How do I get the current GPS location programmatically in Android

Question

I need to get my current location using GPS programmatically   How can i achieve it

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I have created a small application with step by step description to get current location's GPS coordinates.

Complete example source code is in Get Current Location coordinates , City name - in Android.

See how it works:

All we need to do is add this permission in the manifest file:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />

And create a LocationManager instance like this:

LocationManager locationManager = (LocationManager)
getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);

Check if GPS is enabled or not.

And then implement LocationListener and get coordinates:

LocationListener locationListener = new MyLocationListener();
locationManager.requestLocationUpdates(
LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER, 5000, 10, locationListener);

Here is the sample code to do so

/*---------- Listener class to get coordinates ------------- */
private class MyLocationListener implements LocationListener {

    @Override
    public void onLocationChanged(Location loc) {
        editLocation.setText("");
        pb.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
        Toast.makeText(
                getBaseContext(),
                "Location changed: Lat: " + loc.getLatitude() + " Lng: "
                    + loc.getLongitude(), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
        String longitude = "Longitude: " + loc.getLongitude();
        Log.v(TAG, longitude);
        String latitude = "Latitude: " + loc.getLatitude();
        Log.v(TAG, latitude);

        /*------- To get city name from coordinates -------- */
        String cityName = null;
        Geocoder gcd = new Geocoder(getBaseContext(), Locale.getDefault());
        List<Address> addresses;
        try {
            addresses = gcd.getFromLocation(loc.getLatitude(),
                    loc.getLongitude(), 1);
            if (addresses.size() > 0) {
                System.out.println(addresses.get(0).getLocality());
                cityName = addresses.get(0).getLocality();
            }
        }
        catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
        String s = longitude + "\n" + latitude + "\n\nMy Current City is: "
            + cityName;
        editLocation.setText(s);
    }

    @Override
    public void onProviderDisabled(String provider) {}

    @Override
    public void onProviderEnabled(String provider) {}

    @Override
    public void onStatusChanged(String provider, int status, Bundle extras) {}
}

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class MyLocation       Timer timer1      LocationManager lm      LocationResult locationResult      boolean gps enabled   false      boolean network enabled   false       public boolean getLocation Context context  LocationResult result               I use LocationResult callback class to pass location value from            MyLocation to user code          locationResult   result          if  lm    null              lm    LocationManager  context                      getSystemService Context LOCATION SERVICE               Exceptions will be thrown if the provider is not permitted          try               gps enabled   lm isProviderEnabled LocationManager GPS PROVIDER                     catch  Exception ex                      try               network enabled   lm                      isProviderEnabled LocationManager NETWORK PROVIDER                     catch  Exception ex                          Don t start listeners if no provider is enabled          if   gps enabled  amp  amp   network enabled              return false           if  gps enabled              lm requestLocationUpdates LocationManager GPS PROVIDER  0  0                      locationListenerGps           if  network enabled              lm requestLocationUpdates LocationManager NETWORK PROVIDER  0  0                      locationListenerNetwork           timer1   new Timer            timer1 schedule new GetLastLocation    5000           return true             LocationListener locationListenerGps   new LocationListener             public void onLocationChanged Location location                timer1 cancel                locationResult gotLocation location               lm removeUpdates this               lm removeUpdates locationListenerNetwork                      public void onProviderDisabled String provider                       public void onProviderEnabled String provider                       public void onStatusChanged String provider  int status  Bundle extras                          LocationListener locationListenerNetwork   new LocationListener             public void onLocationChanged Location location                timer1 cancel                locationResult gotLocation location               lm removeUpdates this               lm removeUpdates locationListenerGps                      public void onProviderDisabled String provider                       public void onProviderEnabled String provider                       public void onStatusChanged String provider  int status  Bundle extras                          class GetLastLocation extends TimerTask            Override         public void run                 lm removeUpdates locationListenerGps               lm removeUpdates locationListenerNetwork                Location net loc   null  gps loc   null              if  gps enabled                  gps loc   lm getLastKnownLocation LocationManager GPS PROVIDER               if  network enabled                  net loc   lm                          getLastKnownLocation LocationManager NETWORK PROVIDER                   If there are both values  use the latest one              if  gps loc    null  amp  amp  net loc    null                    if  gps loc getTime    gt  net loc getTime                        locationResult gotLocation gps loc                   else                     locationResult gotLocation net loc                   return                             if  gps loc    null                    locationResult gotLocation gps loc                   return                            if  net loc    null                    locationResult gotLocation net loc                   return                            locationResult gotLocation null                        public static abstract class LocationResult           public abstract void gotLocation Location location             I hope this will help you

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You can find the location either by GPS PROVIDER or NETWORK PROVIDER   Overview of location services in Android   Here is one example which try to find the location using GPS  If your GPS is not available then try to use network for find the location   GPSTracker java   public class GPSTracker extends Service implements LocationListener        private final Context mContext          Flag for GPS status     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   10     10 meters         The minimum time between updates in milliseconds     private static final long MIN TIME BW UPDATES   1000   60   1     1 minute         Declaring a Location Manager     protected LocationManager locationManager       public GPSTracker Context context            this mContext   context          getLocation               public Location getLocation             try               locationManager    LocationManager  mContext                      getSystemService LOCATION SERVICE                   Getting GPS status             isGPSEnabled   locationManager                      isProviderEnabled LocationManager GPS PROVIDER                   Getting network status             isNetworkEnabled   locationManager                      isProviderEnabled LocationManager NETWORK PROVIDER                if   isGPSEnabled  amp  amp   isNetworkEnabled                       No network provider is enabled               else                   this canGetLocation   true                  if  isNetworkEnabled                        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 latitude longitude using GPS Services                 if  isGPSEnabled                        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 Wi-Fi enabled         return boolean               public boolean canGetLocation             return this canGetLocation                         Function to show settings alert dialog         On pressing the Settings button it will launch 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 the 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 the 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                 Override     public IBinder onBind Intent arg0            return null            Activity -AndroidGPSTrackingActivity java      public class AndroidGPSTrackingActivity extends Activity        Button btnShowLocation          GPSTracker class     GPSTracker gps        Override     public void onCreate Bundle savedInstanceState            super onCreate savedInstanceState           setContentView R layout main            btnShowLocation    Button  findViewById R id btnShowLocation               Show location button click event         btnShowLocation setOnClickListener new View OnClickListener                   Override             public void onClick View arg0                       Create class object                 gps   new GPSTracker AndroidGPSTrackingActivity this                       Check if GPS enabled                 if gps canGetLocation                           double latitude   gps getLatitude                        double longitude   gps getLongitude                             n is for new line                     Toast makeText getApplicationContext     Your Location is -  nLat      latitude     nLong      longitude  Toast LENGTH LONG  show                      else                          Can t get location                         GPS or network is not enabled                         Ask user to enable GPS network in settings                      gps showSettingsAlert                                                          Layout- main xml   lt  xml version  1 0  encoding  utf-8   gt   lt RelativeLayout xmlns android  http   schemas android com apk res android      android layout width  fill parent      android layout height  fill parent      android orientation  vertical   gt        lt Button android id    id btnShowLocation          android layout width  wrap content          android layout height  wrap content          android text  Show Location          android layout centerVertical  true          android layout centerHorizontal  true   gt   lt  RelativeLayout gt    AndroidManifest xml   lt uses-permission android name  android permission ACCESS FINE LOCATION    gt   lt uses-permission android name  android permission INTERNET    gt

