Before your application can begin receiving location updates, it needs to perform some simple steps to set up access. In this lesson, you'll learn what these steps entail.
Declare Proper Permissions in Android Manifest
The first step of setting up location update access is to declare proper permissions in the manifest. If permissions are missing, the application will get a
SecurityException
at runtime.
Depending on the LocationManager
methods used, either
ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
or ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
permission is needed. For example, you need to declare the
ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
permission if your application uses a network-based location provider only. The more accurate GPS requires the
ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
permission. Note that declaring the
ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
permission implies ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
already.
Also, if a network-based location provider is used in the application, you'll need to declare the internet permission as well.
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
Get a Reference to LocationManager
LocationManager
is the main class through which your application can access location services on Android. Similar to other system services, a reference can be obtained from calling the
getSystemService()
method. If your application intends to receive location updates in the foreground (within an
Activity
), you should usually perform this step in the
onCreate()
method.
LocationManager locationManager =
(LocationManager) this.getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);
Pick a Location Provider
While not required, most modern Android-powered devices can receive location updates through multiple underlying technologies, which are abstracted to an application as
LocationProvider
objects. Location providers may have different performance characteristics in terms of time-to-fix, accuracy, monetary cost, power consumption, and so on. Generally, a location provider with a greater accuracy, like
the GPS, requires a longer fix time than a less accurate one, such as a network-based location provider.
Depending on your application's use case, you have to choose a specific location provider, or multiple providers, based on similar tradeoffs. For example, a points of interest check-in application would require higher location accuracy than say, a retail
store locator where a city level location fix would suffice. The snippet below asks for a provider backed by the GPS.
LocationProvider provider =
locationManager.getProvider(LocationManager.GPS_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. The snippet below asks for a location provider with fine accuracy and no monetary
cost. Note that the criteria may not resolve to any providers, in which case a null will be returned. Your application should be prepared to gracefully handle the situation.
// 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);
// If no suitable provider is found, null is returned.
if (providerName != null) {
...
}
Verify the Location Provider is Enabled
Some location providers such as the GPS can be disabled in Settings. It is good practice to check whether the desired location provider is currently enabled by calling the
isProviderEnabled()
method. If the location provider is disabled, you can offer the user an opportunity to enable it in Settings by firing an
Intent
with the ACTION_LOCATION_SOURCE_SETTINGS
action.
@Override
protected void onStart() {
super.onStart();
// This verification should be done during onStart() because the system calls
// this method when the user returns to the activity, which ensures the desired
// location provider is enabled each time the activity resumes from the stopped state.
LocationManager locationManager =
(LocationManager) getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);
final boolean gpsEnabled = locationManager.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER);
if (!gpsEnabled) {
// Build an alert dialog here that requests that the user enable
// the location services, then when the user clicks the "OK" button,
// call enableLocationSettings()
}
}
private void enableLocationSettings() {
Intent settingsIntent = new Intent(Settings.ACTION_LOCATION_SOURCE_SETTINGS);
startActivity(settingsIntent);
}
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