FatalException from Session.resume() on Samsung SM-X520 (Galaxy Tab S10 FE) / One UI 8.0 — regression after Play Services for AR auto-update to 1.54.x

[jackbauer879-arch]

Device

• Model: Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE, SM-X520 (Wi-Fi)
• Android: 16 / One UI 8.0
• Build fingerprint: samsung/gts10fewifixx/gts10fewifi:16/BP2A.250605.031.A3/X520XXS7BZB7_OXM7BZB7
• Google Play Services for AR: 1.54.260890093

Symptom

Session.resume() throws FatalException unconditionally on every launch. Native log:

android_data_source.cc:1073 Failed to register sensor to queue 0
android_sensors.cc:139

Failing sensor type varies: gyro uncal (handle 16, type 16) under client SDK 1.50/1.54; accel uncal (handle 43, type 35) under client SDK 1.44. Pattern is identical: enable → storm of SetPollTimeout inf → disable → register fails.

Device profile lookup falls back to generic (Found nothing for gts10fewifixx/gts10fewifi; falls back to Pw1Lu8:15).

Stack trace

FATAL EXCEPTION: main
java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to resume activity: com.google.ar.core.exceptions.FatalException
at com.google.ar.core.Session.nativeResume(Native Method)
at com.google.ar.core.Session.resume(Session.java:1)
at com.google.ar.core.examples.java.helloar.HelloArActivity.onResume(HelloArActivity.java:302)

Minimal reproducer

Google's own unmodified hello_ar_java sample (samples/hello_ar_java from this repo), compiled with com.google.ar:core:1.54.0, installed on the device. Crashes on every launch. No custom session config, no custom camera config — stock sample, stock settings.

Timeline — this is a regression, not a pre-existing condition

• Through Apr 19: app worked correctly through multiple field sessions. ARCore client SDK was 1.44.0, no issues.
• Apr 19–22: No code changes on our side. Play Services for AR silently auto-updated on the device (current version: 1.54.260890093).
• Apr 22 onward: Session.resume() fails on every launch with the above error.
• Play Services for AR version confirmed as the trigger: Version 1.53.2603406 was released April 19 (last known-good date). Version 1.54.2608900 was released April 22 (first broken date). The device auto-updated from 1.53 to 1.54 between April 19 and April 22 and has not worked since. Current device version: 1.54.260890093.

Critical observation: older ARCore apps still work on this device

AR Toolbox (a third-party ARCore app, presumably compiled against an older client SDK) runs successfully on the same device. Plane detection, surface tracking, and the calibration flow all work correctly. This confirms that:

1. The device hardware is functional
2. ARCore can work on this firmware
3. The failure is specific to the new session initialization code path introduced in recent Play Services for AR versions

What was already ruled out

• Per-device state corruption (full factory reset performed — did not fix it)
• Per-package state (full adb uninstall, new UID, fresh reinstall — did not fix it)
• Play Services for AR installation (storage cleared + reinstalled from Play Store — did not fix it)
• Our Session configuration (Google's own hello_ar_java stock sample fails identically)
• Client SDK version (1.44, 1.50, and 1.54 all fail with the same native error)

Request

Please investigate the sensor queue registration code path introduced in Play Services for AR around version 1.54 for Samsung SM-X520 / One UI 8.0. The generic device profile (Pw1Lu8:15) may be enabling uncalibrated sensor features that this Samsung firmware cannot register to the sensor queue. A guard for devices where uncalibrated sensor registration fails, or a corrected device profile entry for gts10fewifixx, would fix this.

Additional context: the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE is listed on Google's official ARCore supported devices page at developers.google.com/ar/devices (listed as supporting Depth API), confirming it is a certified ARCore device. Despite this, the native library logs Found nothing for gts10fewifixx/gts10fewifi and falls back to the generic profile Pw1Lu8:15. The device is certified on the webpage but absent from the internal device profile database — the generic fallback's changed behavior in 1.54 is what breaks it.

[jackbauer879-arch]

Additional note on why other Tab S10 FE users may not be affected: The missing profile entry appears to be specific to the gts10fewifixx regional build variant. Other regional variants of the same device may have profile entries and therefore never hit the generic fallback. This means the fix is likely as simple as adding a profile entry for gts10fewifixx — no changes to the sensor registration code path itself should be necessary.

[jackbauer879-arch]

Update: I found a workaround that fully resolves this on my Galaxy Tab S10 FE.

Root cause: When the app's session resumes and ARCore calls EnableSensor for the uncalibrated gyroscope and accelerometer, the Samsung HAL routes the request through queueBatch if those sensors aren't already streaming. ARCore's standard_event_provider can't handle a queueBatch response and crashes. Apps like AR Toolbox are immune because their sensor stack keeps those sensors continuously active as a side effect.

Fix: Before ARCore creates its session, register a no-op SensorEventListener for TYPE_GYROSCOPE_UNCALIBRATED and TYPE_ACCELEROMETER_UNCALIBRATED at SENSOR_DELAY_FASTEST. This holds the HAL in continuous mode so the EnableSensor call succeeds normally. Also requires declaring the android.permission.HIGH_SAMPLING_RATE_SENSORS normal permission in the manifest.

