java.lang.NoSuchMethodException: startActivityAsUserWithFeature

[anotheruserofgithub]

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Environment

• OS: Ubuntu 18.04
• scrcpy version: uhid.27 (based on 2.3.1)
• installation method: manual
• device model: custom ROM
• Android version: 8.1

Describe the bug

Using the new MOD+k shortcut (in UHID) failed in ActivityManager.startActivityAsUserWithFeature() with this backtrace:

$ scrcpy --keyboard=uhid --mouse=uhid
scrcpy 2.3.1 <https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy>
INFO: ADB device found:
INFO:     -->   (usb)  ***                      device  ***
/usr/local/share/scrcpy/scrcpy-server: 1 file pushed. 4.2 MB/s (68615 bytes in 0.016s)
[server] INFO: Device: *** (Android 8.1.0)
[server] WARN: Audio disabled: it is not supported before Android 11
INFO: Renderer: opengl
INFO: OpenGL version: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 535.146.02
INFO: Trilinear filtering enabled
WARN: Demuxer 'audio': stream explicitly disabled by the device
INFO: Texture: 1280x800
[server] ERROR: Could not invoke method
java.lang.NoSuchMethodException: startActivityAsUserWithFeature [interface android.app.IApplicationThread, class java.lang.String, class java.lang.String, class android.content.Intent, class java.lang.String, interface android.os.IBinder, class java.lang.String, int, int, class android.app.ProfilerInfo, class android.os.Bundle, int]
	at java.lang.Class.getMethod(Class.java:2068)
	at java.lang.Class.getMethod(Class.java:1690)
	at com.genymobile.scrcpy.wrappers.ActivityManager.getStartActivityAsUserWithFeatureMethod(ActivityManager.java:115)
	at com.genymobile.scrcpy.wrappers.ActivityManager.startActivityAsUserWithFeature(ActivityManager.java:124)
	at com.genymobile.scrcpy.Controller.openHardKeyboardSettings(Controller.java:457)
	at com.genymobile.scrcpy.Controller.handleEvent(Controller.java:214)
	at com.genymobile.scrcpy.Controller.control(Controller.java:97)
	at com.genymobile.scrcpy.Controller.lambda$start$0$com-genymobile-scrcpy-Controller(Controller.java:105)
	at com.genymobile.scrcpy.Controller$$ExternalSyntheticLambda1.run(Unknown Source:4)
	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:764)

The reason is that my device uses SDK 27 while this method was added later (SDK 30?) in this commit. So when startActivityAsUserWithFeature() fails you should probably use startActivityAsUser() instead, because it works the same way (callingFeatureId is null). Maybe startActivityAsUser() should be used directly, even if it's deprecated?

[rom1v]

Thank you. Fixed by abc64b4 on uhid.28.

[anotheruserofgithub]

Thanks, it's working like a charm. :)