getIdentityId() returns null the first time after Sign In in Android, crashes app but if reopened behaves normally

[abhidaa1233]

Describe the bug

getIdentityId() returns null the first time after signing in. This will
crashes the app. But when the app is reopened, things behave normally.

Here's the code that I have tried:

CognitoCachingCredentialsProvider credentialsProvider =
    new CognitoCachingCredentialsProvider(
        getApplicationContext(), // Context
        "IDENTITY_POOL_ID", // replaced by Identity Pool ID of mine 
        Regions.AP_SOUTH_1// Region
    );
new Thread(new Runnable() {
    @Override
    public void run() {
       String identityId = credentialsProvider.getIdentityId();
    }
}).start();

Had to start a new thread as it was giving error about using the main thread.
Another thing I tried:

new Thread(new Runnable() {
     @Override
     public void run() {
         final AWSCredentials credentials = AWSMobileClient.getInstance().getCredentials();
     }
}).start();
String identityId = AWSMobileClient.getInstance().getIdentityId();

Here's the error that shows up in Logcat:

Caused by: com.amazonaws.services.s3.model.AmazonS3Exception: Access Denied (Service: Amazon S3; Status Code: 403; Error Code: AccessDenied;

I get this same result every time.

Expected behavior
Normal, smooth login

Desktop (please complete the following information):

• OS: [Android Oreo]

Thank you for your valuable time.

---

Update:

Actually, the issue is that the identity ID I am getting from these methods
calls the getIdentityId() 2 or 3 times within few seconds. If it is called 3
times, then one time it mostly comes null. One is right, and one is wrong.
This crashes the app, but when restarted it behaves normal. I somehow took the
ID in a final String and it's currently works but please solve the bug.

Thank you.

[abhidaa1233]

Any updates regarding this issue?

[Diegolotr99]

Why aws-amplify DELETING COMMENTS ??

[jamesonwilliams]

Hi, @Diegolotr99. I condensed some information back into the original post, that's all. Cheers.

[Diegolotr99]

Hi @jamesonwilliams , Cheers. Still looking for any help here -> aws-amplify/amplify-android#962

[jamesonwilliams]

@Diegolotr99 Please do not spam unrelated issues, to advertise your other issues. That creates noise for folks who are trying to follow this ticket. If you have additional relevant details to provide to either GitHub issue, please do so.

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[gpanshu]

HI @abhidaa1233 please advise if this is still an issue as this github issue is quite old. Please try with the latest libraries. If this is still happening we will do a deep dive and fix it.