I\'m developing an app on Android OS. I don\'t know how to check if Location Services are enabled or not.
I need a method that returns \"true\" if they are enabled and \"false\" if not (so in the last case I can show a dialog to enable them).
I\'m developing an app on Android OS. I don\'t know how to check if Location Services are enabled or not.
I need a method that returns \"true\" if they are enabled and \"false\" if not (so in the last case I can show a dialog to enable them).
You can use the below code to check whether gps provider and network providers are enabled or not.
LocationManager lm = (LocationManager)context.getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);
boolean gps_enabled = false;
boolean network_enabled = false;
try {
gps_enabled = lm.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER);
} catch(Exception ex) {}
try {
network_enabled = lm.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER);
} catch(Exception ex) {}
if(!gps_enabled && !network_enabled) {
// notify user
AlertDialog.Builder dialog = new AlertDialog.Builder(context);
dialog.setMessage(context.getResources().getString(R.string.gps_network_not_enabled));
dialog.setPositiveButton(context.getResources().getString(R.string.open_location_settings), new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(DialogInterface paramDialogInterface, int paramInt) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
Intent myIntent = new Intent( Settings.ACTION_LOCATION_SOURCE_SETTINGS);
context.startActivity(myIntent);
//get gps
}
});
dialog.setNegativeButton(context.getString(R.string.Cancel), new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(DialogInterface paramDialogInterface, int paramInt) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
}
});
dialog.show();
}
And in the manifest file, you will need to add the following permissions
<uses-permission android:name=\"android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION\"/>
<uses-permission android:name=\"android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION\"/>
I use this code for checking:
public static boolean isLocationEnabled(Context context) {
int locationMode = 0;
String locationProviders;
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT){
try {
locationMode = Settings.Secure.getInt(context.getContentResolver(), Settings.Secure.LOCATION_MODE);
} catch (SettingNotFoundException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
return false;
}
return locationMode != Settings.Secure.LOCATION_MODE_OFF;
}else{
locationProviders = Settings.Secure.getString(context.getContentResolver(), Settings.Secure.LOCATION_PROVIDERS_ALLOWED);
return !TextUtils.isEmpty(locationProviders);
}
}
You may use this code to direct users to Settings, where they can enable GPS:
locationManager = (LocationManager) context.getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);
if( !locationManager.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER) ) {
AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(context);
builder.setTitle(R.string.gps_not_found_title); // GPS not found
builder.setMessage(R.string.gps_not_found_message); // Want to enable?
builder.setPositiveButton(R.string.yes, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialogInterface, int i) {
owner.startActivity(new Intent(android.provider.Settings.ACTION_LOCATION_SOURCE_SETTINGS));
}
});
builder.setNegativeButton(R.string.no, null);
builder.create().show();
return;
}
Working off the answer above, in API 23 you need to add \"dangerous\" permissions checks as well as checking the system\'s itself:
public static boolean isLocationServicesAvailable(Context context) {
int locationMode = 0;
String locationProviders;
boolean isAvailable = false;
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT){
try {
locationMode = Settings.Secure.getInt(context.getContentResolver(), Settings.Secure.LOCATION_MODE);
} catch (Settings.SettingNotFoundException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
isAvailable = (locationMode != Settings.Secure.LOCATION_MODE_OFF);
} else {
locationProviders = Settings.Secure.getString(context.getContentResolver(), Settings.Secure.LOCATION_PROVIDERS_ALLOWED);
isAvailable = !TextUtils.isEmpty(locationProviders);
}
boolean coarsePermissionCheck = (ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(context, Manifest.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION) == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED);
boolean finePermissionCheck = (ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(context, Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION) == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED);
return isAvailable && (coarsePermissionCheck || finePermissionCheck);
}
Yes you can check below is the code:
public boolean isGPSEnabled(Context mContext)
{
LocationManager lm = (LocationManager)
mContext.getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);
return lm.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER);
}
with the permission in the manifest file:
<uses-permission android:name=\"android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION\" />
If no provider is enabled, \"passive\" is the best provider returned. See https://stackoverflow.com/a/4519414/621690
public boolean isLocationServiceEnabled() {
LocationManager lm = (LocationManager)
this.getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);
String provider = lm.getBestProvider(new Criteria(), true);
return (StringUtils.isNotBlank(provider) &&
!LocationManager.PASSIVE_PROVIDER.equals(provider));
}
This if clause easily checks if location services are available in my opinion:
LocationManager locationManager = (LocationManager) getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);
if(!locationManager.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER) && !locationManager.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER)) {
//All location services are disabled
}
As Peter McClennan indicated, Google has an API that works extremely well with the new fused location provider. A completely worked example is at Google Sample Code at Github You don\'t need to code a user dialog to ask them to change settings as it is done automatically with the API.
