crash on released android app but fine in debug.

Brian Kramer 66 Reputation points
2021-07-18T20:15:45.73+00:00

Any ideas how to fix?

java.lang.RuntimeException:
at android.app.ActivityThread.installProvider (ActivityThread.java:7769)
at android.app.ActivityThread.installContentProviders (ActivityThread.java:7309)
at android.app.ActivityThread.handleMakeApplication (ActivityThread.java:7166)
at android.app.ActivityThread.handleBindApplication (ActivityThread.java:7134)
at android.app.ActivityThread.access$1600 (ActivityThread.java:274)
at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage (ActivityThread.java:2102)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage (Handler.java:107)
at android.os.Looper.loop (Looper.java:237)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main (ActivityThread.java:8167)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke (Native Method)
at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run (RuntimeInit.java:496)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main (ZygoteInit.java:1100)
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException:
at dalvik.system.BaseDexClassLoader.findClass (BaseDexClassLoader.java:196)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass (ClassLoader.java:379)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass (ClassLoader.java:312)
at android.app.AppComponentFactory.instantiateProvider (AppComponentFactory.java:147)
at androidx.core.app.CoreComponentFactory.instantiateProvider (Unknown Source)
at android.app.ActivityThread.installProvider (ActivityThread.java:7753)

=== Visual Studio Community 2019 for Mac ===

Version 8.10.6 (build 10)
Installation UUID: 715cd13e-9565-4860-85e3-75eb0520ab7f
GTK+ 2.24.23 (Raleigh theme)
Xamarin.Mac 6.18.0.23 (d16-6 / 088c73638)

Package version: 612000140

=== Mono Framework MDK ===

Runtime:
Mono 6.12.0.140 (2020-02/51d876a041e) (64-bit)
Package version: 612000140

=== Roslyn (Language Service) ===

3.10.0-4.21269.26+029847714208ebe49668667c60ea5b0a294e0fcb

=== NuGet ===

Version: 5.9.0.7134

=== .NET Core SDK ===

SDK: Not installed
MSBuild SDKs: /Applications/Visual Studio.app/Contents/Resources/lib/monodevelop/bin/MSBuild/Current/bin/Sdks

=== .NET Core Runtime ===

Runtime: Not installed

=== .NET Core 3.1 SDK ===

SDK: Not installed

=== Xamarin.Profiler ===

Version: 1.6.15.68
Location: /Applications/Xamarin Profiler.app/Contents/MacOS/Xamarin Profiler

=== Updater ===

Version: 11

=== Apple Developer Tools ===

Xcode 12.5.1 (18212)
Build 12E507

=== Xamarin.Mac ===

Xamarin.Mac not installed. Can't find /Library/Frameworks/Xamarin.Mac.framework/Versions/Current/Version.

=== Xamarin.iOS ===

Version: 14.20.0.24 (Visual Studio Community)
Hash: c4b89cddb
Branch: d16-10
Build date: 2021-06-15 22:03:01-0400

=== Xamarin Designer ===

Version: 16.10.0.119
Hash: 36a2d986f
Branch: remotes/origin/d16-10
Build date: 2021-06-02 19:41:34 UTC

=== Xamarin.Android ===

Version: 11.3.0.4 (Visual Studio Community)
Commit: xamarin-android/d16-10/ae14caf
Android SDK: /Users/briankramer/Library/Developer/Xamarin/android-sdk-macosx
Supported Android versions:
6.0 (API level 23)
8.1 (API level 27)

SDK Tools Version: 26.1.1
SDK Platform Tools Version: 30.0.4
SDK Build Tools Version: 30.0.2

Build Information:
Mono: b4a3858
Java.Interop: xamarin/java.interop/d16-10@f39db25
ProGuard: Guardsquare/proguard/v7.0.1@912d149
SQLite: xamarin/sqlite/3.35.4@85460d3
Xamarin.Android Tools: xamarin/xamarin-android-tools/d16-10@c5732a0

=== Microsoft OpenJDK for Mobile ===

Java SDK: /Users/briankramer/Library/Developer/Xamarin/jdk/microsoft_dist_openjdk_1.8.0.25
1.8.0-25
Android Designer EPL code available here:
https://github.com/xamarin/AndroidDesigner.EPL

=== Android SDK Manager ===

Version: 16.10.0.12
Hash: e240b8c
Branch: remotes/origin/d16-10
Build date: 2021-06-01 18:26:34 UTC

=== Android Device Manager ===

Version: 16.10.0.14
Hash: e340248
Branch: remotes/origin/d16-10
Build date: 2021-06-01 18:26:52 UTC

=== Build Information ===

Release ID: 810060010
Git revision: 263d2fc9398e8092c231fa5d310cd72205cd627c
Build date: 2021-07-08 14:37:29-04
Build branch: release-8.10

=== Operating System ===

Mac OS X 10.16.0
Darwin 20.5.0 Darwin Kernel Version 20.5.0
Sat May 8 05:10:33 PDT 2021
root:xnu-7195.121.3~9/RELEASE_X86_64 x86_64

=== Enabled user installed extensions ===

Snippet Manager Addin 1.1
Xamarin.Forms HotReload extension 1.4.0
NuGet Package Management Extensions 0.27
.NET Core support for Mono.Debugging 8.0.5

Developer technologies .NET Xamarin
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