My app doesnt want to use GPS and using network to get location instead. I checked that by analysing latitude and longtitude, they're a little bit random (like network location).
If I use another app using GPS (e.g Endomondo Sports tracker) I see characteristic mark, which means, that GPS is currently working:
When I launch my application, there's no mark at all.
I'm using following code (code by Lars Vogella, Source: http://www.vogella.com/articles/AndroidLocationAPI/article.html):
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Context;
import android.location.Criteria;
import android.location.Location;
import android.location.LocationListener;
import android.location.LocationManager;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.widget.Toast;
public class ShowLocationActivity extends Activity implements LocationListener {
private TextView latituteField;
private TextView longitudeField;
private LocationManager locationManager;
private String provider;
/** Called when the activity is first created. */
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
latituteField = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.TextView02);
longitudeField = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.TextView04);
// Get the location manager
locationManager = (LocationManager) getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);
// Define the criteria how to select the locatioin provider -> use
// default
Criteria criteria = new Criteria();
provider = locationManager.getBestProvider(criteria, false);
Location location = locationManager.getLastKnownLocation(provider);
// Initialize the location fields
if (location != null) {
System.out.println("Provider " + provider + " has been selected.");
onLocationChanged(location);
} else {
latituteField.setText("Location not available");
longitudeField.setText("Location not available");
}
}
/* Request updates at startup */
@Override
protected void onResume() {
super.onResume();
locationManager.requestLocationUpdates(provider, 400, 1, this);
}
/* Remove the locationlistener updates when Activity is paused */
@Override
protected void onPause() {
super.onPause();
locationManager.removeUpdates(this);
}
@Override
public void onLocationChanged(Location location) {
int lat = (int) (location.getLatitude());
int lng = (int) (location.getLongitude());
latituteField.setText(String.valueOf(lat));
longitudeField.setText(String.valueOf(lng));
}
@Override
public void onStatusChanged(String provider, int status, Bundle extras) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
}
@Override
public void onProviderEnabled(String provider) {
Toast.makeText(this, "Enabled new provider " + provider,
Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
@Override
public void onProviderDisabled(String provider) {
Toast.makeText(this, "Disabled provider " + provider,
Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
}
Of course I added permissions in AndroidManifest.xml
file:
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
Any ideas?
Solution:
you can use GPS
instead of selecting best provider by deciding criteria.
Example, Replace:
locationManager.requestLocationUpdates(provider, 400, 1, this);
With:
locationManager.requestLocationUpdates(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER, 400, 1, this);
Explaination:
Depending on your application's use case, you have to choose a specific location provider
i.e. LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER
or LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER
Alternatively, you can provide some input criteria such as accuracy, power requirement, monetary cost, and so on, and let Android decide a closest match location provider
// Retrieve a list of location providers that have fine accuracy, no monetary cost, etc
Criteria criteria = new Criteria();
criteria.setAccuracy(Criteria.ACCURACY_FINE);
criteria.setCostAllowed(false);
String providerName = locManager.getBestProvider(criteria, true);
//and then you can make location update request with selected best provider
locationManager.requestLocationUpdates(provider, 400, 1, this);
Have a look at how to use locationmanager , how to specify Criteria and how getBestProvider method works for reference