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i need help with adding a Google Maps Marker on my map. i want the map to show the current location of my mobile device and i want it to show the location using a Marker.

Now the problem that i have is that the code for displaying the current location of my device is exactly the same one I used before on another project and it works there with no problems, but when I use it here, it gives me problems.

here is my code below and the information from the Logcat.

code:

private void displayLocation() {
    try
    {
        // check if permission are granted
        if (ActivityCompat.checkSelfPermission(this,Manifest.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION) != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED &&
                ActivityCompat.checkSelfPermission(this,Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION) != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED)
        {
            return;
        }
        mLastLocation = LocationServices.FusedLocationApi.getLastLocation(mGoogleApiClient);
        if(mLastLocation != null)
        {

            final double latitude = mLastLocation.getLatitude();
            final double longitude = mLastLocation.getLongitude();

            // update to the firebase database
            geoFire.setLocation(FirebaseAuth.getInstance().getCurrentUser().getUid(), new GeoLocation(latitude, longitude), new GeoFire.CompletionListener(){
                @Override
                public void onComplete(String key, DatabaseError error) {
                    // add marker to the map
                    if(mUserMarker != null)
                    {
                        mUserMarker.remove(); // removes the already existing marker
                    }

                    mUserMarker = mMap.addMarker(new MarkerOptions()
                            .position(new LatLng(latitude,longitude))
                            .title("You are here"));
                    // move the map camera to the current location of the user
                    mMap.animateCamera(CameraUpdateFactory.newLatLngZoom(new LatLng(latitude,longitude),15.0f));

                }
            });
            Log.d("location Updates",String.format("Your location was changed :%f/%f",latitude,longitude));

        }
        else
        {
            Log.d("Location Error","Cannot get your current location");
        }
    }
    catch (Exception e)
    {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }


}

Logcat:

