The GPS icon shows up, stays there for some time but for some reason can't get a fix, even outdoors. Anything wrong with the code? I can't figure out if there is.
On 02-Jun-09, at 2:54 PM, Sujay Krishna Suresh wrote: > check if ur gps got a location fix... if the gps icon in the > notification space keeps blinkin then there's some prob... > u better move to a place where sunlight falls directly on ur > phone.... then it might work... it worked for me tat way... > but i dunno y... > > > On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 2:47 PM, iDeveloper <[email protected]> > wrote: > Hi > > This is what I tried based on the suggestions in the below chain mail > > MyLocationListener myListener = new MyLocationListener(); > LocationManager myManager = > (LocationManager)getSystemService(LOCATION_SERVICE); > myManager.requestLocationUpdates(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER, 2000, > 0, myListener); > > This is the LocationListener class > > public class MyLocationListener implements LocationListener { > > private static double latitude; > private static double longitude; > > @Override > public void onLocationChanged(Location arg0) { > latitude = arg0.getLatitude(); > longitude = arg0.getLongitude(); > } > > @Override > public void onProviderDisabled(String provider) { > > LocationManager myManager = > (LocationManager)delegate.getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE); > LocationProvider name = myManager.getProvider("gps"); > if(name != null){ > Location lastGps = myManager.getLastKnownLocation("gps"); > if(lastGps == null){ > latitude = 0.0; > longitude = 0.0; > } > else{ > latitude = lastGps.getLatitude(); > longitude = lastGps.getLongitude(); > } > } > } > > @Override > public void onProviderEnabled(String provider) { > } > > @Override > public void onStatusChanged(String provider, int status, Bundle > extras) {} > > public static double getLatitude() { > return latitude; > } > > public static double getLongitude() { > return longitude; > } > > } > > I waited for as long as 30 seconds but none of the listener methods > were called. I am testing on a G1 with 1.5 SDK. > Can someone please tell me whats wrong with the code? Thanks > > > > On 01-Jun-09, at 11:08 PM, Mark Murphy wrote: > >> >>> I know this has been discussed over and over now but I just got it >>> workign and it works perfectly on the emulator when I mock the >>> location with long and lat however, I am still getting NULL in the >>> location when I run the code on my phone. >> >> I'm pretty sure I answered your question when you asked it a few >> days ago. >> >>> here's the main code >>> >>> ... >>> >>> // Get my current location >>> locationListener = new MyLocationListener(); >>> LocationManager manager = (LocationManager) getSystemService >>> (LOCATION_SERVICE); >>> manager.requestLocationUpdates(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER, >>> 0, 0,locationListener); >>> Location loc = manager.getLastKnownLocation("gps"); >> >> loc will generally be null at this point. >> >> In the real world, GPS takes time to get a fix, perhaps tens of >> seconds, >> perhaps never depending on where the device is. You only asked for >> the >> radio to be turned on in the previous statement -- the fix will not >> be >> ready one line later in your code. >> >>> if(loc != null) { >>> latPoint = manager.getLastKnownLocation("gps").getLatitude >>> (); >>> lngPoint = manager.getLastKnownLocation("gps").getLongitude >>> (); >>> >>> // Create a point of it >>> GeoPoint point = new GeoPoint((int) (latPoint * 1E6), (int) >>> (lngPoint * 1E6)); >>> // Animate the map to the location >>> mc.animateTo(point); >>> mc.setZoom(20); >>> mapView.setSatellite(true); >>> mapView.invalidate(); >>> >>> >>> } else { >>> >>> latPoint = 111.1111111; // means location is Null >>> } >> >> You will need to delay this work until you get your first fix, such >> as by >> putting it in your locationListener. And you will need to deal with >> the >> possibility that you will never get a fix, either because GPS is >> disabled, >> or because the device is someplace where it cannot get a fix. >> >> -- >> Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) >> http://commonsware.com >> _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 2.0 >> Available! >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > > > -- > Regards, > Sujay > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
