bug: Morphe App throws error when trying to patch TiviMate

[itsmorphintime2026]

Bug description

When patching TiviMate app using Rushi's patches it throws an error as shown in the logs below. Rushi says this is an issue with the Morphe app and not his patch.

Version of Morphe (Manager) and the app you are patching

Morphe Manager 1.22.0

TiviMate app using Rushi's patches

Morphe logs

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: totalSize < MINIMUM_SIZE
	at okio.Buffer$$ExternalSyntheticBUOutline0.m(SourceFile:0)
	at com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkArgument(SourceFile:141)
	at com.android.tools.build.apkzlib.zip.ExtraField$AlignmentSegment.<init>(SourceFile:338)
	at com.android.tools.build.apkzlib.zip.ZFile.writeAllFilesToZip(SourceFile:1149)
	at com.android.tools.build.apkzlib.zip.ZFile.update(SourceFile:1023)
	at com.android.tools.build.apkzlib.zip.ZFile.close(SourceFile:1348)
	at kotlin.io.CloseableKt.closeFinally(SourceFile:47)
	at app.morphe.patcher.apk.ApkUtils.applyTo(SourceFile:61)
	at app.morphe.manager.patcher.Session$run$5.invokeSuspend(SourceFile:113)
	at app.morphe.manager.patcher.Session$run$5.invoke(SourceFile:0)
	at app.morphe.manager.patcher.Session$run$5.invoke(SourceFile:0)
	at kotlinx.coroutines.intrinsics.UndispatchedKt.startUndispatched(SourceFile:66)
	at kotlinx.coroutines.intrinsics.UndispatchedKt.startUndispatchedOrReturn(SourceFile:43)
	at kotlinx.coroutines.BuildersKt__Builders_commonKt.withContext(SourceFile:497)
	at kotlinx.coroutines.BuildersKt.withContext(dex-id-ace44fe2fda8b14435295ee3553adcec9bc69d14:1)
	at app.morphe.manager.patcher.Session.run(SourceFile:111)
	at app.morphe.manager.patcher.Session$run$1.invokeSuspend(SourceFile:12)
	at kotlin.coroutines.jvm.internal.BaseContinuationImpl.resumeWith(SourceFile:34)
	at kotlinx.coroutines.DispatchedTask.run(SourceFile:100)
	at kotlinx.coroutines.scheduling.CoroutineScheduler.runSafely(SourceFile:586)
	at kotlinx.coroutines.scheduling.CoroutineScheduler$Worker.executeTask(SourceFile:807)
	at kotlinx.coroutines.scheduling.CoroutineScheduler$Worker.runWorker(SourceFile:717)
	at kotlinx.coroutines.scheduling.CoroutineScheduler$Worker.run(SourceFile:704)

Acknowledgements

• I have checked all open and closed bug reports and this is not a duplicate.
• I have chosen an appropriate title.
• All requested information has been provided properly.
• The bug only affects using Morphe (Manager)

[LisoUseInAIKyrios]

Does this app patch correctly using Morphe CLI?

Do you have "Optimize for device architecture" enabled in Morphe Manager? If so try turning it off.

[MarcaDian]

I cannot reproduce the issue; Architecture optimization and the Patching process are enabled.

Details

Logs

[INFO] Device: android=15 api=35 ramAvail="2.97 GB" ramTotal="7.42 GB" storageAvail="89.86 GB" storageTotal="226.49 GB"
[INFO] Patching started at 1782631031953 pkg=ar.tvplayer.tv version=5.3.3 bundle=1.8.0-dev.2 input=/data/user/0/app.morphe.manager.debug/app_ui_ephemeral/temp_apk_1782631000844.apk size=9605330 split=true patches=1 device=Xiaomi model=23124RA7EO
[INFO] Runtime: process memoryLimit=1280
[INFO] Process heap memory limit: 1280MB
[INFO] Preparing split APK bundle from temp_apk_1782631000844.apk (size=9605330 bytes)
[INFO] Видобування split APK файлів
[INFO] Found 4 split modules: base.apk, split_config.armeabi_v7a.apk, split_config.arm64_v8a.apk, split_config.xhdpi.apk
[INFO] Module sizes: base.apk=10694454 bytes, split_config.armeabi_v7a.apk=3146477 bytes, split_config.arm64_v8a.apk=3404515 bytes, split_config.xhdpi.apk=67001 bytes
[INFO] Об'єднання base.apk
[INFO] Об'єднання split_config.xhdpi.apk
[INFO] Об'єднання split_config.arm64_v8a.apk
[INFO] Запис об'єднаного APK файлу
[INFO] Завершення об'єднаного APK файлу
[INFO] Split APK merged to /data/user/0/app.morphe.manager.debug/app_ephemeral/split-1782631039943/temp_apk_1782631000844-merged.apk (modules=4, mergedSize=10986651 bytes)
[INFO] Applying patches...
[INFO] Executing patches
[INFO] Unlock Premium succeeded
[INFO] Writing patched files...
[INFO] Compiling patched dex files (mode: STRIP_FAST)
[INFO] Writing 2 new classes to new DEX files
[INFO] Processing 2 classes (single threaded mode)
[INFO] Wrote 1 dex files to /data/user/0/app.morphe.manager.debug/app_ephemeral/patcher/patched/dex
[INFO] Stripping 2 modified classes from original DEX files
[INFO] Aligning APK
[INFO] Patched apk saved to /data/user/0/app.morphe.manager.debug/app_ephemeral/patcher/result.apk
[INFO] Heap after patching: average=36MB max=64MB
[INFO] Patching succeeded: output=/data/user/0/app.morphe.manager.debug/app_ui_ephemeral/installer/output.apk size=11048082 elapsed=17377ms

[itsmorphintime2026]

Does this app patch correctly using Morphe CLI?