12-22 05:00:53.580 32403-32603/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser V/FA: Session started, time: 16168691
12-22 05:00:53.580 32403-32603/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser D/FA: Logging event (FE): session_start(_s), Bundle[{firebase_event_origin(_o)=auto, firebase_screen_class(_sc)=MainActivity, firebase_screen_id(_si)=1529463756370892487}]
12-22 05:00:53.590 32403-32603/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser V/FA: Using measurement service
12-22 05:00:53.590 32403-32603/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser V/FA: Connecting to remote service
12-22 05:00:53.600 32403-32603/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser D/FA: Connected to remote service
12-22 05:00:53.600 32403-32603/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser V/FA: Processing queued up service tasks: 1
12-22 05:00:55.850 32403-32403/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser D/ViewRootImpl: ViewPostImeInputStage processPointer 0
12-22 05:00:55.960 32403-32403/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser D/ViewRootImpl: ViewPostImeInputStage processPointer 1
12-22 05:00:55.970 32403-32403/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser D/ViewRootImpl: #3 mView = null
12-22 05:00:56.000 32403-32403/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser E/Qmage: isQIO : stream is not a QIO file
12-22 05:00:56.000 32403-32403/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser D/TextView: setTypeface with style : 0
12-22 05:00:56.030 32403-32403/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser D/ViewRootImpl: #1 mView = com.android.internal.policy.PhoneWindow$DecorView{cb08adf V.E...... R.....I. 0,0-0,0}
12-22 05:00:56.070 32403-32656/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser D/mali_winsys: EGLint new_window_surface(egl_winsys_display*, void*, EGLSurface, EGLConfig, egl_winsys_surface**, egl_color_buffer_format*, EGLBoolean) returns 0x3000,  [878x327]-format:1
12-22 05:00:56.080 32403-32403/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser E/ViewRootImpl: sendUserActionEvent() mView == null
12-22 05:00:56.110 32403-32403/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser D/ViewRootImpl: MSG_RESIZED_REPORT: ci=Rect(0, 0 - 0, 0) vi=Rect(0, 0 - 0, 0) or=1
12-22 05:00:56.140 32403-32403/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser D/ViewRootImpl: MSG_RESIZED: ci=Rect(0, 0 - 0, 0) vi=Rect(0, 0 - 0, 0) or=1
12-22 05:00:57.400 32403-32419/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser D/FirebaseAuth: Notifying id token listeners about user ( KHgHwTAdSvWBqpmiJwuyZGCoTy62 ).
12-22 05:00:57.400 32403-32403/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser D/FirebaseApp: Notifying auth state listeners.
12-22 05:00:57.400 32403-32403/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser D/FirebaseApp: Notified 1 auth state listeners.
12-22 05:00:57.420 32403-32403/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser D/ViewRootImpl: #3 mView = null
12-22 05:00:57.430 32403-32403/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/Timeline: Timeline: Activity_launch_request id:bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser time:16172541
12-22 05:00:57.460 32403-32403/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser E/ViewRootImpl: sendUserActionEvent() mView == null
12-22 05:00:57.460 32403-32603/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser V/FA: Recording user engagement, ms: 13826
12-22 05:00:57.460 32403-32603/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser V/FA: Activity paused, time: 16172571
12-22 05:00:57.460 32403-32603/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser D/FA: Logging event (FE): user_engagement(_e), Bundle[{firebase_event_origin(_o)=auto, engagement_time_msec(_et)=13826, firebase_screen_class(_sc)=MainActivity, firebase_screen_id(_si)=1529463756370892487}]
12-22 05:00:57.500 32403-32403/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser V/FA: onActivityCreated
12-22 05:00:57.660 32403-32403/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/zzbx: Making Creator dynamically
12-22 05:00:57.740 32403-32403/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser W/ResourcesManager: Resource getTopLevelResources for package com.google.android.gmsoverlayDirs =Null
12-22 05:00:57.820 32403-32403/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/Google Maps Android API: Google Play services client version: 11020000
12-22 05:00:57.830 32403-32403/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/Google Maps Android API: Google Play services package version: 11951440
12-22 05:00:58.230 32403-32403/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser E/Qmage: isQIO : stream is not a QIO file
12-22 05:00:58.240 32403-32403/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser D/AbsListView: Get MotionRecognitionManager
12-22 05:00:58.240 32403-32403/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser E/MotionRecognitionManager: mSContextService = android.hardware.scontext.ISContextService$Stub$Proxy@7d123cb
12-22 05:00:58.250 32403-32403/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser E/MotionRecognitionManager: motionService = com.samsung.android.motion.IMotionRecognitionService$Stub$Proxy@6f647a8
12-22 05:00:58.250 32403-32403/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser E/MotionRecognitionManager: motionService = com.samsung.android.motion.IMotionRecognitionService$Stub$Proxy@6f647a8
12-22 05:00:58.300 32403-32403/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser W/System.err: mkdir failed: EEXIST (File exists) : /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser/cache/debug
12-22 05:00:58.300 32403-32403/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser W/System.err: mkdir failed: EEXIST (File exists) : /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser/cache
12-22 05:00:58.310 32403-969/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/System.out: (HTTPLog)-Static: isSBSettingEnabled false
12-22 05:00:58.320 32403-969/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/System.out: (HTTPLog)-Static: isSBSettingEnabled false
12-22 05:00:58.350 32403-969/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/qtaguid: Tagging socket 89 with tag 3000110100000000{805310721,0} uid -1, pid: 32403, getuid(): 10197
