Device: Google Pixel 8 (codename shiba)
OS: Android 17 (build google/shiba/shiba:17/CP2A.260805.005/2026081301:user/release-keys)
Pandora version: 26081001 (targetSdk 35)
Installer: Google Plasy Store
Process uptime at crash: ~14 seconds
Issue:
The Pandora app crashes immediately or shortly after launch with a Security Exception related to loading a writable DEX/JAR file from the app’s cache directory. This appears to be triggered by Google Mobile Services (GMS) internal code.
Full crash log:
type: crash
osVersion: google/shiba/shiba:17/CP2A.260805.005/2026081301:user/release-keys
flags: dev options enabled
package: com.pandora.android:26081001, targetSdk 35
process: com.pandora.android
processUptime: 13933 + 482 ms
installer: com.aurora.store
java.lang.SecurityException: Writable dex file '/data/user/0/com.pandora.android/cache/1658186039475.jar' is not allowed.
at dalvik.system.DexFile.openDexFileNative(Native Method)
at dalvik.system.DexFile.openDexFile(DexFile.java:406)
at dalvik.system.DexFile.<init>(DexFile.java:128)
at dalvik.system.DexFile.<init>(DexFile.java:101)
at dalvik.system.DexPathList.loadDexFile(DexPathList.java:438)
at dalvik.system.DexPathList.makeDexElements(DexPathList.java:397)
at dalvik.system.DexPathList.<init>(DexPathList.java:166)
at dalvik.system.BaseDexClassLoader.<init>(BaseDexClassLoader.java:160)
at dalvik.system.BaseDexClassLoader.<init>(BaseDexClassLoader.java:105)
at dalvik.system.DexClassLoader.<init>(DexClassLoader.java:55)
at com.google.android.gms.internal.pal.zzdu.zzg(SourceFile:270)
at com.google.android.gms.internal.pal.zzct.zzq(SourceFile:16)
at com.google.android.gms.internal.pal.zzct.zzt(SourceFile:17)
at com.google.android.gms.internal.pal.zzcu.zzl(SourceFile:2)
at com.google.android.gms.internal.pal.zzfn.<init>(SourceFile:9)
at com.google.android.gms.internal.pal.zzfo.zza(SourceFile:29)
at com.google.android.gms.internal.pal.zzfm.<init>(SourceFile:8)
at p.Dc.d0.run(SourceFile:10)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1100)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:624)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:1572)
Steps already tried (none resolved the crash):
- Cleared Pandora cache and data
- Force-stopped the app + rebooted device
- Updated Pandora, Google Play Services, and system
- Fully uninstalled + reinstalled
- Confirmed app is on internal storage
- Disabled battery optimizations / other aggressive cleaners
This matches the Android 14+ “Write xor Execute” restriction on loading writable DEX/JAR files. The problematic file is being written/loaded by GMS internal.pal code inside Pandora’s cache.
Please escalate to engineering.
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