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LocationManager is sending Last location all time

I have involved with location problems. I am getting my first time location and if i tried for next location, it is giving me Last location all time. I changed my location may times but all time, I am getting Last latitude and longitude. I think, GPS don't refresh.
If i restarted to my phone and try again. it display to correct location and if i tried again, it is displaying me Last location.
I am sharing my source code
#Override
protected void onResume() {
super.onResume();
if(mMap!= null)
mMap.clear();
LocationManager locationManager = (LocationManager) this.getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);
mFragment = (SupportMapFragment) this.getSupportFragmentManager().findFragmentById(R.id.map);
mMap = mFragment.getMap();
//if(loc != null)
//loc.reset();
loc = locationManager.getLastKnownLocation(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER);
if(loc != null) {
LatLng geo = HelperUtil.getLatLng(loc);
mMap.animateCamera(CameraUpdateFactory.newLatLngZoom(geo, 18));
mMap.setMapType(GoogleMap.MAP_TYPE_SATELLITE);
}
setListener();
}
private void setListener(){
if(locationListener != null){
clearListener();
}
Toast toast = Toast.makeText(this, this.getResources().getString(R.string.maps_loading), Toast.LENGTH_LONG);
toast.show();
locationListener = new CustomLocationListener();
LocationManager locationManager = (LocationManager) this.getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);
locationManager.requestLocationUpdates(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER, 0, 0, locationListener);
locationManager.requestLocationUpdates(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER, 0, 0, locationListener);
Handler handler=new Handler();
handler.postDelayed(new TimeoutTask(locationListener), 15*1000);
}
private void clearListener(){
if(locationListener != null){
LocationManager locationManager = (LocationManager) this.getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);
locationManager.removeUpdates(locationListener);
locationListener = null;
}
}
public class CustomLocationListener implements LocationListener {
private boolean isCompleted = false;
public CustomLocationListener() {}
#Override
public void onLocationChanged(Location location) {
isCompleted=true;
// Called when a new location is found by the network location provider.
if(isBetterLocation(location, loc)){
gotLocation(location);
}
clearListener();
setUserPoint();
}
#Override
public void onStatusChanged(String provider, int status, Bundle extras) {}
#Override
public void onProviderEnabled(String provider) {}
#Override
public void onProviderDisabled(String provider) {}
public boolean isCompleted() {
return isCompleted;
}
}
public class TimeoutTask implements Runnable {
private CustomLocationListener listener;
public TimeoutTask(CustomLocationListener listener) {
this.listener=listener;
}
#Override
public void run() {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
if (listener == null || listener.isCompleted()) {
Log.e("provider", "completed");
System.out.println("Lat in completed= "+loc.getLatitude());
System.out.println("Long in completed = "+loc.getLongitude());
}
else {
Log.e("provider", "timeout");
clearListener();
setUserPoint();
}
}
}
protected boolean isBetterLocation(Location location, Location currentBestLocation) {
if (currentBestLocation == null) {
// A new location is always better than no location
return true;
}
// Check whether the new location fix is newer or older
long timeDelta = location.getTime() - currentBestLocation.getTime();
boolean isSignificantlyNewer = timeDelta > TWO_MINUTES;
boolean isSignificantlyOlder = timeDelta < -TWO_MINUTES;
boolean isNewer = timeDelta > 0;
// If it's been more than two minutes since the current location, use the new location
// because the user has likely moved
if (isSignificantlyNewer) {
return true;
// If the new location is more than two minutes older, it must be worse
} else if (isSignificantlyOlder) {
return false;
}
// Check whether the new location fix is more or less accurate
int accuracyDelta = (int) (location.getAccuracy() - currentBestLocation.getAccuracy());
boolean isLessAccurate = accuracyDelta > 0;
boolean isMoreAccurate = accuracyDelta < 0;
boolean isSignificantlyLessAccurate = accuracyDelta > 200;
// Check if the old and new location are from the same provider
boolean isFromSameProvider = isSameProvider(location.getProvider(),
currentBestLocation.getProvider());
// Determine location quality using a combination of timeliness and accuracy
if (isMoreAccurate) {
return true;
} else if (isNewer && !isLessAccurate) {
return true;
} else if (isNewer && !isSignificantlyLessAccurate && isFromSameProvider) {
return true;
}
return false;
}
private void gotLocation(Location location){
loc = location;
}
Please expert help me. I also noted that sometime i am not able to get location and it say timeout. Your time will be very helpful for me.

you are using network location which doesn't provide the correct location rather than using network location you should use the GPS location for current and accurate location.
getLastKnowLocation() method doesn't provide the correct , current location for this you can refer this link.
rather than using network location use GPS location and you can find the good example of GPS location from the given link.
http://www.androidhive.info/2012/07/android-gps-location-manager-tutorial/

For your concern .. make use of LocationClient instead of LocationManager class...
Try like this ..
LocationClient locationClient; // initialize
Location src; // It will store your location
then in your onCreate method ..
locationClient = new LocationClient(this, this, this);
locationClient.connect(); // this will call OnConnected method of location client
#Override
public void onConnectionFailed(ConnectionResult arg0) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
}
#Override
public void onConnected(Bundle arg0) {
src = locationClient.getLastLocation();
System.out.println("======================location 1==" + src);
// This is your location update .. it will update each time your location is //changed
LocationRequest lrequest = new LocationRequest();
lrequest.setInterval(0);
lrequest.setSmallestDisplacement(0);
locationClient.requestLocationUpdates(lrequest, new LocationListener() {
#Override
public void onLocationChanged(Location arg0) {
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),
"Location is 12" + arg0.getLatitude(),
Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
});
}
#Override
public void onDisconnected() {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
}
OR
If you are using Google Map and need to update location of device on Google map then you may make use of Google Map methods as it will provide you current location on device rather than Last location of device ..
Try like this ..
GoogleMap myMap;
Now on Oncreate get your map reference
myMap = ((SupportMapFragment) getSupportFragmentManager()
.findFragmentById(R.id.map)).getMap();
myMap.setMyLocationEnabled(true);
Now when you need to get location then try like this ..
Location location = new Location();
location = myMap.getMyLocation;
That's it .. you are good to go!