12-22 05:00:58.400 32403-32403/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser D/TextView: setTypeface with style : 0
12-22 05:00:58.410 32403-32403/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser D/TextView: setTypeface with style : 0
12-22 05:00:58.540 32403-32403/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser D/TextView: setTypeface with style : 0
12-22 05:00:58.540 32403-32403/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser D/TextView: setTypeface with style : 0
12-22 05:00:58.550 32403-32403/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser D/TextView: setTypeface with style : 0
12-22 05:00:58.550 32403-32403/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser D/TextView: setTypeface with style : 0
12-22 05:00:58.600 32403-32403/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser D/Location Error: Cannot get your current location
12-22 05:00:58.600 32403-32603/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser V/FA: Activity resumed, time: 16173714
12-22 05:00:58.600 32403-32603/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser D/FA: Logging event (FE): screen_view(_vs), Bundle[{firebase_event_origin(_o)=auto, firebase_previous_class(_pc)=MainActivity, firebase_previous_id(_pi)=1529463756370892487, firebase_screen_class(_sc)=Home, firebase_screen_id(_si)=1529463756370892488}]
12-22 05:00:58.610 32403-32403/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser D/SecWifiDisplayUtil: Metadata value : SecSettings2
12-22 05:00:58.610 32403-32403/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser D/ViewRootImpl: #1 mView = com.android.internal.policy.PhoneWindow$DecorView{e53d5b2 I.E...... R.....ID 0,0-0,0}
12-22 05:00:58.610 32403-32403/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/Choreographer: Skipped 67 frames!  The application may be doing too much work on its main thread.
12-22 05:00:58.670 32403-32656/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser D/mali_winsys: EGLint new_window_surface(egl_winsys_display*, void*, EGLSurface, EGLConfig, egl_winsys_surface**, egl_color_buffer_format*, EGLBoolean) returns 0x3000,  [1080x1920]-format:1
12-22 05:00:58.680 32403-969/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/qtaguid: Tagging socket 108 with tag 3000110100000000{805310721,0} uid -1, pid: 32403, getuid(): 10197
12-22 05:00:58.720 32403-32403/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser D/TextView: setTypeface with style : 0
12-22 05:00:58.750 32403-32403/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser D/TextView: setTypeface with style : 0
12-22 05:00:58.760 32403-32403/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser D/TextView: setTypeface with style : 0
12-22 05:00:58.770 32403-32403/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser D/TextView: setTypeface with style : 0
12-22 05:00:58.780 32403-32403/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser D/TextView: setTypeface with style : 0
12-22 05:00:58.790 32403-32403/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser D/TextView: setTypeface with style : 0
12-22 05:00:58.790 32403-32403/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser D/TextView: setTypeface with style : 0
12-22 05:00:58.810 32403-992/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser D/libEGL: eglInitialize EGLDisplay = 0x7f89604ea8
12-22 05:00:58.820 32403-992/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser D/mali_winsys: EGLint new_window_surface(egl_winsys_display*, void*, EGLSurface, EGLConfig, egl_winsys_surface**, egl_color_buffer_format*, EGLBoolean) returns 0x3000,  [1080x1773]-format:2
12-22 05:00:58.850 32403-32403/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser W/art: Before Android 4.1, method int android.support.v7.widget.ListViewCompat.lookForSelectablePosition(int, boolean) would have incorrectly overridden the package-private method in android.widget.ListView
12-22 05:00:58.860 32403-32403/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser D/ViewRootImpl: MSG_RESIZED_REPORT: ci=Rect(0, 0 - 0, 0) vi=Rect(0, 0 - 0, 0) or=1
12-22 05:00:58.950 32403-32403/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser D/location Updates: Your location was changed :-24,721872/31,223932
12-22 05:00:58.960 32403-969/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/qtaguid: Untagging socket 89
12-22 05:00:58.970 32403-32403/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser D/location Updates: Your location was changed :-24,721872/31,223932
12-22 05:00:58.980 32403-32403/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/Timeline: Timeline: Activity_idle id: android.os.BinderProxy@c5af6d7 time:16174090
12-22 05:00:58.990 32403-970/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/System.out: (HTTPLog)-Static: isSBSettingEnabled false
12-22 05:00:59.000 32403-970/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/System.out: (HTTPLog)-Static: isSBSettingEnabled false
12-22 05:00:59.000 32403-970/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/qtaguid: Tagging socket 89 with tag 3000110100000000{805310721,0} uid -1, pid: 32403, getuid(): 10197
12-22 05:00:59.010 32403-972/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/System.out: (HTTPLog)-Static: isSBSettingEnabled false
12-22 05:00:59.010 32403-972/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/System.out: (HTTPLog)-Static: isSBSettingEnabled false
12-22 05:00:59.020 32403-971/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/System.out: (HTTPLog)-Static: isSBSettingEnabled false
12-22 05:00:59.020 32403-971/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/System.out: (HTTPLog)-Static: isSBSettingEnabled false
12-22 05:00:59.020 32403-972/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/qtaguid: Tagging socket 60 with tag 3000110100000000{805310721,0} uid -1, pid: 32403, getuid(): 10197
12-22 05:00:59.020 32403-971/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/qtaguid: Tagging socket 59 with tag 3000110100000000{805310721,0} uid -1, pid: 32403, getuid(): 10197
12-22 05:00:59.030 32403-969/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/System.out: (HTTPLog)-Static: isSBSettingEnabled false
12-22 05:00:59.030 32403-969/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/System.out: (HTTPLog)-Static: isSBSettingEnabled false
