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I\'m having troubles of getting my current position coordinates using the NETWORK provider of android location system.
Already read a lot of tutorials and implemented 4 or 5 existing classes to my project and all of them are giving me the last coordinates but not the current ones.
I\'m pretty sure that the problem is something fundamental that I am missing but I am not able to understand what exactly it is.
Codes I\'m using now:
This is my main Activity
package com.example.locationtests;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.widget.TextView;
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
GPSTracker mGPS = new GPSTracker(this);
TextView text = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.texts);
if(mGPS.canGetLocation ){
mGPS.getLocation();
text.setText(\"Lat\"+mGPS.getLatitude()+\"Lon\"+mGPS.getLongitude());
}else{
text.setText(\"Unabletofind\");
System.out.println(\"Unable\");
}
}
@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
return true;
}
}
This is the class I\'m using for Tracking:
package com.example.locationtests;
import android.app.AlertDialog;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.DialogInterface;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.location.Location;
import android.location.LocationListener;
import android.location.LocationManager;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.provider.Settings;
import android.util.Log;
public final class GPSTracker implements LocationListener {
private final Context mContext;
// flag for GPS status
public boolean isGPSEnabled = false;
// flag for network status
boolean isNetworkEnabled = false;
// flag for GPS status
boolean canGetLocation = false;
Location location; // location
double latitude; // latitude
double longitude; // longitude
// The minimum distance to change Updates in meters
private static final long MIN_DISTANCE_CHANGE_FOR_UPDATES = 1; // 10 meters
// The minimum time between updates in milliseconds
private static final long MIN_TIME_BW_UPDATES = 1; // 1 minute
// Declaring a Location Manager
protected LocationManager locationManager;
public GPSTracker(Context context) {
this.mContext = context;
getLocation();
}
/**
* Function to get the user\'s current location
*
* @return
*/
public Location getLocation() {
try {
locationManager = (LocationManager) mContext
.getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);
// getting GPS status
isGPSEnabled = locationManager
.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER);
Log.v(\"isGPSEnabled\", \"=\" + isGPSEnabled);
// getting network status
isNetworkEnabled = locationManager
.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER);
Log.v(\"isNetworkEnabled\", \"=\" + isNetworkEnabled);
if (isGPSEnabled == false && isNetworkEnabled == false) {
// no network provider is enabled
} else {
this.canGetLocation = true;
if (isNetworkEnabled) {
location=null;
locationManager.requestLocationUpdates(
LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER,
MIN_TIME_BW_UPDATES,
MIN_DISTANCE_CHANGE_FOR_UPDATES, this);
Log.d(\"Network\", \"Network\");
if (locationManager != null) {
location = locationManager
.getLastKnownLocation(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER);
if (location != null) {
latitude = location.getLatitude();
longitude = location.getLongitude();
}
}
}
// if GPS Enabled get lat/long using GPS Services
if (isGPSEnabled) {
location=null;
if (location == null) {
locationManager.requestLocationUpdates(
LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER,
MIN_TIME_BW_UPDATES,
MIN_DISTANCE_CHANGE_FOR_UPDATES, this);
Log.d(\"GPS Enabled\", \"GPS Enabled\");
if (locationManager != null) {
location = locationManager
.getLastKnownLocation(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER);
if (location != null) {
latitude = location.getLatitude();
longitude = location.getLongitude();
}
}
}
}
}
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
return location;
}
/**
* Stop using GPS listener Calling this function will stop using GPS in your
* app
* */
public void stopUsingGPS() {
if (locationManager != null) {
locationManager.removeUpdates(GPSTracker.this);
}
}
/**
* Function to get latitude
* */
public double getLatitude() {
if (location != null) {
latitude = location.getLatitude();
}
// return latitude
return latitude;
}
/**
* Function to get longitude
* */
public double getLongitude() {
if (location != null) {
longitude = location.getLongitude();
}
// 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 is 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) {
}
@Override
public void onProviderDisabled(String provider) {
}
@Override
public void onProviderEnabled(String provider) {
}
@Override
public void onStatusChanged(String provider, int status, Bundle extras) {
}
}
This is my AndroidManifest.xml
<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\"?>
<manifest xmlns:android=\"http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android\"
package=\"com.example.locationtests\"
android:versionCode=\"1\"
android:versionName=\"1.0\" >
<uses-permission android:name=\"android.permission.CAMERA\" />
<uses-permission android:name=\"android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION\" />
<uses-permission android:name=\"android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION\" />
<uses-permission android:name=\"android.permission.INTERNET\"></uses-permission>
<uses-permission android:name=\"android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE\" />
<uses-permission android:name=\"android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE\" />
<uses-permission android:name=\"android.permission.VIBRATE\" />
<uses-feature android:name=\"android.hardware.camera\" />
<uses-feature android:name=\"android.hardware.location\" android:required=\"true\" />
<uses-feature android:name=\"android.hardware.location.gps\" android:required=\"false\" />
<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion=\"8\"
android:targetSdkVersion=\"17\" />
<application
android:allowBackup=\"true\"
android:icon=\"@drawable/ic_launcher\"
android:label=\"@string/app_name\"
android:theme=\"@style/AppTheme\" >
<activity
android:name=\"com.example.locationtests.MainActivity\"
android:label=\"@string/app_name\" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name=\"android.intent.action.MAIN\" />
<category android:name=\"android.intent.category.LAUNCHER\" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>
Acctualy GPS possitioning works fine, but NETWORK positioning dosn\'t. When Ive turned devices GPS on cordinates keep changing while im moving, but dosnt happence same when I have turn it off and relay on the NETWORK_PROVIDER