ProviderInstaller doesn't work on emulators and catch error is not being read

In my application, I am connecting to an SSL server and in order to make it possible for API's less than 21 I need to install ProviderInstaller. Below is a preview of my code:

if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < 21) {
     try {
      ProviderInstaller.installIfNeeded(this);

    } catch (Exception e) {

      //Crashes the app when accessing the getMessage
      Log.i("error", e.getMessage());
   }
 }

This works well on device with API 16, but it doesnt work on emulators with API 16. And when I try to access the getMessage() error it crashes the whole application.

Why doesn't the ProviderInstaller.installIfNeeded(this) work on emulators, and also why does the application crashes when accessing the getMessage function?

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