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Get location of gps by -  LocationManager locationManager    LocationManager  context getSystemService Context LOCATION SERVICE    LocationListener locationListener   new LocationListener                    Override             public void onStatusChanged String provider  int status  Bundle extras                       TODO Auto-generated method stub                              Override             public void onProviderEnabled String provider                       TODO Auto-generated method stub                              Override             public void onProviderDisabled String provider                       TODO Auto-generated method stub                              Override             public void onLocationChanged Location location                       TODO Auto-generated method stub                 double latitude   location getLatitude                    double longitude   location getLongitude                    double speed   location getSpeed      spedd in meter minute                 speed    speed 3600  1000          speed in km minute               Toast makeText GraphViews this   Current speed     location getSpeed   Toast LENGTH SHORT  show                                      locationManager requestLocationUpdates LocationManager GPS PROVIDER  0  0  locationListener

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Since September 23  2020 play-services-location version 17 1 0 includes FusedLocationProviderClient getCurrentLocation   method which is the recommended and straightforward way to get the current location   Returns a single current location fix on the device  Unlike getLastLocation   that returns a cached location  this method could cause active location computation on the device  A single fresh location will be returned if the device location can be determined within reasonable time  tens of seconds   otherwise null will be returned   For a detailed example take a look at codingjeremy s answer and an official Android location sample on GitHub - Current Location  Kotlin

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I have published a small library that can make it easy to get location data in Android  it even takes care of Android M runtime permissions   You might check it out here  https   github com julioromano RxLocation and use it or its source code as examples for your implementation

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There are already many answers there but I want to show latest way to get location using Google API  so new programmers can use new method   I have written detailed tutorial on current location in android at my blog demonuts com You can also find full source code developed with android studio   First of all  put this in gradle file   compile  com google android gms play-services 9 0 2    then implement necessary interfaces    public class MainActivity  extends BaseActivitiy implements GoogleApiClient ConnectionCallbacks  GoogleApiClient OnConnectionFailedListener  com google android gms location LocationListener   declare instances    private GoogleApiClient mGoogleApiClient    private Location mLocation    private LocationManager locationManager    private LocationRequest mLocationRequest    put this in onCreate     mGoogleApiClient   new GoogleApiClient Builder this                   addConnectionCallbacks this                   addOnConnectionFailedListener this                   addApi LocationServices API                   build            locationManager    LocationManager  getSystemService Context LOCATION SERVICE     At last  override necessary methods    Override     public void onConnected Bundle bundle            if  ActivityCompat checkSelfPermission this  Manifest permission ACCESS FINE LOCATION     PackageManager PERMISSION GRANTED  amp  amp  ActivityCompat checkSelfPermission this  Manifest permission ACCESS COARSE LOCATION     PackageManager PERMISSION GRANTED                   TODO  Consider calling                   ActivityCompat requestPermissions                here to request the missing permissions  and then overriding                  public void onRequestPermissionsResult int requestCode  String   permissions                                                          int   grantResults                 to handle the case where the user grants the permission  See the documentation                for ActivityCompat requestPermissions for more details              return            startLocationUpdates            mLocation   LocationServices FusedLocationApi getLastLocation mGoogleApiClient           if mLocation    null               startLocationUpdates                      if  mLocation    null                double latitude   mLocation getLatitude                double longitude   mLocation getLongitude              else                  Toast makeText this   Location not Detected   Toast LENGTH SHORT  show                         protected void startLocationUpdates                Create the location request         mLocationRequest   LocationRequest create                    setPriority LocationRequest PRIORITY HIGH ACCURACY                   setInterval UPDATE INTERVAL                   setFastestInterval FASTEST INTERVAL              Request location updates         if  ActivityCompat checkSelfPermission this  Manifest permission ACCESS FINE LOCATION     PackageManager PERMISSION GRANTED  amp  amp  ActivityCompat checkSelfPermission this  Manifest permission ACCESS COARSE LOCATION     PackageManager PERMISSION GRANTED                   TODO  Consider calling                   ActivityCompat requestPermissions                here to request the missing permissions  and then overriding                  public void onRequestPermissionsResult int requestCode  String   permissions                                                          int   grantResults                 to handle the case where the user grants the permission  See the documentation                for ActivityCompat requestPermissions for more details              return                    LocationServices FusedLocationApi requestLocationUpdates mGoogleApiClient                  mLocationRequest  this           Log d  reque    --- gt  gt  gt  gt                 Override     public void onConnectionSuspended int i            Log i TAG   Connection Suspended            mGoogleApiClient connect                Override     public void onConnectionFailed ConnectionResult connectionResult            Log i TAG   Connection failed  Error      connectionResult getErrorCode                 Override     public void onStart             super onStart            mGoogleApiClient connect                Override     public void onStop             super onStop            if  mGoogleApiClient isConnected                  mGoogleApiClient disconnect                         Override     public void onLocationChanged Location location             Don t forget to start GPS in your device before running app

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April 2020  Full steps to get current location  and avoid Last Known Location nullability    According to official documentation  Last Known Location could be Null in case of     Location is turned off in the device settings  As it clears the cache  The device never recorded its location   New device  Google Play services on the device has restarted    In this case  you should requestLocationUpdates and receive the new location on the LocationCallback    By the following steps your last known Location never null      Pre-requisite   EasyPermission library    Step 1  In manifest file add this permission   lt uses-permission android name  android permission ACCESS FINE LOCATION    gt      Step 2        override fun onCreate savedInstanceState  Bundle         super onCreate savedInstanceState      setContentView R layout activity main         Create location callback when it s ready      createLocationCallback          createing location request  how mant request would be requested      createLocationRequest          Build check request location setting request     buildLocationSettingsRequest          FusedLocationApiClient which includes location      mFusedLocationClient   LocationServices getFusedLocationProviderClient this        Location setting client     mSettingsClient   LocationServices getSettingsClient this         Check if you have ACCESS FINE LOCATION permission     if   EasyPermissions hasPermissions              this MainActivity              Manifest permission ACCESS FINE LOCATION             requestPermissionsRequired             else            If you have the permission we should check location is opened or not         checkLocationIsTurnedOn                Step 3  Create required functions to be called in onCreate    private fun requestPermissionsRequired         EasyPermissions requestPermissions          this          getString R string location is required msg           LOCATION REQUEST          Manifest permission ACCESS FINE LOCATION          private fun createLocationCallback           Here the location will be updated  when we could access the location we got result on this callback      mLocationCallback   object   LocationCallback             override fun onLocationResult locationResult  LocationResult                super onLocationResult locationResult              mCurrentLocation   locationResult lastLocation                    private fun buildLocationSettingsRequest         val builder   LocationSettingsRequest Builder       builder addLocationRequest mLocationRequest        mLocationSettingsRequest   builder build       builder setAlwaysShow true     private fun createLocationRequest         mLocationRequest   LocationRequest create       mLocationRequest   interval   0     mLocationRequest   fastestInterval   0     mLocationRequest   numUpdates   1     mLocationRequest   priority   LocationRequest PRIORITY HIGH ACCURACY    public fun checkLocationIsTurnedOn        Begin by checking if the device has the necessary location settings      mSettingsClient   checkLocationSettings mLocationSettingsRequest           addOnSuccessListener this                Log i TAG   All location settings are satisfied                startLocationUpdates                      addOnFailureListener this    e - gt              val statusCode    e as ApiException  statusCode             when  statusCode                    LocationSettingsStatusCodes RESOLUTION REQUIRED - gt                        try                           val rae   e as ResolvableApiException                         rae startResolutionForResult this MainActivity  LOCATION IS OPENED CODE                        catch  sie  IntentSender SendIntentException                                                            LocationSettingsStatusCodes SETTINGS CHANGE UNAVAILABLE - gt                        mRequestingLocationUpdates   false                                              private fun startLocationUpdates         mFusedLocationClient   requestLocationUpdates          mLocationRequest          mLocationCallback  null             Step 4    Handle callbacks in onActivityResult   after ensuring the location is opened or the user accepts to open it in   override fun onActivityResult requestCode  Int  resultCode  Int  data  Intent         super onActivityResult requestCode  resultCode  data      when  requestCode            LOCATION IS OPENED CODE - gt                if  resultCode    AppCompatActivity RESULT OK                    Log d TAG   Location result is OK                 else                   activity  finish                                 Step 5  Get last known location from FusedClientApi  override fun onMapReady map  GoogleMap        mMap   map     mFusedLocationClient lastLocation addOnSuccessListener           if it  null               locateUserInMap it                        private fun locateUserInMap location  Location        showLocationSafetyInformation       if mMap  null           val currentLocation   LatLng location latitude location longitude           addMarker currentLocation            private fun addMarker currentLocation  LatLng        val cameraUpdate   CameraUpdateFactory newLatLng currentLocation      mMap  clear       mMap  addMarker          MarkerOptions   position currentLocation               title  Current Location             mMap  moveCamera cameraUpdate      mMap  animateCamera cameraUpdate      mMap  setMinZoomPreference 14 0f       I hope this would help   Happy Coding