First of all make sure you are including the following two lines of code in the manifest:
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION"/>
Then I would use something similar to the below to get location updates:
public class MainActivity extends FragmentActivity implements
GooglePlayServicesClient.ConnectionCallbacks,
GooglePlayServicesClient.OnConnectionFailedListener,
LocationListener {
...
// Global variables
...
LocationClient mLocationClient;
boolean mUpdatesRequested;
...
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
...
// Open the shared preferences
mPrefs = getSharedPreferences("SharedPreferences",
Context.MODE_PRIVATE);
// Get a SharedPreferences editor
mEditor = mPrefs.edit();
/*
* Create a new location client, using the enclosing class to
* handle callbacks.
*/
mLocationClient = new LocationClient(this, this, this);
// Start with updates turned off
mUpdatesRequested = false;
...
}
...
#Override
protected void onPause() {
// Save the current setting for updates
mEditor.putBoolean("KEY_UPDATES_ON", mUpdatesRequested);
mEditor.commit();
super.onPause();
}
...
#Override
protected void onStart() {
...
mLocationClient.connect();
}
...
#Override
protected void onResume() {
/*
* Get any previous setting for location updates
* Gets "false" if an error occurs
*/
if (mPrefs.contains("KEY_UPDATES_ON")) {
mUpdatesRequested =
mPrefs.getBoolean("KEY_UPDATES_ON", false);
// Otherwise, turn off location updates
} else {
mEditor.putBoolean("KEY_UPDATES_ON", false);
mEditor.commit();
}
}
...
/*
* Called by Location Services when the request to connect the
* client finishes successfully. At this point, you can
* request the current location or start periodic updates
*/
#Override
public void onConnected(Bundle dataBundle) {
// Display the connection status
Toast.makeText(this, "Connected", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
// If already requested, start periodic updates
if (mUpdatesRequested) {
mLocationClient.requestLocationUpdates(mLocationRequest, this);
}
}
}
I would recommend you take a look at this tutorial.
Hope it helps you :)

Although the best option is to switch to new Location API based on Google Play Services (http://developer.android.com/training/location/index.html), here I am trying to explain what is wrong.
You are calling the setListener() method only once in onResume(). So the listener starts listening. But on any location change you are clearing the listener. As a result you'll get a last known location at first and then you'll get maximum one location update. After that as the listener is set as null, you'll not get any update. So you can fix it simply by modifying the TimeoutTask.
public class TimeoutTask implements Runnable {
private CustomLocationListener listener;
public TimeoutTask(CustomLocationListener listener) {
this.listener = listener;
}
#Override
public void run() {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
if (listener == null || listener.isCompleted()) {
Log.e("provider", "completed");
System.out.println("Lat in completed= " + loc.getLatitude());
System.out.println("Long in completed = " + loc.getLongitude());
} else {
Log.e("provider", "timeout");
clearListener();
setUserPoint();
}
// setting the listener again
setListener();
}
}

Unable to get current location from LocationListener

I have a LocationService which starts onResume() of the MainActivity and stops onDestroy().
#Override
protected void onResume() {
super.onResume();
//Start the service using alaram manager
//If its not running currently
if (isLocationServiceRunning(this)) {
am = (AlarmManager) getSystemService(ALARM_SERVICE);
Intent intent = new Intent(this, LocationService.class);
pi = PendingIntent.getService(this, 0, intent,
PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
am.cancel(pi);
am.setInexactRepeating(AlarmManager.ELAPSED_REALTIME_WAKEUP,
SystemClock.elapsedRealtime(), 1 * 60 * 1000, pi);
}
}
#Override
protected void onDestroy() {
super.onDestroy();
if (isLocationServiceRunning(this)) {
stopService(new Intent(this, LocationService.class));
if (am != null && pi != null) {
am.cancel(pi);
}
}
}
LocationService.java
public class LocationService extends Service implements LocationListener {
public static double curLat = 0.0;
public static double curLng = 0.0;
private LocationManager mgr;
private String best;
private Location location;
private Location currentBestLocation;
private static final int TWO_MINUTES = 1000 * 60 * 2;
#Override
public IBinder onBind(Intent arg0) {
return null;
}
#Override
public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {
mgr = (LocationManager) getSystemService(LOCATION_SERVICE);
boolean gps_enabled = mgr
.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER);
if (gps_enabled) {
// If GPS is enabled, set criteria as ACCURACY_FINE
// and get the best provider(which usually will be GPS_PROVIDER)
Criteria criteria = new Criteria();
criteria.setAccuracy(Criteria.ACCURACY_FINE);
best = mgr.getBestProvider(criteria, true);
// getLastKnownLocation so that user don't need to wait
location = mgr.getLastKnownLocation(best);
if (location == null) {
// request for a single update, and try again.
// Later will request for updates every 10 mins
mgr.requestSingleUpdate(criteria, this, null);
location = mgr
.getLastKnownLocation(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER);
}
if (location != null) {
// If the GPS gives a location, update curLat and curLng
dumpLocation(location);
} else {
// If the location is still null, go for NETWORK_PROVIDER
best = LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER;
location = mgr.getLastKnownLocation(best);
if (location != null) {
// If the NETWORK gives a location, update curLat and curLng
dumpLocation(location);
}
}
// Register the Location Manager for updates, with both the
// providers
// Since GPS updates are expensive, we ask update every 10 mins and
// unregister updates if GPS is disabled in onProviderDisabled
// callback
mgr.requestLocationUpdates(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER,
10 * 60 * 1000, 50, this);
// NETWORK_PROVIDER updates every 20 secs
mgr.requestLocationUpdates(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER,
20 * 1000, 0, this);
return START_NOT_STICKY;
} else {
// If GPS is disables, go with NETWORK_PROVIDER
best = LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER;
location = mgr.getLastKnownLocation(best);
if (location != null) {
dumpLocation(location);
}
// Register NETWORK_PROVIDER for updates every 20 secs
mgr.requestLocationUpdates(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER,
20 * 1000, 0, this);
return START_NOT_STICKY;
}
}
private void dumpLocation(Location l) {
// Called to update the curLat and curLng.
currentBestLocation = l;
SimpleDateFormat s = new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy:hh:mm:ss",
Locale.ENGLISH);
String format = s.format(l.getTime());
try {
Geocoder coder = new Geocoder(this);
List<Address> address;
Address location = null;
address = coder.getFromLocation(l.getLatitude(), l.getLongitude(),
1);
location = address.get(0);
} catch (Exception e) {
Log.e("Exception while getting address", e.getMessage() + "");
}
curLat = l.getLatitude();
curLng = l.getLongitude();
}
#Override
public void onLocationChanged(Location location) {
// called when location is changed, since we registered Location
// Providers
// for updates
if (isBetterLocation(location, currentBestLocation)) {
dumpLocation(location);
} else {
Log.d("Not a Better Location", "Ignore");
}
}
#Override
public void onProviderDisabled(String provider) {
// Check if best(the currently being used provider) is not null
if (best != null) {
// if best and disabled provider are same, the remove updates
if ((provider.equalsIgnoreCase(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER) && best
.equals(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER))
|| provider
.equalsIgnoreCase(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER)
&& best.equals(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER)) {
if (mgr != null) {
mgr.removeUpdates(this);
}
}
}
}
#Override
public void onProviderEnabled(String provider) {
// This will be taken care in the onStartCommand where if gps_enabled
// case is used.
}
#Override
public void onStatusChanged(String provider, int status, Bundle extras) {
// No need to care about, because any thing like OUT_OF_SERVICE occurs,
// location being fetched will be null and such cases are handled above.
if ((provider.equals(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER))
&& (LocationProvider.OUT_OF_SERVICE == status)) {
if (mgr != null) {
mgr.removeUpdates(this);
}
}
}
#Override
public void onDestroy() {
super.onDestroy();
// triggered when we call stopService(LocationService);
// which is done in onDestroy of MainActivity
// Because LocationService must be stopped
// when application is closed to avoid data usage
if (mgr != null) {
mgr.removeUpdates(this);
}
}
protected boolean isBetterLocation(Location location,
Location currentBestLocation) {
if (currentBestLocation == null) {
// A new location is always better than no location
return true;
}
// Check whether the new location fix is newer or older
long timeDelta = location.getTime() - currentBestLocation.getTime();
boolean isSignificantlyNewer = timeDelta > TWO_MINUTES;
boolean isSignificantlyOlder = timeDelta < -TWO_MINUTES;
boolean isNewer = timeDelta > 0;
// If it's been more than two minutes since the current location, use
// the new location
// because the user has likely moved
if (isSignificantlyNewer) {
return true;
// If the new location is more than two minutes older, it must be
// worse
} else if (isSignificantlyOlder) {
return false;
}
// Check whether the new location fix is more or less accurate
int accuracyDelta = (int) (location.getAccuracy() - currentBestLocation
.getAccuracy());
boolean isLessAccurate = accuracyDelta > 0;
boolean isMoreAccurate = accuracyDelta < 0;
boolean isSignificantlyLessAccurate = accuracyDelta > 200;
// Check if the old and new location are from the same provider
boolean isFromSameProvider = isSameProvider(location.getProvider(),
currentBestLocation.getProvider());
// Not significantly newer or older, so check for Accuracy
if (isMoreAccurate) {
// If more accurate return true
return true;
} else if (isNewer && !isLessAccurate) {
// Same accuracy but newer, return true
return true;
} else if (isNewer && !isSignificantlyLessAccurate
&& isFromSameProvider) {
// Accuracy is less (not much though) but is new, so if from same
// provider return true
return true;
}
return false;
}
// Checks whether two providers are the same
private boolean isSameProvider(String provider1, String provider2) {
if (provider1 == null) {
return provider2 == null;
}
return provider1.equals(provider2);
}
}
The service surely starts and stops as expected and I can see the location details in log, which are fine.
The problem if when I move to a complete different location(300 miles), the curLat and curLng values still remain as that of the old, when I open the application.
Is it because I am not running the service when the device is in motion(because my application is not running)?
Because when I open some other application like FourSquare(which gets the correct location) and then reopen my application, then it shows the correct location.
What else should I do to refresh the location properly.

