How to crash an Android app programmatically?

Question

I want to test out crash report using acra but the first step is I need to simulate a fatal crash in Android using code.

Any idea?

Answer 1

For kotlin:

val test = ("0")
println(test[1])

Answer 2

Just execute this code: divide by zero

Update: Also can try this Create a method,

public void stackOverflow() {
        this.stackOverflow();

    }

And call this somewhere/buttonClick

OR simply throw an uncaught exception

throw new RuntimeException("This is a crash");

Bingo!

Answer 3

Don't declare activity in the Android Manifest .

Answer 4

You could try a Null Pointer exception.

Integer i = null;

Then invoke any method on the object.

i.byteValue();

Invoking a method on an object that hasn't been initialized will crash the app.

Answer 5

Most simple I know : throw null.

You can't throw null, so a NullPointerException is raised.

throw null;

Answer 6

1. Access a view that is not defined.
2. Access the first element of an empty list without checking.
3. Divide by Zero.
4. Throw the device out the window.
5. Submerge the device in water.