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Getting location updates requires lots of bolierplate code in Android  You need to take care of   Google Play services availablity Check   Update Google play Service if it is old or not available Dialog Creation of GoogleApiClient and its callbacks connected disconnected etc  Stopping and releasing resources for location updates  Handling Location permission scenarios  Checking Location services are On or Off  Getting lastknown location is not so easy either Fallback to last known location if not getting location after certain duration   To ease out all these steps i have created Android-EasyLocation  small android library  which will take care all this stuff and you can focus on business logic   All you need is extend EasyLocationActivity and this  requestSingleLocationFix easyLocationRequest     or  requestLocationUpdates easyLocationRequest     Checkout sample app and steps needed here at https   github com akhgupta Android-EasyLocation

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I will recommend using Smart Location Library Very simple to use and it wraps the location logic nicely   For starting the location service   SmartLocation with context  location        start new OnLocationUpdatedListener               If you just want to get a single location  not periodic  you can just use the oneFix modifier  Example   SmartLocation with context  location        oneFix        start new OnLocationUpdatedListener

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For just location checking you can use following code  You can put it in your onStart   of main activity and display alert dialog if return is false   private boolean isLocationAccurate                 if  Build VERSION SDK INT  lt  Build VERSION CODES KITKAT                        String provider   Settings Secure                      getString getContentResolver    Settings Secure LOCATION PROVIDERS ALLOWED               if  provider    null  amp  amp   provider contains  gps                                  return false                                  else                       try                               int status   Settings Secure                          getInt this getContentResolver    Settings Secure LOCATION MODE                   if  status    Settings Secure LOCATION MODE HIGH ACCURACY                                        return false                                              catch  Settings SettingNotFoundException e                                Log e TAG  e getMessage                                      return true

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Since I didn t like some of the code in the other answers  here s my simple solution   This solution is meant to be usable in an Activity or Service to track the location   It makes sure that it never returns data that s too stale unless you explicitly request stale data   It can be run in either a callback mode to get updates as we receive them  or in poll mode to poll for the most recent info     Generic LocationTracker interface   Allows us to have multiple types of location trackers and plug the appropriate one in easily   package com gabesechan android reusable location   import android location Location   public interface LocationTracker       public interface LocationUpdateListener          public void onUpdate Location oldLoc  long oldTime  Location newLoc  long newTime              public void start        public void start LocationUpdateListener update        public void stop         public boolean hasLocation         public boolean hasPossiblyStaleLocation         public Location getLocation         public Location getPossiblyStaleLocation         ProviderLocationTracker-  this class will track the location for either GPS or NETWORK   package com gabesechan android reusable location   import android content Context  import android location Location  import android location LocationListener  import android location LocationManager  import android os Bundle   public class ProviderLocationTracker implements LocationListener  LocationTracker           The minimum distance to change Updates in meters     private static final long MIN UPDATE DISTANCE   10           The minimum time between updates in milliseconds     private static final long MIN UPDATE TIME   1000   60        private LocationManager lm       public enum ProviderType          NETWORK          GPS                private String provider       private Location lastLocation      private long lastTime       private boolean isRunning       private LocationUpdateListener listener       public ProviderLocationTracker Context context  ProviderType type            lm    LocationManager context getSystemService Context LOCATION SERVICE           if type    ProviderType NETWORK               provider   LocationManager NETWORK PROVIDER                    else              provider   LocationManager GPS PROVIDER                       public void start            if isRunning                 Already running  do nothing             return                       The provider is on  so start getting updates   Update current location         isRunning   true          lm requestLocationUpdates provider  MIN UPDATE TIME  MIN UPDATE DISTANCE  this           lastLocation   null          lastTime   0          return             public void start LocationUpdateListener update            start            listener   update               public void stop            if isRunning               lm removeUpdates this               isRunning   false              listener   null                       public boolean hasLocation            if lastLocation    null               return false                    if System currentTimeMillis   - lastTime  gt  5   MIN UPDATE TIME               return false    stale                   return true             public boolean hasPossiblyStaleLocation            if lastLocation    null               return true                    return lm getLastKnownLocation provider    null             public Location getLocation            if lastLocation    null               return null                    if System currentTimeMillis   - lastTime  gt  5   MIN UPDATE TIME               return null    stale                   return lastLocation             public Location getPossiblyStaleLocation            if lastLocation    null               return lastLocation                    return lm getLastKnownLocation provider              public void onLocationChanged Location newLoc            long now   System currentTimeMillis            if listener    null               listener onUpdate lastLocation  lastTime  newLoc  now                     lastLocation   newLoc          lastTime   now             public void onProviderDisabled String arg0                public void onProviderEnabled String arg0                public void onStatusChanged String arg0  int arg1  Bundle arg2              The is the FallbackLocationTracker  which will track by both GPS and NETWORK  and use whatever location is more accurate     package com gabesechan android reusable location   import android content Context  import android location Location  import android location LocationManager   public class FallbackLocationTracker  implements LocationTracker  LocationTracker LocationUpdateListener         private boolean isRunning       private ProviderLocationTracker gps      private ProviderLocationTracker net       private LocationUpdateListener listener       Location lastLoc      long lastTime       public FallbackLocationTracker Context context            gps   new ProviderLocationTracker context  ProviderLocationTracker ProviderType GPS           net   new ProviderLocationTracker context  ProviderLocationTracker ProviderType NETWORK              public void start            if isRunning                 Already running  do nothing             return                       Start both         gps start this           net start this           isRunning   true             public void start LocationUpdateListener update            start            listener   update              public void stop            if isRunning               gps stop                net stop                isRunning   false              listener   null                       public boolean hasLocation              If either has a location  use it         return gps hasLocation      net hasLocation               public boolean hasPossiblyStaleLocation              If either has a location  use it         return gps hasPossiblyStaleLocation      net hasPossiblyStaleLocation               public Location getLocation            Location ret   gps getLocation            if ret    null               ret   net getLocation                      return ret             public Location getPossiblyStaleLocation            Location ret   gps getPossiblyStaleLocation            if ret    null               ret   net getPossiblyStaleLocation                      return ret             public void onUpdate Location oldLoc  long oldTime  Location newLoc  long newTime            boolean update   false             We should update only if there is no last location  the provider is the same  or the provider is more accurate  or the old location is stale         if lastLoc    null               update   true                    else if lastLoc    null  amp  amp  lastLoc getProvider   equals newLoc getProvider                  update   true                    else if newLoc getProvider   equals LocationManager GPS PROVIDER                update   true                    else if  newTime - lastTime  gt  5   60   1000               update   true                     if update               if listener    null                   listener onUpdate lastLoc  lastTime  newLoc  newTime                                               lastLoc   newLoc              lastTime   newTime                       Since both implement the LocationTracker interface  you can easily change your mind about which one to use   To run the class in poll mode  just call start     To run it in update mode  call start Listener    Also take a look at my blog post on the code

