fix(mobile): patch null headless loader crash in expo-task-manager

[iscekic]

Summary

Fix KILO-APP-9V: a fatal NullPointerException in expo.modules.taskManager.TaskService.executeTask on Android.

The Android app needs a new build. This is a native patch and cannot ship via OTA.

Root cause

A data-only active_agents_glanceable FCM wake can reach TaskService.executeTask before the React task manager is registered and while the app context is unavailable. getAppLoader() then returns null, and the unguarded loadApp(...) call throws on the Firebase messaging thread.

• Matches Android crash: expo-task-manager NullPointerException triggered by Location.startLocationUpdatesAsync expo/expo#41663; upstream fix is fix(task-manager)[android]: guard against null headless app loader in executeTask expo/expo#46449 (unmerged).
• expo-task-manager@57.0.16 still contains the unguarded call, so the SDK upgrade does not fix it.
• Sentry shows 14 events, 11 users, Android only, all on the same executeTask frame.

Change

• Add patches/expo-task-manager@57.0.16.patch: null-guard the loader in executeTask; drop the queued event and return instead of crashing.
• Register the patch in pnpm-workspace.yaml and pnpm-lock.yaml.

Verification

• git apply -p1 --check against the exact 57.0.16 package passes.
• pnpm install --lockfile-only regenerated the lock with the patch hash.

Caveat

The same method has an unsynchronized sEvents check-then-act race (expo/expo#41663) that can throw in the same frame. Left unpatched to keep this change minimal.

Fixes KILO-APP-9V

[kilo-code-bot]

Code Review Summary

Status: No Issues Found | Recommendation: Merge

Executive Summary

Reviewed the expo-task-manager@57.0.16 null headless-loader patch together with its pnpm patch registration and lockfile updates; the null-guard is internally consistent and the regenerated lockfile only repairs pre-existing catalog drift, with no high-confidence defects found.

Files Reviewed (3 files)

• patches/expo-task-manager@57.0.16.patch
• pnpm-lock.yaml
• pnpm-workspace.yaml

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