Error: Cannot read property 'GoogleApiAvailability' of undefined

[DavidHLau]

From Documentation Example: https://docs.nativescript.org/hardware/location

Android platform

Plugin: nativescript-geolocation Latest version: 4.2.3

Sample Code:

var geolocation = require("nativescript-geolocation"); 
  var location = geolocation.getCurrentLocation({ desiredAccuracy: 3, updateDistance: 10, maximumAge: 20000, timeout: 20000 }).
        then(function (loc) {
            if (loc) {
                alert("Current location is: " + loc);
            }
        }, function (e) {
            alert("Error: " + e.message); console.log("Error: " + e.message);
        });


geolocation.getCurrentLocation() **Returns:**

Promise {[[PromiseStatus]]: "pending", [[PromiseValue]]: undefined}proto: Promise[[PromiseStatus]]: "pending"[[PromiseValue]]: undefined

[atheros]

I'm getting similar error.

Test code:

import { Component, OnInit } from "@angular/core";
import * as geolocation from 'nativescript-geolocation';
import { Accuracy } from 'tns-core-modules/ui/enums';

@Component({
    selector: "ns-app",
    templateUrl: "app.component.html",
})
export class AppComponent implements OnInit {

    ngOnInit(): void {
        console.log('checking if geolocation is enabled');
        geolocation.isEnabled().then(enabled => {
            console.log('isEnabled =', enabled);
            if (enabled) {
               this.watch();
            } else {
               this.request();
            }
        }, e => {
            console.log('isEnabled error', e);
            this.request();
        });
    }

    request() {
        console.log('enableLocationRequest()');
        geolocation.enableLocationRequest().then(() => {
            console.log('location enabled!');
            this.watch();
        }, e => {
            console.log('Failed to enable', e);
        });
    }

    watch() {
        console.log('watchLocation()');
        geolocation.watchLocation(position => {
            console.log(position);
        }, e => {
            console.log('failed to get location');
        }, {
            desiredAccuracy: Accuracy.high,
            minimumUpdateTime: 500
        });
    }
}

I do get the allow/deny dialog once, but nothing happens afterwards or on application restart, just the error message:

JS: checking if geolocation is enabled
JS: Angular is running in the development mode. Call enableProdMode() to enable the production mode.
JS: isEnabled error TypeError: Cannot read property 'GoogleApiAvailability' of undefined
JS: enableLocationRequest()
JS: ANGULAR BOOTSTRAP DONE. 4463
JS: Failed to enable TypeError: Cannot read property 'GoogleApiAvailability' of undefined

[MeMartijn]

I'm also getting a similar error. I have not yet found a solution though.

[DimitarTachev]

Hi guys,

Your code snippets look fine and we are not able to reproduce such exception on our side. Could you provide us with some steps to reproduce the issue in the Demo app of the plugin or upload a sample app demonstrating the exception?

There is a similar issue (#93) with the first app build when the plugin is used along with the Firebase one. I suggest you delete your platforms folder and rebuild your apps as this also looks like an issue in the native dependencies during the app build.

[rindrasakti]

When I use watchLocation
it produce error
and the error point me to :
var googleApiAvailability = com.google.android.gms.common.GoogleApiAvailability.getInstance();
var resultCode = googleApiAvailability.isGooglePlayServicesAvailable(application_1.android.context);

System.err: com.tns.NativeScriptException:
System.err: Calling js method onCreateView failed
System.err: Error: Cannot watch location. Call "enableLocationRequest" first
System.err: File: "file:///data/data/org.nativescript.Tekmo/files/app/tns_module
s/nativescript-geolocation/geolocation.js, line: 130, column: 8
System.err: StackTrace:
System.err: Frame: function:'watchLocation', file:'file:///data/data/org.nat
ivescript.Tekmo/files/app/tns_modules/nativescript-geolocation/geolocation.js',
line: 130, column: 15
System.err: Frame: function:'exports.onLoaded', file:'file:///data/data/org.
nativescript.Tekmo/files/app/views/lokasi/lokasi.js', line: 17, column: 24
System.err: Frame: function:'Observable.notify', file:'file:///data/data/org
.nativescript.Tekmo/files/app/tns_modules/tns-core-modules/data/observable/obser
vable.js', line: 103, column: 23
System.err: Frame: function:'Observable._emit', file:'file:///data/data/org.
nativescript.Tekmo/files/app/tns_modules/tns-core-modules/data/observable/observ
able.js', line: 120, column: 18
System.err: Frame: function:'ViewBase.onLoaded', file:'file:///data/data/org
.nativescript.Tekmo/files/app/tns_modules/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view-base/vie
w-base.js', line: 202, column: 14
System.err: Frame: function:'View.onLoaded', file:'file:///data/data/org.nat
ivescript.Tekmo/files/app/tns_modules/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.js', li
ne: 62, column: 35
System.err: Frame: function:'Page.onLoaded', file:'file:///data/data/org.nat
ivescript.Tekmo/files/app/tns_modules/tns-core-modules/ui/page/page.js', line: 1
05, column: 35
System.err: Frame: function:'ViewBase._addViewCore', file:'file:///data/data
/org.nativescript.Tekmo/files/app/tns_modules/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view-base
/view-base.js', line: 360, column: 18
System.err: Frame: function:'ViewBase._addView', file:'file:///data/data/org
.nativescript.Tekmo/files/app/tns_modules/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view-base/vie
w-base.js', line: 346, column: 14
System.err: Frame: function:'FragmentCallbacksImplementation.onCreateView',
file:'file:///data/data/org.nativescript.Tekmo/files/app/tns_modules/tns-core-mo
dules/ui/frame/frame.js', line: 504, column: 24
System.err: Frame: function:'FragmentClass.onCreateView', file:'file:///data
/data/org.nativescript.Tekmo/files/app/tns_modules/tns-core-modules/ui/frame/fra
gment.js', line: 27, column: 38
System.err: at com.tns.Runtime.callJSMethodNative(Native Method)
System.err: at com.tns.Runtime.dispatchCallJSMethodNative(Runtime.java:1088)

