Android 10 / Q : contacts app crashing

Summary

when building /e/ on the latest Q branch (v1-q) the Contacts app is closing/crashing when trying to open it - always.

The problem

Steps to reproduce

1. build /e/ on v1-q
2. flash /e/ (clean flash)
3. start contacts app -> crash

What is the current behavior?

crash

What is the expected correct behavior?

that it works/opens

Technical informations

Relevant logs (adb logcat)

attached are:

1. logcat: contacts-crash_logcat.txt
2. strace: contacts-crash_strace.txt (on zygote when starting the contacts app)
3. build: 2020-09-30_build.log

additional notes:

• creating and editing a contact from within the DIALER app works fine.
• removing permissions (call/contacts) of the app (android settings --> applications -> contacts -> permissions) will not force close the app and so ask for these permissions. when given the requested permissions it closes again as when from clean install. so not a workaround but I just wanted to mention it.

Relevant screenshots

n/a as the app just closes immediately

Solutions

Workaround

I synced the LOS contacts app (as that is where /e/'s contact app is based on) and it works perfectly fine!

Possible fixes

no idea but it MUST be in the code of the /e/ app as the LOS one works