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?

Answer 1

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 >= 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