[SOLVED] How to check for Mock Location in Android Marshmallow?

How to check for Mock Location in Android Marshmallow?

How to detect if the location is triggered with Mock Location in Android Marshmallow?

Previously, I used Settings.Secure.ALLOW_MOCK_LOCATION

But, in API level 23, this has been deprecated.

I want to check if the trigger is with Fake location or original GPS ?

Now, what is the alternative to check if Mock Location is enabled or not Android Marshmallow?

Solution

If you are using FusedLocationProviderApi and have set mock location using setMockLocation(mGoogleApiClient, fakeLocation); in the callback/pendingIntentCallback the returned Location object contains KEY_MOCK_LOCATION extra, a boolean that indicates that received object is mock.

@Override

public void onLocationChanged (Location location){    
   Bundle extras = location.getExtras();
   boolean isMockLocation = extras != null && extras.getBoolean(FusedLocationProviderApi.KEY_MOCK_LOCATION, false);

}