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If you are creating new location projects for Android you should use the new Google Play location services  It is much more accurate and much simpler to use   I have been working on an open source GPS tracker project  GpsTracker  for several years  I recently updated it to handle periodic updates from Android  iOS  Windows Phone and Java ME cell phones  It is fully functional and does what you need and has the MIT License   The Android project within GpsTracker uses the new Google Play services and there are also two server stacks  ASP NET and PHP  to allow you to track those phones

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Best way to fetch location is below     put dependancy  implementation  com google android gms play-services-location 11 0 4      PUT permissions in Menifest  lt uses-permission android name  android permission INTERNET    gt   lt uses-permission android name  android permission ACCESS COARSE LOCATION    gt   lt uses-permission android name  android permission ACCESS FINE LOCATION    gt        create a Java file as below  public class SingleShotLocationProvider      public static interface LocationCallback         public void onNewLocationAvailable GPSCoordinates location              calls back to calling thread  note this is for low grain  if you want higher precision  swap the       contents of the else and if  Also be sure to check gps permission settings are allowed        call usually takes  lt 10ms    public static void requestSingleUpdate final Context context  final LocationCallback callback        final LocationManager locationManager    LocationManager  context getSystemService Context LOCATION SERVICE       boolean isNetworkEnabled   locationManager isProviderEnabled LocationManager NETWORK PROVIDER       if  isNetworkEnabled            Criteria criteria   new Criteria            criteria setAccuracy Criteria ACCURACY COARSE           if  ActivityCompat checkSelfPermission context  Manifest permission ACCESS FINE LOCATION     PackageManager PERMISSION GRANTED  amp  amp                  ActivityCompat checkSelfPermission context  Manifest permission ACCESS COARSE LOCATION     PackageManager PERMISSION GRANTED                 return                    locationManager requestSingleUpdate criteria  new LocationListener                  Override             public void onLocationChanged Location location                    callback onNewLocationAvailable new GPSCoordinates location getLatitude    location getLongitude                                  Override             public void onStatusChanged String provider  int status  Bundle extras                                Override             public void onProviderEnabled String provider                                Override             public void onProviderDisabled String provider                             null          else           boolean isGPSEnabled   locationManager isProviderEnabled LocationManager GPS PROVIDER           if  isGPSEnabled                Criteria criteria   new Criteria                criteria setAccuracy Criteria ACCURACY FINE               locationManager requestSingleUpdate criteria  new LocationListener                      Override                 public void onLocationChanged Location location                        callback onNewLocationAvailable new GPSCoordinates location getLatitude    location getLongitude                                          Override public void onStatusChanged String provider  int status  Bundle extras                       Override public void onProviderEnabled String provider                       Override public void onProviderDisabled String provider                     null                               consider returning Location instead of this dummy wrapper class   public static class GPSCoordinates        public float longitude   -1       public float latitude   -1        public GPSCoordinates float theLatitude  float theLongitude            longitude   theLongitude          latitude   theLatitude               public GPSCoordinates double theLatitude  double theLongitude            longitude    float  theLongitude          latitude    float  theLatitude                   FILE FINISHED      FETCH LOCATION FROM ACTIVITY AS BELOW public void getLocation Context context        MyApplication log LOG TAG   getLocation            SingleShotLocationProvider requestSingleUpdate context              new SingleShotLocationProvider LocationCallback                      Override                 public void onNewLocationAvailable SingleShotLocationProvider GPSCoordinates loc                        location   loc                      MyApplication log LOG TAG   getLocation   LAT      location latitude      LON      location longitude

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Simple Find Write Code in On Location Method  public void onLocationChanged Location location        if  mCurrLocationMarker    null            mCurrLocationMarker remove                  Place current location marker     LatLng latLng   new LatLng location getLatitude    location getLongitude         MarkerOptions markerOptions   new MarkerOptions        markerOptions position latLng       markerOptions title  Current Position        markerOptions icon BitmapDescriptorFactory defaultMarker BitmapDescriptorFactory HUE RED        mCurrLocationMarker   mMap addMarker markerOptions          move map camera     mMap moveCamera CameraUpdateFactory newLatLng latLng        mMap animateCamera CameraUpdateFactory zoomTo 18         PolylineOptions pOptions   new PolylineOptions                width 5               color Color GREEN               geodesic true       for  int z   0  z  lt  routePoints size    z              LatLng point   routePoints get z           pOptions add point             line   mMap addPolyline pOptions       routePoints add latLng

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LocationManager is a class that provides in-build methods to get last know location     STEP 1  Create a LocationManager Object as below   LocationManager locationManager    LocationManager   context getSystemService Context LOCATION SERVICE       STEP 2   Add Criteria    Criteria is use for setting accuracy   Criteria criteria   new Criteria    int currentapiVersion   android os Build VERSION SDK INT   if  currentapiVersion  gt   android os Build VERSION CODES HONEYCOMB         criteria setSpeedAccuracy Criteria ACCURACY HIGH       criteria setAccuracy Criteria ACCURACY FINE       criteria setAltitudeRequired true       criteria setBearingRequired true       criteria setSpeedRequired true           STEP 3  GET Avaliable Provider   Threre are two types of provider GPS and network   String provider   locationManager getBestProvider criteria  true        STEP 4  Get Last Know Location   Location location   locationManager getLastKnownLocation provider        STEP 5  Get Latitude and Longitude   If location object is null then dont try to call below methods  getLatitude and getLongitude is methods which returns double values

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You need to use latest newest      GoogleApiClient Api   Basically what you need to do is   private GoogleApiClient mGoogleApiClient  mGoogleApiClient   new GoogleApiClient Builder this                   addApi LocationServices API                   addConnectionCallbacks this                   addOnConnectionFailedListener this                   build      Then    Override     public void onConnected Bundle connectionHint            mLastLocation   LocationServices FusedLocationApi getLastLocation                  mGoogleApiClient           if  mLastLocation    null                mLatitudeText setText String valueOf mLastLocation getLatitude                  mLongitudeText setText String valueOf mLastLocation getLongitude                        for the most accurate and reliable location  See my post here   https   stackoverflow com a 33599228 2644905  Do not use LocationListener which is not accurate and has delayed response  To be honest this is easier to implement  Also read documentation  https   developers google com android reference com google android gms common api GoogleApiClient

