Retrieving location updates in Service in Android

Question

I try to retrieve Location updates in Service by network provider, but the updates doesn,t perform. My code looks like this:

public class TimeService extends Service{

LocationManager lm;
LocationListener ll = new LocationListener()
{

    @Override
    public void onLocationChanged(Location location) {

        double latitude = location.getLatitude();
        double longtitude = location.getLongitude();

        Intent inte =new Intent( TimeService.this, myAppWidgetProvider.class);
        inte.setAction("action_location");
        inte.putExtra("lat", latitude);
        inte.putExtra("long", longtitude);

        PendingIntent pinte = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(TimeService.this, 0, inte, 0);

        try {
            pinte.send();
        } catch (CanceledException e) {
            // TODO Auto-generated catch block
            Log.d("sendPIException", ":-(");
        }

        Log.d("locReceived", "onLochanged");

    }

    @Override
    public void onProviderDisabled(String provider) {
        // TODO Auto-generated method stub

    }

    @Override
    public void onProviderEnabled(String provider) {
        // TODO Auto-generated method stub

    }

    @Override
    public void onStatusChanged(String provider, int status,
            Bundle extras) {
        // TODO Auto-generated method stub

    }

};

Log "locReceived" in onLocationChanged doesn't appear i logcat Following code responsible for Location in my Service, too:

@Override
    public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {
        this.registerReceiver(br, new IntentFilter(Intent.ACTION_TIME_TICK));
        lm =(LocationManager)this.getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);
        lm.requestLocationUpdates(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER, 0, 0, ll);
        return super.onStartCommand(intent, flags, startId);
    }

What's wrong in my code?

i have access_coarse_location, access_fine_location, and internet permissions and i have declared service in manifest, too. — user2511941, Sep 23 '13 at 12:44
check out this one, http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6694391/android-get-current-location-of-user-without-using-gps-or-internet — johnny, Sep 23 '13 at 12:49
Don't hate me, but are you starting your service with startService()? — Steve Benett, Sep 23 '13 at 12:50
Yes :) I have in my service function to update time every minute and it's working — user2511941, Sep 23 '13 at 12:57

Maxim Shoustin · Answer 1 · 2013-09-23T13:37:33.287

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Criteria criteria = new Criteria();

String provider = lm.getBestProvider(criteria, false);
Location location = lm.getLastKnownLocation(provider);

lm.requestLocationUpdates(provider, 0, 0, ll);

if (location == null) {
    Log.e("Impl", "Location not available");
}

edited Sep 23 '13 at 13:37

answered Sep 23 '13 at 12:58

Maxim Shoustin

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try to use `this.getApplicationContext()` instead `this` in row `lm =(LocationManager)this.getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);` – Maxim Shoustin Sep 23 '13 at 13:28
try my last option that can help, BTW, add logs to all 4 other methods: `onProviderEnabled` .... – Maxim Shoustin Sep 23 '13 at 13:38

Retrieving location updates in Service in Android

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