App crash due to missing libraries for x86, armeabi-v7a, armeabi

[shakil-bin-karim]

Description

We are encountering a crash in our Android app for some phones when using the Rive Android library. The app crashes on startup with the following error:

androidx.startup.StartupException: com.getkeepsafe.relinker.MissingLibraryException: Could not find 'librive-android.so'. Looked for: [x86, armeabi-v7a, armeabi], but only found: [arm64-v8a].

This indicates that the librive-android.so native library is missing for certain architectures, specifically x86, armeabi-v7a, and armeabi. The app only includes the library for the arm64-v8a architecture.

Provide a Repro

The crash occurs when running the app on devices with architectures other than arm64-v8a, such as armeabi-v7a or x86.

Steps to reproduce the issue:

1. Integrate the Rive Android library into your Android app.
2. Build and run the app on device with an armeabi-v7a or x86 architecture.
3. Observe that the app crashes on startup with the missing library error.

Source .riv/.rev file

N/A – The issue occurs during app initialization, before any .riv files are loaded.

Expected behavior

The app should start without crashing, and the librive-android.so library should be correctly loaded for all supported architectures (armeabi-v7a, arm64-v8a, x86, etc.).

Screenshots

N/A

Device & Versions (please complete the following information)

• Device: Various devices with devices with no arm64-v8a architecture from manufactures like ZTE, Oppo, Older Samsung devices, etc.
• SDK Level: Android SDK API Level 35

Additional context

Here are the full stack traces from Firebase Crashlytics:

Fatal Exception: java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to get provider androidx.startup.InitializationProvider: androidx.startup.StartupException: com.getkeepsafe.relinker.MissingLibraryException: Could not find 'librive-android.so'. Looked for: [x86, armeabi-v7a, armeabi], but only found: [arm64-v8a].
       at android.app.ActivityThread.installProvider(ActivityThread.java:5927)
       at android.app.ActivityThread.installContentProviders(ActivityThread.java:5516)
       at android.app.ActivityThread.handleBindApplication(ActivityThread.java:5455)
       at android.app.ActivityThread.-wrap2(ActivityThread.java)
       at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1550)
       at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
       at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:154)
       at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6190)
       at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java)
       at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:892)
       at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:782)

Caused by androidx.startup.StartupException: com.getkeepsafe.relinker.MissingLibraryException: Could not find 'librive-android.so'. Looked for: [x86, armeabi-v7a, armeabi], but only found: [arm64-v8a].
       at androidx.startup.AppInitializer.doInitialize(AppInitializer.java:187)
       at androidx.startup.AppInitializer.discoverAndInitialize(AppInitializer.java:238)
       at androidx.startup.AppInitializer.discoverAndInitialize(AppInitializer.java:206)
       at androidx.startup.InitializationProvider.onCreate(InitializationProvider.java:45)
       at android.content.ContentProvider.attachInfo(ContentProvider.java:1751)
       at android.content.ContentProvider.attachInfo(ContentProvider.java:1726)
       at android.app.ActivityThread.installProvider(ActivityThread.java:5924)
       at android.app.ActivityThread.installContentProviders(ActivityThread.java:5516)
       at android.app.ActivityThread.handleBindApplication(ActivityThread.java:5455)
       at android.app.ActivityThread.-wrap2(ActivityThread.java)
       at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1550)
       at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
       at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:154)
       at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6190)
       at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java)
       at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:892)
       at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:782)

Caused by com.getkeepsafe.relinker.MissingLibraryException: Could not find 'librive-android.so'. Looked for: [x86, armeabi-v7a, armeabi], but only found: [arm64-v8a].
       at com.getkeepsafe.relinker.ApkLibraryInstaller.installLibrary(ApkLibraryInstaller.java:175)
       at com.getkeepsafe.relinker.ReLinkerInstance.loadLibraryInternal(ReLinkerInstance.java:180)
       at com.getkeepsafe.relinker.ReLinkerInstance.loadLibrary(ReLinkerInstance.java:136)
       at com.getkeepsafe.relinker.ReLinker.loadLibrary(ReLinker.java:70)
       at com.getkeepsafe.relinker.ReLinker.loadLibrary(ReLinker.java:51)
       at app.rive.runtime.kotlin.core.Rive.init(Rive.kt:42)
       at app.rive.runtime.kotlin.core.Rive.init$default(Rive.kt:37)
       at app.rive.runtime.kotlin.RiveInitializer.create(RiveInitializer.kt:34)
       at app.rive.runtime.kotlin.RiveInitializer.create(RiveInitializer.kt:32)
       at androidx.startup.AppInitializer.doInitialize(AppInitializer.java:180)
       at androidx.startup.AppInitializer.discoverAndInitialize(AppInitializer.java:238)
       at androidx.startup.AppInitializer.discoverAndInitialize(AppInitializer.java:206)
       at androidx.startup.InitializationProvider.onCreate(InitializationProvider.java:45)
       at android.content.ContentProvider.attachInfo(ContentProvider.java:1751)
       at android.content.ContentProvider.attachInfo(ContentProvider.java:1726)
       at android.app.ActivityThread.installProvider(ActivityThread.java:5924)
       at android.app.ActivityThread.installContentProviders(ActivityThread.java:5516)
       at android.app.ActivityThread.handleBindApplication(ActivityThread.java:5455)
       at android.app.ActivityThread.-wrap2(ActivityThread.java)
       at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1550)
       at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
       at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:154)
       at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6190)
       at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java)
       at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:892)
       at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:782)

[sherbaev]

I am facing the same issue with mainly google phones

[evarouss]

Hello, same here.

Crash is not limited to Google Phones.
The main problem is that the crash occurs on the emulators used by Google to review apps. As a consequence our app keeps being rejected because of this issue.

@sherbaev @shakil-bin-karim were you able to troubleshoot or mitigate the issue ?

[JohnEstropia]

I'd like to bump this again as it is blocking Android submissions for us. Any Rive devs here that could give us a status?

[DJPretorius]

I've had the same issue since September 2023 (my comments here).
This is not just limited to Emulators and happens on all Android versions. I'm currently using this library app.rive:rive-android:8.3.0. This is currently the most occurring crash on my Firebase Crashlytics.

@umberto-sonnino or @mjtalbot please can you offer some assistance.

[umberto-sonnino]

Hi all,
Could you please point us to specific device models that consistently reproduce this crash? In fact, we've tested on a Samsung A13 with an armeabi-v7a ABI, and our example app starts and runs without issues, which suggests the problem isn't universally affecting all armeabi-v7a devices.

We'd like to get to the bottom of this - could you provide:

• The exact device model and Android version where you're experiencing crashes
• Whether you're using any specific build configurations that might affect ABI selection
• Confirm whether the crash is happens in our example app in this repo or, alternatively, give us a minimal sample project that demonstrates the issue

We're looking at #355 and potentially integrating the contribution, but we're going to need to validate it first