Fix EADDRINUSE crash on second MainActivity and split-view NPE by Kizino · Pull Request #73 · immichFrame/ImmichFrame_Android

Kizino · 2026-11-03T15:08:55Z

Fixes #71
Fixes #69

EADDRINUSE when a second MainActivity starts (#71)

MainActivity starts its own RpcHttpServer on the fixed port 53287 in onCreate. MainActivity uses the default launch mode, so Android can create a second instance while the first one is still alive (the scheduled wake via ScheduleWakeReceiver, or a HOME intent when the app is the launcher). The second instance's rcpServer.start() then throws BindException: EADDRINUSE and the app crashes.

MainActivity is now launchMode="singleTask", the usual mode for a HOME/launcher activity. The wake alarm and HOME intents bring the existing instance forward, and onResume already re-runs the Active Times check for that case.
As a second safeguard, a companion activeRpcServer tracks which instance owns the port. A new instance stops the old server before starting its own, and a failed start() is logged instead of crashing. onDestroy only stops the server if no newer instance has taken it over.

NPE in `MainActivity.updateUI` in split view (#69)

In splitview mode, showImage reads the shared portraitCache from an IO coroutine, and updateUI later reads portraitCache!! and sets it to null. When two loads overlap (for example, Next pressed while the timer fires), both can merge with the same cached portrait. The first updateUI clears the cache and the second one throws the NPE.

The cached portrait is now taken or stored atomically under a lock, and the claimed ImageResponse is passed to updateUI as mergedPortrait. updateUI no longer touches portraitCache.
showImage runs in lifecycleScope instead of a new unscoped CoroutineScope, so loads still in flight are cancelled with the activity.

Testing

I have not compiled or tested this yet, so please review it and run CI before merging. I hit both crashes on a Lexar PX-110 Frameo frame (Android 11, v50) and found the causes from the stack traces in the issues and on my device.

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Bug Fixes
- Improved image display reliability when navigating between screens.
- The app can remain available if its remote-control service fails to start, and avoids interrupting that service while another screen is using it.

- Make MainActivity singleTask so the scheduled wake / HOME intent reuses the running instance instead of creating a second one. - Hand the RPC server port to the newest MainActivity instance and catch a failed bind instead of crashing; only stop the server in onDestroy if no newer instance owns it. (immichFrame#71) - Claim the cached split-view portrait atomically and pass it to updateUI, so overlapping image loads can no longer hit portraitCache!! after another load cleared it. Run image loads in lifecycleScope so they are cancelled with the activity. (immichFrame#69) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

coderabbitai · 2026-11-03T15:09:09Z

Walkthrough

MainActivity now tracks the active RPC server across activity instances, handles server startup IOException by logging it, and stops the server on destruction only when the activity still owns it. Bitmap work in showImage now runs in lifecycleScope on Dispatchers.IO.

Changes: MainActivity lifecycle management

Layer / File(s)	Summary
RPC server ownership and startup `app/src/main/java/com/immichframe/immichframe/MainActivity.kt`	MainActivity tracks the active RPC server, stops a previous server before starting its own, and logs startup IOException. On destruction, it stops and clears the server only if it is still active.
Image work lifecycle `app/src/main/java/com/immichframe/immichframe/MainActivity.kt`	showImage launches bitmap work through lifecycleScope on Dispatchers.IO instead of an independent coroutine scope.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Possibly related PRs

immichFrame/ImmichFrame_Android#67: Both PRs address whether a second MainActivity instance is created, which relates to RPC server ownership.
immichFrame/ImmichFrame_Android#66: Both PRs change the showImage image-loading path.

Suggested reviewers: imohitkr

Merge Risk: Low · up to 634a7

This change fixes the duplicate-activity crash and the split-view crash, but it has not been compiled or tested. If the RPC server fails to bind during an activity handoff, remote control stays unavailable until the app restarts. A prior concern about settings not reloading after a relaunch also remains open. Both are bounded issues worth resolving or accepting before merge.