Unregister the listeners in onPause() to be tidy.

[lferrer]

Thanks for reporting. We are currently investigating this issue. We have heard from developers that they have issues with the following devices:

• Samsung Galaxy S25 FE
• Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE
• Samsung Galaxy A16 5G

We don't have these devices readily available. We are not able to reproduce with these devices:

• Samsung Galaxy S21 FE
• Samsung Galaxy S23 FE

[mengfan1102]

We can confirm the same issue also happens for:

• Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
• Samsung Galaxy A35 5G

Also we found the temporary workaround by manually downloading and installing the "Google Play Services for AR" 1.53 apk to the above devices, and also rebuilt our app with ARCore 1.53 (to prevent the auto updating from Play Store). Then everything works fine.

[lferrer]

Thanks for the additional information. We have been testing with the following devices:

• Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE+ 5G: samsung/gts10fepeea/gts10fep:15/AP3A.240905.015.A2/X626BXXU1AYC5_OXM1AYC5:user/release-keys
• Samsung Galaxy S20 FE: samsung/r8qsqw/r8q:13/TP1A.220624.014/G781VSQSLHYI1:user/release-keys
• Samsung Galaxy S23 FE: samsung/r11sxxx/r11s:14/UP1A.231005.007/S711BXXU1BWK5:user/release-keys
• Samsung Galaxy S21 FE: samsung/r9qsqw/r9q:14/UP1A.231005.007/G990USQUCGXG8:user/release-keys
• Samsung Galaxy S22: samsung/g0quew/g0q:14/UP1A.231005.007/S906U1UES7EYA5:user/release-keys

With ARCore 1.54.260890093 and a version of HelloAR compiled with the 1.54 SDK and cannot reproduce the issue.

For folks that can reproduce the issue, can I please request the following:

• The fingerprint of your device (you can get it by running adb shell getprop ro.build.fingerprint)
• A bug report (you can get it by running adb bugreport)

This additional information will be very helpful for us to understand the full scope of the problem.

We again appreciate your support and patience while we root cause this issue.

[RGregat]

Same issue on a A56, I have no bugrepot at hand only the crash report from the console.

ARCore Version: SDK build name: 1.53
ARCore Version: APK version code: 260890093 from package com.google.ar.core

ARCoreError: third_party/arcore/ar/infrastructure/android_data_source.cc:1073
Failed to register sensor to queue 0
=== Source Location Trace: === 
third_party/arcore/ar/infrastructure/android/standard_event_provider.cc:174
third_party/arcore/ar/infrastructure/android/android_sensor_event_source.cc:105
third_party/arcore/ar/infrastructure/android/android_sensors.cc:630
third_party/arcore/ar/infrastructure/android/android_sensors.cc:139

W0000 00:00:1777897262.668853   32165 session.cc:1476] INTERNAL: 
ARCoreError: third_party/arcore/ar/core/session.cc:1476
ARCoreError: third_party/arcore/ar/infrastructure/android_data_source.cc:553
ARCoreError: third_party/arcore/ar/infrastructure/android_data_source.cc:1073
Failed to register sensor to queue 0
 === Source Location Trace: === 
third_party/arcore/ar/infrastructure/android/standard_event_provider.cc:174
third_party/arcore/ar/infrastructure/android/android_sensor_event_source.cc:105
third_party/arcore/ar/infrastructure/android/android_sensors.cc:630
third_party/arcore/ar/infrastructure/android/android_sensors.cc:139
third_party/arcore/ar/infrastructure/android_data_source.cc:1073
third_party/arcore/ar/infrastructure/android_data_source.cc:553

E0000 00:00:1777897262.669098   32165 error_policy_util.cc:263] 
################ ARCore Native Error ##################
BUILD_CHANGELIST:891432807
BUILD_BASELINE_CHANGELIST:891432807
################### Stack Trace Begin ################
ARCoreError: third_party/arcore/ar/infrastructure/android_data_source.cc:1073	https://cs.corp.google.com/piper///depot/google3/third_party/arcore/ar/infrastructure/android_data_source.cc?g=0&l=1073
ARCoreError: third_party/arcore/ar/infrastructure/android_data_source.cc:553	https://cs.corp.google.com/piper///depot/google3/third_party/arcore/ar/infrastructure/android_data_source.cc?g=0&l=553
 ARCoreError: third_party/arcore/ar/core/session.cc:1476	https://cs.corp.google.com/piper///depot/google3/third_party/arcore/ar/core/session.cc?g=0&l=1476
ARCoreError: third_party/arcore/ar/core/c_api/session_lite_c_api.cc:50	https://cs.corp.google.com/piper///depot/google3/third_party/arcore/ar/core/c_api/session_lite_c_api.cc?g=0&l=50
################### Stack Trace End #################
                                                                                                    
################### Undecorated Trace Begin  #################
INTERNAL: 
ARCoreError: third_party/arcore/ar/core/session.cc:1476
                                                                                                    
