GetGeopositionAsync does not return

Question

In my Windows Phone 8 app, I am trying to use GetGeopositionAsync on the main page to display some items based on user location.

Calling GetGeopositionAsync does not

Answer 1

This is strange but GetGeoPositionAsync only returns the current position when the Geolocator is initialized with either MovementThreshold and/or ReportInterval.

Geolocator geolocator = new Geolocator();
geolocator.DesiredAccuracyInMeters = 50;
geolocator.MovementThreshold = 5;
geolocator.ReportInterval = 500;

Geoposition geoposition = null;
try
{
    geoposition = await geolocator.GetGeopositionAsync(
        maximumAge: TimeSpan.FromMinutes(5),
        timeout: TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10));
}
catch (UnauthorizedAccessException ex)
{
    // location services disabled or other error
    // user should setup his location
}