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I have made a project from which we can get the accurate location using Google Play Services  GPS and Network providers  This project can be found here   Strategy in finding the best location is that first get the location from google play services if location is found then check weather it is better or not  if location found is null restart google play services and try to fetch the location from Android Location API  Register the location on change listeners and when ever the better location is found the call back returns it to the main activity   It is very simple to use and implement in code only two classes we need to embed i e  LocationManagerInterface and SmartLocationManager  LocationActivity is implementing the interface and using SmartLocationManager to fetch location          Created by Syed Raza Mehdi Naqvi on 8 10 2016      public interface LocationManagerInterface       String TAG   LocationManagerInterface class getSimpleName         void locationFetched Location mLocation  Location oldLocation  String time  String locationProvider        here is the location manager class  import android Manifest  import android app Activity  import android content Context  import android content DialogInterface  import android content Intent  import android content IntentSender  import android content pm PackageManager  import android location Location  import android location LocationManager  import android os Build  import android os Bundle  import android support v4 app ActivityCompat  import android support v4 content ContextCompat  import android support v7 app AlertDialog  import android util Log  import android widget Toast   import com google android gms common ConnectionResult  import com google android gms common GooglePlayServicesUtil  import com google android gms common api GoogleApiClient  import com google android gms location LocationListener  import com google android gms location LocationRequest  import com google android gms location LocationServices   import java text DateFormat  import java util Date          Created by Syed Raza Mehdi Naqvi on 8 9 2016      public class SmartLocationManager implements         GoogleApiClient ConnectionCallbacks  GoogleApiClient OnConnectionFailedListener  LocationListener        private static final String TAG   SmartLocationManager class getSimpleName         private static final int TWO MINUTES   1000   60   2      private static final int PERMISSION REQUEST CODE   1000      private static final int CONNECTION FAILURE RESOLUTION REQUEST   9000          default value is false but user can change it     private String mLastLocationUpdateTime                                                             fetched location time     private String locationProvider                                                                    source of fetched location      private Location mLastLocationFetched                                                              location fetched     private Location mLocationFetched                                                                  location fetched     private Location networkLocation      private Location gpsLocation       private int mLocationPiority      private long mLocationFetchInterval      private long mFastestLocationFetchInterval       private Context mContext                                                                           application context     private Activity mActivity                                                                         activity context     private LocationRequest mLocationRequest      private GoogleApiClient mGoogleApiClient      private LocationManagerInterface mLocationManagerInterface       private android location LocationManager locationManager      private android location LocationListener locationListener       boolean isGPSEnabled      boolean isNetworkEnabled       private int mProviderType      public static final int NETWORK PROVIDER   1      public static final int ALL PROVIDERS   0      public static final int GPS PROVIDER   2         private final double STANDARD LOCATION ACCURACY   100 0        private final double STANDARD LOCATION SEED LIMIT   6 95       public static final int LOCATION PROVIDER ALL RESTICTION   1      public static final int LOCATION PROVIDER RESTRICTION NONE   0      public static final int LOCATION PROVIDER GPS ONLY RESTICTION   2      public static final int LOCATION PROVIDER NETWORK ONLY RESTICTION   3      private int mForceNetworkProviders   0       public SmartLocationManager Context context  Activity activity  LocationManagerInterface locationInterface  int providerType  int locationPiority  long locationFetchInterval  long fastestLocationFetchInterval  int forceNetworkProviders            mContext   context          mActivity   activity          mProviderType   providerType           mLocationPiority   locationPiority          mForceNetworkProviders   forceNetworkProviders          mLocationFetchInterval   locationFetchInterval          mFastestLocationFetchInterval   fastestLocationFetchInterval           mLocationManagerInterface   locationInterface           initSmartLocationManager                public void initSmartLocationManager                 1  ask for permission for Android 6 above to avoid crash            2  check if gps is available            3  get location using awesome strategy          askLocationPermission                                  for android version 6 above         checkNetworkProviderEnable mForceNetworkProviders                                     if  isGooglePlayServicesAvailable                      if googleplay services available             initLocationObjts                                  init obj for google play service and start fetching location         else             getLocationUsingAndroidAPI                         otherwise get location using Android API            private void initLocationObjts                Create the LocationRequest object         mLocationRequest   LocationRequest create                    setPriority mLocationPiority                   setInterval mLocationFetchInterval                        10 seconds  in milliseconds                  setFastestInterval mFastestLocationFetchInterval          1 second  in milliseconds          if  mGoogleApiClient    null                mGoogleApiClient   new GoogleApiClient Builder mActivity                       addConnectionCallbacks this                       addOnConnectionFailedListener this                       addApi LocationServices API                       build                       startLocationFetching                                              connect google play services to fetch location             Override     public void onConnected Bundle connectionHint            Location location   LocationServices FusedLocationApi getLastLocation mGoogleApiClient           startLocationUpdates            if  location    null                LocationServices FusedLocationApi requestLocationUpdates mGoogleApiClient  mLocationRequest  this               getLocationUsingAndroidAPI              else               setNewLocation getBetterLocation location  mLocationFetched   mLocationFetched                         Override     public void onLocationChanged Location location            if  location    null                getLastKnownLocation              else               setNewLocation getBetterLocation location  mLocationFetched   mLocationFetched                         Override     public void onConnectionSuspended int i            Log i TAG   Connection suspended                Override     public void onConnectionFailed ConnectionResult connectionResult            if  connectionResult hasResolution                  try                   connectionResult startResolutionForResult mActivity  CONNECTION FAILURE RESOLUTION REQUEST      Start an Activity that tries to resolve the error                 getLocationUsingAndroidAPI                                                                      try to get location using Android API locationManager               catch  IntentSender SendIntentException e                    e printStackTrace                            else               Log i TAG   Location services connection failed with code     connectionResult getErrorCode                          private void setNewLocation Location location  Location oldLocation            if  location    null                mLastLocationFetched   oldLocation              mLocationFetched   location              mLastLocationUpdateTime   DateFormat getTimeInstance   format new Date                 locationProvider   location getProvider                mLocationManagerInterface locationFetched location  mLastLocationFetched  mLastLocationUpdateTime  location getProvider                          private void getLocationUsingAndroidAPI                Acquire a reference to the system Location Manager         locationManager    LocationManager  mContext getSystemService Context LOCATION SERVICE            setLocationListner            captureLocation               public void captureLocation             if  Build VERSION SDK INT  gt   23  amp  amp                  ContextCompat checkSelfPermission mContext  android Manifest permission ACCESS FINE LOCATION     PackageManager PERMISSION GRANTED  amp  amp                  ContextCompat checkSelfPermission mContext  android Manifest permission ACCESS COARSE LOCATION     PackageManager PERMISSION GRANTED                return                    try               if  mProviderType    SmartLocationManager GPS PROVIDER                    locationManager requestLocationUpdates LocationManager GPS PROVIDER  0  0  locationListener                 else if  mProviderType    SmartLocationManager NETWORK PROVIDER                    locationManager requestLocationUpdates LocationManager NETWORK PROVIDER  0  0  locationListener                 else                   locationManager requestLocationUpdates LocationManager NETWORK PROVIDER  0  0  locationListener                   locationManager requestLocationUpdates LocationManager GPS PROVIDER  0  0  locationListener                           catch  Exception e                Log e TAG  e getMessage                          private void setLocationListner                Define a listener that responds to location updates         locationListener   new android location LocationListener                 public void onLocationChanged Location location                       Called when a new location is found by the network location provider                  if  location    null                        getLastKnownLocation                      else                       setNewLocation getBetterLocation location  mLocationFetched   mLocationFetched                         if  isLocationAccurate location   amp  amp  location getAccuracy    lt  STANDARD LOCATION ACCURACY  amp  amp  location getSpeed    lt  STANDARD LOCATION SEED LIMIT      no use of this if                           setNewLocation getBetterLocation location  mLocationFetched   mLocationFetched                           else                             setNewLocation getBetterLocation location  mLocationFetched   mLocationFetched                                                                        public void onStatusChanged String provider  int status  Bundle extras                               public void onProviderEnabled String provider                               public void onProviderDisabled String provider                                        public Location getAccurateLocation             if  Build VERSION SDK INT  gt   23  amp  amp                  ContextCompat checkSelfPermission mContext  android Manifest permission ACCESS FINE LOCATION     PackageManager PERMISSION GRANTED  amp  amp                  ContextCompat checkSelfPermission mContext  android Manifest permission ACCESS COARSE LOCATION     PackageManager PERMISSION GRANTED                return null                    try               gpsLocation   locationManager getLastKnownLocation LocationManager GPS PROVIDER               networkLocation   locationManager getLastKnownLocation LocationManager NETWORK PROVIDER               Location newLocalGPS  newLocalNetwork              if  gpsLocation    null    networkLocation    null                    newLocalGPS   getBetterLocation mLocationFetched  gpsLocation                   newLocalNetwork   getBetterLocation mLocationFetched  networkLocation                   setNewLocation getBetterLocation newLocalGPS  newLocalNetwork   mLocationFetched                           catch  Exception ex                Log e TAG  ex getMessage                       return mLocationFetched             protected void startLocationUpdates             LocationServices FusedLocationApi requestLocationUpdates mGoogleApiClient  mLocationRequest  this              public void startLocationFetching             mGoogleApiClient connect            if  mGoogleApiClient isConnected                  