX to crash upon first upload.

Steps to reproduce

1. Install the app afresh
2. Login and try to upload using the normal photo picker
3. Note the "Access to media" permission request shown
4. Grant the access
5. Observe the crash

Expected behaviour

The app should proceed to the upload screen after the permission has been granted.

Actual behaviour

The app crashes with the crash log given below.

Device name

OnePlus Nord

Android version

Android 12

Commons app version

main (does not happen in v5.1.1)

Device logs

android.view.ViewRootImpl$CalledFromWrongThreadException: Only the original thread that created a view hierarchy can touch its views.
at android.view.ViewRootImpl.checkThread(ViewRootImpl.java:9812)
at android.view.ViewRootImpl.invalidateChildInParent(ViewRootImpl.java:1942)
at android.view.ViewGroup.invalidateChild(ViewGroup.java:6233)
at android.view.View.invalidateInternal(View.java:18933)
at android.view.View.invalidate(View.java:18889)
at android.view.View.setFlags(View.java:16458)
at android.view.View.setVisibility(View.java:11971)
at fr.free.nrw.commons.upload.UploadActivity.checkStoragePermissions$lambda$7(UploadActivity.kt:302)
at fr.free.nrw.commons.upload.UploadActivity.$r8$lambda$jLDR9mwKVU8obZI0s8ZliP6txEE(Unknown Source:0)
at fr.free.nrw.commons.upload.UploadActivity$$ExternalSyntheticLambda4.run(D8$$SyntheticClass:0)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:1012)

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[sonalyadav1]

@sivaraam Taking this issue

[sonalyadav1]

Not able to reproduce the issue in v5.1.2

[sivaraam]

Not able to reproduce the issue in v5.1.2

I think I've mentioned that in the description itself. This issues only happens on the main branch

[sonalyadav1]

I synced with the latest main branch and followed the steps outlined in the issue description, but I’m still unable to reproduce the crash on my device. I’ve tested with a clean installation and different scenarios, but the app behaves as expected.

[nicolas-raoul]

@sonalyadav1 Perhaps it is device/etc-specific? Maybe better leave the issue to someone who happens to be able to reproduce the issue, if that's OK with you? Thanks for checking!

[sonalyadav1]

@nicolas-raoul It’s possible that the issue is device or environment-specific, and since I’m unable to reproduce it on my setup, I’m happy to leave this issue to someone who can replicate it more reliably.