How to get initial location with LocationManager?

Question

I\'ve been getting current location with GoogleApiClient up until now but I\'ve just noticed that it\'s much simpler to do it with LocationManager

Answer 1

Use the following method to get the Location object:

public Location getLocation() {
    try {
        locationManager = (LocationManager) mContext.getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);

        // getting GPS status
        isGPSEnabled = locationManager.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER);

        Log.v(TAG, "isGPSEnabled =" + isGPSEnabled);

        // getting network status
        isNetworkEnabled = locationManager.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER);

        Log.v(TAG, "isNetworkEnabled =" + isNetworkEnabled);

        this.canGetLocation = true;
        if (isNetworkEnabled) {
            locationManager.requestLocationUpdates(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER, MIN_TIME_BW_UPDATES, MIN_DISTANCE_CHANGE_FOR_UPDATES, this);
            Log.d(TAG, "Network");
            if (locationManager != null) {
                location = locationManager.getLastKnownLocation(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER);
                if (location != null) {
                    latitude = location.getLatitude();
                    longitude = location.getLongitude();
                }
            }
        }
        // if GPS Enabled get lat/long using GPS Services
        if (isGPSEnabled && location == null) {
            locationManager.requestLocationUpdates(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER, MIN_TIME_BW_UPDATES, MIN_DISTANCE_CHANGE_FOR_UPDATES, this);
            Log.d(TAG, "GPS Enabled");
            if (locationManager != null) {
                location = locationManager.getLastKnownLocation(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER);
                if (location != null) {
                    latitude = location.getLatitude();
                    longitude = location.getLongitude();
                }
            }
        }
    } catch (Exception e) {
        Log.e(TAG, "Location Not Found");
    }
    return location;
}

For more information on the method getLastKnownLocation, please refer to the docs.