startLocationUpdates                         public void pauseLocationFetching             if  mGoogleApiClient isConnected                  LocationServices FusedLocationApi removeLocationUpdates mGoogleApiClient  this               mGoogleApiClient disconnect                          public void abortLocationFetching             mGoogleApiClient disconnect                Remove the listener you previously added         if  locationManager    null  amp  amp  locationListener    null                if  Build VERSION SDK INT  gt   23  amp  amp                      ContextCompat checkSelfPermission mContext  android Manifest permission ACCESS FINE LOCATION     PackageManager PERMISSION GRANTED  amp  amp                      ContextCompat checkSelfPermission mContext  android Manifest permission ACCESS COARSE LOCATION     PackageManager PERMISSION GRANTED                    return                            try                   locationManager removeUpdates locationListener                   locationManager   null                catch  Exception ex                    Log e TAG  ex getMessage                                         public void resetLocation             mLocationFetched   null          mLastLocationFetched   null          networkLocation   null          gpsLocation   null                 Android M Permission check     public void askLocationPermission              if  Build VERSION SDK INT  gt   Build VERSION CODES M                  if  ContextCompat checkSelfPermission mActivity  Manifest permission ACCESS COARSE LOCATION     PackageManager PERMISSION GRANTED                        ContextCompat checkSelfPermission mActivity  Manifest permission ACCESS FINE LOCATION     PackageManager PERMISSION GRANTED                                         if  ActivityCompat shouldShowRequestPermissionRationale mActivity  Manifest permission ACCESS COARSE LOCATION                             ActivityCompat shouldShowRequestPermissionRationale mActivity  Manifest permission ACCESS FINE LOCATION                          final AlertDialog Builder builder   new AlertDialog Builder mActivity                       builder setMessage  Please allow all permissions in App Settings for additional functionality                                 setCancelable false                               setPositiveButton  Allow   new DialogInterface OnClickListener                                     public void onClick  SuppressWarnings  unused   final DialogInterface dialog   SuppressWarnings  unused   final int id                                        Toast makeText mContext   Welcome   Toast LENGTH SHORT  show                                                                                                  setNegativeButton  Deny   new DialogInterface OnClickListener                                     public void onClick final DialogInterface dialog   SuppressWarnings  unused   final int id                                        mActivity finish                                                                                          final AlertDialog alert   builder create                        alert show                       else                     ActivityCompat requestPermissions mActivity  new String   Manifest permission ACCESS COARSE LOCATION                               Manifest permission ACCESS FINE LOCATION                        PERMISSION REQUEST CODE                                       public void checkNetworkProviderEnable int enforceActive            locationManager    LocationManager  mContext getSystemService Context LOCATION SERVICE            isGPSEnabled   locationManager isProviderEnabled LocationManager GPS PROVIDER           isNetworkEnabled   locationManager isProviderEnabled LocationManager NETWORK PROVIDER            if   isGPSEnabled  amp  amp   isNetworkEnabled                buildAlertMessageTurnOnLocationProviders  Your location providers seems to be disabled  please enable it    OK    Cancel              else if   isGPSEnabled  amp  amp  mForceNetworkProviders    LOCATION PROVIDER GPS ONLY RESTICTION                buildAlertMessageTurnOnLocationProviders  Your GPS seems to be disabled  please enable it    OK    Cancel              else if   isNetworkEnabled  amp  amp  mForceNetworkProviders    LOCATION PROVIDER NETWORK ONLY RESTICTION                buildAlertMessageTurnOnLocationProviders  Your Network location provider seems to be disabled  please enable it    OK    Cancel                         getting network status          if   isGPSEnabled  amp  amp   isNetworkEnabled                Toast makeText mContext   Location can t be fetched    Toast LENGTH SHORT  show       show alert             mActivity finish                         private void buildAlertMessageTurnOnLocationProviders String message  String positiveButtonText  String negativeButtonText            final AlertDialog Builder builder   new AlertDialog Builder mActivity           builder setMessage message                   setCancelable false                   setPositiveButton positiveButtonText  new DialogInterface OnClickListener                         public void onClick  SuppressWarnings  unused   final DialogInterface dialog   SuppressWarnings  unused   final int id                            Intent mIntent   new Intent android provider Settings ACTION LOCATION SOURCE SETTINGS                           mIntent setFlags Intent FLAG ACTIVITY NEW TASK                           mContext startActivity mIntent                                                             setNegativeButton negativeButtonText  new DialogInterface OnClickListener                         public void onClick final DialogInterface dialog   SuppressWarnings  unused   final int id                            mActivity finish                                                      final AlertDialog alert   builder create            alert show                public Location getLastKnownLocation             locationProvider   LocationManager NETWORK PROVIDER          Location lastKnownLocation   null             Or use LocationManager GPS PROVIDER         if  Build VERSION SDK INT  gt   23  amp  amp                  ContextCompat checkSelfPermission mContext  android Manifest permission ACCESS FINE LOCATION     PackageManager PERMISSION GRANTED  amp  amp                  ContextCompat checkSelfPermission mContext  android Manifest permission ACCESS COARSE LOCATION     PackageManager PERMISSION GRANTED                return lastKnownLocation                    try               lastKnownLocation   locationManager getLastKnownLocation locationProvider               return lastKnownLocation            catch  Exception e                Log e TAG  e getMessage                       return lastKnownLocation             public boolean isGooglePlayServicesAvailable             int status   GooglePlayServicesUtil isGooglePlayServicesAvailable mContext            if  status    ConnectionResult SUCCESS                return true            else               return false                                  Determines whether one Location reading is better than the current Location fix                param location            The new Location that you want to evaluate         param currentBestLocation The current Location fix  to which you want to compare the new one             protected Location getBetterLocation Location location  Location currentBestLocation            if  currentBestLocation    null                   A new location is always better than no location             return location                        Check whether the new location fix is newer or older         long timeDelta   location getTime   - currentBestLocation getTime            boolean isSignificantlyNewer   timeDelta  gt  TWO MINUTES          boolean isSignificantlyOlder   timeDelta  lt  -TWO MINUTES          boolean isNewer   timeDelta  gt  0              If it s been more than two minutes since the current location  use the new location            because the user has likely moved         if  isSignificantlyNewer                return location                 If the new location is more than two minutes older  it must be worse           else if  isSignificantlyOlder                return currentBestLocation                        Check whether the new location fix is more or less accurate         int accuracyDelta    int   location getAccuracy   - currentBestLocation getAccuracy             boolean isLessAccurate   accuracyDelta  gt  0          boolean isMoreAccurate   accuracyDelta  lt  0          boolean isSignificantlyLessAccurate   accuracyDelta  gt  200              Check if the old and new location are from the same provider         boolean isFromSameProvider   isSameProvider location getProvider                    currentBestLocation getProvider                 Determine location quality using a combination of timeliness and accuracy         if  isMoreAccurate                return location            else if  isNewer  amp  amp   isLessAccurate                return location            else if  isNewer  amp  amp   isSignificantlyLessAccurate  amp  amp  isFromSameProvider                return location                    return currentBestLocation                        Checks whether two providers are the same              private boolean isSameProvider String provider1  String provider2            if  provider1    null                return provider2    null                    return provider1 equals provider2              public boolean isLocationAccurate Location location            if  location hasAccuracy                  return true            else               return false                       public Location getStaleLocation             if  mLastLocationFetched    null                return mLastLocationFetched                    if  Build VERSION SDK INT  gt   23  amp  amp                  ContextCompat checkSelfPermission mContext  android Manifest permission ACCESS FINE LOCATION     PackageManager PERMISSION GRANTED  amp  amp                  ContextCompat checkSelfPermission mContext  android Manifest permission ACCESS COARSE LOCATION     PackageManager PERMISSION GRANTED                return null                    if  mProviderType    SmartLocationManager GPS PROVIDER                return locationManager getLastKnownLocation LocationManager GPS PROVIDER             else if  mProviderType    SmartLocationManager NETWORK PROVIDER                return locationManager getLastKnownLocation LocationManager NETWORK PROVIDER             else               return getBetterLocation locationManager getLastKnownLocation LocationManager NETWORK PROVIDER   locationManager getLastKnownLocation LocationManager GPS PROVIDER                        we can use it with activity or a fragment  here i am using it with activity   import android location Location  import android os Bundle  import android support v7 app AppCompatActivity  import android widget TextView  import android widget Toast   import com example raza locationaware location LocationManagerInterface  import com example raza locationaware location SmartLocationManager  import com google android gms location LocationRequest   public class LocationActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements LocationManagerInterface        public static final String TAG   LocationActivity class getSimpleName         SmartLocationManager mLocationManager      TextView mLocalTV  mLocationProviderTV  mlocationTimeTV        Override     protected void onCreate Bundle savedInstanceState            super onCreate savedInstanceState           setContentView R layout activity location           mLocationManager   new SmartLocationManager getApplicationContext    this  this  SmartLocationManager ALL PROVIDERS  LocationRequest PRIORITY HIGH ACCURACY  10   1000  1   1000  SmartLocationManager LOCATION PROVIDER RESTRICTION NONE      init location manager         mLocalTV    TextView  findViewById R id locationDisplayTV           mLocationProviderTV    TextView  findViewById R id locationProviderTV           mlocationTimeTV    TextView  findViewById R id locationTimeFetchedTV              protected void onStart             super onStart            mLocationManager startLocationFetching               protected void onStop             super onStop            mLocationManager abortLocationFetching                Override     protected void onPause             super onPause            mLocationManager pauseLocationFetching                Override     public void locationFetched Location mLocal  Location oldLocation  String time  String locationProvider            Toast makeText getApplication     Lat       mLocal getLatitude       Lng       mLocal getLongitude    Toast LENGTH LONG  show            mLocalTV setText  Lat       mLocal getLatitude       Lng       mLocal getLongitude             mLocationProviderTV setText locationProvider           mlocationTimeTV setText time             Hope it helps  if you can suggest any improvement kindly post it on git  Thanks

