Unable to resume activity with java.lang.IllegalArgumentException on Android api >=24

Question

There is a crash in my app on devices running version 7.0, 7.1.1 and 8.0.0 with the following stacktrace:

Fatal Exception: java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to resume activity {xxx/xxx.views.activities.HomeActivity}: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
   at android.app.ActivityThread.performResumeActivity(ActivityThread.java:3788)
   at android.app.ActivityThread.handleResumeActivity(ActivityThread.java:3828)
   at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2991)
   at android.app.ActivityThread.-wrap14(ActivityThread.java)
   at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1635)
   at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
   at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:154)
   at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6692)
   at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java)
   at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:1468)
   at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:1358)
Caused by java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
   at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1697)
   at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1646)
   at android.app.ActivityManagerProxy.isTopOfTask(ActivityManagerNative.java:6600)
   at android.app.Activity.isTopOfTask(Activity.java:6142)
   at android.app.Activity.onResume(Activity.java:1331)
   at android.support.v4.app.FragmentActivity.onResume(FragmentActivity.java:485)
   at xxx.views.activities.BaseActivity.onResume(BaseActivity.java:50)
   at xxx.views.activities.HomeActivity.onResume(HomeActivity.java:364)
   at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnResume(Instrumentation.java:1277)
   at android.app.Activity.performResume(Activity.java:7058)
   at android.app.ActivityThread.performResumeActivity(ActivityThread.java:3765)
   at android.app.ActivityThread.handleResumeActivity(ActivityThread.java:3828)
   at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2991)
   at android.app.ActivityThread.-wrap14(ActivityThread.java)
   at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1635)
   at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
   at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:154)
   at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6692)
   at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java)
   at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:1468)
   at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:1358)

My code on the reported lines is simply:

// HomeActivity class
@Override
public void onResume() {
    mPresenter.onResume();
    super.onResume();

    renderView();
}

// BaseActivity class
@Override
protected void onResume() {
    super.onResume();
    // some other code
}

I did some digging about this and found this similar question.

Since the IllegalArgumentException thrown contains no detail message, I am going to try putting in extra logs as suggested here.

Meanwhile please appreciate any help!

Solution

            catch (Exception e) {
                if (!mInstrumentation.onException(r.activity, e)) {
                    throw new RuntimeException(
                        "Unable to resume activity "
                        + r.intent.getComponent().toShortString()
                        + ": " + e.toString(), e);
                }
            }

it's a chained exeption so inspect e.getCause() stacktrace -> till cause will be null

if you'll not find it look at the method in activity thread which invokes try block:

try {
  r.activity.onStateNotSaved();
  r.activity.mFragments.noteStateNotSaved();

  if (r.pendingIntents != null) {
    deliverNewIntents(r, r.pendingIntents);
    r.pendingIntents = null;
  }

  if (r.pendingResults != null) {
    deliverResults(r, r.pendingResults);
    r.pendingResults = null;
  }

  r.activity.performResume();

  // If there is a pending local relaunch that was requested 
  // when the activity was
  // paused, it will put the activity into paused state
  // when it finally happens.
  // Since the activity resumed before being relaunched, 
  // we don't want that to happen,
  // so we need to clear the request to relaunch paused.

  for (int i = mRelaunchingActivities.size() - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
    final ActivityClientRecord relaunching =
    mRelaunchingActivities.get(i);

    if (relaunching.token == r.token
        && relaunching.onlyLocalRequest &&
        relaunching.startsNotResumed) {
            relaunching.startsNotResumed = false;
    }
 }
}

you'll need to search for reason in:

• Activity.onStateNotSaved();
• Activity.mFragments.noteStateNotSaved();
• Activity.performResume();
• and final Activity.onNewIntent()

    Caused by java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
        at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1697)
        at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1646)
        at android.app.ActivityManagerProxy.isTopOfTask (ActivityManagerNative.java:6600)
        at android.app.Activity.isTopOfTask(Activity.java:6142)
        at android.app.Activity.onResume(Activity.java:1331)

and best shot it's an answer for this issue:

rjava.lang.IllegalArgumentException on startActivity(intent,bundle animantion)

Comments

[JoxTraex]

The super.onResume should be call first thing in your onResume method call.

[Ani]

@JoxTraex onResume is the first thing in the onResume method. But it doesn't fix it. I am also facing same issue in my project.

[JoxTraex]

Have you tested android L 5.1.x?

[Zhanbolat Raimbekov]

Same here on Android 7 and 8. Have you found a solution?

[milosmns]

Your stack trace also shows: at xxx.views.activities.HomeActivity.onResume(HomeActivity.java‌​:364). This is something custom? Looks like you didn't post all of the code you're using

[Adriana C.]

I have the same problem, does anyone have other solutions?

[Pnemonic]

the problem is with onResume, not onRestoreInstanceState

[Darshna Desai]

Can you please explain, how accessing static variable or method in onResume() can cause this issue?

[Ajay Mehta]

I clearly mentioned that while research, i found that solution. I have also mentioned that issue might also be possible if you trying to access static variables on onResume() method.

[Adriana C.]

I have a similar problem, do you know other solutions?

[Vytautas Berankis]

What kind of problem ?

[NateS]

Voodoo is not an answer.