GroundSdk.newSession(context, null) never completes

[wooldridgetm]

I am developing a mobile app that uses the Parrot SDK to work with an Anafi Thermal Drone.

I am using v7.5 of the GroundSDK, and I recently updated my compile and target SDK to 33, and unfortunately, the GroundSdk.newSession(context, null) never returns or throws an exception. As far as I can tell, it doesn't do anything.

val session = try {
    GroundSdk.newSession(context, null)
} catch (e: Exception) {
    log.e("Error creating a new GroundSdk!")
    return@create
}
session.resume()

I get the same problem even when I update my compile/target SDKs to 32. Updating the SDK versions is mandated by Google to distribute my app via Google Play.

[wooldridgetm]

Figured it out - the ReverseGeocoderEngine is incompatible with the Google Play Services Location library v21.0.1 (com.google.android.gms:play-services-location:21.0.1). Specifically, invoking Fx requestStart() on theReverseGeocoderEngine instance hangs. It doesn't throw an exception or complete. It just hangs. Reverting the Google Play Services Location library to v17 fixed the issue.

Requested SDK Update: make the groundsdk compatible with the latest version of Google Play Services Location library. At the time of this writing, it's v21.0.1.