I think your problem is here
best = mgr.getBestProvider(criteria, true);
// getLastKnownLocation so that user don't need to wait
location = mgr.getLastKnownLocation(best);
if (location == null) {
// request for a single update, and try again.
// Later will request for updates every 10 mins
mgr.requestSingleUpdate(criteria, this, null);
location = mgr
.getLastKnownLocation(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER);
}
because there was previously a location location = mgr.getLastKnownLocation(best); returns that location without starting the provider (see the android documentation. So the location is not null and mgr.requestSingleUpdate(criteria, this, null); is never run.
To get up to date location data a provider must be started.
so a correction could be:
best = mgr.getBestProvider(criteria, true);
// getLastKnownLocation so that user don't need to wait
mgr.requestSingleUpdate(best, this, null);
location = mgr.getLastKnownLocation(best);
Also I'm not sure if it is intended but this service will use the network provider even when GPS data is available and more accurate (due to the 10 minute and 2 minute times chosen for GPS updates and data obsolescence.
P.S. Is there a specific reason you do not want to use FusedLocationProvider that is part of Google Play Services? I have found it to be simpler and it is supposedly optimized for selected best providers and conserving battery.

You code looks perfectly fine if you want to get the location in the foreground. I have gone through in the deep and get to know that in the onDestroy you have stopped the service and alarms also. hence as and when the current app is going to background and the onDestroy is called by system then the code fails to update the location in the background. more over when you launch the application again it will start the service and very first time get the older location which was cached.
when other application updates the location you will get that location according to documentation of the mgr.getLastKnownLocation(best).
Hence to solve this problem do not use alarm here to start service in repeating manner or destory it.
simply start the service and in the onStartCommand ask for the update of the location. and if you want to get rid of the location updates, use removeLocationUpdates(LocationListener) .
Examples are given here http://developer.android.com/training/location/receive-location-updates.html

My best guess is dump "isBetterLocation" and try without it to see what will happen. Based on those checks (which are rather complicated), I think the mistake is either in "isSignificantlyOlder" or in the last return statement (otherwise you would get the new location, correct?)
Have you debugged it to check if the current logic is correct, and if it is, for what distances?

