Check if correct Google Play Service available: "Unfortunately application has stopped working"

Question

Application Crashes every time I run it on my phone. Is there something wrong? It says Unfortunately "appname" has stopped working. I have also tried other approaches to checking for googleplay services but it always crashes. I updated my google play services and have a working google map v2 working perfectly. Any solutions to this code? It crashes on my phone running android 4.1.2 and on my AVD.

package com.example.checkgoogleplayproject;  import android.app.Activity; import android.app.Dialog; import android.os.Bundle; import android.view.Menu; import android.widget.TextView;  import com.google.android.gms.common.ConnectionResult; import com.google.android.gms.common.GooglePlayServicesUtil;  public class MainActivity extends Activity {      @Override     protected void onResume() {         super.onResume();          // Getting reference to TextView to show the status         TextView tvStatus = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.tv_status);          // Getting status         int status = GooglePlayServicesUtil.isGooglePlayServicesAvailable(getBaseContext());          // Showing status         if(status==ConnectionResult.SUCCESS)             tvStatus.setText("Google Play Services are available");         else{             tvStatus.setText("Google Play Services are not available");             int requestCode = 10;             Dialog dialog = GooglePlayServicesUtil.getErrorDialog(status, this, requestCode);             dialog.show();         }     }      @Override     protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);         setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);     }      @Override     public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {         // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.         getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);         return true;     } } 

Answer 1

To check if GooglePlayServices available or not, Use GoogleApiAvailability.isGooglePlayServicesAvailable(), As GooglePlayServicesUtil.isGooglePlayServicesAvailable() deprecated.

public boolean isGooglePlayServicesAvailable(Context context){     GoogleApiAvailability googleApiAvailability = GoogleApiAvailability.getInstance();     int resultCode = googleApiAvailability.isGooglePlayServicesAvailable(context);     return resultCode == ConnectionResult.SUCCESS;   } 

Update: Check if google play service available, If google play service is not available and error is recoverable then open a dialog to resolve an error.

public boolean isGooglePlayServicesAvailable(Activity activity) {     GoogleApiAvailability googleApiAvailability = GoogleApiAvailability.getInstance();     int status = googleApiAvailability.isGooglePlayServicesAvailable(activity);     if(status != ConnectionResult.SUCCESS) {         if(googleApiAvailability.isUserResolvableError(status)) {               googleApiAvailability.getErrorDialog(activity, status, 2404).show();         }         return false;     }     return true; } 

Answer 2

I dont know where to post this but difficulty in correct workflow of google play services checking is mind blowing, I am using some custom classes, but you may get a point...

protected boolean checkPlayServices() {     final int resultCode = GooglePlayServicesUtil.isGooglePlayServicesAvailable(activity());     if (resultCode != ConnectionResult.SUCCESS) {         if (GooglePlayServicesUtil.isUserRecoverableError(resultCode)) {             Dialog dialog = GooglePlayServicesUtil.getErrorDialog(resultCode, activity(),                     PLAY_SERVICES_RESOLUTION_REQUEST);             if (dialog != null) {                 dialog.show();                 dialog.setOnDismissListener(new OnDismissListener() {                     public void onDismiss(DialogInterface dialog) {                         if (ConnectionResult.SERVICE_INVALID == resultCode) activity().finish();                     }                 });                 return false;             }         }         new CSAlertDialog(this).show("Google Play Services Error",                 "This device is not supported for required Goole Play Services", "OK", new Call() {                     public void onCall(Object value) {                         activity().finish();                     }                 });         return false;     }     return true; }