I use such way for NETWORK_PROVIDER but you can add and for GPS.
LocationManager locationManager;
In onCreate I put
isLocationEnabled();
if(!isLocationEnabled()) {
AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(MainActivity.this);
builder.setTitle(R.string.network_not_enabled)
.setMessage(R.string.open_location_settings)
.setPositiveButton(R.string.yes,
new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int id) {
startActivity(new Intent(Settings.ACTION_LOCATION_SOURCE_SETTINGS));
}
})
.setNegativeButton(R.string.cancel,
new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int id) {
dialog.cancel();
}
});
AlertDialog alert = builder.create();
alert.show();
}
And method of checking
protected boolean isLocationEnabled(){
String le = Context.LOCATION_SERVICE;
locationManager = (LocationManager) getSystemService(le);
if(!locationManager.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER)){
return false;
} else {
return true;
}
}
This is a very useful method that returns \"true
\" if the Location services
are enabled:
public static boolean locationServicesEnabled(Context context) {
LocationManager lm = (LocationManager) context.getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);
boolean gps_enabled = false;
boolean net_enabled = false;
try {
gps_enabled = lm.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER);
} catch (Exception ex) {
Log.e(TAG,\"Exception gps_enabled\");
}
try {
net_enabled = lm.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER);
} catch (Exception ex) {
Log.e(TAG,\"Exception network_enabled\");
}
return gps_enabled || net_enabled;
}
To get current Geo location in android google maps,you should turn on your device location option.To check whether the location is on or not,you can simple call this method from your onCreate()
method.
private void checkGPSStatus() {
LocationManager locationManager = null;
boolean gps_enabled = false;
boolean network_enabled = false;
if ( locationManager == null ) {
locationManager = (LocationManager) getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);
}
try {
gps_enabled = locationManager.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER);
} catch (Exception ex){}
try {
network_enabled = locationManager.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER);
} catch (Exception ex){}
if ( !gps_enabled && !network_enabled ){
AlertDialog.Builder dialog = new AlertDialog.Builder(MyActivity.this);
dialog.setMessage(\"GPS not enabled\");
dialog.setPositiveButton(\"Ok\", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
//this will navigate user to the device location settings screen
Intent intent = new Intent(Settings.ACTION_LOCATION_SOURCE_SETTINGS);
startActivity(intent);
}
});
AlertDialog alert = dialog.create();
alert.show();
}
}
You can request the location updates and show the dialog together, like GoogleMaps doas also. Here is the code:
googleApiClient = new GoogleApiClient.Builder(getActivity())
.addApi(LocationServices.API)
.addConnectionCallbacks(this)
.addOnConnectionFailedListener(this).build();
googleApiClient.connect();
LocationRequest locationRequest = LocationRequest.create();
locationRequest.setPriority(LocationRequest.PRIORITY_HIGH_ACCURACY);
locationRequest.setInterval(30 * 1000);
locationRequest.setFastestInterval(5 * 1000);
LocationSettingsRequest.Builder builder = new LocationSettingsRequest.Builder()
.addLocationRequest(locationRequest);
builder.setAlwaysShow(true); //this is the key ingredient
PendingResult<LocationSettingsResult> result = LocationServices.SettingsApi.checkLocationSettings(googleApiClient, builder.build());
result.setResultCallback(new ResultCallback<LocationSettingsResult>() {
@Override
public void onResult(LocationSettingsResult result) {
final Status status = result.getStatus();
final LocationSettingsStates state = result.getLocationSettingsStates();
switch (status.getStatusCode()) {
case LocationSettingsStatusCodes.SUCCESS:
// All location settings are satisfied. The client can initialize location
// requests here.
