FileProvider crash - npe attempting to invoke XmlResourceParser on a null String

Question

This is a part of my manifest:

Answer 1

If you're building your AUTHORITY at runtime using BuildConfig make sure you use the full class name including your package name.

Bad:

final String AUTHORITY = BuildConfig.APPLICATION_ID + ".provider";

Good:

final String AUTHORITY = com.mycompany.myapp.BuildConfig.APPLICATION_ID + ".provider";