Decompile the APK into an editable projectĤ. A rooted device with the app installed is probably the easiest way.ģ. You need to get the old crashing APK from somewhere. These are the steps needed to create a fixed APK of the old Navionics app:ġ. Navionics could easily fix the crash, but why should they support paying customers, when they can force those customers to pay for the same thing again. The cause for the crash is the fact that Google deprecated the ARGB_4444 bitmap configuration that is used by the Navionics app and with KitKat and later the app actually receives an ARGB_8888 bitmap.
Since this thread is one of the first results google finds when looking for a fix for the older Navionics app crashing on Android KitKat and newer firmware, I'm posting my findings here.