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As of the second half of 2020  there is a much easier way to do this  Excluding requesting permissions  which I will include at the bottom for devs newer to this   below is the code  Just remember  you need to include at least this version of the library in your dependencies  in the app s build gradle   implementation  com google android gms play-services-location 17 1 0       and of course the fine permission in your manifest   lt uses-permission android name  quot android permission ACCESS FINE LOCATION quot    gt   Kotlin  first the setup   private val fusedLocationClient  FusedLocationProviderClient by lazy       LocationServices getFusedLocationProviderClient applicationContext     private var cancellationTokenSource   CancellationTokenSource    Then the main code  for FINE LOCATION   private fun requestCurrentLocation            Check Fine permission     if  ActivityCompat checkSelfPermission              this              Manifest permission ACCESS FINE LOCATION             PackageManager PERMISSION GRANTED                Main code         val currentLocationTask  Task lt Location gt    fusedLocationClient getCurrentLocation              PRIORITY HIGH ACCURACY              cancellationTokenSource token                    currentLocationTask addOnCompleteListener   task  Task lt Location gt  - gt              val result   if  task isSuccessful                    val result  Location   task result                  quot Location  success     result latitude     result longitude  quot                else                   val exception   task exception                  quot Location  failure    exception quot                             Log d TAG   quot getCurrentLocation   result   result quot                   else              Request fine location permission  full code below      If you prefer Java  it looks like this  public class JavaVersion extends AppCompatActivity        private final String TAG    quot MainActivity quot           The Fused Location Provider provides access to location APIs      private FusedLocationProviderClient fusedLocationClient          Allows class to cancel the location request if it exits the activity         Typically  you use one cancellation source per lifecycle      private final CancellationTokenSource cancellationTokenSource   new CancellationTokenSource          Override     protected void onCreate  Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState            super onCreate savedInstanceState           fusedLocationClient   LocationServices getFusedLocationProviderClient this                          private void requestCurrentLocation             Log d TAG   quot requestCurrentLocation   quot               Request permission         if  ActivityCompat checkSelfPermission                  this                  Manifest permission ACCESS FINE LOCATION                     PackageManager PERMISSION GRANTED                                Main code             Task lt Location gt  currentLocationTask   fusedLocationClient getCurrentLocation                      PRIORITY HIGH ACCURACY                      cancellationTokenSource getToken                               currentLocationTask addOnCompleteListener  new OnCompleteListener lt Location gt                       Override                 public void onComplete  NonNull Task lt Location gt  task                         String result    quot  quot                        if  task isSuccessful                                 Task completed successfully                         Location location   task getResult                            result    quot Location  success    quot                                    location getLatitude                                      quot    quot                                    location getLongitude                          else                              Task failed with an exception                         Exception exception   task getException                            result    quot Exception thrown   quot    exception                                             Log d TAG   quot getCurrentLocation   result   quot    result                                                else                  TODO  Request fine location permission             Log d TAG   quot Request fine location permission  quot                               The arguments   PRIORITY type is self-explanatory   Other options are PRIORITY BALANCED POWER ACCURACY  PRIORITY LOW POWER  and PRIORITY NO POWER   CancellationToken - This allows you to cancel the request if  for instance  the user navigates away from your Activity   Example  Kotlin   override fun onStop         super onStop          Cancels location request  if in flight       cancellationTokenSource cancel      That s it  Now  this does use the FusedLocationProviderClient which is a Google Play Services APIs  That means this works on all Android devices with the Google Play Store  which is a lot of them   However  for devices in China without the Play Store  this won t work  so take that into account  For developers who are a little newer to this  you need to request the fine  or coarse  location permission if the user hasn t approved it yet  so in the code above  I would request the location permission  Below is the full code  in Kotlin   I hope that helps  and makes your live s a little easier          Demonstrates how to easily get the current location via the  FusedLocationProviderClient getCurrentLocation      The main code is in this class s requestCurrentLocation   method      class MainActivity   AppCompatActivity         private lateinit var binding  ActivityMainBinding         The Fused Location Provider provides access to location APIs      private val fusedLocationClient  FusedLocationProviderClient by lazy           LocationServices getFusedLocationProviderClient applicationContext                Allows class to cancel the location request if it exits the activity         Typically  you use one cancellation source per lifecycle      private var cancellationTokenSource   CancellationTokenSource           If the user denied a previous permission request  but didn t check  quot Don t ask again quot   this        Snackbar provides an explanation for why user should approve  i e   the additional rationale      private val fineLocationRationalSnackbar by lazy           Snackbar make              binding container              R string fine location permission rationale              Snackbar LENGTH LONG           setAction R string ok                requestPermissions                  arrayOf Manifest permission ACCESS FINE LOCATION                   REQUEST FINE LOCATION PERMISSIONS REQUEST CODE                                    override fun onCreate savedInstanceState  Bundle             super onCreate savedInstanceState           binding   ActivityMainBinding inflate layoutInflater          val view   binding root          setContentView view             override fun onStop             super onStop              Cancels location request  if in flight           cancellationTokenSource cancel              override fun onRequestPermissionsResult          requestCode  Int          permissions  Array lt String gt           grantResults  IntArray                 Log d TAG   quot onRequestPermissionResult   quot            if  requestCode    REQUEST FINE LOCATION PERMISSIONS REQUEST CODE                when                   grantResults isEmpty   - gt                         If user interaction was interrupted  the permission request                        is cancelled and you receive an empty array                      Log d TAG   quot User interaction was cancelled  quot                    grantResults 0     PackageManager PERMISSION GRANTED - gt                      Snackbar make                          binding container                          R string permission approved explanation                          Snackbar LENGTH LONG                                                show                    else - gt                        Snackbar make                          binding container                          R string fine permission denied explanation                          Snackbar LENGTH LONG                                                setAction R string settings                                   Build intent that displays the App settings screen                              val intent   Intent                               intent action   Settings ACTION APPLICATION DETAILS SETTINGS                             val uri   Uri fromParts                                   quot package quot                                   BuildConfig APPLICATION ID                                  null                                                           intent data   uri                             intent flags   Intent FLAG ACTIVITY NEW TASK                             startActivity intent                                                     show                                                        fun locationRequestOnClick view  View            Log d TAG   quot locationRequestOnClick   quot            requestCurrentLocation                         Gets current location         Note  The code checks for permission before calling this method  that is  it s never called        from a method with a missing permission  Also  I include a second check with my extension        function in case devs just copy paste this code              private fun requestCurrentLocation             Log d TAG   quot requestCurrentLocation   quot           if  ActivityCompat checkSelfPermission                  this                  Manifest permission ACCESS FINE LOCATION                 PackageManager PERMISSION GRANTED                    Returns a single current location fix on the device  Unlike getLastLocation   that                returns a cached location  this method could cause active location computation on the                device  A single fresh location will be returned if the device location can be                determined within reasonable time  tens of seconds   otherwise null will be returned                                Both arguments are required                 PRIORITY type is self-explanatory   Other options are PRIORITY BALANCED POWER ACCURACY                 PRIORITY LOW POWER  and PRIORITY NO POWER                  The second parameter   CancellationToken  allows the activity to cancel the request                before completion              val currentLocationTask  Task lt Location gt    fusedLocationClient getCurrentLocation                  PRIORITY HIGH ACCURACY                  cancellationTokenSource token                            currentLocationTask addOnCompleteListener   task  Task lt Location gt  - gt                  val result   if  task isSuccessful                        val result  Location   task result                      quot Location  success     result latitude     result longitude  quot                    else                       val exception   task exception                      quot Location  failure    exception quot                                     Log d TAG   quot getCurrentLocation   result   result quot                   logOutputToScreen result                          else               val provideRationale   shouldShowRequestPermissionRationale Manifest permission ACCESS FINE LOCATION               if  provideRationale                    fineLocationRationalSnackbar show                 else                   requestPermissions arrayOf Manifest permission ACCESS FINE LOCATION   REQUEST FINE LOCATION PERMISSIONS REQUEST CODE                                     private fun logOutputToScreen outputString  String            val finalOutput   binding outputTextView text toString      quot  n quot    outputString         binding outputTextView text   finalOutput            companion object           private const val TAG    quot MainActivity quot          private const val REQUEST FINE LOCATION PERMISSIONS REQUEST CODE   34