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Docstring Coverage		Docstring coverage is 0.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff with cyclomatic complexity of at least 2. Documentat…	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

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Title check		The title clearly identifies both main fixes: the EADDRINUSE crash from a second MainActivity and the split-view NPE.
Linked Issues check		Objective [`#71`] is addressed. `AndroidManifest.xml` uses `singleTask` for `MainActivity`, so the scheduled wake can reuse the existing activity. `MainActivity` also stops the previous `activeRpcServer…
Out of Scope Changes check		The reviewed diff contains only changes related to [`#71`] and [`#69`]. RPC-server ownership and exception handling address [`#71`]. Activity-scoped image loading addresses [`#69`]. No unrelated feature, refa…

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Objective [#71] is addressed. AndroidManifest.xml uses singleTask for MainActivity, so the scheduled wake can reuse the existing activity. MainActivity also stops the previous activeRpcServer, catches IOException from start(), and avoids stopping a server owned by a newer activity. These changes prevent an EADDRINUSE exception from terminating the process. Objective [#69] is addressed. showImage passes the captured portrait to updateUI, and updateUI does not use a null assertion on portraitCache. showImage uses lifecycleScope, so activity destruction cancels pending loads. No linked issue requires an automated test, and no ignored files limit this assessment.

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The reviewed diff contains only changes related to [#71] and [#69]. RPC-server ownership and exception handling address [#71]. Activity-scoped image loading addresses [#69]. No unrelated feature, refactor, or documentation change appears in the diff.

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coderabbitai · 2026-11-03T15:14:02Z

        <activity
            android:name=".MainActivity"
            android:exported="true"
+            android:launchMode="singleTask"


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Android developer docs singleTask launch mode clears activities on top of the existing instance onNewIntent

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Sources consulted: - Tasks and the back stack | App architecture | Android Developers — https://developer.android.com/guide/components/activities/tasks-and-back-stack - <activity> | App architecture | Android Developers — https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/activity-element.html?authuser=1 - Tasks and the back stack | App architecture | Android Developers — https://developer.android.com/guide/components/activities/tasks-and-back-stack?hl=en - Tasks and the back stack | App architecture | Android Developers — https://developer.android.com/guide/components/activities/tasks-and-back-stack?authuser=3 - Intent | API reference | Android Developers — https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Intent?authuser=664441857 - …and 19 more

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Reload settings after a launch clears SettingsActivity.

With singleTask, a launch of MainActivity destroys an open SettingsActivity. settingsLauncher receives RESULT_CANCELED, so loadSettings() is skipped. When the frame is active, onResume does not reload either. Saved settings stay unapplied until a later reload path runs. Reload settings in onNewIntent, or in onResume when the settings screen was open, and confirm that loadSettings() is safe to call again.

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coderabbitai · 2026-11-03T15:14:02Z

+        activeRpcServer?.stop()
+        activeRpcServer = rcpServer
+        try {
+            rcpServer.start()
+        } catch (e: IOException) {
+            Log.w("MainActivity", "RPC server failed to start", e)


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Restore RPC service when the handoff bind fails.

The handoff stops the working server before rcpServer.start() succeeds. If start() throws IOException, the catch only logs. Nothing retries the bind or restores the previous server. RPC commands then fail for the rest of this activity's lifetime, even after port 53287 becomes free. Retry the bind on the existing handler, or restore the previous server when the replacement fails to bind.

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Resolve MainActivity conflicts: keep upstream's split-view handling (main-thread portraitCache snapshot + render generation, which already fixes the immichFrame#69 NPE) and drop the portraitLock approach. Keep the RPC server handoff (immichFrame#71) and the lifecycleScope image load. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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EADDRINUSE when a second MainActivity starts (#71)

NPE in MainActivity.updateUI in split view (#69)

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