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I have created a small application with step by step description to get current location's GPS coordinates.
Complete example source code is in Get Current Location coordinates , City name - in Android.
See how it works:
All we need to do is add this permission in the manifest file:
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />And create a LocationManager instance like this:
LocationManager locationManager = (LocationManager) getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);Check if GPS is enabled or not.
And then implement LocationListener and get coordinates:
LocationListener locationListener = new MyLocationListener(); locationManager.requestLocationUpdates( LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER, 5000, 10, locationListener);Here is the sample code to do so
/*---------- Listener class to get coordinates ------------- */
private class MyLocationListener implements LocationListener {
@Override
public void onLocationChanged(Location loc) {
editLocation.setText("");
pb.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
Toast.makeText(
getBaseContext(),
"Location changed: Lat: " + loc.getLatitude() + " Lng: "
+ loc.getLongitude(), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
String longitude = "Longitude: " + loc.getLongitude();
Log.v(TAG, longitude);
String latitude = "Latitude: " + loc.getLatitude();
Log.v(TAG, latitude);
/*------- To get city name from coordinates -------- */
String cityName = null;
Geocoder gcd = new Geocoder(getBaseContext(), Locale.getDefault());
List<Address> addresses;
try {
addresses = gcd.getFromLocation(loc.getLatitude(),
loc.getLongitude(), 1);
if (addresses.size() > 0) {
System.out.println(addresses.get(0).getLocality());
cityName = addresses.get(0).getLocality();
}
}
catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
String s = longitude + "\n" + latitude + "\n\nMy Current City is: "
+ cityName;
editLocation.setText(s);
}
@Override
public void onProviderDisabled(String provider) {}
@Override
public void onProviderEnabled(String provider) {}
@Override
public void onStatusChanged(String provider, int status, Bundle extras) {}
}
There are already many answers there but I want to show latest way to get location using Google API, so new programmers can use new method:
I have written detailed tutorial on current location in android at my blog demonuts.com You can also find full source code developed with android studio.
First of all, put this in gradle file
compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:9.0.2'
then implement necessary interfaces
public class MainActivity extends BaseActivitiy implements GoogleApiClient.ConnectionCallbacks, GoogleApiClient.OnConnectionFailedListener, com.google.android.gms.location.LocationListener
declare instances
private GoogleApiClient mGoogleApiClient;
private Location mLocation;
private LocationManager locationManager;
private LocationRequest mLocationRequest;
put this in onCreate()
mGoogleApiClient = new GoogleApiClient.Builder(this)
.addConnectionCallbacks(this)
.addOnConnectionFailedListener(this)
.addApi(LocationServices.API)
.build();
locationManager = (LocationManager) getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);
At last, override necessary methods
@Override
public void onConnected(Bundle bundle) {
if (ActivityCompat.checkSelfPermission(this, Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION) != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED && ActivityCompat.checkSelfPermission(this, Manifest.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION) != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
// TODO: Consider calling
// ActivityCompat#requestPermissions
// here to request the missing permissions, and then overriding
// public void onRequestPermissionsResult(int requestCode, String[] permissions,
// int[] grantResults)
// to handle the case where the user grants the permission. See the documentation
// for ActivityCompat#requestPermissions for more details.
return;
} startLocationUpdates();
mLocation = LocationServices.FusedLocationApi.getLastLocation(mGoogleApiClient);
if(mLocation == null){
startLocationUpdates();
}
if (mLocation != null) {
double latitude = mLocation.getLatitude();
double longitude = mLocation.getLongitude();
} else {
// Toast.makeText(this, "Location not Detected", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
}
protected void startLocationUpdates() {
// Create the location request
mLocationRequest = LocationRequest.create()
.setPriority(LocationRequest.PRIORITY_HIGH_ACCURACY)
.setInterval(UPDATE_INTERVAL)
.setFastestInterval(FASTEST_INTERVAL);
// Request location updates
if (ActivityCompat.checkSelfPermission(this, Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION) != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED && ActivityCompat.checkSelfPermission(this, Manifest.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION) != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
// TODO: Consider calling
// ActivityCompat#requestPermissions
// here to request the missing permissions, and then overriding
// public void onRequestPermissionsResult(int requestCode, String[] permissions,
// int[] grantResults)
// to handle the case where the user grants the permission. See the documentation
// for ActivityCompat#requestPermissions for more details.
return;
}
LocationServices.FusedLocationApi.requestLocationUpdates(mGoogleApiClient,
mLocationRequest, this);
Log.d("reque", "--->>>>");
}
@Override
public void onConnectionSuspended(int i) {
Log.i(TAG, "Connection Suspended");
mGoogleApiClient.connect();
}
@Override
public void onConnectionFailed(ConnectionResult connectionResult) {
Log.i(TAG, "Connection failed. Error: " + connectionResult.getErrorCode());
}
@Override
public void onStart() {
super.onStart();
mGoogleApiClient.connect();
}
@Override
public void onStop() {
super.onStop();
if (mGoogleApiClient.isConnected()) {
mGoogleApiClient.disconnect();
}
}
@Override
public void onLocationChanged(Location location) {
}
Don't forget to start GPS in your device before running app.