iOS 13.2 crashes when speaking with AVSpeechSynthesizer

Originator:bsudekum
Number:rdar://23423423423423333 Date Originated:Oct 2
Status:Closed Resolved:True
Product:iOS Product Version:iOS
Classification:Bug Reproducible:Yes
 
When calling `AVSpeechSynthesizer.speak(string:)` the app crashes. This is only occurring on iOS 13.2. Stack trace:

2019-10-07 13:15:43.631368-0700 SpeakExample[52041:5057604] *** Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSRangeException', reason: 'Cannot remove an observer <AXSpeechManager 0x600003b78fc0> for the key path "audioSessionCategory" from <AXSpeechManager 0x600003b78fc0> because it is not registered as an observer.'
*** First throw call stack:
(
	0   CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff23bef05e __exceptionPreprocess + 350
	1   libobjc.A.dylib                     0x00007fff50cb6b20 objc_exception_throw + 48
	2   Foundation                          0x00007fff25707751 -[NSObject(NSKeyValueObserverRegistration) _removeObserver:forProperty:] + 601
	3   Foundation                          0x00007fff25707b5f -[NSObject(NSKeyValueObserverRegistration) removeObserver:forKeyPath:] + 74
	4   Foundation                          0x00007fff25707a8c -[NSObject(NSKeyValueObserverRegistration) removeObserver:forKeyPath:context:] + 177
	5   libAXSpeechManager.dylib            0x00007fff4e495366 -[AXSpeechManager handleAudioSessionObservers:] + 139
	6   libAXSpeechManager.dylib            0x00007fff4e494c68 -[AXSpeechManager _updateAuxiliarySession:] + 37
	7   libAXSpeechManager.dylib            0x00007fff4e494c0d -[AXSpeechManager _activeAudioRouteChanged:] + 135
	8   libAXSpeechManager.dylib            0x00007fff4e494b4d -[AXSpeechManager init] + 476
	9   AXSpeechImplementation              0x0000000104c8c7ac -[AVSpeechSynthesizer(Implementation) prepareSpeechManager] + 59
	10  AXSpeechImplementation              0x0000000104c8c740 -[AVSpeechSynthesizer(Implementation) init] + 76
	11  SpeakExample                        0x00000001026392f3 $sSo19AVSpeechSynthesizerCABycfcTO + 19
	12  SpeakExample                        0x0000000102638c3f $sSo19AVSpeechSynthesizerCABycfC + 31
	13  SpeakExample                        0x0000000102638b00 $s12SpeakExample14ViewControllerC14viewWillAppearyySbF + 160
	14  SpeakExample                        0x0000000102638d1c $s12SpeakExample14ViewControllerC14viewWillAppearyySbFTo + 60
	15  UIKitCore                           0x00007fff47333ded -[UIViewController _setViewAppearState:isAnimating:] + 661
	16  UIKitCore                           0x00007fff47334509 -[UIViewController __viewWillAppear:] + 115
	17  UIKitCore                           0x00007fff4723ed5e __56-[UIPresentationController runTransitionForCurrentState]_block_invoke.465 + 1280
	18  UIKitCore                           0x00007fff47244bf6 +[UIPresentationController _scheduleTransition:] + 79
	19  UIKitCore                           0x00007fff4723e5f6 -[UIPresentationController runTransitionForCurrentState] + 1716
	20  UIKitCore                           0x00007fff4723b72a -[UIPresentationController _presentWithAnimationController:interactionController:target:didEndSelector:] + 1060
	21  UIKitCore                           0x00007fff479ddb62 -[UIWindow addRootViewControllerViewIfPossible] + 391
	22  UIKitCore                           0x00007fff479dd128 -[UIWindow _updateLayerOrderingAndSetLayerHidden:actionBlock:] + 232
	23  UIKitCore                           0x00007fff479de1e5 -[UIWindow _setHidden:forced:] + 362
	24  UIKit                               0x0000000104896a6a -[UIWindowAccessibility _orderFrontWithoutMakingKey] + 84
	25  UIKitCore                           0x00007fff479f1591 -[UIWindow _mainQueue_makeKeyAndVisible] + 42
	26  UIKitCore                           0x00007fff47bf92b1 -[UIWindowScene _makeKeyAndVisibleIfNeeded] + 202
	27  UIKitCore                           0x00007fff46f37f47 +[UIScene _sceneForFBSScene:create:withSession:connectionOptions:] + 1405
	28  UIKitCore                           0x00007fff479a283e -[UIApplication _connectUISceneFromFBSScene:transitionContext:] + 1018
	29  UIKitCore                           0x00007fff479a2b80 -[UIApplication workspace:didCreateScene:withTransitionContext:completion:] + 304
	30  UIKitCore                           0x00007fff47512369 -[UIApplicationSceneClientAgent scene:didInitializeWithEvent:completion:] + 361
	31  FrontBoardServices                  0x00007fff3677d3c5 -[FBSSceneImpl _callOutQueue_agent_didCreateWithTransitionContext:completion:] + 442
	32  FrontBoardServices                  0x00007fff367a365c __86-[FBSWorkspaceScenesClient sceneID:createWithParameters:transitionContext:completion:]_block_invoke.154 + 102
	33  FrontBoardServices                  0x00007fff36787ea5 -[FBSWorkspace _calloutQueue_executeCalloutFromSource:withBlock:] + 220
	34  FrontBoardServices                  0x00007fff367a32ed __86-[FBSWorkspaceScenesClient sceneID:createWithParameters:transitionContext:completion:]_block_invoke + 355
	35  libdispatch.dylib                   0x0000000102960d60 _dispatch_client_callout + 8
	36  libdispatch.dylib                   0x0000000102963cd1 _dispatch_block_invoke_direct + 300
	37  FrontBoardServices                  0x00007fff367c9502 __FBSSERIALQUEUE_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_A_BLOCK__ + 30
	38  FrontBoardServices                  0x00007fff367c91f0 -[FBSSerialQueue _queue_performNextIfPossible] + 441
	39  FrontBoardServices                  0x00007fff367c96ff -[FBSSerialQueue _performNextFromRunLoopSource] + 22
	40  CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff23b52101 __CFRUNLOOP_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_A_SOURCE0_PERFORM_FUNCTION__ + 17
	41  CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff23b5202c __CFRunLoopDoSource0 + 76
	42  CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff23b5185c __CFRunLoopDoSources0 + 268
	43  CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff23b4c50f __CFRunLoopRun + 1263
	44  CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff23b4bcf6 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 438
	45  GraphicsServices                    0x00007fff38655bb0 GSEventRunModal + 65
	46  UIKitCore                           0x00007fff479a646c UIApplicationMain + 1621
	47  SpeakExample                        0x0000000102639bab main + 75
	48  libdyld.dylib                       0x00007fff51b3cc39 start + 1
	49  ???                                 0x0000000000000001 0x0 + 1
)
libc++abi.dylib: terminating with uncaught exception of type NSException
(lldb) 

To reproduce:

Create a new project with Xcode 11.2 and iOS 13.2:

1. Import AVFoundation
2. Run the following code:

let synth = AVSpeechSynthesizer()
let utterance = AVSpeechUtterance(string: "hello")
synth.speak(utterance)

Comments

watchOS has the same bug too.

By haozes at Oct. 28, 2019, 12:51 p.m. (reply...)

This was fixed in ios 13.2 beta 2.

By bsudekum at Oct. 10, 2019, 6:20 p.m. (reply...)

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