SecurityException in Geocoder

Question

I am getting a

java.lang.SecurityException: Not allowed to bind to service Intent { act=com.android.location.service.GeocodeProvider pkg=com.google.android.location }

while trying to do fetch geocode on my JellyBean device.

Geocoder geocoder = new Geocoder(getActivity(), Locale.getDefault());                 
try {                    
    List<Address> listAddresses = geocoder.getFromLocation(latitude, longitude, 1);
    if (null != listAddresses && listAddresses.size() > 0)
        currentAddress =listAddresses.get(0);
} catch (IOException e) {
    e.printStackTrace();
}

I have the permissions ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION, ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION, INTERNET added. How can this be avoided to get geocode all the time?

AndroidManifest.xml:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="xxx"
    android:versionCode="15"
    android:versionName="0.5" >

    <uses-sdk
        android:minSdkVersion="8"
        android:targetSdkVersion="16" />

    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />

    <permission
        android:name="xxx.permission.C2D_MESSAGE"
        android:protectionLevel="signature" />

    <uses-permission android:name="xxx.permission.C2D_MESSAGE" />
    <!-- App receives GCM messages. -->
    <uses-permission android:name="com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE" />
    <!-- GCM connects to Google Services. -->
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
    <!-- GCM requires a Google account. -->
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS" />
    <!-- Keeps the processor from sleeping when a message is received. -->
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.NETWORK" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS" />

    <application
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:hardwareAccelerated="true"
        android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >
        <activity
            android:name=".DashboardActivity"
            android:label="@string/app_name"
            android:screenOrientation="portrait"
            android:theme="@android:style/Theme.NoTitleBar.Fullscreen"
            android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustPan" >
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
        <activity
            android:name=".MainActivity"
            android:label="@string/title_activity_main"
            android:screenOrientation="portrait" >
        </activity>

        <receiver
            android:name="com.google.android.gcm.GCMBroadcastReceiver"
            android:permission="com.google.android.c2dm.permission.SEND" >
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="com.google.android.c2dm.intent.RECEIVE" />
                <action android:name="com.google.android.c2dm.intent.REGISTRATION" />

                <category android:name="xxx" />
            </intent-filter>
        </receiver>

        <service android:name="xxx.GCMIntentService" />

        <meta-data
            android:name="com.facebook.sdk.ApplicationId"
            android:value="@string/app_id" />

        <activity android:name="com.facebook.LoginActivity" >
        </activity>
    </application>

</manifest>

(Package name was replaced by xxx.)

Seems an [issue](https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=39635) — StarPinkER, Mar 06 '13 at 04:59
@JermaineXu, Yes I saw that, Is there a workaround to get geocode despite this? — Alok, Mar 06 '13 at 05:16

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Mar 06 '13 at 05:04

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Check your Android Manifest Code.

Generally, java.lang.SecurityException occurrs because you may enter two entries pointing to same activity. Remove the second one and check it once .

edited Mar 06 '13 at 05:04

Hardik Mishra

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answered Mar 06 '13 at 04:46

androidgeek

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 06 '13 at 04:59

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Replace this line

Geocoder geocoder = new Geocoder(getActivity(), Locale.getDefault());

with

 Geocoder geocoder = new Geocoder(<Your Activity Name>.this, Locale.getDefault());

also please check if you have added these permissions under manifest tag not under the application tag(happened to me once before).

otherwise I don't think anything is wrong with your code. If problem still exists try rebooting your device and then try running code again, as this may be hardware issue.

answered Mar 06 '13 at 04:59

Aashish Bhatnagar

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permissions are added properly in manifest. This piece of code is inside a SherlockFragment. But thats not the problem it seems. – Alok Mar 06 '13 at 05:25
Restarting the device works. But would want to handle it for the end user without having him restart. – Alok Mar 06 '13 at 05:26
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well this doesn't happen very often you can create a dialog asking user to restart device on catch block handling this exception. I mean this is reported bug we can't do much about it – Aashish Bhatnagar Mar 06 '13 at 05:28
What is exactly helpful in this answer? The code replacement makes no sense since you can't "replace" getActivity() with .this since this is obviously a Fragment. Why this was accepted as the answer is misleading – Bostone Mar 15 '13 at 06:04
this was helpful here "If problem still exists try rebooting your device and then try running code again, as this may be hardware issue." and he experienced this it was a reported bug and exception handling helped him. I posted the code because I was unaware of fragment usage. – Aashish Bhatnagar Mar 15 '13 at 06:17

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