launchInDefaultBrowser() crashes on Android

Android
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URL manual_url( "http://sigabort.co/Assets/doc/MIDISynth%20Circuit%20Tablet%20User%20Guide.pdf" ) manual_url.launchInDefaultBrowser()

Causes an assertion on Android in File::parseAbsolutePath, followed by a crash. This code works fine on Win, Mac, iOS

else if (! path.startsWithChar (getSeparatorChar()))
{
   #if JUCE_DEBUG || JUCE_LOG_ASSERTIONS
    if (! (path.startsWith ("./") || path.startsWith ("../")))
    {
        /*  When you supply a raw string to the File object constructor, it must be an absolute path.
            If you're trying to parse a string that may be either a relative path or an absolute path,
            you MUST provide a context against which the partial path can be evaluated - you can do
            this by simply using File::getChildFile() instead of the File constructor. E.g. saying
            "File::getCurrentWorkingDirectory().getChildFile (myUnknownPath)" would return an absolute
            path if that's what was supplied, or would evaluate a partial path relative to the CWD.
        */
        jassertfalse;

       #if JUCE_LOG_ASSERTIONS
        Logger::writeToLog ("Illegal absolute path: " + path);
       #endif
    }
   #endif

    return File::getCurrentWorkingDirectory().getChildFile (path).getFullPathName();
}
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This should avoid hitting the assertion:

3

thx - will check shortly.

4

Hi, still getting the crash. Does this work ok for you?

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5

OK, I’ve just reverted the above commit as that seems to be the cause of the crash. After reverting it, I can open URLs using launchInDefaultBrowser() and I’m not seeing the assertion any more. Can you see if it fixes it for you?

6

Hi, the assertion and crash have gone, but none of the links can be opened. Confirmed that this continues to work on iOS and Mac/Win.

7

Are you testing this on an actual device or in the simulator? It’s working fine for me on a physical Nexus 6 but it hangs in the simulator which I think is due to a lack of internet connection.

8

Hi, sorry - ignore, working ok. Forgot that the router was updated here a few days ago and needed to connect to a new network.