java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: provider=network

Question

My android app sometimes throws this exception:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: provider=network
at android.app.ActivityThread.handleServiceArgs(ActivityThread.java:2517)
at android.app.ActivityThread.access$1900(ActivityThread.java:135)
at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1302)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:137)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:4784)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:511)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:845)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:612)
at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: provider=network
at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1429)
at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1379)
at android.location.ILocationManager$Stub$Proxy.requestLocationUpdates(ILocationManager.java:657)
at android.location.LocationManager._requestLocationUpdates(LocationManager.java:686)
at android.location.LocationManager.requestLocationUpdates(LocationManager.java:508)

In this line:

    mLocationManager.requestLocationUpdates( LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER, 0, 0, mNetlocListener);

What have I done wrong?

I use the network enum provider.

Answer 1

first check whether the LocationManagers NETWORK_PROVIDER is enabled

if (mLocationManager.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER)) {
       mLocationManager.requestLocationUpdates(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER, 0, 0,mNetlocListener);
    }