[Bug]: Android CursorWindowAllocationException: App crashes on background

[sleushunou]

What happened?

Stacktrace:

android.database.CursorWindowAllocationException: Could not allocate CursorWindow '/data/user/0/gambino.android/no_backup/androidx.work.workdb' of size 2097152 due to error -13.
                                                                                                    	at android.database.CursorWindow.nativeCreate(Native Method)
                                                                                                    	at android.database.CursorWindow.<init>(CursorWindow.java:139)
                                                                                                    	at android.database.CursorWindow.<init>(CursorWindow.java:120)
                                                                                                    	at android.database.AbstractWindowedCursor.clearOrCreateWindow(AbstractWindowedCursor.java:202)
                                                                                                    	at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteCursor.fillWindow(SQLiteCursor.java:147)
                                                                                                    	at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteCursor.getCount(SQLiteCursor.java:140)
                                                                                                    	at android.database.AbstractCursor.moveToPosition(AbstractCursor.java:231)
                                                                                                    	at android.database.AbstractCursor.moveToFirst(AbstractCursor.java:270)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.work.impl.model.WorkSpecDao_Impl.getState(WorkSpecDao_Impl.java:738)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.work.impl.utils.StopWorkRunnable.run(StopWorkRunnable.java:66)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.work.impl.utils.SerialExecutor$Task.run(SerialExecutor.java:91)
                                                                                                    	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1167)
                                                                                                    	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:641)
                                                                                                    	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:923)

Full adb log output:
--------- beginning of crash.txt

Steps to reproduce?

1. Run android app
2. lock device
3. wait

What did you expect to happen?

