I'm developing an app on Android OS. I don't know how to check if Location Services are enabled or not.
I need a method that returns "true" if they are enabled and "false" if not (so in the last case I can show a dialog to enable them).
You can use the below code to check whether gps provider and network providers are enabled or not.
LocationManager lm = (LocationManager)context.getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);
boolean gps_enabled = false;
boolean network_enabled = false;
try {
gps_enabled = lm.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER);
} catch(Exception ex) {}
try {
network_enabled = lm.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER);
} catch(Exception ex) {}
if(!gps_enabled && !network_enabled) {
// notify user
new AlertDialog.Builder(context)
.setMessage(R.string.gps_network_not_enabled)
.setPositiveButton(R.string.open_location_settings, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(DialogInterface paramDialogInterface, int paramInt) {
context.startActivity(new Intent(Settings.ACTION_LOCATION_SOURCE_SETTINGS));
}
})
.setNegativeButton(R.string.Cancel,null)
.show();
}
And in the manifest file, you will need to add the following permissions
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION"/>