Crash: NullPointerException

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Multiple NullPointerException crashes in package list and app initialization

The app frequently crashes when interacting with the app list, such as applying filters, and sometimes crashes on startup.

Some apps also appear as invisible gaps in the list; tapping a gap shows a "Package is not found" error.

Removing all residual app files slightly improves the issue, but the problem still persists.

Unique crash signatures

1. Main thread — yg.<init>:176

java.lang.NullPointerException
    at java.util.Objects.throwNullPointerException(Objects.java:524)
    at java.util.Objects.requireNonNull(Objects.java:235)
    at b4.g(...:142)
    at yg.<init>(...:176)
    at j80.i(...:632)
    at g8.m(...:7)
    at j.e(...:158)
    at ae0.run(...:8)

2. Background thread — package list sorting

java.lang.NullPointerException
    at java.util.Objects.throwNullPointerException(Objects.java:524)
    at java.util.Objects.requireNonNull(Objects.java:235)
    at wv.applyAsLong(...:41)
    at java.util.Comparator.lambda$comparingLong$6043328a$1(Comparator.java:515)
    at java.util.Comparator$$ExternalSyntheticLambda4.compare(D8$$SyntheticClass:0)
    at java.util.TimSort.countRunAndMakeAscending(TimSort.java:360)
    at java.util.TimSort.sort(TimSort.java:220)
    at java.util.Arrays.sort(Arrays.java:1352)
    at java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArrayList.sortRange(CopyOnWriteArrayList.java:984)
    at java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArrayList.sort(CopyOnWriteArrayList.java:976)
    at qo.K(...:154)
    at j.a(...:345)
    at ae0.run(...:25)

3. Main thread — yg.<init>:98

java.lang.NullPointerException
    at java.util.Objects.throwNullPointerException(Objects.java:524)
    at java.util.Objects.requireNonNull(Objects.java:235)
    at b4.g(...:142)
    at yg.<init>(...:98)
    at j80.i(...:632)
    at g8.m(...:7)
    at j.e(...:158)
    at ae0.run(...:8)

Environment

• App: Package Manager
• Package: com.smartpack.packagemanager
• Version: v8.0
• SDK: 36
• Crash: java.lang.NullPointerException