Here is an example to receive location update using Google Play Services
This is MyActivity class
public class MyActivity extends Activity implements
ConnectionCallbacks, OnConnectionFailedListener {
public static final int PLAY_SERVICES_NOT_AVAILABLE_REQUEST = 9000;
public static final int CONNECTION_FAILED_REQUEST = 1000;
private LocationClient mLocationClient;
private LocationRequest mLocationrequest;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_myactivity);
LocationManager mLocationManager = (LocationManager) getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);
mLocationClient = new LocationClient(this, this, this);
boolean isGPSEnabled = mLocationManager
.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER);
boolean isNetworkEnabled = mLocationManager
.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER);
Toast.makeText(this, "GPS: " + isGPSEnabled, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
Toast.makeText(this, "Network: " + isNetworkEnabled, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT)
.show();
if (isGooglePlayServicesAvailable()) {
mLocationClient.connect();
} else {
// play services not available
}
}
private void defineLocationRequest() {
mLocationrequest = new LocationRequest();
mLocationrequest.setPriority(LocationRequest.PRIORITY_HIGH_ACCURACY)
.setInterval(5000);
}
private PendingIntent getCallBackIntent() {
return PendingIntent
.getService(getApplicationContext(), 0, new Intent(this,
MyIntentService.class),
PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
}
private boolean isGooglePlayServicesAvailable() {
int resultCode = GooglePlayServicesUtil
.isGooglePlayServicesAvailable(this);
if (resultCode == ConnectionResult.SUCCESS) {
Log.d("Car Tracking", "play services available.");
return true;
} else {
Log.d("Car Tracking", "play services not available(resultCode:) "
+ resultCode);
GooglePlayServicesUtil.getErrorDialog(resultCode, this,
PLAY_SERVICES_NOT_AVAILABLE_REQUEST).show();
return false;
}
}
#Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
switch (requestCode) {
case PLAY_SERVICES_NOT_AVAILABLE_REQUEST:
if (resultCode == Activity.RESULT_OK) {
// check again
}
break;
case CONNECTION_FAILED_REQUEST:
if (resultCode == Activity.RESULT_OK) {
// try to connect LocationClient Againg
}
break;
}
}
#Override
public void onConnectionFailed(ConnectionResult arg0) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
if (arg0.hasResolution()) {
try {
arg0.startResolutionForResult(this, CONNECTION_FAILED_REQUEST);
} catch (SendIntentException e) {
Log.d("TAG",
"Exception in resolving connection failed: "
+ e.toString());
}
}
}
#Override
public void onConnected(Bundle arg0) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
defineLocationRequest();
mLocationClient.requestLocationUpdates(mLocationrequest,
getCallBackIntent());
}
#Override
public void onDisconnected() {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
}
#Override
protected void onDestroy() {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
mLocationClient.removeLocationUpdates(getCallBackIntent());
super.onDestroy();
}
}
Now, this is MyIntentService Class's onHandleIntent Method.
protected void onHandleIntent(Intent intent) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
if (intent != null) {
Bundle extra = intent.getExtras();
Location location = (Location) extra
.get(LocationClient.KEY_LOCATION_CHANGED);
}
Here, the location object will give you most recent location update
Also add
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION"/>
in your manifest

You can use the LocationClient from Google Play Services, its easy to use and proven very efficient.
Here is the link to example

Use Fused Location Provider (new feature available since 4.2 - https://developer.android.com/google/play-services/location.html) - it just gets fast current location and sending updates.
Example: http://www.motta-droid.com/2013/11/location-requests-for-your-app-how-to.html
Just run singleton above in a Service and adjust location update params to your needs.
The only issue You should care about - if it can't determine your current location at all. For example, if just GPS location provider available to your device and you're indoors.

I observed your code..You are updating the location but you are not receiving the updated location information. here is the code how to get the location from a Service
// Send an Intent with an action named "custom-event-name". The Intent sent
// should
// be received by the ReceiverActivity.
private static void sendMessageToActivity(Location l, String msg) {
Intent intent = new Intent("GPSLocationUpdates");
// You can also include some extra data.
intent.putExtra("Status", msg);
Bundle b = new Bundle();
b.putParcelable("Location", l);
intent.putExtra("Location", b);
LocalBroadcastManager.getInstance(context).sendBroadcast(intent);
}
in you main activity or which has to receive the location Info write this code.
LocalBroadcastManager.getInstance(getActivity()).registerReceiver(
mMessageReceiver, new IntentFilter("GPSLocationUpdates"));
private BroadcastReceiver mMessageReceiver = new BroadcastReceiver() {
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
Bundle b = intent.getBundleExtra("Location");
lastKnownLoc = (Location) b.getParcelable("Location");
if (lastKnownLoc != null) {
tvLatitude.setText(String.valueOf(lastKnownLoc.getLatitude()));
tvLongitude
.setText(String.valueOf(lastKnownLoc.getLongitude()));
}
}
};
I hope this will work...

