Backendless.InitApp causing crash in release build

Android
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Backendless.InitApp is causing crash when I create a release build and deploy to a device. But I don’t experience this in debug builds.
App ID: A24504AE-F1E6-D356-FFF0-4C7ED9E86A00

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Hi @Nkekere_Tommy_Minimann,

do you get any stacktrace?

Stanislaw

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java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError:
at com.backendless.UserService.getInstance (UserService.java:5)
at com.backendless.Backendless. (Backendless.java:5)
at com.backendless.Backendless.a (Backendless.java)
at ng.Payback.App.onCreate (App.java:146)
at android.app.Instrumentation.callApplicationOnCreate (Instrumentation.java:1154)
at android.app.ActivityThread.handleBindApplication (ActivityThread.java:5911)
at android.app.ActivityThread.access$1200 (ActivityThread.java:208)
at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage (ActivityThread.java:1680)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage (Handler.java:106)
at android.os.Looper.loop (Looper.java:193)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main (ActivityThread.java:6715)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke (Method.java)
at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run (RuntimeInit.java:493)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main (ZygoteInit.java:911)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException:
at weborb.config.ORBConfig.getTypeMapper (ORBConfig.java:3)
at weborb.types.Types.addClientClassMapping (Types.java:3)
at com.backendless.UserService. (UserService.java:7)
at com.backendless.UserService. (UserService.java:2)
at com.backendless.UserService.getInstance (UserService.java:5)
at com.backendless.Backendless. (Backendless.java:5)
at com.backendless.Backendless.a (Backendless.java)
at ng.Payback.App.onCreate (App.java:146)
at android.app.Instrumentation.callApplicationOnCreate (Instrumentation.java:1154)
at android.app.ActivityThread.handleBindApplication (ActivityThread.java:5911)
at android.app.ActivityThread.access$1200 (ActivityThread.java:208)
at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage (ActivityThread.java:1680)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage (Handler.java:106)
at android.os.Looper.loop (Looper.java:193)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main (ActivityThread.java:6715)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke (Method.java)
at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run (RuntimeInit.java:493)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main (ZygoteInit.java:911)

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Hello @Nkekere_Tommy_Minimann

I can not found Application with id A24504AE-F1E6-D356-FFF0-4C7ED9E86A00. Check, please, maybe we are talking about an application with app ID F8C6F7F3-E6B2-BCC8-FFF7-2CA63032F900 -?

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Am sorry I deleted the previous app. This is the ID of the current app.
F8C6F7F3-E6B2-BCC8-FFF7-2CA63032F900

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Hi @Nkekere_Tommy_Minimann

Can you also specify what version of Android SDK do you use, please?

Best Regards,
Maksym

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Am using Backendless Android SDK version 5.7.0

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Hi, @Nkekere_Tommy_Minimann

Please, use our latest version of Backendless Android SDK which is now 6.0.1

Regards,
Marina

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I have updated to Backendless SDK version 6.0.1 and the problem still persists

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Please make sure that your Proguard configuration includes the following:
https://backendless.com/docs/android/setup.html#proguard-configuration

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Thanks Mark, problem solved.