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Is WorkManager library supported in direct boot aware mode?

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Description

Hi Team,
Is Work Manager library supported in direct boot aware mode? If it supported please let us know from which version?
Here is the link about direct boot https://developer.android.com/training/articles/direct-boot
We are getting below error when tried to start from direct boot mode.

java.lang.IllegalStateException: Cannot initialize WorkManager in direct boot mode
at android.app.ActivityThread.handleBindApplication(ActivityThread.java:6809)
at android.app.ActivityThread.-$$Nest$mhandleBindApplication(Unknown Source:0)
at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2135)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:106)
at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:201)
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:288)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7944)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:548)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:942)
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Cannot initialize WorkManager in direct boot mode

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Start with the direct boot documentation linked in the issue and the WorkManager initialization path that produces the reported IllegalStateException. Determine whether direct boot mode is supported and which library version applies; document the conclusion or identify the required repository change, since no source file or test is named.

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Tech stack
kotlin
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
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