System.err: at com.tns.Runtime.callJSMethodImpl(Runtime.java:970)
System.err: at com.tns.Runtime.callJSMethod(Runtime.java:957)
System.err: at com.tns.Runtime.callJSMethod(Runtime.java:941)
System.err: at com.tns.Runtime.callJSMethod(Runtime.java:933)
System.err: at com.tns.FragmentClass.onCreateView(FragmentClass.java:40)
System.err: at android.app.Fragment.performCreateView(Fragment.java:2236)
System.err: at android.app.FragmentManagerImpl.moveToState(FragmentManager.j
ava:978)
System.err: at android.app.FragmentManagerImpl.moveToState(FragmentManager.j
ava:1153)
System.err: at android.app.BackStackRecord.run(BackStackRecord.java:800)
System.err: at android.app.FragmentManagerImpl.execPendingActions(FragmentMa
nager.java:1562)
System.err: at android.app.FragmentManagerImpl$1.run(FragmentManager.java:48
7)
System.err: at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:815)
System.err: at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:104)
System.err: at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:207)
System.err: at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5692)
System.err: at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
System.err: at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(Zy
goteInit.java:908)
System.err: at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:769)
ActivityManager: Process org.nativescript.Tekmo (pid 2516) has died
ActivityManager: SVC-handleAppDiedLocked: app = ProcessRecord{a648892 2516:org.n
ativescript.Tekmo/u0a141}, app.pid = 2516
ActivityManager: cleanUpApplicationRecord -- 2516

[antoniocanaveral]

Same error: Cannot read property 'getInstance' of undefined, using @atheros code

JS: ANGULAR BOOTSTRAP DONE. 10774
JS: checking if geolocation is enabled
JS: isEnabled error TypeError: Cannot read property 'getInstance' of undefined
JS: Attempt to get permission
JS: Failed to enable TypeError: Cannot read property 'getInstance' of undefined

After Adding to app.gradle

project.ext {
    googlePlayServicesVersion = "11.2.+"
  }

Same Error

JS: ANGULAR BOOTSTRAP DONE. 6927
JS: checking if geolocation is enabled
JS: isEnabled error TypeError: Cannot read property 'GoogleApiAvailability' of undefined
JS: Attempt to get permission
JS: Failed to enable TypeError: Cannot read property 'GoogleApiAvailability' of undefined

Then, using Google Maps

JS: ERROR TypeError: Cannot read property 'CameraPosition' of undefined
JS: ERROR CONTEXT [object Object]
System.err: java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to resume activity {org.nativescript.CloudBanco/com.tns.NativeScriptActivity}: com.tns.NativeScriptException: 
System.err: Calling js method onCreateView failed
System.err: 
System.err: TypeError: Cannot read property 'CameraPosition' of undefined
System.err: File: "file:///data/data/org.nativescript.CloudBanco/files/app/tns_modules/nativescript-google-maps-sdk/map-view.js, line: 218, column: 61

[detorresrc]

Hi guys I also encountered this problem, what I did was I deleted the android platform and added again.

[MeMartijn]

I actually did delete and re-added my android platform, however, now I'm getting the error TypeError: format.replace is not a function...

[MeMartijn]

(See TLDR at the bottom for some fixes to common problems)

So, after a little bit of fiddling, the format.replace error was caused by trying to console.log both the longitude and latitude in the same statement. Apparently (I'm not sure why), that will not work.
The following code works if and only if I send a location through the extended controls on the Android emulator:

geolocation.isEnabled().then((available) => {
      if (available) {
        let location = geolocation.getCurrentLocation({desiredAccuracy: 3, updateDistance: 10, maximumAge: 20000, timeout: 20000})
          .then((loc) => {
            console.log(loc.longitude);
            console.log(loc.latitude);
          }, (e) => {
            console.log(e);
          })
      } else {
        console.log('Location services not enabled');
      }
    })

Without sending the location through the simulator, I'll get a timeout while searching for my location. It actually works on a real device.

TLDR:

Geolocation errors I encountered and how to fix them:

• GoogleApiAvailability of undefined: delete android folder in platforms folder, and run the android command again.
• TypeError: format.replace is not a function: make sure you use console.log(...) with only one parameter. console.log(location.longitude, location.latitude) will cause this error.
• Error: Timeout while searching for location!: explicitly send a location using the Extended controls in your Android emulator. If you try using a real device, it should work however.

[nsplugins]

Closing since it seems that the issue is solved.