How to get Cell ID and Location Area code in android 9 ( Pie ) devices without using GPS?

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I tried getAllCellInfo(), getCellLocation() and getNeighboringCellInfo() to get Cell ID and Location Area Code. I got the values(Cell ID and Location Area Code) when the GPS is turned into ON state and Without GPS these methods return null

So what i do to get the Cell ID and Location Area Code without using GPS?

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 18 '19 at 09:16

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Telephony information now relies on device location setting

If the user has disabled device location on a device running Android 9, the following methods don't provide results:

getAllCellInfo()
listen()
getCellLocation()
getNeighboringCellInfo()

answered Jun 18 '19 at 09:16

Jeosh Kurian E J

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Hello Jeosh! Have you found any solution to get cellinfo without GPS enabled? – Pavel Pereverzev Feb 26 '20 at 11:31

How to get Cell ID and Location Area code in android 9 ( Pie ) devices without using GPS?

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