break;
case LocationSettingsStatusCodes.RESOLUTION_REQUIRED:
// Location settings are not satisfied. But could be fixed by showing the user
// a dialog.
try {
// Show the dialog by calling startResolutionForResult(),
// and check the result in onActivityResult().
status.startResolutionForResult(getActivity(), 1000);
} catch (IntentSender.SendIntentException ignored) {}
break;
case LocationSettingsStatusCodes.SETTINGS_CHANGE_UNAVAILABLE:
// Location settings are not satisfied. However, we have no way to fix the
// settings so we won\'t show the dialog.
break;
}
}
});
}
If you need more info check the LocationRequest class.
For kotlin
private fun isLocationEnabled(mContext: Context): Boolean {
val lm = mContext.getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE) as LocationManager
return lm.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER) || lm.isProviderEnabled(
LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER)
}
dialog
private fun showLocationIsDisabledAlert() {
alert(\"We can\'t show your position because you generally disabled the location service for your device.\") {
yesButton {
}
neutralPressed(\"Settings\") {
startActivity(Intent(Settings.ACTION_LOCATION_SOURCE_SETTINGS))
}
}.show()
}
call like this
if (!isLocationEnabled(this.context)) {
showLocationIsDisabledAlert()
}
Hint: the dialog needs the following imports (android studio should handle this for you)
import org.jetbrains.anko.alert
import org.jetbrains.anko.noButton
And in the manifest you need the following permissions
<uses-permission android:name=\"android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION\"/>
<uses-permission android:name=\"android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION\"/>
To check for network provider you just need to change the string passed to isProviderEnabled to LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER if you check the return values for both GPS provider and NETwork provider - both false means no location services
private boolean isGpsEnabled()
{
LocationManager service = (LocationManager) getSystemService(LOCATION_SERVICE);
return service.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER)&&service.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER);
}
i use first code begin create method isLocationEnabled
private LocationManager locationManager ;
protected boolean isLocationEnabled(){
String le = Context.LOCATION_SERVICE;
locationManager = (LocationManager) getSystemService(le);
if(!locationManager.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER)){
return false;
} else {
return true;
}
}
and i check Condition if ture Open the map and false give intent ACTION_LOCATION_SOURCE_SETTINGS
if (isLocationEnabled()) {
SupportMapFragment mapFragment = (SupportMapFragment) getSupportFragmentManager()
.findFragmentById(R.id.map);
mapFragment.getMapAsync(this);
locationClient = getFusedLocationProviderClient(this);
locationClient.getLastLocation()
.addOnSuccessListener(new OnSuccessListener<Location>() {
@Override
public void onSuccess(Location location) {
// GPS location can be null if GPS is switched off
if (location != null) {
onLocationChanged(location);
Log.e(\"location\", String.valueOf(location.getLongitude()));
}
}
})
.addOnFailureListener(new OnFailureListener() {
@Override
public void onFailure(@NonNull Exception e) {
Log.e(\"MapDemoActivity\", e.toString());
e.printStackTrace();
}
});
startLocationUpdates();
}
else {
new AlertDialog.Builder(this)
.setTitle(\"Please activate location\")
.setMessage(\"Click ok to goto settings else exit.\")
.setPositiveButton(android.R.string.yes, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
Intent intent = new Intent(Settings.ACTION_LOCATION_SOURCE_SETTINGS);
startActivity(intent);
}
})
.setNegativeButton(android.R.string.no, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
System.exit(0);
}
})
.show();
}
Can do in simplest way
private isLocationEnabled(Context context){
int mode =Settings.Secure.getInt(context.getContentResolver(), Settings.Secure.LOCATION_MODE,
Settings.Secure.LOCATION_MODE_OFF);
final boolean enabled = (mode != android.provider.Settings.Secure.LOCATION_MODE_OFF);
return enabled;
}