I you do not mind waiting for GPS to achieve a first-fix this might help you. The first-fix should only be a matter of seconds if a fix have been found recently.
I have implemented some code that sends callback as soon as there is a first-fix and on locationchange based on GPSTracker from http://www.androidhive.info/2012/07/android-gps-location-manager-tutorial/.
With this implementation you can do:
private GPSTracker gps;
private FirstFixListener firstFixListener;
private LocationUpdateListener locationUpdateListener;
private void startGPS() {
gps = GPSTracker.getInstance(context);
// create listeners
firstFixListener = new MyFirstFixListener();
locationUpdateListener = new MyLocationUpdateListener();
// start the gps
gps.startUsingGPS(firstFixListener, locationUpdateListener);
}
private void stopGPS() {
// stop the gps and unregister callbacks
gps.stopUsingGPS(firstFixListener, locationUpdateListener);
}
private class MyFirstFixListener implements FirstFixListener {
#Override
public void onFirsFixChanged(boolean hasGPSfix) {
if (hasGPSfix == true) {
// accurate position
Location position = gps.getLocation();
}
}
}
private class MyLocationUpdateListener implements LocationUpdateListener {
#Override
public void onLocationChanged(Location location) {
// hand you each new location from the GPS
// you do not need this if you only want to get a single position
}
}
And here is my implementation of GPSTracker:
public class GPSTracker extends Service implements LocationListener {
private static final String TAG = "GPSTracker";
/**
* Register to receive callback on first fix status
*
* #author Morten
*
*/
public interface FirstFixListener {
/**
* Is called whenever gps register a change in first-fix availability
* This is valuable to prevent sending invalid locations to the server.
*
* #param hasGPSfix
*/
public void onFirsFixChanged(boolean hasGPSfix);
}
/**
* Register to receive all location updates
*
* #author Morten
*
*/
public interface LocationUpdateListener {
/**
* Is called every single time the GPS unit register a new location
* The location param will never be null, however, it can be outdated if hasGPSfix is not true.
*
* #param location
*/
public void onLocationChanged(Location location);
}
private Context mContext;
// flag for GPS status
private List<FirstFixListener> firstFixListeners;
private List<LocationUpdateListener> locationUpdateListeners;
boolean isGPSFix = false;
boolean isGPSEnabled = false;
private GPSFixListener gpsListener;
// flag for GPS status
boolean canGetLocation = false;
Location location; // location
double latitude; // latitude
double longitude; // longitude
long mLastLocationMillis;
private boolean logLocationChanges;
// Declaring a Location Manager
protected LocationManager locationManager;
/** removed again as we need multiple instances with different callbacks **/
private static GPSTracker instance;
public static GPSTracker getInstance(Context context) {
if (instance != null) {
return instance;
}
return instance = new GPSTracker(context);
}
private GPSTracker(Context context) {
this.mContext = context;
gpsListener = new GPSFixListener();
firstFixListeners = new ArrayList<GPSTracker.FirstFixListener>();
locationUpdateListeners = new ArrayList<GPSTracker.LocationUpdateListener>();
}
public boolean hasGPSFirstFix() {
return isGPSFix;
}
private void addFirstFixListener(FirstFixListener firstFixListener) {
this.firstFixListeners.add(firstFixListener);
}
private void addLocationUpdateListener(
LocationUpdateListener locationUpdateListener) {
this.locationUpdateListeners.add(locationUpdateListener);
}
private void removeFirstFixListener(FirstFixListener firstFixListener) {
this.firstFixListeners.remove(firstFixListener);
}
private void removeLocationUpdateListener(
LocationUpdateListener locationUpdateListener) {
this.locationUpdateListeners.remove(locationUpdateListener);
}
public void setLogLocationChanges(boolean logLocationChanges) {
this.logLocationChanges = logLocationChanges;
}
public Location getLocation() {
return location;
}
private Location startLocationListener() {
canGetLocation = false;
try {
locationManager = (LocationManager) mContext
.getSystemService(Service.LOCATION_SERVICE);
// getting GPS status
isGPSEnabled = locationManager
.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER);
if (isGPSEnabled) {
if (location == null) {
locationManager.requestLocationUpdates(
LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER, 0, 0, this);
locationManager.addGpsStatusListener(gpsListener);
if (locationManager != null) {
location = locationManager
.getLastKnownLocation(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER);
if (location != null) {
latitude = location.getLatitude();
longitude = location.getLongitude();
}
}
}
} else {
showSettingsAlert();
}
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
return location;
}
public void stopUsingGPS(FirstFixListener firstFixListener,
LocationUpdateListener locationUpdateListener) {
if (firstFixListener != null)
removeFirstFixListener(firstFixListener);
if (locationUpdateListener != null)
removeLocationUpdateListener(locationUpdateListener);
stopUsingGPS();
}
/**
* Stop using GPS listener Calling this function will stop using GPS in your
* app
* */
public void stopUsingGPS() {
Log.d("DEBUG", "GPS stop");
if (locationManager != null) {
locationManager.removeUpdates(GPSTracker.this);
location = null;
if (gpsListener != null) {
locationManager.removeGpsStatusListener(gpsListener);
}
}
isGPSFix = false;
location = null;
}
public void startUsingGPS(FirstFixListener firstFixListener,
LocationUpdateListener locationUpdateListener) {
Log.d("DEBUG", "GPS start");
if (firstFixListener != null)
addFirstFixListener(firstFixListener);
if (locationUpdateListener != null)
addLocationUpdateListener(locationUpdateListener);
startLocationListener();
}
/**
* Function to get latitude
* */
public double getLatitude() {
if (location != null) {
latitude = location.getLatitude();
} else {
Log.e("GPSTracker", "getLatitude location is null");
}
// return latitude
return latitude;
}
/**
* Function to get longitude
* */
public double getLongitude() {
if (location != null) {
longitude = location.getLongitude();
} else {
Log.e("GPSTracker", "getLongitude location is null");
}
// return longitude
return longitude;
}
/**
* Function to check GPS/wifi enabled
*
* #return boolean
* */
public boolean canGetLocation() {
return this.canGetLocation;
}
/**
* Function to show settings alert dialog On pressing Settings button will
* lauch Settings Options
* */
public void showSettingsAlert() {
AlertDialog.Builder alertDialog = new AlertDialog.Builder(mContext);
// Setting Dialog Title
alertDialog.setTitle("GPS settings");
// Setting Dialog Message
alertDialog
.setMessage("GPS is not enabled. Do you want to go to settings menu?");
// On pressing Settings button
alertDialog.setPositiveButton("Settings",
new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
Intent intent = new Intent(
Settings.ACTION_LOCATION_SOURCE_SETTINGS);
mContext.startActivity(intent);
}
});
// on pressing cancel button
alertDialog.setNegativeButton("Cancel",
new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
dialog.cancel();
}
});
// Showing Alert Message
alertDialog.show();
}
#Override
public void onLocationChanged(Location location) {
if ( location == null)
return;
this.location = location;
mLastLocationMillis = SystemClock.elapsedRealtime();
canGetLocation = true;
if (isGPSFix) {
if (locationUpdateListeners != null) {
for (LocationUpdateListener listener : locationUpdateListeners) {
listener.onLocationChanged(location);
}
}
}
}
#Override
public void onProviderDisabled(String provider) {
canGetLocation = false;
}
#Override
public void onProviderEnabled(String provider) {
}
#Override
public void onStatusChanged(String provider, int status, Bundle extras) {
}
#Override
public IBinder onBind(Intent arg0) {
return null;
}
private boolean wasGPSFix = false;
// http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2021176/how-can-i-check-the-current-status-of-the-gps-receiver
// answer from soundmaven
private class GPSFixListener implements GpsStatus.Listener {
public void onGpsStatusChanged(int event) {
switch (event) {
case GpsStatus.GPS_EVENT_SATELLITE_STATUS:
isGPSFix = (SystemClock.elapsedRealtime() - mLastLocationMillis) < 3000;
if (isGPSFix != wasGPSFix) { // only notify on changes
wasGPSFix = isGPSFix;
for (FirstFixListener listener : firstFixListeners) {
listener.onFirsFixChanged(isGPSFix);
}
}
break;
case GpsStatus.GPS_EVENT_FIRST_FIX:
// Do something.
break;
}
}
}
}

How to implement android documentation code for comparing multiple location results?