ARCoreError: third_party/arcore/ar/infrastructure/android_data_source.cc:553
                                                                                                    
ARCoreError: third_party/arcore/ar/infrastructure/android_data_source.cc:1073
Failed to register sensor to queue 0
=== Source Location Trace: === 
third_party/arcore/ar/infrastructure/android/standard_event_provider.cc:174
third_party/arcore/ar/infrastructure/android/android_sensor_event_source.cc:105
third_party/arcore/ar/infrastructure/android/android_sensors.cc:630                                                                                                    third_party/arcore/ar/infrastructure/android/android_sensors.cc:139
third_party/arcore/ar/infrastructure/android_data_source.cc:1073
third_party/arcore/ar/infrastructure/android_data_source.cc:553
third_party/arcore/ar/core/session.cc:1476
                                                                                                    
################### Undecorated Trace End  #################

[lferrer]

Thank you for the additional information.

We have identified the source of the regression and are in the process of preparing a hotfix release.

We expect to have a new APK ready in the next few days, with a full rollout (contingent on the fix being successful) to follow a week after that.

[VishV-Android]

Getting same issue.

• Samsung Galaxy A14

• ARCore Version: SDK build name: implementation 'com.google.ar:core:1.52.0'

• ARCore Google play service for AR app Version (1.54.260890093)

Is there any solution found?

[stonesy88]

Samsung 24+

05-21 18:29:47.949 10404 25280 25280 E native : ################ ARCore Native Error ##################
05-21 18:29:47.949 10404 25280 25280 E native : BUILD_CHANGELIST:891432807
05-21 18:29:47.949 10404 25280 25280 E native : BUILD_BASELINE_CHANGELIST:891432807
05-21 18:29:47.949 10404 25280 25280 E native : ################### Stack Trace Begin ################
05-21 18:29:47.949 10404 25280 25280 E native : ARCoreError: third_party/arcore/ar/infrastructure/android_data_source.cc:1073 https://cs.corp.google.com/piper///depot/google3/third_party/arcore/ar/infrastructure/android_data_source.cc?g=0&l=1073
05-21 18:29:47.949 10404 25280 25280 E native : ARCoreError: third_party/arcore/ar/infrastructure/android_data_source.cc:553 https://cs.corp.google.com/piper///depot/google3/third_party/arcore/ar/infrastructure/android_data_source.cc?g=0&l=553
05-21 18:29:47.949 10404 25280 25280 E native : ARCoreError: third_party/arcore/ar/core/session.cc:1476 https://cs.corp.google.com/piper///depot/google3/third_party/arcore/ar/core/session.cc?g=0&l=1476
05-21 18:29:47.949 10404 25280 25280 E native : ARCoreError: third_party/arcore/ar/core/c_api/session_lite_c_api.cc:50 https://cs.corp.google.com/piper///depot/google3/third_party/arcore/ar/core/c_api/session_lite_c_api.cc?g=0&l=50
05-21 18:29:47.949 10404 25280 25280 E native : ################### Stack Trace End #################
05-21 18:29:47.949 10404 25280 25280 E native :
05-21 18:29:47.949 10404 25280 25280 E native : ################### Undecorated Trace Begin #################
05-21 18:29:47.949 10404 25280 25280 E native : INTERNAL:
05-21 18:29:47.949 10404 25280 25280 E native : ARCoreError: third_party/arcore/ar/core/session.cc:1476
05-21 18:29:47.949 10404 25280 25280 E native :
05-21 18:29:47.949 10404 25280 25280 E native : ARCoreError: third_party/arcore/ar/infrastructure/android_data_source.cc:553
05-21 18:29:47.949 10404 25280 25280 E native :
05-21 18:29:47.949 10404 25280 25280 E native : ARCoreError: third_party/arcore/ar/infrastructure/android_data_source.cc:1073
05-21 18:29:47.949 10404 25280 25280 E native : Failed to register sensor to queue 0
05-21 18:29:47.949 10404 25280 25280 E native : === Source Location Trace: ===
05-21 18:29:47.949 10404 25280 25280 E native : third_party/arcore/ar/infrastructure/android/standard_event_provider.cc:174
05-21 18:29:47.949 10404 25280 25280 E native : third_party/arcore/ar/infrastructure/android/android_sensor_event_source.cc:105
05-21 18:29:47.949 10404 25280 25280 E native : third_party/arcore/ar/infrastructure/android/android_sensors.cc:630
05-21 18:29:47.949 10404 25280 25280 E native : third_party/arcore/ar/infrastructure/android/android_sensors.cc:139
05-21 18:29:47.949 10404 25280 25280 E native : third_party/arcore/ar/infrastructure/android_data_source.cc:1073
05-21 18:29:47.949 10404 25280 25280 E native : third_party/arcore/ar/infrastructure/android_data_source.cc:553
05-21 18:29:47.949 10404 25280 25280 E native : third_party/arcore/ar/core/session.cc:1476
05-21 18:29:47.949 10404 25280 25280 E native :
05-21 18:29:47.949 10404 25280 25280 E native : ################### Undecorated Trace End #################