Why is Android Geocoder throwing a “Service not Available” exception?
The app uses the Geocoder object. It works fine on my stock Froyo Nexus One. But then I run the exact same app on a different device (an Advent Vega 10" tablet also running Froyo) and I get this exception: Service not Available . The method I'm using is getFromLocationName() , I'm building against the Android 1.6 Google API. I'm aware of an issue where this exception is thrown on the emulator, but I suspect this is different. Why would it be thrown on one device running Froyo but not another? The app is a location app, and as the tablet has no GPS or mobile network, in a scenario where the Wi