I am developing a location aware app and when I request for location updates, I occasionally get a very old location (as if it doesn't update), or I get multiple location notifications. I started digging more into this issue and I found this blog that describes how ANDROIDS location listener works.
In short, my interpretation is that when you requestLocationUpdates, you don't just get one location object, but you receive multiple. So then I started trying to figure out how to pick the best location object out of multiple and found an algorithm in the Android documentation (under the section: "Maintaining a Current Best Estimate")
I am confused on how to implement the block of code from that section into my own app. The block of code takes two parameters, location and currentbestlocation and compares them.
How do you declare two location objects for the block of code to compare? (code example or pseudo code would be much appreciated!)
Is my understanding correct that locationlistener provides multiple location objects?
How do I implement GOOGLES code into mine? See below:
my code below:
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
LocationManager lm;
LocationListener ll;
private Location previousLocation;
public void onCreate(Context context, Intent intent) {
lm = (LocationManager)context.getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);
ll = new myListener();
lm.requestLocationUpdates(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER, 6000, 1000, ll);
}
private class myListener implements LocationListener {
public void onLocationChanged(Location loc) {
if (previousLocation == null) {
previousLocation = loc;
} else {
if (isBetterLocation(loc, previousLocation)) {
//NOTIFICATION NEW LOCATION IS BETTER
} else {
//NOTIFICATION PREVIOUS LOCATION IS BETTER
}
}
}
public void onProviderDisabled(String provider) {
}
public void onProviderEnabled(String provider) {
}
public void onStatusChanged(String provider, int status, Bundle extras) {
}
}
//GOOGLE ANDROID DOCUMENTATION CODE FOR MAINTAINING CURRENT BEST ESTIMATE
private static final int TWO_MINUTES = 1000 * 60 * 2;
protected boolean isBetterLocation(Location location, Location currentBestLocation) {
if (currentBestLocation == null) {
// A new location is always better than no location
return true;
}
// Check whether the new location fix is newer or older
long timeDelta = location.getTime() - currentBestLocation.getTime();
boolean isSignificantlyNewer = timeDelta > TWO_MINUTES;
boolean isSignificantlyOlder = timeDelta < -TWO_MINUTES;
boolean isNewer = timeDelta > 0;
// If it's been more than two minutes since the current location, use the new location
// because the user has likely moved
if (isSignificantlyNewer) {
return true;
// If the new location is more than two minutes older, it must be worse
} else if (isSignificantlyOlder) {
return false;
}
// Check whether the new location fix is more or less accurate
int accuracyDelta = (int) (location.getAccuracy() - currentBestLocation.getAccuracy());
boolean isLessAccurate = accuracyDelta > 0;
boolean isMoreAccurate = accuracyDelta < 0;
boolean isSignificantlyLessAccurate = accuracyDelta > 200;
// Check if the old and new location are from the same provider
boolean isFromSameProvider = isSameProvider(location.getProvider(), currentBestLocation.getProvider());
// Determine location quality using a combination of timeliness and accuracy
if (isMoreAccurate) {
return true;
} else if (isNewer && !isLessAccurate) {
return true;
} else if (isNewer && !isSignificantlyLessAccurate && isFromSameProvider) {
return true;
}
return false;
}
private boolean isSameProvider(String provider1, String provider2) {
if (provider1 == null) {
return provider2 == null;
}
return provider1.equals(provider2);
}
}

When you use the LocationManager to request location updates, it will continue giving you updates until you tell it to stop or your application is killed. This way, you can monitor the device's current location at some interval so you know when they've moved. If you only need a single location update, once you've received a location fix that is of sufficient accuracy, call locationManager.removeUpdates(listener).
If you only plan on supporting devices running Gingerbread and higher, you can also use the requestSingleUpdate(java.lang.String, android.location.LocationListener, android.os.Looper) method.
The first thing to do is declare your location listener and register for updates. This code should get your started:
public class MyActivity extends Activity implements LocationListener {
/** Cache the last location fix received. */
private Location mLastLocationReceived;
#Override
public void onResume() {
super.onResume();
// Register our location listener
LocationManager lm = (LocationManager) getSystemService(LOCATION_SERVICE);
lm.requestLocationUpdates(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER, 10000, 500, this);
}
#Override
public void onPause() {
super.onPause();
// Unregister our location listener
LocationManager lm = (LocationManager) getSystemService(LOCATION_SERVICE);
lm.removeUpdates(this);
}
#Override
public void onLocationChanged(Location location) {
if (mLastLocationReceived == null) {
mLastLocationReceived = location;
} else {
if (isBetterLocation(location, mLastLocationReceived)) {
// New location fix is better!
} else {
// New location fix is not better!
}
}
}
#Override
public void onProviderDisabled(String provider) {
// Pass
}
#Override
public void onProviderEnabled(String provider) {
// Pass
}
#Override
public void onStatusChanged(String provider, int status, Bundle extras) {
// Pass
}
private boolean isBetterLocation(Location newLocation,
Location oldLocation) {
// TODO: Implement the logic to determine if the new location is
// of better quality than the old location. Your application's
// business logic determines what this method should do.
return false;
}
}
Note that the isBetterLocation method always returns false and is up to you to provide the implementation. There is a good example implementation here. Also, I didn't test this code so please forgive any errors.

Retrieving # of satellites used in gps fix from Android

I am trying to retrieve the # of satellites used in the GPS fix. I have implemented two different methods, as shown below:
package ti.utils;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Context;
import android.location.GpsSatellite;
import android.location.GpsStatus;
import android.location.Location;
import android.location.LocationListener;
import android.location.LocationManager;
import android.os.Bundle;
public class Gps {
private static final int TWO_MINUTES = 1000 * 60 * 2;
private static Location Location;
public static int Satellites = -1;
public static void StartTracking(Activity activity)
{
final LocationManager locationManager = (LocationManager) activity.getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);
//listen for gps status changes.
GpsStatus.Listener gpsStatusListener = new GpsStatus.Listener() {
public void onGpsStatusChanged(int event) {
Log("In onGpsStatusChanged event: " + event);
if (event == GpsStatus.GPS_EVENT_SATELLITE_STATUS || event == GpsStatus.GPS_EVENT_FIRST_FIX) {
GpsStatus status = locationManager.getGpsStatus(null);
Iterable<GpsSatellite> sats = status.getSatellites();
// Check number of satellites in list to determine fix state
Satellites = 0;
for (GpsSatellite sat : sats) {
//if(sat.usedInFix())
Satellites++;
}
Log("Setting Satellites from GpsStatusListener: " + Satellites);
}
}
};
locationManager.addGpsStatusListener(gpsStatusListener);
//listen for location changes.
LocationListener locationListener = new LocationListener() {
public void onLocationChanged(Location location) {
// Called when a new location is found by the network location provider.
try
{
Log("Location changed! Speed = " + location.getSpeed() + " & Satellites = " + location.getExtras().getInt("satellites"));
boolean isBetter = isBetterLocation(location, Location);
if(isBetter)
{
Log("Set to new location");
Location = location;
Satellites = location.getExtras().getInt("satellites");
Log("Setting Satellites from LocationListener: " + Satellites);
}
}
catch(Exception exc)
{
Log(exc.getMessage());
}
}
public void onStatusChanged(String provider, int status, Bundle extras) {}
public void onProviderEnabled(String provider) {}
public void onProviderDisabled(String provider) {}
};
locationManager.requestLocationUpdates(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER, 0, 0, locationListener);
}
/** Determines whether one Location reading is better than the current Location fix
* #param location The new Location that you want to evaluate
* #param currentBestLocation The current Location fix, to which you want to compare the new one
*/
protected static boolean isBetterLocation(Location location, Location currentBestLocation) {
if (currentBestLocation == null) {
// A new location is always better than no location
return true;
}
// Check whether the new location fix is newer or older
long timeDelta = location.getTime() - currentBestLocation.getTime();
boolean isSignificantlyNewer = timeDelta > TWO_MINUTES;
boolean isSignificantlyOlder = timeDelta < -TWO_MINUTES;
boolean isNewer = timeDelta > 0;
// If it's been more than two minutes since the current location, use the new location
// because the user has likely moved
if (isSignificantlyNewer) {
return true;
// If the new location is more than two minutes older, it must be worse
} else if (isSignificantlyOlder) {
return false;
}
// Check whether the new location fix is more or less accurate
int accuracyDelta = (int) (location.getAccuracy() - currentBestLocation.getAccuracy());
boolean isLessAccurate = accuracyDelta > 0;
boolean isMoreAccurate = accuracyDelta < 0;
boolean isSignificantlyLessAccurate = accuracyDelta > 200;
// Check if the old and new location are from the same provider
boolean isFromSameProvider = isSameProvider(location.getProvider(),
currentBestLocation.getProvider());
// Determine location quality using a combination of timeliness and accuracy
if (isMoreAccurate) {
return true;
} else if (isNewer && !isLessAccurate) {
return true;
} else if (isNewer && !isSignificantlyLessAccurate && isFromSameProvider) {
return true;
}
return false;
}
/** Checks whether two providers are the same */
private static boolean isSameProvider(String provider1, String provider2) {
if (provider1 == null) {
return provider2 == null;
}
return provider1.equals(provider2);
}
private static void Log(String message) {
if(message != null && message.length() > 0) {
//android.util.Log.i(LCAT, message);
org.appcelerator.kroll.common.Log.i("SygicModule", message);
}
}
}
Neither of the listener events (onGpsStatusChanged & onLocationChanged) ever fire, even though I have standalone GPS enabled on my phone. I have the ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION permission set:
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION"/>
I downloaded a 3rd party app called GPS Status and it was able to correctly display the # of satellites, so I know it isn't an issue with my Droid X2.
Any ideas?

