0.62.0 Android API level 16 broken: Flipper

[SrMouraSilva]

Description

When I run a new react native v0.62.0 Android app, it broken

React Native version:

System:
    OS: Linux 5.0 Ubuntu 19.04 (Disco Dingo)
    CPU: (8) x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8565U CPU @ 1.80GHz
    Memory: 1.03 GB / 15.38 GB
    Shell: 5.0.3 - /bin/bash
  Binaries:
    Node: 12.14.0 - /tmp/yarn--1585763432742-0.5895315424087944/node
    Yarn: 1.21.1 - /tmp/yarn--1585763432742-0.5895315424087944/yarn
    npm: 6.13.4 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v12.14.0/bin/npm
    Watchman: Not Found
  SDKs:
    Android SDK:
      API Levels: 16, 28, 29
      Build Tools: 28.0.3, 29.0.3
      System Images: android-16 | Google APIs Intel x86 Atom, android-28 | Google APIs Intel x86 Atom_64
      Android NDK: Not Found
  IDEs:
    Android Studio: Not Found
  Languages:
    Python: 2.7.16 - /usr/bin/python
  npmPackages:
    @react-native-community/cli: Not Found
    react: 16.11.0 => 16.11.0 
    react-native: 0.62.0 => 0.62.0 
  npmGlobalPackages:
    *react-native*: Not Found

Steps To Reproduce

Provide a detailed list of steps that reproduce the issue.

1. Use an API 16 Android emulator
2. npx react-native init AwesomeProject
3. yarn react-native run-android
4. Wait
5. App broken
6. Check logcat (adb logcat | grep 'AndroidRuntime')

E/AndroidRuntime( 5079): java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to create application com.awesometsproject.MainApplication: java.lang.RuntimeException: Requested enabled DevSupportManager, but DevSupportManagerImpl class was not found or could not be created
E/AndroidRuntime( 5079):        at android.app.ActivityThread.handleBindApplication(ActivityThread.java:4154)
E/AndroidRuntime( 5079):        at android.app.ActivityThread.access$1300(ActivityThread.java:130)
E/AndroidRuntime( 5079):        at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1255)
E/AndroidRuntime( 5079):        at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
E/AndroidRuntime( 5079):        at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:137)
E/AndroidRuntime( 5079):        at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:4745)
E/AndroidRuntime( 5079):        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
E/AndroidRuntime( 5079):        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:511)
E/AndroidRuntime( 5079):        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:786)
E/AndroidRuntime( 5079):        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:553)
E/AndroidRuntime( 5079):        at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
E/AndroidRuntime( 5079): Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: Requested enabled DevSupportManager, but DevSupportManagerImpl class was not found or could not be created
E/AndroidRuntime( 5079):        at com.facebook.react.devsupport.DevSupportManagerFactory.create(DevSupportManagerFactory.java:90)
E/AndroidRuntime( 5079):        at com.facebook.react.ReactInstanceManager.<init>(ReactInstanceManager.java:238)
E/AndroidRuntime( 5079):        at com.facebook.react.ReactInstanceManagerBuilder.build(ReactInstanceManagerBuilder.java:281)
E/AndroidRuntime( 5079):        at com.facebook.react.ReactNativeHost.createReactInstanceManager(ReactNativeHost.java:87)
E/AndroidRuntime( 5079):        at com.facebook.react.ReactNativeHost.getReactInstanceManager(ReactNativeHost.java:39)
E/AndroidRuntime( 5079):        at com.awesometsproject.MainApplication.onCreate(MainApplication.java:47)
E/AndroidRuntime( 5079):        at android.app.Instrumentation.callApplicationOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:999)
E/AndroidRuntime( 5079):        at android.app.ActivityThread.handleBindApplication(ActivityThread.java:4151)
E/AndroidRuntime( 5079):        ... 10 more
E/AndroidRuntime( 5079): Caused by: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
E/AndroidRuntime( 5079):        at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.constructNative(Native Method)
E/AndroidRuntime( 5079):        at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:417)
E/AndroidRuntime( 5079):        at com.facebook.react.devsupport.DevSupportManagerFactory.create(DevSupportManagerFactory.java:80)
E/AndroidRuntime( 5079):        ... 17 more
E/AndroidRuntime( 5079): Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: java.util.Objects
E/AndroidRuntime( 5079):        at okhttp3.CertificatePinner.withCertificateChainCleaner(CertificatePinner.java:231)
E/AndroidRuntime( 5079):        at okhttp3.OkHttpClient.<init>(OkHttpClient.java:238)
E/AndroidRuntime( 5079):        at okhttp3.OkHttpClient$Builder.build(OkHttpClient.java:1015)
E/AndroidRuntime( 5079):        at com.facebook.react.devsupport.DevServerHelper.<init>(DevServerHelper.java:132)
E/AndroidRuntime( 5079):        at com.facebook.react.devsupport.DevSupportManagerImpl.<init>(DevSupportManagerImpl.java:183)
E/AndroidRuntime( 5079):        ... 20 more
W/ActivityManager( 1456):   Force finishing activity com.awesometsproject/.MainActivity

Note: If I comment the source Flipper source, the error disappears when the specific dependency is commented

debugImplementation("com.facebook.flipper:flipper-network-plugin:${FLIPPER_VERSION}") {
    exclude group:'com.facebook.flipper'
}

Expected Results

App starts in Android API 16

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[SrMouraSilva]

Hello, @hramos
The steps to simulate the behavior have been described, which are basically starting a new project. If you want, I can send you a github project.

I don't know if I can set the android version on Expo, so I didn't try to make a reproducible example on it.

[ahmad6242]

I am facing the same issue...

[couchcrew-thomas]

We experienced KitKat devices not being able to connect via HTTPS since April 1st 2020 without any app updates.
Our app does not use react native, but I think the issue is still similar. My guess is that the TLS Cipher cannot be created anymore. I don't know why and I have not found anything official to the cipher lifetimes, yet.
So maybe that's something y'all can also look into? Because it seems as if react native tries to create the Ciphers at app start.

[juanamd]

Same here. "Solved" by disabling Flipper (commenting out all related code)

[qadratic]

Same here. "Solved" by disabling Flipper (commenting out all related code)

Please elaborate how to do that. Newbie here :)

[juanamd]

Same here. "Solved" by disabling Flipper (commenting out all related code)

Please elaborate how to do that. Newbie here :)

On app/build.gradle comment out:
debugImplementation("com.facebook.flipper:flipper:${FLIPPER_VERSION}") { exclude group:'com.facebook.fbjni' } debugImplementation("com.facebook.flipper:flipper-network-plugin:${FLIPPER_VERSION}") { exclude group:'com.facebook.flipper' } debugImplementation("com.facebook.flipper:flipper-fresco-plugin:${FLIPPER_VERSION}") { exclude group:'com.facebook.flipper' }

Delete or comment out all the code in android/app/src/debug/.../ReactNativeFlipper.java

In MainApplication.java comment out:
initializeFlipper(this, getReactNativeHost().getReactInstanceManager());

Idk if its overkill but it worked for me.