Just use this code :

public class Location extends AppCompatActivity {
    LocationManager locationManager;
    Context mContext;
    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_location);
        mContext=this;
        locationManager=(LocationManager) mContext.getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);
        locationManager.requestLocationUpdates( LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER,
                2000,
                10, locationListenerGPS);
        isLocationEnabled();

    }

    LocationListener locationListenerGPS=new LocationListener() {
        @Override
        public void onLocationChanged(android.location.Location location) {
            double latitude=location.getLatitude();
            double longitude=location.getLongitude();
            String msg="New Latitude: "+latitude + "New Longitude: "+longitude;
            Toast.makeText(mContext,msg,Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
        }

        @Override
        public void onStatusChanged(String provider, int status, Bundle extras) {

        }

        @Override
        public void onProviderEnabled(String provider) {

        }

        @Override
        public void onProviderDisabled(String provider) {

        }
    };


    protected void onResume(){
        super.onResume();
        isLocationEnabled();
    }

    private void isLocationEnabled() {

        if(!locationManager.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER)){
            AlertDialog.Builder alertDialog=new AlertDialog.Builder(mContext);
            alertDialog.setTitle("Enable Location");
            alertDialog.setMessage("Your locations setting is not enabled. Please enabled it in settings menu.");
            alertDialog.setPositiveButton("Location Settings", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener(){
                public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which){
                    Intent intent=new Intent(Settings.ACTION_LOCATION_SOURCE_SETTINGS);
                    startActivity(intent);
                }
            });
            alertDialog.setNegativeButton("Cancel", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener(){
                public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which){
                    dialog.cancel();
                }
            });
            AlertDialog alert=alertDialog.create();
            alert.show();
        }
        else{
            AlertDialog.Builder alertDialog=new AlertDialog.Builder(mContext);
            alertDialog.setTitle("Confirm Location");
            alertDialog.setMessage("Your Location is enabled, please enjoy");
            alertDialog.setNegativeButton("Back to interface",new DialogInterface.OnClickListener(){
                public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which){
                    dialog.cancel();
                }
            });
            AlertDialog alert=alertDialog.create();
            alert.show();
        }
    }
}

The parameters of requestLocationUpdates methods are as follows:

provider:The name of the provider with which we would like to register.
minTime:Minimum time interval between location updates (in milliseconds).
minDistance:Minimum distance between location updates (in meters).
listener:A LocationListener whose onLocationChanged(Location) method will be called for each location update.

Permissions:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />

Add above permissions to manifest file for the version lower than lollipop and for marshmallow and higher version use runtime permission.

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October 31, 2024 - LocationListener is an interface for receiving locations from the FusedLocationProviderClient · It is easier to implement and use compared to LocationCallback for most simple location use cases
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Just use this code :

public class Location extends AppCompatActivity {
    LocationManager locationManager;
    Context mContext;
    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_location);
        mContext=this;
        locationManager=(LocationManager) mContext.getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);
        locationManager.requestLocationUpdates( LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER,
                2000,
                10, locationListenerGPS);
        isLocationEnabled();

    }

    LocationListener locationListenerGPS=new LocationListener() {
        @Override
        public void onLocationChanged(android.location.Location location) {
            double latitude=location.getLatitude();
            double longitude=location.getLongitude();
            String msg="New Latitude: "+latitude + "New Longitude: "+longitude;
            Toast.makeText(mContext,msg,Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
        }

        @Override
        public void onStatusChanged(String provider, int status, Bundle extras) {

        }

        @Override
        public void onProviderEnabled(String provider) {

        }

        @Override
        public void onProviderDisabled(String provider) {

        }
    };


    protected void onResume(){
        super.onResume();
        isLocationEnabled();
    }

    private void isLocationEnabled() {

        if(!locationManager.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER)){
            AlertDialog.Builder alertDialog=new AlertDialog.Builder(mContext);
            alertDialog.setTitle("Enable Location");
            alertDialog.setMessage("Your locations setting is not enabled. Please enabled it in settings menu.");
            alertDialog.setPositiveButton("Location Settings", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener(){
                public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which){
                    Intent intent=new Intent(Settings.ACTION_LOCATION_SOURCE_SETTINGS);
                    startActivity(intent);
                }
            });
            alertDialog.setNegativeButton("Cancel", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener(){
                public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which){
                    dialog.cancel();
                }
            });
            AlertDialog alert=alertDialog.create();
            alert.show();
        }
        else{
            AlertDialog.Builder alertDialog=new AlertDialog.Builder(mContext);
            alertDialog.setTitle("Confirm Location");
            alertDialog.setMessage("Your Location is enabled, please enjoy");
            alertDialog.setNegativeButton("Back to interface",new DialogInterface.OnClickListener(){
                public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which){
                    dialog.cancel();
                }
            });
            AlertDialog alert=alertDialog.create();
            alert.show();
        }
    }
}

The parameters of requestLocationUpdates methods are as follows:

provider:The name of the provider with which we would like to register.
minTime:Minimum time interval between location updates (in milliseconds).
minDistance:Minimum distance between location updates (in meters).
listener:A LocationListener whose onLocationChanged(Location) method will be called for each location update.

