How can we get the current location in Android

0 votes
I'm having troubles of getting my current position coordinates using the NETWORK provider of android location system.

Already read a lot of tutorials and implemented 4 or 5 existing classes to my project and all of them are giving me the last coordinates but not the current ones.

I'm pretty sure that the problem is something fundamental that I am missing but I am not able to understand what exactly it is.
Sep 25, 2018 in Java by Daisy
• 8,140 points
939 views

1 answer to this question.

0 votes

First you need to define a LocationListener to handle location changes.

private final LocationListener mLocationListener = new LocationListener() {
    @Override
    public void onLocationChanged(final Location location) {
        //your code here
    }
};

Then get the LocationManager and ask for location updates

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

    mLocationManager = (LocationManager) getSystemService(LOCATION_SERVICE);

    mLocationManager.requestLocationUpdates(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER, LOCATION_REFRESH_TIME,
            LOCATION_REFRESH_DISTANCE, mLocationListener);
}

And finally make sure that you have added the permission on the Manifest,

For using only network based location use this one

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION"/>

For GPS based location, this one

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION"/>
answered Sep 25, 2018 by Parth
• 4,640 points

Related Questions In Java

0 votes
1 answer

How can I get the current date and time in UTC or GMT in Java?

This definitely returns UTC time: as String ...READ MORE

answered Jun 7, 2018 in Java by Rishabh
• 3,620 points
27,655 views
0 votes
1 answer

How can I get the current stack trace in Java?

Hello @kartik, Try this: Thread.currentThread().getStackTrace(); is fine if you don't ...READ MORE

answered Jul 28, 2020 in Java by Niroj
• 82,840 points
1,079 views
0 votes
2 answers

How can I get the filenames of all files in a folder which may or may not contain duplicates

List<String> results = new ArrayList<String>(); File[] files = ...READ MORE

answered Sep 12, 2018 in Java by Sushmita
• 6,920 points
1,939 views
0 votes
2 answers

How can we add leading zeros to the number in Java?

From Java 1.5 you can use the String.format method. ...READ MORE

answered Aug 26, 2019 in Java by Sirajul
• 59,230 points
5,187 views
0 votes
1 answer

Can't find class CognitoUserPoolsSignInProvider: Issue with Sign In integration

CognitoUserPoolsSignInProvider is ditributed as part of aws-android-sdk-auth-userpools library. Please import ...READ MORE

answered Sep 28, 2018 in AWS by Priyaj
• 58,020 points
965 views
0 votes
1 answer

How to Read/Write String from a File in Android

Writing a File in android: private void writeToFile(String ...READ MORE

answered Oct 3, 2018 in Java by sharth
• 3,370 points
7,393 views
0 votes
1 answer

How to display an animated GIF?

Android actually can decode and display animated ...READ MORE

answered Oct 8, 2018 in Java by sharth
• 3,370 points
752 views
0 votes
2 answers

How can I get current time in YYYY:MM:DD HH:MI:Sec:Millisecond format in Java?

public String getCurrentTimeStamp() { ...READ MORE

answered Sep 21, 2018 in Java by Parth
• 4,640 points
7,577 views
0 votes
1 answer

How can we get file extension in Java?

To get the file extension, we can ...READ MORE

answered May 8, 2018 in Java by Parth
• 4,640 points
3,025 views
webinar REGISTER FOR FREE WEBINAR X
REGISTER NOW
webinar_success Thank you for registering Join Edureka Meetup community for 100+ Free Webinars each month JOIN MEETUP GROUP