Error: Cannot read property 'GoogleApiAvailability' of undefined

From Documentation Example: https://docs.nativescript.org/hardware/location

Android platform

Plugin: nativescript-geolocation Latest version: 4.2.3

Sample Code:

var geolocation = require("nativescript-geolocation"); 
  var location = geolocation.getCurrentLocation({ desiredAccuracy: 3, updateDistance: 10, maximumAge: 20000, timeout: 20000 }).
        then(function (loc) {
            if (loc) {
                alert("Current location is: " + loc);
            }
        }, function (e) {
            alert("Error: " + e.message); console.log("Error: " + e.message);
        });


geolocation.getCurrentLocation() **Returns:**

Promise {[[PromiseStatus]]: “pending”, [[PromiseValue]]: undefined}proto: Promise[[PromiseStatus]]: “pending”[[PromiseValue]]: undefined

[MeMartijn]

(See TLDR at the bottom for some fixes to common problems)

So, after a little bit of fiddling, the format.replace error was caused by trying to console.log both the longitude and latitude in the same statement. Apparently (I’m not sure why), that will not work. The following code works if and only if I send a location through the extended controls on the Android emulator:

geolocation.isEnabled().then((available) => {
      if (available) {
        let location = geolocation.getCurrentLocation({desiredAccuracy: 3, updateDistance: 10, maximumAge: 20000, timeout: 20000})
          .then((loc) => {
            console.log(loc.longitude);
            console.log(loc.latitude);
          }, (e) => {
            console.log(e);
          })
      } else {
        console.log('Location services not enabled');
      }
    })

Without sending the location through the simulator, I’ll get a timeout while searching for my location. It actually works on a real device.

TLDR:

Geolocation errors I encountered and how to fix them:

• GoogleApiAvailability of undefined: delete android folder in platforms folder, and run the android command again.
• TypeError: format.replace is not a function: make sure you use console.log(...) with only one parameter. console.log(location.longitude, location.latitude) will cause this error.
• Error: Timeout while searching for location!: explicitly send a location using the Extended controls in your Android emulator. If you try using a real device, it should work however.

[detorresrc]

Hi guys I also encountered this problem, what I did was I deleted the android platform and added again.