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GoogleSamples has verbose example using latest FusedLocationProviderApi  Unfortunately the most upvoted answers are out of date    Follow the below examples to implement Location Services using FusedLocationProviderApi  https   github com googlesamples android-play-location tree master LocationUpdates  https   github com googlesamples android-play-location blob master LocationUpdates app src main java com google android gms location sample locationupdates MainActivity java

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I have got very accurate location using FusedLocationProviderClient  Google Play services required      Permissions Required   android permission ACCESS FINE LOCATION  android permission ACCESS COARSE LOCATION     Dependency    com google android gms play-services-location 15 0 0      Kotlin Code   val client   FusedLocationProviderClient this  val location   client lastLocation location addOnCompleteListener          this is a lambda expression and we get an  it  iterator to access the  result         it result latitude gives the latitude        it result longitude gives the longitude      val geocoder   Geocoder applicationContext  Locale getDefault        val address   geocoder getFromLocation it result latitude  it result longitude  1      if  address    null  amp  amp  address size  gt  0               Get the current city         city   address 0  locality         location addOnFailureListener          Some error in getting the location  let s log it     Log d  xtraces   it message

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Now that Google Play locations services are here  I recommend that developers start using the new fused location provider  You will find it easier to use and more accurate  Please watch the Google I O video Beyond the Blue Dot  New Features in Android Location by the two guys who created the new Google Play location services API   I ve been working with location APIs on a number of mobile platforms  and I think what these two guys have done is really revolutionary  It s gotten rid of a huge amount of the complexities of using the various providers  Stack Overflow is littered with questions about which provider to use  whether to use last known location  how to set other properties on the LocationManager  etc  This new API that they have built removes most of those uncertainties and makes the location services a pleasure to use   I ve written an Android app that periodically gets the location using Google Play location services and sends the location to a web server where it is stored in a database and can be viewed on Google Maps  I ve written both the client software  for Android  iOS  Windows Phone and Java ME  and the server software  for ASP NET and SQL nbsp Server or PHP and MySQL   The software is written in the native language on each platform and works properly in the background on each  Lastly  the software has the MIT License  You can find the Android client here   https   github com nickfox GpsTracker tree master phoneClients android

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Here is additional information for other answers   Since Android has  GPS PROVIDER and NETWORK PROVIDER   you can register to both and start fetch events from onLocationChanged Location location  from two at the same time  So far so good  Now the question do we need two results or we should take the best  As I know GPS PROVIDER results have better accuracy than NETWORK PROVIDER   Let s define Location field   private Location currentBestLocation   null    Before we start listen on Location change we will implement the following method  This method returns the last known location  between the GPS and the network one  For this method newer is best           return the last know best location     private Location getLastBestLocation         Location locationGPS   mLocationManager getLastKnownLocation LocationManager GPS PROVIDER       Location locationNet   mLocationManager getLastKnownLocation LocationManager NETWORK PROVIDER        long GPSLocationTime   0      if  null    locationGPS    GPSLocationTime   locationGPS getTime           long NetLocationTime   0       if  null    locationNet            NetLocationTime   locationNet getTime               if   0  lt  GPSLocationTime - NetLocationTime             return locationGPS            else           return locationNet            Each time when we retrieve a new location we will compare it with our previous result       static final int TWO MINUTES   1000   60   2        I add a new method to onLocationChanged    Override public void onLocationChanged Location location         makeUseOfNewLocation location        if currentBestLocation    null           currentBestLocation   location                             This method modify the last know good location according to the arguments         param location The possible new location      void makeUseOfNewLocation Location location        if   isBetterLocation location  currentBestLocation              currentBestLocation   location                     Determines whether one location reading is better than the current location fix     param location  The new location that you want to evaluate     param currentBestLocation  The current location fix  to which you want to compare the new one      protected boolean isBetterLocation Location location  Location currentBestLocation        if  currentBestLocation    null               A new location is always better than no location         return true                Check whether the new location fix is newer or older     long timeDelta   location getTime   - currentBestLocation getTime        boolean isSignificantlyNewer   timeDelta  gt  TWO MINUTES      boolean isSignificantlyOlder   timeDelta  lt  -TWO MINUTES      boolean isNewer   timeDelta  gt  0          If it s been more than two minutes since the current location  use the new location         because the user has likely moved      if  isSignificantlyNewer            return true             If the new location is more than two minutes older  it must be worse        else if  isSignificantlyOlder            return false                Check whether the new location fix is more or less accurate     int accuracyDelta    int   location getAccuracy   - currentBestLocation getAccuracy         boolean isLessAccurate   accuracyDelta  gt  0      boolean isMoreAccurate   accuracyDelta  lt  0      boolean isSignificantlyLessAccurate   accuracyDelta  gt  200          Check if the old and new location are from the same provider     boolean isFromSameProvider   isSameProvider location getProvider                                                    currentBestLocation getProvider             Determine location quality using a combination of timeliness and accuracy     if  isMoreAccurate            return true        else if  isNewer  amp  amp   isLessAccurate            return true        else if  isNewer  amp  amp   isSignificantlyLessAccurate  amp  amp  isFromSameProvider            return true            return false        Checks whether two providers are the same private boolean isSameProvider String provider1  String provider2        if  provider1    null            return provider2    null            return provider1 equals provider2

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