GPS Location in Android
Find current latitude and longitude location by using GPS
No need GPRS or Internet connection
We need to add permission for accessing GPS. So put following tag in Android manifest file
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION"></uses-permission>
Import the necessary libraries
import android.location.Location;
import android.location.LocationListener;
import android.location.LocationManager;
Create a Listener class for loaction
/* Class My Location Listener */
public class MyLocationListener implements LocationListener {
@Override
public void onLocationChanged(Location loc) {
loc.getLatitude();
loc.getLongitude();
String Text = "My current location is: " + "Latitude = "
+ loc.getLatitude() + "Longitude = " + loc.getLongitude();
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), Text, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT)
.show();
Log.d("TAG", "Starting..");
}
@Override
public void onProviderDisabled(String provider) {
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Gps Disabled",
Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
@Override
public void onProviderEnabled(String provider) {
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Gps Enabled",
Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
@Override
public void onStatusChanged(String provider, int status, Bundle extras) {
}
}/* End of Class MyLocationListener */
Declare LocationManager object in Activity
LocationManager locationManager;
private String provider;
Override onCreate method of Activity
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
LocationListener mlocListener = new MyLocationListener();
locationManager.requestLocationUpdates(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER, 0, 0, mlocListener);
Criteria criteria = new Criteria();
criteria.setAccuracy(Criteria.ACCURACY_COARSE);
criteria.setAccuracy(Criteria.ACCURACY_FINE);
provider = locationManager.getBestProvider(criteria, true);
locationManager.requestLocationUpdates(provider, 61000, 250,
mlocListener);
}
Happy coding...