Questions tagged [fusedlocationproviderapi]

The Fused Location Provider intelligently manages the underlying location technology and gives you the best location according to your needs.

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FusedLocationProviderClient with Kotlin coroutines

I am trying to request a new location with FusedLocationProviderClient and Kotlin Coroutines. This is my current setup: class LocationProviderImpl(context: Context) : LocationProvider, CoroutineScope { private val TAG =…
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Fused Location GPS doesn't update until opening Google Maps

I'm using fused location provider in my app which is set to PRIORITY_HIGH_ACCURACY at an interval of 60 seconds. This usually works but sometimes the location doesn't update for 5 to 10 minutes by itself, and I when I open Google Maps, it seems to…
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Is Fused Location Provider good choice?

I am developing an application where I want to use Fused Location Provider. But I have some doubts, and couple of questions. When GPS is off and I set priority to HIGH, does that mean that the GPS will be automatically turned on, or not? Can I set…
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Unit Testing with mocking of FusedLocationProviderClient and dependency injection with Koin

Within our Android app we are using Google Maps API in order to show the users location. At the moment we are using Koin in order to provide a parametered injection (it requires an activity) of the FusedLocationProviderClient dependency into our…
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Location Updates using google play services and FusedLocationProviderClient

I want to get location updates on a "background service" using latest fused location provider client.I don't want to use the location listeners and Google API Client that all are using. I also need to use location settings Api provided by google…
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Android 4.4.2 LocationResult.hasResult(intent) gives Unmarshalling unknown type code

In my service I have set the FusedLocation request location to send location to static BroadcastReceiver public static class LocationReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver { private String TAG = this.getClass().getSimpleName(); private…
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Fused Location Provider - onLocationChanged stops getting called

In our app we used the Fused Location Provider (FLP) to track location. We've noticed that occasionally the app can get into a state where the location callback stops getting called. The app in question is used primarily on two tablets (a nexus 7…
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How to change FusedLocationApi update interval after requestLocationUpdates has been called

I am using LocationServices.FusedLocationApi to get location updates at a given interval, which is set on the LocationRequest object that is passed to requestLocationUpdates: mLocationRequest = new…
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Setting mock location in FusedLocationProviderApi

I'm trying to get mock updates from FusedLocationProviderApi, but I can't seem to make it work. This my set up method in android instrumentation test: locationProvider = new…
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Alternative to FusedLocationProviderApi

I don't want my app to rely on Google APIs. Are there any open source alternatives to FusedLocationProviderApi that allow to combine standard GPS and Network providers?
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Android Fused LocationSettingsRequest remove "never" option from startResolutionForResult

aAccording to this: https://developers.google.com/android/reference/com/google/android/gms/location/SettingsApi You can check if location requirements are met and show a dialog if not, using startResolutionForResult(). In that dialog, you can choose…
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How to get FusedLocation from IntentService

How to retrieve current location by using the new FusedLocation API from an IntentService? How can i make sure that IntentService will receive all callbacks from FusedLocation API? ie, How can i obtain the location object synchronously?
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FusedLocationProviderClient always reports LocationAvailability false

I have an app which has been live for a couple of years now, but lately, I've been getting reports about the location system not functioning properly. I have tracked the issue down to the LocationCallback.onLocationAvailability(availability:…
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Android: Use FusedLocationProviderClient to get location once?

With FusedLocationProviderApi being deprecated, I'm having a hard time using FusedLocationProviderClient to get location of a user just once after a button click.
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LocationSettingsStatusCodes.RESOLUTION_REQUIRED

I'm using FusedLocationAPI it is working properly but when user disabled location i'm using SettingsApi to show dialog to user to enable location. In marshmallow and above devices it is working fine but in kitkat if location is enabled or disabled,…
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