Here is the code that ended up working.
package ti.utils;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Context;
import android.location.GpsSatellite;
import android.location.GpsStatus;
import android.location.Location;
import android.location.LocationListener;
import android.location.LocationManager;
import android.os.Bundle;
public class Gps {
private static final int TWO_MINUTES = 1000 * 60 * 2;
private static Location Location;
public static int Satellites = -1;
public static void StartTracking(Activity activity)
{
final LocationManager locationManager = (LocationManager) activity.getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);
//listen for gps status changes.
GpsStatus.Listener gpsStatusListener = new GpsStatus.Listener() {
#Override
public void onGpsStatusChanged(int event) {
Log("In onGpsStatusChanged event: " + event);
if (event == GpsStatus.GPS_EVENT_SATELLITE_STATUS || event == GpsStatus.GPS_EVENT_FIRST_FIX) {
GpsStatus status = locationManager.getGpsStatus(null);
Iterable<GpsSatellite> sats = status.getSatellites();
// Check number of satellites in list to determine fix state
Satellites = 0;
for (GpsSatellite sat : sats) {
//if(sat.usedInFix())
Satellites++;
}
Log("Setting Satellites from GpsStatusListener: " + Satellites);
}
}
};
locationManager.addGpsStatusListener(gpsStatusListener);
//listen for location changes.
LocationListener locationListener = new LocationListener() {
#Override
public void onLocationChanged(Location location) {
// Called when a new location is found by the network location provider.
/*try
{
Log("Location changed! Speed = " + location.getSpeed() + " & Satellites = " + location.getExtras().getInt("satellites"));
boolean isBetter = isBetterLocation(location, Location);
if(isBetter)
{
Log("Set to new location");
Location = location;
Satellites = location.getExtras().getInt("satellites");
Log("Setting Satellites from LocationListener: " + Satellites);
}
}
catch(Exception exc)
{
Log(exc.getMessage());
}*/
}
public void onStatusChanged(String provider, int status, Bundle extras) {}
public void onProviderEnabled(String provider) {}
public void onProviderDisabled(String provider) {}
};
locationManager.requestLocationUpdates(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER, 0, 0, locationListener);
}
/** Determines whether one Location reading is better than the current Location fix
* #param location The new Location that you want to evaluate
* #param currentBestLocation The current Location fix, to which you want to compare the new one
*/
protected static boolean isBetterLocation(Location location, Location currentBestLocation) {
if (currentBestLocation == null) {
// A new location is always better than no location
return true;
}
// Check whether the new location fix is newer or older
long timeDelta = location.getTime() - currentBestLocation.getTime();
boolean isSignificantlyNewer = timeDelta > TWO_MINUTES;
boolean isSignificantlyOlder = timeDelta < -TWO_MINUTES;
boolean isNewer = timeDelta > 0;
// If it's been more than two minutes since the current location, use the new location
// because the user has likely moved
if (isSignificantlyNewer) {
return true;
// If the new location is more than two minutes older, it must be worse
} else if (isSignificantlyOlder) {
return false;
}
// Check whether the new location fix is more or less accurate
int accuracyDelta = (int) (location.getAccuracy() - currentBestLocation.getAccuracy());
boolean isLessAccurate = accuracyDelta > 0;
boolean isMoreAccurate = accuracyDelta < 0;
boolean isSignificantlyLessAccurate = accuracyDelta > 200;
// Check if the old and new location are from the same provider
boolean isFromSameProvider = isSameProvider(location.getProvider(),
currentBestLocation.getProvider());
// Determine location quality using a combination of timeliness and accuracy
if (isMoreAccurate) {
return true;
} else if (isNewer && !isLessAccurate) {
return true;
} else if (isNewer && !isSignificantlyLessAccurate && isFromSameProvider) {
return true;
}
return false;
}
/** Checks whether two providers are the same */
private static boolean isSameProvider(String provider1, String provider2) {
if (provider1 == null) {
return provider2 == null;
}
return provider1.equals(provider2);
}
private static void Log(String message) {
if(message != null && message.length() > 0) {
//android.util.Log.i(LCAT, message);
org.appcelerator.kroll.common.Log.i("UtilsModule", message);
}
}
}

locationManager.requestLocationUpdates(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER, 0, 0, locationListener);
Should be
locationManager.requestLocationUpdates(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER, 0, 0, locationListener);

I got it working by having following in code.
locationManager.requestLocationUpdates(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER, 0, 0, new LocationUpdateHandler());
int nSatellites = location.getExtras().getInt("satellites", -1);
nSatellites was found to be >0 once i started getting fix(onLocationChanged callbacks) .