12-22 05:00:59.030 32403-969/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/qtaguid: Tagging socket 77 with tag 3000110100000000{805310721,0} uid -1, pid: 32403, getuid(): 10197
12-22 05:00:59.100 32403-971/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/qtaguid: Tagging socket 114 with tag 3000110100000000{805310721,0} uid -1, pid: 32403, getuid(): 10197
12-22 05:00:59.110 32403-972/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/qtaguid: Tagging socket 51 with tag 3000110100000000{805310721,0} uid -1, pid: 32403, getuid(): 10197
12-22 05:00:59.110 32403-32656/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser D/libEGL: eglInitialize EGLDisplay = 0x7f960f9f08
12-22 05:00:59.120 32403-32403/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser D/ViewRootImpl: #3 mView = null
12-22 05:00:59.130 32403-969/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/qtaguid: Tagging socket 47 with tag 3000110100000000{805310721,0} uid -1, pid: 32403, getuid(): 10197
12-22 05:00:59.170 32403-32656/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser D/libEGL: eglInitialize EGLDisplay = 0x7f960f9f08
12-22 05:00:59.210 32403-32656/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser D/libEGL: eglInitialize EGLDisplay = 0x7f960f9f08
12-22 05:00:59.240 32403-970/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/qtaguid: Untagging socket 89
12-22 05:00:59.240 32403-970/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/System.out: (HTTPLog)-Static: isSBSettingEnabled false
12-22 05:00:59.240 32403-970/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/System.out: (HTTPLog)-Static: isSBSettingEnabled false
12-22 05:00:59.240 32403-970/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/qtaguid: Tagging socket 89 with tag 3000110100000000{805310721,0} uid -1, pid: 32403, getuid(): 10197
12-22 05:00:59.260 32403-32403/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser D/AndroidRuntime: Shutting down VM
12-22 05:00:59.260 32403-32403/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser E/UncaughtException: java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'com.google.android.gms.maps.model.Marker com.google.android.gms.maps.GoogleMap.addMarker(com.google.android.gms.maps.model.MarkerOptions)' on a null object reference
                                                                                                                 at bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser.Home$1.onComplete(Home.java:166)
                                                                                                                 at com.firebase.geofire.GeoFire$2.onComplete(GeoFire.java:175)
                                                                                                                 at com.google.android.gms.internal.rr.run(Unknown Source)
                                                                                                                 at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:739)
                                                                                                                 at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:95)
                                                                                                                 at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:148)
                                                                                                                 at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7407)
                                                                                                                 at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
                                                                                                                 at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:1230)
                                                                                                                 at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:1120)
12-22 05:00:59.260 32403-32603/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser D/FA: Logging event (FE): app_exception(_ae), Bundle[{firebase_event_origin(_o)=crash, firebase_screen_class(_sc)=Home, firebase_screen_id(_si)=1529463756370892488, timestamp=1513911659271, fatal=1}]
12-22 05:00:59.290 32403-32603/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser V/FA: Recording user engagement, ms: 690
12-22 05:00:59.290 32403-32603/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser D/FA: Logging event (FE): user_engagement(_e), Bundle[{firebase_event_origin(_o)=auto, engagement_time_msec(_et)=690, firebase_screen_class(_sc)=Home, firebase_screen_id(_si)=1529463756370892488}]
12-22 05:00:59.410 32403-971/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/qtaguid: Untagging socket 59
12-22 05:00:59.410 32403-971/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/System.out: (HTTPLog)-Static: isSBSettingEnabled false
12-22 05:00:59.410 32403-971/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/System.out: (HTTPLog)-Static: isSBSettingEnabled false
12-22 05:00:59.410 32403-971/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/qtaguid: Tagging socket 59 with tag 3000110100000000{805310721,0} uid -1, pid: 32403, getuid(): 10197
12-22 05:00:59.430 32403-972/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/qtaguid: Untagging socket 60
12-22 05:00:59.430 32403-972/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/System.out: (HTTPLog)-Static: isSBSettingEnabled false
12-22 05:00:59.430 32403-972/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/System.out: (HTTPLog)-Static: isSBSettingEnabled false
12-22 05:00:59.430 32403-972/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/qtaguid: Tagging socket 60 with tag 3000110100000000{805310721,0} uid -1, pid: 32403, getuid(): 10197
12-22 05:00:59.490 32403-32403/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser E/AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: main
                                                                                                          Process: bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser, PID: 32403
                                                                                                          java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'com.google.android.gms.maps.model.Marker com.google.android.gms.maps.GoogleMap.addMarker(com.google.android.gms.maps.model.MarkerOptions)' on a null object reference
