thank you that was actually very helpful information.
fernan.do wrote:
> Android makes it really easy to get the current location and time.
> Getting the time (presumably if you are trying to get this to
> production you would like to get the current time of the system) so
> you would do something like (Google recommends using the
> GregorianCalendar object in Java):
> GregorianCalendar time=new GregorianCalendar(); //new instance is set
> to the current time
>
> location is a bit trickier but still rather simple. Getting a location
> in Android is done through the locationManager
> locationManager =
> (LocationManager)getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);
> Location location = locationManager.getCurrentLocation("gps");
>
> Now in theory Android phones will have more than one location provider
> and you will be able to select from them.
> I believe currently the emulator only supports gps.
> Also remember that to access the location you will need to set your
> permissions in the AndroidManifest file. Make sure to do that or else
> you will get an error.
>
> Hope that helps!
> Fernan.do
> >
>
>
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