no crash

Relevant log output

--------- beginning of crash
--------- beginning of system
2025-07-28 12:43:12.403  1909-5234  WindowManager           system_server                        V  Changing focus from Window{900199e u0 gambino.android/crc648ef6ee0fbe493e9c.MainActivity} to null displayId=0
2025-07-28 12:43:12.976  1909-2037  ActivityTaskManager     system_server                        W  Activity pause timeout for ActivityRecord{104a14e u0 gambino.android/crc648ef6ee0fbe493e9c.MainActivity t730}
2025-07-28 12:43:17.960  1909-1984  ConnectivityService     system_server                        D  ConnectivityService NetworkRequestInfo binderDied(NetworkRequest [ TRACK_DEFAULT id=1054, [ Capabilities: INTERNET&NOT_RESTRICTED&TRUSTED Uid: 10713 AdministratorUids: [] RequestorUid: 10713 RequestorPackageName: gambino.android] ], android.os.BinderProxy@3ed3d8d)
2025-07-28 12:43:17.961  1909-2476  ConnectivityService     system_server                        D  releasing NetworkRequest [ TRACK_DEFAULT id=1054, [ Capabilities: INTERNET&NOT_RESTRICTED&TRUSTED Uid: 10713 AdministratorUids: [] RequestorUid: 10713 RequestorPackageName: gambino.android] ] (release request)
2025-07-28 12:43:17.963  1909-13768 ActivityManager         system_server                        I  Process gambino.android (pid 32666) has died: fg  RCVR
2025-07-28 12:43:17.963  1909-1983  ConnectivityService     system_server                        D  ConnectivityService NetworkRequestInfo binderDied(NetworkRequest [ TRACK_DEFAULT id=1053, [ Capabilities: INTERNET&NOT_RESTRICTED&TRUSTED Uid: 10713 AdministratorUids: [] RequestorUid: 10713 RequestorPackageName: gambino.android] ], android.os.BinderProxy@899d6b7)
2025-07-28 12:43:17.964  1909-9945  ConnectivityService     system_server                        D  ConnectivityService NetworkRequestInfo binderDied(NetworkRequest [ TRACK_DEFAULT id=1055, [ Capabilities: INTERNET&NOT_RESTRICTED&TRUSTED Uid: 10713 AdministratorUids: [] RequestorUid: 10713 RequestorPackageName: gambino.android] ], android.os.BinderProxy@1765e24)
2025-07-28 12:43:17.964  1909-2476  ConnectivityService     system_server                        D  releasing NetworkRequest [ TRACK_DEFAULT id=1053, [ Capabilities: INTERNET&NOT_RESTRICTED&TRUSTED Uid: 10713 AdministratorUids: [] RequestorUid: 10713 RequestorPackageName: gambino.android] ] (release request)
2025-07-28 12:43:17.964  1909-2544  WindowManager           system_server                        I  WIN DEATH: Window{900199e u0 gambino.android/crc648ef6ee0fbe493e9c.MainActivity}
2025-07-28 12:43:17.965  1909-2476  ConnectivityService     system_server                        D  releasing NetworkRequest [ TRACK_DEFAULT id=1055, [ Capabilities: INTERNET&NOT_RESTRICTED&TRUSTED Uid: 10713 AdministratorUids: [] RequestorUid: 10713 RequestorPackageName: gambino.android] ] (release request)
2025-07-28 12:43:45.063  1909-2063  ActivityManager         system_server                        I  Start proc 1967:gambino.android/u0a713 for service {gambino.android/com.onesignal.core.services.SyncJobService}
2025-07-28 12:43:49.766  1909-2037  ActivityTaskManager     system_server                        W  Activity top resumed state loss timeout for ActivityRecord{104a14e u0 gambino.android/crc648ef6ee0fbe493e9c.MainActivity t730}
2025-07-28 12:43:49.767  1909-2037  ActivityTaskManager     system_server                        W  Activity pause timeout for ActivityRecord{104a14e u0 gambino.android/crc648ef6ee0fbe493e9c.MainActivity t730}
2025-07-28 12:44:29.450  1909-15635 ConnectivityService     system_server                        D  requestNetwork for uid/pid:10713/1967 NetworkRequest [ TRACK_DEFAULT id=1068, [ Capabilities: INTERNET&NOT_RESTRICTED&TRUSTED Uid: 10713 AdministratorUids: [] RequestorUid: 10713 RequestorPackageName: gambino.android] ]
2025-07-28 12:44:29.566  1909-1984  ConnectivityService     system_server                        D  requestNetwork for uid/pid:10713/1967 NetworkRequest [ TRACK_DEFAULT id=1069, [ Capabilities: INTERNET&NOT_RESTRICTED&TRUSTED Uid: 10713 AdministratorUids: [] RequestorUid: 10713 RequestorPackageName: gambino.android] ]
2025-07-28 12:44:31.421  1909-1984  ConnectivityService     system_server                        D  requestNetwork for uid/pid:10713/1967 NetworkRequest [ TRACK_DEFAULT id=1070, [ Capabilities: INTERNET&NOT_RESTRICTED&TRUSTED Uid: 10713 AdministratorUids: [] RequestorUid: 10713 RequestorPackageName: gambino.android] ]
2025-07-28 12:45:26.344  1909-13232 ConnectivityService     system_server                        D  ConnectivityService NetworkRequestInfo binderDied(NetworkRequest [ TRACK_DEFAULT id=1069, [ Capabilities: INTERNET&NOT_RESTRICTED&TRUSTED Uid: 10713 AdministratorUids: [] RequestorUid: 10713 RequestorPackageName: gambino.android] ], android.os.BinderProxy@cd29b8b)
2025-07-28 12:45:26.344  1909-2476  ConnectivityService     system_server                        D  releasing NetworkRequest [ TRACK_DEFAULT id=1069, [ Capabilities: INTERNET&NOT_RESTRICTED&TRUSTED Uid: 10713 AdministratorUids: [] RequestorUid: 10713 RequestorPackageName: gambino.android] ] (release request)
2025-07-28 12:45:26.345  1909-1984  ActivityManager         system_server                        I  Process gambino.android (pid 1967) has died: prcl TRNB
2025-07-28 12:45:26.346  1909-2466  ConnectivityService     system_server                        D  ConnectivityService NetworkRequestInfo binderDied(NetworkRequest [ TRACK_DEFAULT id=1070, [ Capabilities: INTERNET&NOT_RESTRICTED&TRUSTED Uid: 10713 AdministratorUids: [] RequestorUid: 10713 RequestorPackageName: gambino.android] ], android.os.BinderProxy@1ca9d5a)
2025-07-28 12:45:26.347  1909-14222 ConnectivityService     system_server                        D  ConnectivityService NetworkRequestInfo binderDied(NetworkRequest [ TRACK_DEFAULT id=1068, [ Capabilities: INTERNET&NOT_RESTRICTED&TRUSTED Uid: 10713 AdministratorUids: [] RequestorUid: 10713 RequestorPackageName: gambino.android] ], android.os.BinderProxy@992c468)
2025-07-28 12:45:26.347  1909-1984  ActivityManager         system_server                        W  Scheduling restart of crashed service gambino.android/androidx.work.impl.background.systemjob.SystemJobService in 1000ms for connection
2025-07-28 12:45:26.349  1909-2476  ConnectivityService     system_server                        D  releasing NetworkRequest [ TRACK_DEFAULT id=1070, [ Capabilities: INTERNET&NOT_RESTRICTED&TRUSTED Uid: 10713 AdministratorUids: [] RequestorUid: 10713 RequestorPackageName: gambino.android] ] (release request)