                                                                                                              at bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser.Home$1.onComplete(Home.java:166)
                                                                                                              at com.firebase.geofire.GeoFire$2.onComplete(GeoFire.java:175)
                                                                                                              at com.google.android.gms.internal.rr.run(Unknown Source)
                                                                                                              at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:739)
                                                                                                              at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:95)
                                                                                                              at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:148)
                                                                                                              at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7407)
                                                                                                              at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
                                                                                                              at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:1230)
                                                                                                              at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:1120)
12-22 05:00:59.500 32403-1014/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/FirebaseCrash: Sending crashes
12-22 05:00:59.500 32403-1014/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/System.out: (HTTPLog)-Static: isSBSettingEnabled false
12-22 05:00:59.500 32403-1014/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/System.out: (HTTPLog)-Static: isSBSettingEnabled false
12-22 05:00:59.510 32403-969/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/qtaguid: Untagging socket 77
12-22 05:00:59.530 32403-970/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/qtaguid: Untagging socket 89
12-22 05:00:59.540 32403-969/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/System.out: (HTTPLog)-Static: isSBSettingEnabled false
12-22 05:00:59.540 32403-969/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/System.out: (HTTPLog)-Static: isSBSettingEnabled false
12-22 05:00:59.540 32403-969/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/qtaguid: Tagging socket 77 with tag 3000110100000000{805310721,0} uid -1, pid: 32403, getuid(): 10197
12-22 05:00:59.550 32403-970/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/System.out: (HTTPLog)-Static: isSBSettingEnabled false
12-22 05:00:59.550 32403-970/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/System.out: (HTTPLog)-Static: isSBSettingEnabled false
12-22 05:00:59.550 32403-970/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/qtaguid: Tagging socket 89 with tag 3000110100000000{805310721,0} uid -1, pid: 32403, getuid(): 10197
12-22 05:00:59.650 32403-971/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/qtaguid: Untagging socket 59
12-22 05:00:59.660 32403-972/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/qtaguid: Untagging socket 60
12-22 05:00:59.800 32403-970/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/qtaguid: Untagging socket 89
12-22 05:00:59.860 32403-1014/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/FirebaseCrash: Response code: 200
12-22 05:00:59.860 32403-1014/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/FirebaseCrash: Report sent with crash report id: 769450ec1c000000
12-22 05:00:59.970 32403-969/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/qtaguid: Untagging socket 77
12-22 05:01:00.390 32403-994/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser W/DynamiteModule: Local module descriptor class for com.google.android.gms.googlecertificates not found.
12-22 05:01:00.400 32403-994/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/DynamiteModule: Considering local module com.google.android.gms.googlecertificates:0 and remote module com.google.android.gms.googlecertificates:4
12-22 05:01:00.400 32403-994/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/DynamiteModule: Selected remote version of com.google.android.gms.googlecertificates, version >= 4
12-22 05:01:00.400 32403-994/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser W/System: ClassLoader referenced unknown path: /data/data/com.google.android.gms/app_chimera/m/00000004/n/arm64-v8a
12-22 05:01:00.400 32403-994/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser W/ResourcesManager: Resource getTopLevelResources for package com.google.android.gmsoverlayDirs =Null
12-22 05:01:01.510 32403-32403/bailphoneuser.com.hotdeskdigital.bailphone.bailphoneuser I/Process: Sending signal. PID: 32403 SIG: 9

I have been looking for a solution for a couple of days now but i have not succeeded. I am hoping I'll find help here.

Uwe Keim
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Based on the logcat output that you have provided, the first thing you need to address is the fact that your mMap variable is null.

My guess is that you're either calling displayLocation() before the onMapReady(...) callback has fired, or your class isn't equipped to handle the callback at all.

If you're using the Google Map Fragment, the basic approach is as follows:

In your onCreate(...) method:

((SupportMapFragment)getSupportFragmentManager().findFragmentById(R.id.mapFragment)).getMapAsync(this);

Make sure your class implements com.google.android.gms.maps.OnMapReadyCallback.

Then, override the onMapReady(GoogleMap googleMap) method and set your mMap variable.

@Override
public void onMapReady(GoogleMap googleMap){

mMap = googleMap;

//Do whatever else you need to with the map...
}

Make sure you don't use mMap until it has been set, and you should be able to add your markers, and do other stuff without issue.

HondaGuy
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