How to fix the error: The named parameter 'settings' isn't defined when invoking Geolocator.getCurrentPosition

The error:

The named parameter 'settings' isn't defined.

The code:

  Future<Position?> getCurrentLocation() async {
    if (_permissionStatus != LocationPermission.always && _permissionStatus != LocationPermission.whileInUse) {
      await checkLocationPermissions();
      if (_permissionStatus != LocationPermission.always && _permissionStatus != LocationPermission.whileInUse) {
        return null;
      }
    }

    try {
      return await Geolocator.getCurrentPosition(settings: const LocationSettings(accuracy: LocationAccuracy.high));
    } catch (e) {
      //print("Error getting location: $e");
      return null;
    }
  }

pubspec.yaml:

dependencies:
  flutter:
    sdk: flutter

  # The following adds the Cupertino Icons font to your application.
  # Use with the CupertinoIcons class for iOS style icons.
  cupertino_icons: ^1.0.8
  http: ^1.4.0
  geolocator: ^14.0.1

I ran these to update the cache.

flutter clean
flutter pub cache repair
flutter pub get

I ran flutter doctor -v

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• No issues found!

Solution

You are getting this error because in geolocator version 14.0.1, the getCurrentPosition method does not accept a named parameter called settings. Instead, it uses locationSettings.

So, instead of this:

Geolocator.getCurrentPosition(
  settings: const LocationSettings(accuracy: LocationAccuracy.high),
);

You should write:

Geolocator.getCurrentPosition(
  locationSettings: const LocationSettings(accuracy: LocationAccuracy.high),
);