I'm trying to build a Google map application but keep receiving this in my LogCat. I have all the permissions and meta-data set in my manifest, but am still dumbfounded by this error. Have looked everywhere on SO for this specific error but found nothing relating to com.google.android.gms.checkin A little bit about my structural hierarchy. MainActivity extends ActionBarActivity with three tabs underneath actionbar. Each tab has it's own fragment. On the gMapFragment I create a GPSTrack object from my GPSTrack class which extends Service and implements LocationListener. The problem is that when I start the application I get this message: I have all my libraries imported properly and I even added the google-play-services.jar into my libs folder. I also installed Google Play Services APKs through CMD onto my emulator. Furthermore the LocationManager lm = = (LocationManager) mContext.getSystemService(LOCATION_SERVICE); in my GPSTrack class always returns null. Why is this and how can I fix these issues? Would appreciate an explanation along with solution too, I want to understand what's going on here. ============== Code: gMapFragment.java public class gMapFragment extends SupportMapFragment { private final String TAG = "gMapFragment"; private GoogleMap mMap; protected SupportMapFragment mapFrag; private Context mContext = getActivity(); private static View view; @Override public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState) { if (view != null) { ViewGroup parent = (ViewGroup) view.getParent(); if (parent != null) { parent.removeView(view); } } try { super.onCreateView(inflater, container, savedInstanceState); view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_map, container, false); setupGoogleMap(); } catch (Exception e) { /* * Map already there , just return as view */ } return view; } private void setupGoogleMap() { mapFrag = (SupportMapFragment) getFragmentManager().findFragmentById( R.id.mapView); if (mapFrag == null) { FragmentManager fragManager = getFragmentManager(); FragmentTransaction fragTransaction = fragManager .beginTransaction(); mapFrag = SupportMapFragment.newInstance(); fragTransaction.replace(R.id.mapView, mapFrag).commit(); } if (mapFrag != null) { mMap = mapFrag.getMap(); if (mMap != null) { setupMap(); mMap.setOnMapClickListener(new OnMapClickListener() { @Override public void onMapClick(LatLng point) { // TODO your click stuff on map } }); } } } @Override public void onAttach(Activity activity) { super.onAttach(activity); Log.d("Attach", "on attach"); } @Override public void onDetach() { super.onDetach(); } @Override public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); } @Override public void onResume() { super.onResume(); } @Override public void onPause() { super.onPause(); } @Override public void onDestroy() { super.onDestroy(); } private void setupMap() { GPSTrack gps = new GPSTrack(mContext); // Enable MyLocation layer of google map mMap.setMyLocationEnabled(true); Log.d(TAG, "MyLocation enabled"); // Set Map type mMap.setMapType(GoogleMap.MAP_TYPE_NORMAL); // Grab current location **ERROR HERE/Returns Null** Location location = gps.getLocation(); Log.d(TAG, "Grabbing location..."); if (location != null) { Log.d(TAG, "location != null"); // Grab Latitude and Longitude double latitude = location.getLatitude(); double longitude = location.getLongitude(); Log.d(TAG, "Getting lat, long.."); // Initialize LatLng object LatLng latLng = new LatLng(latitude, longitude); Log.d(TAG, "LatLng initialized"); // Show current location on google map mMap.moveCamera(CameraUpdateFactory.newLatLng(latLng)); // Zoom in on google map mMap.animateCamera(CameraUpdateFactory.zoomTo(20)); mMap.addMarker(new MarkerOptions().position( new LatLng(latitude, longitude)).title("You are here.")); } else { gps.showSettingsAlert(); } } } GPSTrack.java public class GPSTrack extends Service implements LocationListener{ private final Context mContext; private boolean isGPSEnabled = false; //See if network is connected to internet private boolean isNetworkEnabled = false; //See if you can grab the location private boolean canGetLocation = false; protected Location location = null; protected double latitude; protected double longitude; private static final long MINIMUM_DISTANCE_CHANGE_FOR_UPDATES = 10; //10 Meters private static final long MINIMUM_TIME_CHANGE_FOR_UPDATES = 1000 * 60 * 1; //1 minute protected LocationManager locationManager; public GPSTrack(Context context) { this.mContext = context; getLocation(); } public Location getLocation() { try { //Setup locationManager for controlling location services **ERROR HERE/Return Null** locationManager = (LocationManager) mContext.getSystemService(LOCATION_SERVICE); //See if GPS is enabled isGPSEnabled = locationManager.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER); //See if Network is connected to the internet or carrier service isNetworkEnabled = locationManager.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER); if (!isGPSEnabled && !isNetworkEnabled) { Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "No Network Provider Available", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show(); } else { this.canGetLocation = true; if (isNetworkEnabled) { locationManager.requestLocationUpdates( LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER, MINIMUM_TIME_CHANGE_FOR_UPDATES, MINIMUM_DISTANCE_CHANGE_FOR_UPDATES, this); Log.d("GPS", "GPS Enabled"); if (locationManager != null) { location = locationManager.getLastKnownLocation(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER); if (location != null) { latitude = location.getLatitude(); longitude = location.getLongitude(); } } } } } catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); } return location; } public void stopUsingGPS() { if (locationManager != null) { locationManager.removeUpdates(GPSTrack.this); } } public double getLatitude() { if (location != null) { latitude = location.getLatitude(); } return latitude; } public double getLongitude() { if (location != null) { longitude = location.getLongitude(); } return