Fatal Exception: java.lang.IllegalStateException GoogleApiClient is not connected yet

Question

We have this crash in crashlytics, the weird thing is it happens in onConnected() callback when requesting location updates.

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Answer 1

https://developer.android.com/reference/com/google/android/gms/common/api/GoogleApiClient.html

You should instantiate a client object in your Activity's onCreate(Bundle) method and then call connect() in onStart() and disconnect() in onStop(), regardless of the state.

The implementation of the GoogleApiClient appears designed for only a single instance. It's best to instantiate it only once in onCreate, then perform connections and disconnections using the single instance.