I want to change the GPS settings of an app by clicking the Accept button. But I can't find any reference on how to do that? I tried but security exception occurred. Is it possible?
startActivity(new Intent(android.provider.Settings.ACTION_LOCATION_SOURCE_SETTINGS));You can use this
Android Guidelines have changed above version 4.0. You cannot change GPS off on programmatically for versions above 4.0.
Apps cannot enable or disable GPS programmatically, except perhaps on rooted devices. Please allow the user to do that.
I suggest you to use dialog for asking user to turn off and on the gps, and redirect to settings on ok button press.that is even better and user friendly.
Finally i got the solution, using GoogleApiClient we can enable the GPS by providing priority programmatically with out moving user to the settings page.
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Sadly, now we can no more map our apps to Long press home button Event. But, There is a settings page where it is possible to change the default device assistance app:
Default Device Assistance app on Samsung
Is it anyway possible to change the default device assistance app programmatically or even launch the settings page (via intent) to make the user change the setting?
Is it anyway possible to change the default device assistance app programmatically
Fortunately, no, for blindingly obvious privacy and security reasons.
even launch the settings page (via intent) to make the user change the setting?
Ideally, there would be an action in Settings for this, but I do not see one that looks like it is specific to the assistant.
Correct me if I am wrong:
1) You cannot programatically turn GPS On/Off on all versions of Android. Maybe some previous versions, and some hacks, but not on all devices. It simply is not allowed.
This leaves only two options:
1) Use new Google Play Services to prompt user to change these settings.
One issue with this is what if you just want to allow user to turn on GPS,
but not WIFI? The resolver will give them options to turn on both. How
can you just turn on one but not the other?
2) Send user to the settings application by firing off an Intent.
Now with 1) User must have current google play services installed.
If not they can be prompted to install it via standard GPS dialog.
Ok, now for 2) Sending user to settings application. I have the following problem:
When I fire off this intent, they not only get to change the Location/GPS Settings but they can also hit the little back button within Settings app, and adjust all settings. Is there any way to prevent this? Anyway to bring up the Location/GPS Settings without the inner back button? Thanks.
You cannot programatically turn GPS On/Off on all versions of Android. Maybe some previous versions, and some hacks, but not on all devices. It simply is not allowed.
Correct, for obvious privacy reasons.
When I fire off this intent, they not only get to change the GPS Settings but they can also hit the little back button within Settings app, and adjust all settings. Is there any way to prevent this?
No.
I'm creating an app, that heavily relies on LocationServices.
For now I'm asking user to turn them on, and everything works fine.
However, when user clicks "No", the whole point of this app goes to hell.
I can spam user to turn location services on from my Service, however I find this solution extremely non-elegant.
Is there a way to turn this setting on programatically? I don't care for additional permissions or so.
I did my research and I only got what I already did - ask user to turn on location services with a dialog etc.
Is there a way to turn this setting on programatically?
Fortunately, no, for obvious privacy and security reasons, except perhaps on rooted devices.
However, when user clicks "No", the whole point of this app goes to hell.
Then advise the user once (per run of your UI) that your app cannot function, and the user should uninstall your app.
Bear in mind that many more permissions will have this same sort of user-recovable behavior with Android M.
You simply cant , if that was possible then you can easily gather locations which is for some unethical reasons could be sold ... so for security reasons its not possible at all .
you can always force the user to click yes by making a really useful and helpful application that the user simply want to try and cant click no because it wont function at all ...
I want to create a app which send users current location when user click on send button .
If gps is on than it will send the location, if gps is off then it automatically start the gps and then send location...
Manifest permissions is not a problem, problem is that it should not pop up dialogue to start gps when it is off..
Please help me, i really need help..
I want to know that is it possible?
If yes then a provide useful link or code or any kind of hint..
Thank you :)
There are a lot of other threads discussing this, and the general consensus is that it shouldn't be possible, even though on some versions there are exploits that allow it.
However, this doesn't seem to be ethical, since you are violating your users privacy by not allowing them to choose whether or not they want to share their location.
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I am getting problem in my app .where i need to mark the particular Settings I have used the following code:
startActivity(new Intent(android.provider.Settings.ACTION_WIRELESS_SETTINGS));
Its open the setting page but it does not mark the particular Entities.How could i get the automark option Could anybody help me out!!#Thanks
this is not possible, unless you have the rights and access the setting directly (not with an intent, but with the Settings class), and even though, I'm not sure you can.
What you can do is what google maps does. When your app starts, check if the gps is enabled, if it is not, display an alert notifying the user, with a button to quit the app, and a button to go to the settings screen. When the user comes back from Settings screen, test again.
If the action that you are trying to do was allowed then users would be very mad if some application would turn on their wireless connection or even worse the GPS sensor.
This change is available to change only by the user him self. So as mentioned the most you can do in case you need Internet connection or GPS sensor available is to present a user with the relevant message and fire an intent that will take them to the settings screen to change this setting them self.