longitude; } public boolean canGetLocation() { return this.canGetLocation; } public void showSettingsAlert() { AlertDialog.Builder alertDialog = new AlertDialog.Builder(mContext); //AlertDialog title alertDialog.setTitle("GPS Settings"); //AlertDialog message alertDialog.setMessage("GPS is not enabled. Do you want to go to Settings?"); alertDialog.setPositiveButton("Settings", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() { @Override public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) { // TODO Auto-generated method stub Intent i = new Intent(Settings.ACTION_LOCATION_SOURCE_SETTINGS); mContext.startActivity(i); } }); alertDialog.setNegativeButton("Cancel", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() { @Override public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) { // TODO Auto-generated method stub dialog.cancel(); } }); alertDialog.show(); } @Override public void onLocationChanged(Location location) { // TODO Auto-generated method stub } @Override public void onStatusChanged(String provider, int status, Bundle extras) { // TODO Auto-generated method stub } @Override public void onProviderEnabled(String provider) { // TODO Auto-generated method stub } @Override public void onProviderDisabled(String provider) { // TODO Auto-generated method stub } @Override public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) { // TODO Auto-generated method stub return null; } } logcat 06-08 22:35:03.441: E/AndroidRuntime(1370): FATAL EXCEPTION: main 06-08 22:35:03.441: E/AndroidRuntime(1370): Process: com.google.android.gms, PID: 1370 06-08 22:35:03.441: E/AndroidRuntime(1370): java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start service com.google.android.gms.checkin.CheckinService@b1094e48 with Intent { cmp=com.google.android.gms/.checkin.CheckinService }: java.lang.SecurityException: attempting to read gservices without permission: Neither user 10053 nor current process has com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES. 06-08 22:35:03.441: E/AndroidRuntime(1370): at android.app.ActivityThread.handleServiceArgs(ActivityThread.java:2719) 06-08 22:35:03.441: E/AndroidRuntime(1370): at android.app.ActivityThread.access$2100(ActivityThread.java:135) 06-08 22:35:03.441: E/AndroidRuntime(1370): at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1293) 06-08 22:35:03.441: E/AndroidRuntime(1370): at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102) 06-08 22:35:03.441: E/AndroidRuntime(1370): at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:136) 06-08 22:35:03.441: E/AndroidRuntime(1370): at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5017) 06-08 22:35:03.441: E/AndroidRuntime(1370): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method) 06-08 22:35:03.441: E/AndroidRuntime(1370): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:515) 06-08 22:35:03.441: E/AndroidRuntime(1370): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:779) 06-08 22:35:03.441: E/AndroidRuntime(1370): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:595) 06-08 22:35:03.441: E/AndroidRuntime(1370): at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method) 06-08 22:35:03.441: E/AndroidRuntime(1370): Caused by: java.lang.SecurityException: attempting to read gservices without permission: Neither user 10053 nor current process has com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES. 06-08 22:35:03.441: E/AndroidRuntime(1370): at android.app.ContextImpl.enforce(ContextImpl.java:1685) 06-08 22:35:03.441: E/AndroidRuntime(1370): at android.app.ContextImpl.enforceCallingOrSelfPermission(ContextImpl.java:1714) 06-08 22:35:03.441: E/AndroidRuntime(1370): at android.content.ContextWrapper.enforceCallingOrSelfPermission(ContextWrapper.java:572) 06-08 22:35:03.441: E/AndroidRuntime(1370): at imq.c(SourceFile:107) 06-08 22:35:03.441: E/AndroidRuntime(1370): at imq.a(SourceFile:121) 06-08 22:35:03.441: E/AndroidRuntime(1370): at imq.a(SourceFile:227) 06-08 22:35:03.441: E/AndroidRuntime(1370): at bwq.c(SourceFile:166) 06-08 22:35:03.441: E/AndroidRuntime(1370): at com.google.android.gms.checkin.CheckinService.a(SourceFile:237) 06-08 22:35:03.441: E/AndroidRuntime(1370): at com.google.android.gms.checkin.CheckinService.onStartCommand(SourceFile:211) 06-08 22:35:03.441: E/AndroidRuntime(1370): at android.app.ActivityThread.handleServiceArgs(ActivityThread.java:2702) AndroidManifest <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" package="com.app" android:versionCode="1" android:versionName="1.0" > <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="14" android:targetSdkVersion="19" /> <uses-permission android:name="com.curio.permission.MAPS_RECEIVE" /> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" /> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" /> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" /> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" /> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" /> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE" /> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" /> <uses-permission android:name="com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES" /> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_MOCK_LOCATION" /> <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera" android:required="true" /> <uses-feature android:glEsVersion="0x00020000" android:required="true" /> <application android:allowBackup="true" android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher" android:label="@string/app_name" android:theme="@style/AppTheme" > <activity android:name="com.app.MainActivity" android:label="@string/app_name" > <intent-filter> <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" /> <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" /> </intent-filter> </activity> <meta-data android:name="com.google.android.gms.version" android:value="@integer/google_play_services_version" /> <meta-data android:name="com.google.android.maps.v2.API_KEY" android:value="AI........................" /> </application>