How to handle :java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException: android.os.BinderProxy.finalize() timed out after 10 seconds errors?

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We’re seeing a number of TimeoutExceptions in GcWatcher.finalize, BinderProxy.finalize, and PlainSocketImpl.finalize. 90+% of them happen on Android 4.3. We’re getting reports of this from Crittercism from users out in the field.

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The error is a variation of: “com.android.internal.BinderInternal$GcWatcher.finalize() timed out after 10 seconds“

java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException: android.os.BinderProxy.finalize() timed out after 10 seconds
at android.os.BinderProxy.destroy(Native Method)
at android.os.BinderProxy.finalize(Binder.java:459)
at java.lang.Daemons$FinalizerDaemon.doFinalize(Daemons.java:187)
at java.lang.Daemons$FinalizerDaemon.run(Daemons.java:170)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:841)

So far we haven’t had any luck reproducing the problem in house or figuring out what might have caused it.

Any ideas what can cause this?
Any idea how to debug this and find out which part of the app causes this?
Anything that sheds light on the issue helps.

More Stacktraces: 

1   android.os.BinderProxy.destroy  
2   android.os.BinderProxy.finalize Binder.java, line 482
3   java.lang.Daemons$FinalizerDaemon.doFinalize    Daemons.java, line 187
4   java.lang.Daemons$FinalizerDaemon.run   Daemons.java, line 170
5   java.lang.Thread.run    Thread.java, line 841

2

1   java.lang.Object.wait   
2   java.lang.Object.wait   Object.java, line 401
3   java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue.remove ReferenceQueue.java, line 102
4   java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue.remove ReferenceQueue.java, line 73
5   java.lang.Daemons$FinalizerDaemon.run   Daemons.java, line 170
6   java.lang.Thread.run

3 

1   java.util.HashMap.newKeyIterator    HashMap.java, line 907
2   java.util.HashMap$KeySet.iterator   HashMap.java, line 913
3   java.util.HashSet.iterator  HashSet.java, line 161
4   java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.interruptIdleWorkers    ThreadPoolExecutor.java, line 755
5   java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.interruptIdleWorkers    ThreadPoolExecutor.java, line 778
6   java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.shutdown    ThreadPoolExecutor.java, line 1357
7   java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.finalize    ThreadPoolExecutor.java, line 1443
8   java.lang.Daemons$FinalizerDaemon.doFinalize    Daemons.java, line 187
9   java.lang.Daemons$FinalizerDaemon.run   Daemons.java, line 170
10  java.lang.Thread.run

4

1   com.android.internal.os.BinderInternal$GcWatcher.finalize   BinderInternal.java, line 47
2   java.lang.Daemons$FinalizerDaemon.doFinalize    Daemons.java, line 187
3   java.lang.Daemons$FinalizerDaemon.run   Daemons.java, line 170
4   java.lang.Thread.run

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