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

Simple and easy way,

Get location using https://github.com/sachinvarma/EasyLocation.

Step 1: Just call

new EasyLocationInit(MainActivity.this, timeInterval, fastestTimeInterval, runAsBackgroundService);

timeInterval -> setInterval(long)(inMilliSeconds) means - set the interval in which you want to get locations.

fastestTimeInterval -> setFastestInterval(long)(inMilliSeconds) means - if a location is available sooner you can get it. (i.e. another app is using the location services).

runAsBackgroundService = True -> (Service will run in Background and updates Frequently(according to the timeInterval and fastestTimeInterval)) runAsBackgroundService = False -> (Service will getDestroyed after a successful location update )

Step 2: Prepare EventBus subscribers: Declare and annotate your subscribing method, optionally specify a thread mode:

eg:

     @Override
     public void onStart() {
         super.onStart();
         EventBus.getDefault().register(this);
     }

     @Override
     public void onStop() {
         super.onStop();
         EventBus.getDefault().unregister(this);
     }

  @SuppressLint("SetTextI18n")
  @Subscribe
  public void getEvent(final Event event) {

    if (event instanceof LocationEvent) {
      if (((LocationEvent) event).location != null) {
        ((TextView) findViewById(R.id.tvLocation)).setText("The Latitude is "
          + ((LocationEvent) event).location.getLatitude()
          + " and the Longitude is "
          + ((LocationEvent) event).location.getLongitude());
      }
    }
  }

That's all.

Hope it will help someone in future.