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Scrcpy ERROR: Exception on thread Thread[Thread-1,5,main]

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Could you help me with this error please?

ERROR: Exception on thread Thread[Thread-1,5,main]
java.lang.AssertionError: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
at com.genymobile.scrcpy.wrappers.InputManager.injectInputEvent(InputManager.java:31)
at com.genymobile.scrcpy.Device.injectInputEvent(Device.java:97)
at com.genymobile.scrcpy.EventController.injectEvent(EventController.java:159)
at com.genymobile.scrcpy.EventController.injectMouse(EventController.java:129)
at com.genymobile.scrcpy.EventController.handleEvent(EventController.java:75)
at com.genymobile.scrcpy.EventController.control(EventController.java:61)
at com.genymobile.scrcpy.Server$1.run(Server.java:35)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:1012)
Caused by: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at com.genymobile.scrcpy.wrappers.InputManager.injectInputEvent(InputManager.java:29)
... 7 more
Caused by: java.lang.SecurityException: Injecting input events requires the caller (or the source of the instrumentation, if any) to have the INJECT_EVENTS permission.
at android.os.Parcel.createExceptionOrNull(Parcel.java:3011)
at android.os.Parcel.createException(Parcel.java:2995)
at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:2978)
at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:2920)
at android.hardware.input.IInputManager$Stub$Proxy.injectInputEvent(IInputManager.java:1271)
... 9 more
Caused by: android.os.RemoteException: Remote stack trace:
at com.android.server.input.InputManagerService.injectInputEventToTarget(InputManagerService.java:916)
at com.android.server.input.InputManagerService.injectInputEvent(InputManagerService.java:904)
at android.hardware.input.IInputManager$Stub.onTransact(IInputManager.java:603)
at android.os.Binder.execTransactInternal(Binder.java:1285)
at android.os.Binder.execTransact(Binder.java:1249)

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Start with the stack trace entries in InputManager.java, Device.java, and EventController.java, then investigate the Android INJECT_EVENTS permission failure during mouse input. The report provides no device, Android version, reproduction steps, proposed change, or acceptance criterion, so a successful outcome cannot yet be defined.

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Tech stack
android, java
Domain
mobile-dev
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
5/5
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Over a week
Activity status
Stale
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Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
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