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Location Updates

Demonstrates how to use the Fused Location Provider API to get updates about a device's location. The Fused Location Provider is part of the Google Play services Location APIs.

Introduction

This sample builds on the BasicLocationSample sample included in this repo, and allows the user to request periodic location updates. In response, the API updates the app periodically with the best available location, based on the currently-available location providers such as WiFi and GPS (Global Positioning System). The accuracy of the location is also determined by the location permissions you've requested (we use the ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION here) and the options you set in the location request.

This sample uses the [FusedLocationProviderClient] (https://developer.android.com/reference/com/google/android/gms/location/LocationServices.html).

To run this sample, location must be enabled.

Prerequisites

  • Android API Level >v9
  • Android Build Tools >v21
  • Google Support Repository

Getting Started

This sample uses the Gradle build system. To build this project, use the "gradlew build" command or use "Import Project" in Android Studio.

Support

If you've found an error in this sample, please file an issue: https://github.com/googlesamples/android-play-location/issues

Patches are encouraged, and may be submitted according to the instructions in CONTRIBUTING.md.

License

Copyright 2014 Google, Inc.

Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at

http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.

compileSdkVersion 25

applicationId "com.google.android.gms.location.sample.locationupdates"

minSdkVersion 16

targetSdkVersion 25

versionCode 1

versionName "1.0"

compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])

compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:25.3.1'

testCompile 'junit:junit:4.12'

compile 'com.android.support:design:25.3.1'

compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-location:11.0.0'

package com.google.android.gms.location.sample.locationupdates

uses-permission

  • android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION

package com.google.android.gms.location.sample.locationupdates

uses-permission

  • android.permission.ACCESS_MOCK_LOCATION