Fatal Exception: java.lang.NullPointerException in ProxyBillingActivity (Billing Library 7.0.0)

[axitasavani]

Description

Summary: We are experiencing a crash in the Play Billing Library (version 7.0.0) related to ProxyBillingActivity. The crash occurs due to a NullPointerException in the onCreate() method when trying to invoke PendingIntent.getIntentSender() on a null object.

Crash Details

• Also attached crash SS

Fatal Exception: java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.*****.******/com.android.billingclient.api.ProxyBillingActivity}: java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke
virtual method 'android.content.IntentSender android.app.PendingIntent.getIntentSender()' on a null object reference
	at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:3635)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:3792)
	at android.app.servertransaction.LaunchActivityItem.execute(LaunchActivityItem.java:103)
	at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.executeCallbacks(TransactionExecutor.java:135)
	at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.execute(TransactionExecutor.java:95)
	at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2210)
	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:106)
	at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:201)
	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:288)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7838)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java)
	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:548)
	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:1003)

Caused by java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'android.content.IntentSender android.app.PendingIntent.getIntentSender()' on a null object reference
	at com.android.billingclient.api.ProxyBillingActivity.onCreate(com.android.billingclient:billing@@7.0.0:14)
	at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:8051)
	at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:8031)
	at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1329)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:3608)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:3792)
	at android.app.servertransaction.LaunchActivityItem.execute(LaunchActivityItem.java:103)
	at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.executeCallbacks(TransactionExecutor.java:135)
	at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.execute(TransactionExecutor.java:95)
	at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2210)
	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:106)
	at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:201)
	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:288)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7838)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java)
	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:548)
	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:1003)

Device Information:

• Device Brand: Google
• Device Model: Pixel 3a
• RAM Free: 1.59 GB
• Disk Free: 43.73 GB
• Android Version: 12
• Orientation: Portrait
• Rooted: No

Environment Details

• Platform: Android Java
• Billing Library Version: 7.0.0
• Target SDK: 34
• Minimum SDK: 21
• Gradle Version: 8.4.2

Expected Behavior:

• The billing process should proceed without crashing.

Actual Behavior:

• The app crashes with a NullPointerException when invoking PendingIntent.getIntentSender() during the creation of ProxyBillingActivity.

Impact:

• This crash is occurring for multiple users, and it affects the app’s revenue generation since it interrupts in-app purchases.

NOTE: Also I have added on Stackvoerflow but there is no reply from team side
Link : https://stackoverflow.com/questions/78710589/fatal-exception-in-google-play-billing-library-nullpointerexception-in-proxybil