Do you have "Optimize for device architecture" enabled in Morphe Manager? If so try turning it off.

With morphe cli I get this error

"[ERROR] Patching failed: Rebuilding failed: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: totalSize < MINIMUM_SIZE"

I have optimize for device architecture turned off.

I cannot reproduce the issue; Architecture optimization and the Patching process are enabled.

Logs

[INFO] Device: android=15 api=35 ramAvail="2.97 GB" ramTotal="7.42 GB" storageAvail="89.86 GB" storageTotal="226.49 GB"
[INFO] Patching started at 1782631031953 pkg=ar.tvplayer.tv version=5.3.3 bundle=1.8.0-dev.2 input=/data/user/0/app.morphe.manager.debug/app_ui_ephemeral/temp_apk_1782631000844.apk size=9605330 split=true patches=1 device=Xiaomi model=23124RA7EO
[INFO] Runtime: process memoryLimit=1280
[INFO] Process heap memory limit: 1280MB
[INFO] Preparing split APK bundle from temp_apk_1782631000844.apk (size=9605330 bytes)
[INFO] Видобування split APK файлів
[INFO] Found 4 split modules: base.apk, split_config.armeabi_v7a.apk, split_config.arm64_v8a.apk, split_config.xhdpi.apk
[INFO] Module sizes: base.apk=10694454 bytes, split_config.armeabi_v7a.apk=3146477 bytes, split_config.arm64_v8a.apk=3404515 bytes, split_config.xhdpi.apk=67001 bytes
[INFO] Об'єднання base.apk
[INFO] Об'єднання split_config.xhdpi.apk
[INFO] Об'єднання split_config.arm64_v8a.apk
[INFO] Запис об'єднаного APK файлу
[INFO] Завершення об'єднаного APK файлу
[INFO] Split APK merged to /data/user/0/app.morphe.manager.debug/app_ephemeral/split-1782631039943/temp_apk_1782631000844-merged.apk (modules=4, mergedSize=10986651 bytes)
[INFO] Applying patches...
[INFO] Executing patches
[INFO] Unlock Premium succeeded
[INFO] Writing patched files...
[INFO] Compiling patched dex files (mode: STRIP_FAST)
[INFO] Writing 2 new classes to new DEX files
[INFO] Processing 2 classes (single threaded mode)
[INFO] Wrote 1 dex files to /data/user/0/app.morphe.manager.debug/app_ephemeral/patcher/patched/dex
[INFO] Stripping 2 modified classes from original DEX files
[INFO] Aligning APK
[INFO] Patched apk saved to /data/user/0/app.morphe.manager.debug/app_ephemeral/patcher/result.apk
[INFO] Heap after patching: average=36MB max=64MB
[INFO] Patching succeeded: output=/data/user/0/app.morphe.manager.debug/app_ui_ephemeral/installer/output.apk size=11048082 elapsed=17377ms

You are patching a version found on apkmirror. That version successfully patched, but it will not load on an android TV device once you install it. The actual version the patches want to use is https://tivimate.com/apk

If you try to patch that version it will fail.

[MarcaDian]

Are you sure that the patches were developed for this version and not for the version from apkmirror?

Anyway, If cli also gives an error, then the problem is on the patcher side.

[itsmorphintime2026]

Are you sure that the patches were developed for this version and not for the version from apkmirror?

Anyway, If cli also gives an error, then the problem is on the patcher side.

Yeah if you look at the build number in your screenshots above, it shows a build mismatch from the apkmirror apk, but doesn't with the one from tivimate.com. I originally patched the one from apkmirror fine despite the build mismatch, but like I mentioned in the previous reply, it won't actually open once you install on an android tv device.

[rushiranpise]

Are you sure that the patches were developed for this version and not for the version from apkmirror?

Anyway, If cli also gives an error, then the problem is on the patcher side.

Yes, i used apk from https://tivimate.com/apk

[MarcaDian]

How did you test the patch if patching doesn't work in the manager and in the cli?

[rushiranpise]

How did you test the patch if patching doesn't work in the manager and in the cli?

I didn't, I assumed it's an issue from patcher side so published it to test later

[MarcaDian]

At first glance, it seems to me that the APK has protection against modification, because I tried to fix the patcher problem locally, but the APK crashes on launch.

[rushiranpise]

At first glance, it seems to me that the APK has protection against modification, because I tried to fix the patcher problem locally, but the APK crashes on launch.

Thanks for giving it a try. I'll use a different APK as the base and rework the patch. Hopefully that will resolve the issue.