Service not Available - Geocoder Android [duplicate]

There is a problem recently with android devices and the geocoder not working: http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=38009

A reboot seems to fix the issue


You will get this error occasionally if the GeoCoding provider fails and is unable to geocode your location.

See these relevant posts:

Geocoder.getFromLocation throws Exception

Geocoder.getFromLocation throws IOException on Android emulator

If this is not the case, make sure you have the Internet permission in your Manifest:

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