How to get location in Android : Fused Location Provider Api
Hi…Today if we see the current application trends then there is huge requirement of tracking or knowing location related activities of user.
Note :
FusedLocationProvider api is deprecated from Google Play services version 11.6.0 release.
You can read it here: https://developers.google.com/android/reference/com/google/android/gms/location/FusedLocationProviderApi
FusedLocationProviderClient is new way to fetch the user current location in terms of latitude and longitude.
For latest demo on FusedLocationProviderClient please check demo on:
https://github.com/askfortricks/FusedLocationProviderClient/
Think of the scenario (e.g) :
1.How to display the custom products to user by based on user’s current location
2.Show nearby restaurants ,hospitals.
3.Show the user what’s other people is buying near them in e-commerce application and many more.
And all these uses the users current location to make the magic happen.
So content of post will go like this:
- Configure the code for Fused Location Provider
- Fetch current latitude and longitude
- Refresh interval for updating latitude and longitude
- Mapping the latitude and longitude using Reverse Geocoding to fetch address details like     pincode,city and other details.
So today we will see one api provided by Google which helps to fetch user’s latitude and longitude and by reverse Geocoding it binds that latitude and longitude to print city name with pincode.
Fused Location Provider Api
is the latest api  released by Google Play Services and thus today in this tutorial we will explore  the sample code to detect the location in Android application using Fused Location Provider Api.
Note: Please run the app in real devices and don’t use in emulators,Update your sdk to have the latest Google Play Services.
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And also this app requires the Google Play Services installed phone.
Finally what we read earlier in this post below is the video which shares more info about the usage of fused location provider api :
You can watch this video :
Advantages:
1.Simple Api Implementation:
Api implementation is very clear and simple as compared to old Location Api.
2. Versatility:
Meets wide range of requirements even those app which requires frequent location updates or accurate location updates.
3.Power Efficient:
Based on all incoming location requests and available sensors,this api chooses the most efficient way to meet those needs.
Main benefit: We do not have to switch to location settings to on the location or GPS ,instead this api will automatically show us the settings screen if it detects that location is not on.
You can get the complete demo on GitHub:
https://github.com/askfortricks/FusedLocationProvider-Api-Demo
Google had recently updated the Fused Location Provider api with Fused Location Provider Client to just get the location in very few lines of code and with very less overhead involved. Infact there is one issue related to Google Location fetching which can result into Null Pointer Exception was also solved.
In addition to above repository I am sharing the Fused Location Provider Client which is new addition to already great apis. This new api makes the enhancement in solving one bug in Fused Location Provider api.Â
But that’s very basic code to fetch the latitude and longitude(SettingsClient Api also included to check if Location Services is enabled or not).
https://github.com/askfortricks/FusedLocationProviderClientÂ
In conclusion we can say that Fused Location Provider Client  will be new future and hope this post will guide you in right direction.
Please comment if you like this post and give your suggestions..so we can improve together.
You can visit this link to know more:
developer.android.com/training/location/index.html
Happy Blogging…
Ravi Yadav is an Android developer whose passion is to develop Android applications and sharing his work. He loves to post the tutorials which he created while learning any new latest technology topic.He loves to share about the latest technology happenings and other tricks that will be helpful for readers of Askfortricks.
hi@kunalbhatti:disqus I have solved your issue .Please check my updated code from here : https://github.com/askfortricks/FusedLocationProviderClient
Before i jump in i thank you for sparing your time to look into my problem, i’m really grateful. For now i have implemented the solution you have implemented above and it work like a charm. I will however look into the updated code and get back to you. Thanks again!!
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Hi,
I have a problem when using these API’s(Location Manager and Fused Location) to retrieve user location
Application Structure:
The application is designed in such a way that if the user has not enabled the location, the user will be prompted to do so. When the user enables the location and hits the refresh button the code to fetch the location is executed again.
Approach:
When using the old method i tried to retrieve the location details using Passive_Provider and Network_Provider. I get results only some times. The problem is that using Location manager there is a huge delay and most of the time i there is no result. I did some research and found out that the phone takes 3-4 minutes to get a new fix if the cached information is old. This is totally not acceptable in this particular situation.
After the old approach failed the tried fused location but got the same problem. I tried your program which retrieves the location
and displays the user latitude and longitude, but all i get is a message saying please make sure that your location has been enabled.
Now here is the interesting part, if i run my application using network provider i get error most of the times but when when using wifi i always get the result.
The only option i see at this point is to run an infinite loop on the code that fetches the location.
Here is my code for Location manager:
Here is the code i use for FusedLocation:
FusedLocationProviderClient mFusedLocationClient;
mFusedLocationClient = LocationServices.getFusedLocationProviderClient(getActivity());
Any suggestions or pointers would be great.
Hi kunal, I am not clear about the issue you are getting. I have tested my code and it works well. May be I am not able to understand your issue. I am available in the comment section. You can ask your doubts there. I will definitely respond to you.
Can you explain me the flow where you have put this code to fetch the current location. I mean if you put the code in fragment which method ?
hi.@kunalbhatti:disqus After testing I have found out whats the issue. Issue is If you keep your location(Settings->Location) off and allow location to only application on mobile data then you face the issue you mentioned.Please check by ( Settings->Location) to ON and then run the code.
Here if we are allowing the perm to our app but enabling location from settings then this issue will come. I am working on implementing the SettingsClient api. Which automatically enables location if we allow location from within the app.
Same issue as I mentioned: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/32423157/android-check-if-location-services-enabled-using-fused-location-provider
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