2025-07-28 12:45:26.351  1909-13229 WindowManager           system_server                        I  WIN DEATH: Window{c185244 u0 gambino.android/crc648ef6ee0fbe493e9c.MainActivity}
2025-07-28 12:45:26.351  1909-2476  ConnectivityService     system_server                        D  releasing NetworkRequest [ TRACK_DEFAULT id=1068, [ Capabilities: INTERNET&NOT_RESTRICTED&TRUSTED Uid: 10713 AdministratorUids: [] RequestorUid: 10713 RequestorPackageName: gambino.android] ] (release request)
2025-07-28 12:46:13.268  1909-2063  ActivityManager         system_server                        I  Start proc 2434:gambino.android/u0a713 for service {gambino.android/com.onesignal.core.services.SyncJobService}
2025-07-28 12:46:24.028  1909-2037  ActivityTaskManager     system_server                        W  Activity top resumed state loss timeout for ActivityRecord{104a14e u0 gambino.android/crc648ef6ee0fbe493e9c.MainActivity t730}
2025-07-28 12:46:24.028  1909-2037  ActivityTaskManager     system_server                        W  Activity pause timeout for ActivityRecord{104a14e u0 gambino.android/crc648ef6ee0fbe493e9c.MainActivity t730}
2025-07-28 12:47:44.170  1909-13768 ConnectivityService     system_server                        D  requestNetwork for uid/pid:10713/2434 NetworkRequest [ TRACK_DEFAULT id=1071, [ Capabilities: INTERNET&NOT_RESTRICTED&TRUSTED Uid: 10713 AdministratorUids: [] RequestorUid: 10713 RequestorPackageName: gambino.android] ]
2025-07-28 12:48:19.970  1909-13768 ConnectivityService     system_server                        D  requestNetwork for uid/pid:10713/2434 NetworkRequest [ TRACK_DEFAULT id=1072, [ Capabilities: INTERNET&NOT_RESTRICTED&TRUSTED Uid: 10713 AdministratorUids: [] RequestorUid: 10713 RequestorPackageName: gambino.android] ]
2025-07-28 12:48:21.862  1909-13846 ConnectivityService     system_server                        D  requestNetwork for uid/pid:10713/2434 NetworkRequest [ TRACK_DEFAULT id=1073, [ Capabilities: INTERNET&NOT_RESTRICTED&TRUSTED Uid: 10713 AdministratorUids: [] RequestorUid: 10713 RequestorPackageName: gambino.android] ]
2025-07-28 12:48:22.525  2434-2684  AndroidRuntime          pid-2434                             E  FATAL EXCEPTION: WM.task-4
                                                                                                    Process: gambino.android, PID: 2434
                                                                                                    android.database.CursorWindowAllocationException: Could not allocate CursorWindow '/data/user/0/gambino.android/no_backup/androidx.work.workdb' of size 2097152 due to error -13.
                                                                                                    	at android.database.CursorWindow.nativeCreate(Native Method)
                                                                                                    	at android.database.CursorWindow.<init>(CursorWindow.java:139)
                                                                                                    	at android.database.CursorWindow.<init>(CursorWindow.java:120)
                                                                                                    	at android.database.AbstractWindowedCursor.clearOrCreateWindow(AbstractWindowedCursor.java:202)
                                                                                                    	at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteCursor.fillWindow(SQLiteCursor.java:147)
                                                                                                    	at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteCursor.getCount(SQLiteCursor.java:140)
                                                                                                    	at android.database.AbstractCursor.moveToPosition(AbstractCursor.java:231)
                                                                                                    	at android.database.AbstractCursor.moveToNext(AbstractCursor.java:280)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.room.InvalidationTracker$1.checkUpdatedTable(InvalidationTracker.java:463)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.room.InvalidationTracker$1.run(InvalidationTracker.java:433)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.work.impl.utils.SerialExecutor$Task.run(SerialExecutor.java:91)
                                                                                                    	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1167)
                                                                                                    	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:641)
                                                                                                    	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:923)
2025-07-28 12:48:22.541  2434-2726  libc                    pid-2434                             A  Fatal signal 6 (SIGABRT), code -1 (SI_QUEUE) in tid 2726 (SharedPreferenc), pid 2434 (gambino.android)
2025-07-28 12:48:22.705  1909-9945  ConnectivityService     system_server                        D  ConnectivityService NetworkRequestInfo binderDied(NetworkRequest [ TRACK_DEFAULT id=1073, [ Capabilities: INTERNET&NOT_RESTRICTED&TRUSTED Uid: 10713 AdministratorUids: [] RequestorUid: 10713 RequestorPackageName: gambino.android] ], android.os.BinderProxy@b402bba)
2025-07-28 12:48:22.705  1909-9945  ConnectivityService     system_server                        D  ConnectivityService NetworkRequestInfo binderDied(NetworkRequest [ TRACK_DEFAULT id=1071, [ Capabilities: INTERNET&NOT_RESTRICTED&TRUSTED Uid: 10713 AdministratorUids: [] RequestorUid: 10713 RequestorPackageName: gambino.android] ], android.os.BinderProxy@3817a6b)
2025-07-28 12:48:22.705  1909-15406 ConnectivityService     system_server                        D  ConnectivityService NetworkRequestInfo binderDied(NetworkRequest [ TRACK_DEFAULT id=1072, [ Capabilities: INTERNET&NOT_RESTRICTED&TRUSTED Uid: 10713 AdministratorUids: [] RequestorUid: 10713 RequestorPackageName: gambino.android] ], android.os.BinderProxy@b2fe9c8)
2025-07-28 12:48:22.705  1909-2466  WindowManager           system_server                        I  WIN DEATH: Window{f0cc6ec u0 gambino.android/crc648ef6ee0fbe493e9c.MainActivity}

