# Android: first location lookup fails right after sign-up

> expo-location pauses its geocoder while the app is in the background, and a system permission dialog counts as background.

Web page: https://davidewins.com/errors/android-geocoder-refused-during-permission-dialog

React Native. Likely fix, 11 September 2026.

Versions: expo-location, Android

There is no error message for this one, only the symptom in the title.

## Cause

expo-location pauses its geocoder while the app is in the background, and a system permission dialog counts as background. The lookup fired while the dialog was open and was refused.

## Fix

Retry the lookup once when AppState returns to `active` after the permission prompt.

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