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File.listFiles error for invalid UTF-8 characters

The app crashed while navigating through files inside a directory. crash log as follows:

JNI DETECTED ERROR IN APPLICATION: input is not valid Modified UTF-8: illegal start byte 0xf6
art/runtime/check_jni.cc:65]     string: 'Test Color.X7  37meaba'

java.io.File.list(File.java:742)
java.io.File.listFiles(File.java:784)
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Sign the apk before running for this case to avoid crashing.



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If this happens for files outside (not bundled) of your apk, just test on a real device. For me the emulator was causing the problem.



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