Caused by: com.google.crypto.tink.shaded.protobuf.InvalidProtocolBufferException: Protocol message contained an invalid tag (zero)

Question

When launching an activity my app crashes at getEncryptedSharedPrefs:

    if(getEncryptedSharedPrefs().getString("pinSettingsLogin", "")!!.isEmpty()){
        getEncryptedSharedPrefs().edit()
            .putString("pinSettingsLogin" , "0000")
            .apply()
    }

With this error:

Caused by: com.google.crypto.tink.shaded.protobuf.InvalidProtocolBufferException: Protocol message contained an invalid tag (zero).

Weird thing is, this if statement works on Android 10 and 11 but not on Android 12. This if statement is here because in the 'if' below I check if the pinSettingsLogin = 0000 so that It goes to a new activity by it self.

    if(getEncryptedSharedPrefs().getString("pinSettingsLogin", "").equals("0000")){
        val i = Intent(this, SettingsActivity::class.java)
        startActivity(i)
        overridePendingTransition(R.anim.slide_in_right, R.anim.slide_out_left)
    }

Answer 1

This is a bug from EncryptedSharedPreferences, the issue happens on the initialization of the EncryptedSharedPreferences.

Check it out here

Answer 2

Have you tried clearing the app's cache?

This might fix the problem!