If you can't get the numebr of satellites through GPS_EVENT_SATELLITE_STATUS then you could
have your activity implement NmeaListener.
If you implement the NmeaListener then you will have to parse the message string received in onNmeaReceived in order to extract the number of satellites. The NMEA formats are described here. Then you might like to do a Google search for "Java" + "NMEA parser"

Android: get current location from best available provider

I have some Android code that needs to get the best available location QUICKLY, from GPS, network or whatever is available. Accuracy is less important than speed.
Getting the best available location is surely a really standard task. Yet I can't find any code to demonstrate it. The Android location code expects you to specify criteria, register for updates, and wait - which is fine if you have detailed criteria and don't mind waiting around.
But my app needs to work a bit more like the Maps app does when it first locates you - work from any available provider, and just check the location isn't wildly out of date or null.
I've attempted to roll my own code to do this, but am having problems. (It's inside an IntentService where an upload happens, if that makes any difference. I've included all the code for info.) What's wrong with this code?
#Override
protected void onHandleIntent(Intent arg0) {
testProviders();
doUpload();
}
private boolean doUpload() {
int j = 0;
// check if we have accurate location data yet - wait up to 30 seconds
while (j < 30) {
if ((latString == "") || (lonString == "")) {
Log.d(LOG_TAG, "latlng null");
Thread.sleep(1000);
j++;
} else {
Log.d(LOG_TAG, "found lat " + latString + " and lon " + lonString);
break;
}
//do the upload here anyway, with or without location data
//[code removed for brevity]
}
public boolean testProviders() {
Log.e(LOG_TAG, "testProviders");
String location_context = Context.LOCATION_SERVICE;
locationmanager = (LocationManager) getSystemService(location_context);
List<String> providers = locationmanager.getProviders(true);
for (String provider : providers) {
Log.e(LOG_TAG, "registering provider " + provider);
listener = new LocationListener() {
public void onLocationChanged(Location location) {
// keep checking the location - until we have
// what we need
//if (!checkLoc(location)) {
Log.e(LOG_TAG, "onLocationChanged");
locationDetermined = checkLoc(location);
//}
}
public void onProviderDisabled(String provider) {
}
public void onProviderEnabled(String provider) {
}
public void onStatusChanged(String provider, int status,
Bundle extras) {
}
};
locationmanager.requestLocationUpdates(provider, 0,
0, listener);
}
Log.e(LOG_TAG, "getting updates");
return true;
}
private boolean checkLoc(Location location) {
float tempAccuracy = location.getAccuracy();
int locAccuracy = (int) tempAccuracy;
Log.d(LOG_TAG, "locAccuracy = " + locAccuracy);
if ((locAccuracy != 0) && (locAccuracy < LOCATION_ACCURACY)) {
latitude = location.getLatitude();
longitude = location.getLongitude();
latString = latitude.toString();
lonString = longitude.toString();
return true;
}
return false;
}
public void removeListeners() {
// Log.e(LOG_TAG, "removeListeners");
if ((locationmanager != null) && (listener != null)) {
locationmanager.removeUpdates(listener);
}
locationmanager = null;
// Log.d(LOG_TAG, "Removed " + listener.toString());
}
#Override
public void onDestroy() {
super.onDestroy();
removeListeners();
}
Unfortunately, this finds the network provider, but only ever outputs latlng null 30 times - it never seems to get a location at all. I never even get a log statement of locationChanged.
It's funny, because from ddms I can see output like:
NetworkLocationProvider: onCellLocationChanged [305,8580]
NetworkLocationProvider: getNetworkLocation(): returning cache location with accuracy 75.0
seeming to suggest that the network provider does have some location info after all, I'm just not getting at it.
Can anyone help? I think working example code would be a useful resource for the Android/StackOverflow community.

You are definitely trying to do this the hard way. Here are some snippets from a new app I am working on. It uses Criteria to get all providers capable of returning a fine level of accuracy without a cost.
If no providers are enabled a dialog is displayed that prompts the user to turn on their location settings. If the user hits ok an Intent is actually fired that sends them to the settings on their phone. If there are providers enabled the app takes the most recent last known location from any of the enabled providers. For my app I just need to know what general area the user is in and it's likely that the last known location is from their home area.
If providers are enabled the loop also requests location updates as quickly as possible. This is ideal for my app but you can change this to conserve battery my modifying the arguments to the requestLocationUpdates method.
The optimization that this code has that the examples on the Android app don't really show is that all of the enabled providers are started simultaneously. All of the providers will return separate updates on to the onLocationChanged method. In my app I remove the location listener after one of the providers returns a location with a good enough accuracy.
Start Location Updates:
void getCurrentLocation() {
List<String> providers = locationManager.getProviders(criteria, true);
if (providers != null) {
Location newestLocation = null;
for (String provider : providers) {
Location location = locationManager.getLastKnownLocation(provider);
if (location != null) {
if (newestLocation == null) {
newestLocation = location;
} else {
if (location.getTime() > newestLocation.getTime()) {
newestLocation = location;
}
}
locationManager.requestLocationUpdates(provider, 0, 0, this);
}
}
} else {
LocationDialogFragment dialog = new LocationDialogFragment();
dialog.show(getSupportFragmentManager(),
LocationDialogFragment.class.getName());
}
}
Receive Location Update:
#Override
public void onLocationChanged(Location location) {
float bestAccuracy = -1f;
if (location.getAccuracy() != 0.0f
&& (location.getAccuracy() < bestAccuracy) || bestAccuracy == -1f) {
if (location.getAccuracy() < Const.MIN_ACCURACY) {
locationManager.removeUpdates(this);
}
}
bestAccuracy = location.getAccuracy();
}
Location Settings Dialog:
public class LocationDialogFragment extends DialogFragment {
#Override
public Dialog onCreateDialog(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(getActivity());
builder.setMessage(R.string.location_dialog_message)
.setPositiveButton(R.string.location_dialog_positive_button,
new OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
Intent settingsIntent = new Intent(
Settings.ACTION_LOCATION_SOURCE_SETTINGS);
startActivity(settingsIntent);
}
})
.setNegativeButton(R.string.location_dialog_negative_button,
new OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
Toast.makeText(getActivity(),
R.string.no_location_message, Toast.LENGTH_LONG)
.show();
}
});
return builder.create();
}
}

Thread.sleep() in production code is a serious code smell IMHO. If you find you're having to do that, you're probably doing something that's not supposed to work that way. In this case, I think it's the source of your problem -- you're not letting Android go back to process this thread's message queue to dispatch any location updates it finds. I suspect an IntentService is just not going to work for your scenario.