Permissions:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />

Add above permissions to manifest file for the version lower than lollipop and for marshmallow and higher version use runtime permission.

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The LocationManager class exposes a number of methods for applications to receive location updates. In its simplest form, you register an event listener, identify the location manager from which you'd like to receive location updates, and specify the minimum time and distance intervals at which ...
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Used for receiving notifications from the LocationManager when the location has changed. These methods are called if the LocationListener has been registered with the location manager service using the requestLocationUpdates(String, long, float, LocationListener) method.
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@RequiresPermission(anyOf = { ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION, ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION }) public void reportProviderEnabled(String provider) { notifyLocationAvailabilityChanged(); LocationManager manager = (LocationManager) context.getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE); manager.requestSingleUpdate(provider, new android.location.LocationListener() { @Override public void onLocationChanged(Location location) { notifyLocationAvailabilityChanged(); } @Override public void onStatusChanged(String s, int i, Bundle bundle) { } @Override public void onProviderEnabled(String s) { } @Override public void onProviderDisabled(String s) { } }, Looper.myLooper()); } ... /** * On start up, launch a location listener for each service.
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May 17, 2020 - But as I said, this method fails most of the times. Hence, the best way I found to get user’s current latitude and longitude is Location Listener and get Location updates if the above method return null location. In your activity.java file you have to implement LocationListener method in seperate class and get updates as you click the button and then do the remaining taks.
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Here is an example from android found here: // Acquire a reference to the system Location Manager LocationManager locationManager = (LocationManager) this.getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE); // Define a listener that responds to location updates LocationListener locationListener = new LocationListener() { public void onLocationChanged(Location location) { // Called when a new location is found by the network location provider.
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Location and permissions
You get the location manager from the context of the app, wallpaper, or watch face using the surface.getContext() call in version 4.0+ of the mode (in 3 you can just get a reference to the activity with getActivity()), and then attach a listener to the manager: import android.content.Context; import android.location.Location; import android.location.LocationListener; import android.location.LocationManager; import android.os.Bundle; import android.Manifest; LocationManager locationManager; MyLocationListener locationListener; boolean hasLocation = false; void setup () { fullScreen(); orientati
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October 31, 2024 - This method is suited for receiving location updates in the background, even when the receiving app may have been killed by the system. Using a PendingIntent allows the target component to be started and receive location updates. For foreground use cases prefer to listen for location updates via a listener or callback instead of a pending intent.
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I know I am posting this answer little late, but I felt it is worth using Google's fuse location provider service to get the current location.

Main features of this api are :

1.Simple APIs: Lets you choose your accuracy level as well as power consumption.

2.Immediately available: Gives your apps immediate access to the best, most recent location.

3.Power-efficiency: It chooses the most efficient way to get the location with less power consumptions

4.Versatility: Meets a wide range of needs, from foreground uses that need highly accurate location to background uses that need periodic location updates with negligible power impact.

It is flexible in while updating in location also. If you want current location only when your app starts then you can use getLastLocation(GoogleApiClient) method.

If you want to update your location continuously then you can use requestLocationUpdates(GoogleApiClient,LocationRequest, LocationListener)

You can find a very nice blog about fuse location here and google doc for fuse location also can be found here.

Update

According to developer docs starting from Android O they have added new limits on background location.

If your app is running in the background, the location system service computes a new location for your app only a few times each hour. This is the case even when your app is requesting more frequent location updates. However if your app is running in the foreground, there is no change in location sampling rates compared to Android 7.1.1 (API level 25).

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Background location service. It will be restarted even after killing the app.

