I haven't used location services in a long, long time, so I'm just looking at the documentation for 'LocationRequest.Builder` and guessing at your equivalent code because it looks self-explanatory. Builders are a common pattern, used more often in Java-based APIs like this one than they are used in pure-Kotlin APIs. You can look up "java builder pattern" to read about it.

private fun NewLocation() { 
    val locationRequest = LocationRequest.Builder()
        .setPriority(Priority.PRIORITY_HIGH_ACCURACY)
        .setIntervalMillis(0L)
        .setMinUpdateIntervalMillis(0L)
        .setMaxUpdates(1)
        .build()
    mfusedlocation = LocationServices.getFusedLocationProviderClient(this)
    mfusedlocation.requestLocationUpdates(locationRequest, locationCallback, Looper.myLooper())
}

FYI since you're working on a portfolio:

  • Function names in Kotlin start with a verb and lower-case letter by convention. Or if it returns a modified copy of an object, you can use a past participle instead of a phrase starting with a verb. For example, I would rename NewLocation() to something like beginLocationRequest().

  • The mSomething pattern of naming variables (putting abbreviations in front of variable names) is called Hungarian notation. m stands for "member", but Kotlin properties are not even called member variables. I've never seen Hungarian notation used in Kotlin before, and it is rarely used in Java. It is widely regarded as making code less readable, especially with modern IDEs. I would advise against using it in a portfolio project as it is more likely to damage the impression you want to give than it is to help, especially if you are using it inconsistently.

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LocationRequest.Builder is used to construct a LocationRequest object · It includes constants for implicit maximum update age and minimum update interval, both set to be the same as the interval
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Android location manager with Kotlin flows | by Nick Psarakis | Medium
January 21, 2024 - class LocationManagerImpl( private val context: Context ) : LocationManager { private val client: FusedLocationProviderClient by lazy { LocationServices.getFusedLocationProviderClient(context) } @SuppressLint("MissingPermission") @Throws override fun listenToLocation(): Flow<Location> { val request = LocationRequest.Builder(Priority.PRIORITY_HIGH_ACCURACY, 5000L) .setMinUpdateDistanceMeters(1000F) .build() return callbackFlow { if (!hasLocationPermission()) throw NoPermissionsException val locationCallback = object : LocationCallback() { override fun onLocationResult(result: LocationResult) {
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[<Android.Runtime.Register("android/location/LocationRequest$Builder", ApiSince=31, DoNotGenerateAcw=true)>] type LocationRequest.Builder = class inherit Object
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July 16, 2024 - private fun checkPhoneLocationSettings( activity: Activity, locationSettingsResult: ActivityResultLauncher<IntentSenderRequest>, callback: (Boolean) -> Unit ) { val builder = LocationSettingsRequest.Builder().addLocationRequest(locationRequest) val client = LocationServices.getSettingsClient(activity) val task = client.checkLocationSettings(builder.build()) task.addOnSuccessListener { callback(true) } task.addOnFailureListener { exception -> if (exception is ResolvableApiException) { try { locationSettingsResult.launch( IntentSenderRequest.Builder(exception.resolution).build() ) } catch (sendEx: IntentSender.SendIntentException) { // Ignore the error.
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I haven't used location services in a long, long time, so I'm just looking at the documentation for 'LocationRequest.Builder` and guessing at your equivalent code because it looks self-explanatory. Builders are a common pattern, used more often in Java-based APIs like this one than they are used in pure-Kotlin APIs. You can look up "java builder pattern" to read about it.

private fun NewLocation() { 
    val locationRequest = LocationRequest.Builder()
        .setPriority(Priority.PRIORITY_HIGH_ACCURACY)
        .setIntervalMillis(0L)
        .setMinUpdateIntervalMillis(0L)
        .setMaxUpdates(1)
        .build()
    mfusedlocation = LocationServices.getFusedLocationProviderClient(this)
    mfusedlocation.requestLocationUpdates(locationRequest, locationCallback, Looper.myLooper())
}

FYI since you're working on a portfolio:

  • Function names in Kotlin start with a verb and lower-case letter by convention. Or if it returns a modified copy of an object, you can use a past participle instead of a phrase starting with a verb. For example, I would rename NewLocation() to something like beginLocationRequest().

  • The mSomething pattern of naming variables (putting abbreviations in front of variable names) is called Hungarian notation. m stands for "member", but Kotlin properties are not even called member variables. I've never seen Hungarian notation used in Kotlin before, and it is rarely used in Java. It is widely regarded as making code less readable, especially with modern IDEs. I would advise against using it in a portfolio project as it is more likely to damage the impression you want to give than it is to help, especially if you are using it inconsistently.

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mLocationRequest = new LocationRequest.Builder(Priority.PRIORITY_HIGH_ACCURACY, UPDATE_INTERVAL) .setMinUpdateIntervalMillis(FASTEST_INTERVAL) .build(); // Create LocationSettingsRequest object using location request LocationSettingsRequest.Builder builder = new LocationSettingsRequest.Builder(); ...
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October 30, 2022 - Fields of LocationRequest used to be filled upon the creation of the LocationRequest. However, new setters are used by the new Builder of the LocationRequest.
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May 15, 2025 - protected fun startLocationUpdates() { // Create the location request to start receiving updates mLocationRequest = LocationRequest() mLocationRequest!!.priority = LocationRequest.PRIORITY_HIGH_ACCURACY mLocationRequest!!.setInterval(INTERVAL) mLocationRequest!!.setFastestInterval(FASTEST_INTERVAL) // Create LocationSettingsRequest object using location request val builder = LocationSettingsRequest.Builder() builder.addLocationRequest(mLocationRequest!!) val locationSettingsRequest = builder.build() val settingsClient = LocationServices.getSettingsClient(this) settingsClient.checkLocationSetti
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February 29, 2024 - val request = LocationRequest.Builder( /* Priority */ Priority.PRIORITY_HIGH_ACCURACY, /* intervalMillis */ 100 ).build() If you need more advanced settings then the interval and priority you need to set them before calling build method ·
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LocationRequest | Google Play services | Google for Developers
October 31, 2024 - Clients should consider using LocationRequest.Builder.setMinUpdateIntervalMillis(long) to limit the fastest rate at which their location callbacks may be invoked (and thus limit the amount of power usage they may be blamed for).
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March 27, 2026 - In the base module, search for TODO: Step 1.3, Create a LocationRequest in the ForegroundOnlyLocationService.kt file.
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[Android.Runtime.Register("build", "()Landroid/location/LocationRequest;", "", ApiSince=31)] public Android.Locations.LocationRequest Build(); [<Android.Runtime.Register("build", "()Landroid/location/LocationRequest;", "", ApiSince=31)>] member this.Build : unit -> Android.Locations.LocationRequest ...