Example usage for android.content Context LOCATION

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String LOCATION_SERVICE

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Use with #getSystemService(String) to retrieve a android.location.LocationManager for controlling location updates.

Usage

From source file:Main.java

public static boolean isGpsOn(Context context) {
    boolean result = false;

    final LocationManager manager = (LocationManager) context.getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);

    try {//from   w w  w  . j a  v a2 s  .  co  m
        if (manager.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER)) {
            result = true;
        }
    } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
        Log.d("GPS Helper", "Looks like we do not have gps on the device");
    }

    return result;
}

From source file:Main.java

public static boolean deviceSupportGPS(Context context) {
    boolean result = false;

    final LocationManager manager = (LocationManager) context.getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);

    List<String> allProviders = manager.getAllProviders();

    if (allProviders.contains(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER)) {
        result = true;//from  ww w. j  a  v a  2 s .  co  m
    }

    return result;
}

From source file:Main.java

public static Location getLocation(Context context) {
    try {/*  www. ja  va  2 s.c om*/
        LocationManager locMan = (LocationManager) context.getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);
        Location location = locMan.getLastKnownLocation(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER);
        if (location == null) {
            location = locMan.getLastKnownLocation(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER);
        }
        return location;
    } catch (Exception e) {
    }
    return null;
}

From source file:Main.java

/**
 *
 * @param activity/*from  w  w w  .j ava 2s .c  o m*/
 * @return
 */
public static boolean isGPSEnabled(Activity activity) {
    final LocationManager manager = (LocationManager) activity.getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);
    if (manager.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER)) {
        return true;
    }

    return false;
}

From source file:Main.java

public static double[] getLastKnownLocation(Activity a) {
    LocationManager locationManager = (LocationManager) a.getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);
    Criteria criteria = new Criteria();
    String provider = locationManager.getBestProvider(criteria, true);
    System.out.println("provider: " + provider);
    Location location = locationManager.getLastKnownLocation(provider);
    return new double[] { location.getLatitude(), location.getLongitude() };
}

From source file:Main.java

public static Location getLastKnownLocation(Context context) {
    LocationManager manager = (LocationManager) context.getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);
    List<String> providers = manager.getProviders(true);
    for (String provider : providers) {
        Location location = manager.getLastKnownLocation(provider);
        if (location != null) {
            return location;
        }// w  w w  . jav  a2  s. c o  m
    }

    // At this point we've done all we can and no location is returned
    return null;
}

From source file:Main.java

/**
 * Is gPS enabled./*  w  ww.j a  va2s.  co m*/
 *
 * @param context the context
 * @return the boolean
 */
public static boolean isGPSEnabled(Context context) {
    final LocationManager locationManager = (LocationManager) context
            .getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);
    return locationManager.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER);
}

From source file:Main.java

/**
 * Check Network provider is enabled for location update
 *
 * @param context/*from  ww w . ja  v  a 2 s  .  c  om*/
 * @return if network provider enabled
 */
public static boolean isNetworkProviderEnabled(Context context) {
    final LocationManager manager = (LocationManager) context.getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);

    return manager.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER);
}

From source file:Main.java

/**
 * This method checks phone if it is able to get user's location
 * @param context/*from  w  w  w.  j  a  v a 2  s .c om*/
 * @return
 */
public static boolean testLocationServices(Context context) {

    LocationManager lm = (LocationManager) context.getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);
    Location locationGPS = lm.getLastKnownLocation(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER);
    Location locationNet = lm.getLastKnownLocation(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER);

    boolean haveGPS = (locationGPS != null);
    boolean haveNet = (locationNet != null);

    return (haveGPS || haveNet);
}

From source file:Main.java

public static void isGPSActivated(final Context context) {
    LocationManager lm = null;//from w w  w  . j  a v a2  s  .co m
    boolean gpsEnabled = false;
    if (lm == null)
        lm = (LocationManager) context.getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);
    try {
        gpsEnabled = lm.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER);
    } catch (Exception ex) {
    }

    if (!gpsEnabled) {
        AlertDialog.Builder dialog = new AlertDialog.Builder(context);

        dialog.setCancelable(false);
        dialog.show();

    }
}

Example usage for android.content Context LOCATION_SERVICE

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