MainActivity.java

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
    AlarmManager alarmManager;
    Button stop;
    PendingIntent pendingIntent;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

        if (alarmManager == null) {
            alarmManager = (AlarmManager) getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
            Intent intent = new Intent(this, AlarmReceive.class);
            pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(this, 0, intent, 0);
            alarmManager.setRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, System.currentTimeMillis(), 30000,
                    pendingIntent);
        }
    }
}

BookingTrackingService.java

public class BookingTrackingService extends Service implements LocationListener {

    private static final String TAG = "BookingTrackingService";
    private Context context;
    boolean isGPSEnable = false;
    boolean isNetworkEnable = false;
    double latitude, longitude;
    LocationManager locationManager;
    Location location;
    private Handler mHandler = new Handler();
    private Timer mTimer = null;
    long notify_interval = 30000;

    public double track_lat = 0.0;
    public double track_lng = 0.0;
    public static String str_receiver = "servicetutorial.service.receiver";
    Intent intent;

    @Nullable
    @Override
    public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
        return null;
    }

    @Override
    public void onCreate() {
        super.onCreate();

        mTimer = new Timer();
        mTimer.schedule(new TimerTaskToGetLocation(), 5, notify_interval);
        intent = new Intent(str_receiver);
    }

    @Override
    public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {

        this.context = this;


        return START_NOT_STICKY;
    }

    @Override
    public void onDestroy() {
        super.onDestroy();
        Log.e(TAG, "onDestroy <<");
        if (mTimer != null) {
            mTimer.cancel();
        }
    }

    private void trackLocation() {
        Log.e(TAG, "trackLocation");
        String TAG_TRACK_LOCATION = "trackLocation";
        Map<String, String> params = new HashMap<>();
        params.put("latitude", "" + track_lat);
        params.put("longitude", "" + track_lng);

        Log.e(TAG, "param_track_location >> " + params.toString());

        stopSelf();
        mTimer.cancel();

    }

    @Override
    public void onLocationChanged(Location location) {

    }

    @Override
    public void onStatusChanged(String provider, int status, Bundle extras) {

    }

    @Override
    public void onProviderEnabled(String provider) {

    }

    @Override
    public void onProviderDisabled(String provider) {

    }

    /******************************/

    private void fn_getlocation() {
        locationManager = (LocationManager) getApplicationContext().getSystemService(LOCATION_SERVICE);
        isGPSEnable = locationManager.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER);
        isNetworkEnable = locationManager.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER);

        if (!isGPSEnable && !isNetworkEnable) {
            Log.e(TAG, "CAN'T GET LOCATION");
            stopSelf();
        } else {
            if (isNetworkEnable) {
                location = null;
                locationManager.requestLocationUpdates(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER, 1000, 0, this);
                if (locationManager != null) {
                    location = locationManager.getLastKnownLocation(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER);
                    if (location != null) {

                        Log.e(TAG, "isNetworkEnable latitude" + location.getLatitude() + "\nlongitude" + location.getLongitude() + "");
                        latitude = location.getLatitude();
                        longitude = location.getLongitude();
                        track_lat = latitude;
                        track_lng = longitude;
//                        fn_update(location);
                    }
                }
            }

            if (isGPSEnable) {
                location = null;
                locationManager.requestLocationUpdates(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER, 1000, 0, this);
                if (locationManager != null) {
                    location = locationManager.getLastKnownLocation(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER);
                    if (location != null) {
                        Log.e(TAG, "isGPSEnable latitude" + location.getLatitude() + "\nlongitude" + location.getLongitude() + "");
                        latitude = location.getLatitude();
                        longitude = location.getLongitude();
                        track_lat = latitude;
                        track_lng = longitude;
//                        fn_update(location);
                    }
                }
            }

            Log.e(TAG, "START SERVICE");
            trackLocation();

        }
    }

    private class TimerTaskToGetLocation extends TimerTask {
        @Override
        public void run() {

            mHandler.post(new Runnable() {
                @Override
                public void run() {
                    fn_getlocation();
                }
            });

        }
    }

//    private void fn_update(Location location) {
//
//        intent.putExtra("latutide", location.getLatitude() + "");
//        intent.putExtra("longitude", location.getLongitude() + "");
//        sendBroadcast(intent);
//    }
}

AlarmReceive.java (BroadcastReceiver)

public class AlarmReceive extends BroadcastReceiver {

    @Override
    public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
        Log.e("Service_call_"  , "You are in AlarmReceive class.");
        Intent background = new Intent(context, BookingTrackingService.class);
//        Intent background = new Intent(context, GoogleService.class);
        Log.e("AlarmReceive ","testing called broadcast called");
        context.startService(background);
    }
}

AndroidManifest.xml

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />

 <service
            android:name=".ServiceAndBroadcast.BookingTrackingService"
            android:enabled="true" />

        <receiver
            android:name=".ServiceAndBroadcast.AlarmReceive"
            android:exported="false">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED" />
            </intent-filter>
        </receiver>
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