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[nan-li]

Hi @sleushunou, thanks for reaching out. I do not know if this is OneSignal related, I don't see any OneSignal methods in the stacktrace of the error.

For example, in OneSignal/OneSignal-Android-SDK#1425, you can see OneSignal methods triggering the crash.

Also, I see this stacktrace is being logged as an error, and is not a crash. I believe Android's WorkManager library has error handling and retries so this error message may be just part of the process.

[sleushunou]

@nan-li you can find onesignal related logs here

--------- beginning of crash.txt

my application does not use any library as dependencies has Androidx.Workmanager/Androidx.Room except OneSignal

app crashed in background. When i remove library from app, crashes in background stopped

[nan-li]

Hi @sleushunou I see the attached logs. The only reference to a crash is the first two lines:

--------- beginning of crash
--------- beginning of system

I don't see a crash stacktrace for of this crash. I am only seeing the CursorWindowAllocationException error being caught and logged (error logging only, not a crash as the app continues to run and log events).

[sleushunou]

@nan-li

2025-07-28 12:48:22.541 2434-2726 libc pid-2434 A Fatal signal 6 (SIGABRT), code -1 (SI_QUEUE) in tid 2726 (SharedPreferenc), pid 2434 (gambino.android)

2025-07-28 12:54:22.142 2779-2869 libc pid-2779 A Fatal signal 6 (SIGABRT), code -1 (SI_QUEUE) in tid 2869 (pool-4-thread-1), pid 2779 (gambino.android)

2025-07-28 13:00:15.078 3241-3284 libc pid-3241 A Fatal signal 11 (SIGSEGV), code 1 (SEGV_MAPERR), fault addr 0x860 in tid 3284 (AsyncTask #1), pid 3241 (gambino.android)

2025-07-28 13:01:38.818 3866-3973 libc pid-3866 A Fatal signal 11 (SIGSEGV), code 1 (SEGV_MAPERR), fault addr 0x860 in tid 3973 (DefaultDispatch), pid 3866 (gambino.android)

all these "Fatals" reported by Sentry as crashes, fatals occurs only when Onesignal added to app

[nan-li]

@sleushunou these are for your device and you are reproducing this? Or are they from crash reporting for your users?

Could let us know the Android versions and device models you are seeing the crash on? Also could you let us know the percentage of users affected by this crash.

Also, what version of the SDK are you using?