Reproduction steps:
1. Open the attached project “ReproProject”
2. Ensure the “IL2CPP” Scripting backend is selected
3. Build the App and Install it on Android
4. Launch the app and quit/close
5. Delete global-metadata.dat using File Manager (Android/com.DefaultCompany.Il2cppInitCrash/files/il2cpp/Metadata/global-metadata.dat)
6. Relaunch the app and observe the behaviour
Expected result: The app displays an error message “failed to load IL2CPP”
Actual result: Application crashes
Reproducible with: 2021.3.29f1, 2022.3.7f1, 2023.1.8f1, 2023.2.0b3
Reproducible with these devices:
VLNQA00518 - Google Pixel 4 (Pixel 4), CPU: Snapdragon 855 SM8150, GPU: Adreno 640, OS: 12
VLNQA00414 - Galaxy Note10+ 5G (SM-N976V), CPU: Snapdragon 855 SM8150, GPU: Adreno 640, OS: 9
VLNQA00278 - Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 (Redmi Note 7), CPU: Snapdragon 660, GPU: Adreno 512, OS: 9.0.0
VLNQA00139 - Vivo Xplay6 (vivo Xplay6), CPU: Snapdragon 820 MSM8996, GPU: Adreno 530, OS: 7.1.1
VLNQA00132 - Xiaomi Mi 5s (MI 5s), CPU: Snapdragon 820 MSM8996, GPU: Adreno 530, OS: 6.0.1
Testing environment: macOS(Intel) 13.4.1