If you’ve been using PayPal’s MPL lib for Android, you may have noticed some unusual behavior on certain devices: a NullPointerException error when the library is initialized. We’ve run into it here, and after a serious amount of device testing, have determined that it only happens on Wifi only Android devices (your Xoom’s, Tab’s, and related tablets and PMP’s). Annoying to say the least.

On the bright side, the PayPal Developer Technical Services team did respond quickly to our ticket and had this to say yesterday:

This is a known issue we just discovered. I will get back to you on the ETA or possible workaround as soon as I have the information.

Still no solution yet, but hopefully we’ll have one soon. See the ongoing thread over at PayPal’s X.com forums.