Crash from Google Play Console on home button preferences

[SergeyZhukovsky]

Description

Crash when navigating to settings > Notifications > In-app notifications.
Note: It happens on stable channel only.

Exception java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'android.content.res.Resources$Theme android.content.Context.getTheme()' on a null object reference
  at com.google.android.play.core.internal.aq.i (aq.java:6)
  at com.google.android.play.core.internal.an.a (an.java:6)
  at androidx.preference.Preference.<init> (Preference.java:315)
  at com.google.android.gms.cloudmessaging.zzh.<init> (com.google.android.gms:play-services-cloud-messaging@@16.0.0:2)
  at org.chromium.chrome.browser.settings.BraveMainPreferencesBase.i3 (BraveMainPreferencesBase.java:325)
  at org.chromium.chrome.browser.toolbar.ButtonDataImpl.run (ButtonDataImpl.java:3)
  at android.os.Handler.handleCallback (Handler.java:938)
  at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage (Handler.java:99)
  at android.os.Looper.loopOnce (Looper.java:201)
  at android.os.Looper.loop (Looper.java:288)
  at android.app.ActivityThread.main (ActivityThread.java:7842)
  at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke (Method.java)
  at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run (RuntimeInit.java:548)
  at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main (ZygoteInit.java:1003)

Exception java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'android.content.res.Resources$Theme android.content.Context.getTheme()' on a null object reference
  at androidx.core.content.res.TypedArrayUtils.getAttr (TypedArrayUtils.java:355)
  at androidx.preference.Preference.<init> (Preference.java:315)
  at androidx.preference.Preference.<init> (Preference.java:326)
  at org.chromium.chrome.browser.settings.VpnCalloutPreference.<init> (VpnCalloutPreference.java:32)
  at org.chromium.chrome.browser.settings.BraveMainPreferencesBase.rearrangePreferenceOrders (BraveMainPreferencesBase.java:182)
  at org.chromium.chrome.browser.settings.BraveMainPreferencesBase.updateBravePreferences (BraveMainPreferencesBase.java:147)
  at org.chromium.chrome.browser.settings.BraveMainPreferencesBase.lambda$onResume$0 (BraveMainPreferencesBase.java:116)
  at org.chromium.chrome.browser.settings.BraveMainPreferencesBase.$r8$lambda$NgSxF-DGhI0embP02coyf6_iVJw (BraveMainPreferencesBase.java:325)
  at org.chromium.chrome.browser.settings.BraveMainPreferencesBase$$InternalSyntheticLambda$1$5311148cd34ee2cd13211cdab6bdbc40b4bc2e364f5981e603a0df0d8ddfba83$0.run (BraveMainPreferencesBase.java:3)
  at android.os.Handler.handleCallback (Handler.java:873)
  at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage (Handler.java:99)
  at android.os.Looper.loop (Looper.java:214)
  at android.app.ActivityThread.main (ActivityThread.java:7156)
  at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke (Method.java)
  at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run (RuntimeInit.java:494)
  at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main (ZygoteInit.java:975)

Steps to reproduce

1. Clean install
2. Navigate to settings > notifications > in-app notifications
3. Observe

Actual result

in_app_settings_crash.mp4

Expected result

no crash

Device details

• Install type (ARM, x86): ARM
• Device type (Phone, Tablet, Phablet): Galaxy devices
• Android version: 12, 11

Brave version

1.45.116

[kjozwiak]

Verification PASSED on Samsung Galaxy S10+ running Android 12 using the following build(s):

Brave | 1.45.120 Chromium: 107.0.5304.91 (Official Build) (32-bit)
Revision | 3d5948960d62418160796d5831a4d2d7d6c90fa8-refs/branch-heads/5304@{#1097}
OS | Android 12; Build/SP1A.210812.016

Using the STR/Cases outlined via #26440 (comment), verified the Brave doesn't crash when going into Settings -> Notifications -> in-app notifications as per the following:

Screen_Recording_20221104_022629_Brave.mp4

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Verification PASSED on Samsung Tab S8 Ultra running Android 12 using the following build(s):

Brave | 1.45.120 Chromium: 107.0.5304.91 (Official Build) (32-bit)
--- | ---
Revision | 3d5948960d62418160796d5831a4d2d7d6c90fa8-refs/branch-heads/5304@{#1097}
OS | Android 12; Build/SP2A.220305.013

Using the STR/Cases outlined via #26440 (comment), verified the Brave doesn't crash when going into Settings -> Notifications -> in-app notifications as per the following:

Screen_Recording_20221104_024823_Brave.mp4