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The best way for get location in background service in Android
/*
* LocationService
* La mejor forma de obtener Lat y Long dependiendo el proveedor.
* Usando un BroadcastReceiver para la obtención de location
*
* import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.util.Log;
public class LocationReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
@Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
Bundle extras = intent.getExtras();
if (extras != null) {
Log.d("LocationReceiver", "Sí");
Log.d("Latitude", ":" +extras.getString("Latitude"));
Log.d("Longitude", ":" +extras.getString("Longitude"));
Log.d("Provider", ":" +extras.getString("Provider"));
}
}
}
*
*/
public class LocationService extends Service
{
public static final String BROADCAST_ACTION = "BroadcastLocationFastium";
private static final int TWO_MINUTES = 1000 * 60 * 2;
public LocationManager locationManager;
public MyLocationListener listener;
public Location previousBestLocation = null;
public int mIntervalLocation;
Intent intent;
int counter = 0;
@Override
public void onCreate()
{
super.onCreate();
intent = new Intent(BROADCAST_ACTION);
}
@Override
public void onStart(Intent intent, int startId)
{
locationManager = (LocationManager) getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);
listener = new MyLocationListener();
/*
locationManager.requestLocationUpdates(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER, 4000, 0, listener);
locationManager.requestLocationUpdates(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER, 4000, 0, listener);
*/
locationManager.requestLocationUpdates(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER, TWO_MINUTES, 0, listener);
locationManager.requestLocationUpdates(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER, TWO_MINUTES, 0, listener);
}
@Override
public IBinder onBind(Intent intent)
{
return null;
}
protected boolean isBetterLocation(Location location, Location currentBestLocation) {
if (currentBestLocation == null) {
// A new location is always better than no location
return true;
}
// Check whether the new location fix is newer or older
long timeDelta = location.getTime() - currentBestLocation.getTime();
boolean isSignificantlyNewer = timeDelta > TWO_MINUTES;
boolean isSignificantlyOlder = timeDelta < -TWO_MINUTES;
boolean isNewer = timeDelta > 0;
// If it's been more than two minutes since the current location, use the new location
// because the user has likely moved
if (isSignificantlyNewer) {
return true;
// If the new location is more than two minutes older, it must be worse
} else if (isSignificantlyOlder) {
return false;
}
// Check whether the new location fix is more or less accurate
int accuracyDelta = (int) (location.getAccuracy() - currentBestLocation.getAccuracy());
boolean isLessAccurate = accuracyDelta > 0;
boolean isMoreAccurate = accuracyDelta < 0;
boolean isSignificantlyLessAccurate = accuracyDelta > 200;
// Check if the old and new location are from the same provider
boolean isFromSameProvider = isSameProvider(location.getProvider(),
currentBestLocation.getProvider());
// Determine location quality using a combination of timeliness and accuracy
if (isMoreAccurate) {
return true;
} else if (isNewer && !isLessAccurate) {
return true;
} else if (isNewer && !isSignificantlyLessAccurate && isFromSameProvider) {
return true;
}
return false;
}
/** Checks whether two providers are the same */
private boolean isSameProvider(String provider1, String provider2) {
if (provider1 == null) {
return provider2 == null;
}
return provider1.equals(provider2);
}
@Override
public void onDestroy() {
// handler.removeCallbacks(sendUpdatesToUI);
super.onDestroy();
Log.v("STOP_SERVICE", "DONE");
locationManager.removeUpdates(listener);
}
//public static Thread performOnBackgroundThread(final Runnable runnable) {
public Thread performOnBackgroundThread(final Runnable runnable) {
final Thread t = new Thread() {
@Override
public void run() {
try {
runnable.run();
} finally {
}
}
};
t.start();
return t;
}
public class MyLocationListener implements LocationListener
{
public void onLocationChanged(final Location loc)
{
Log.i("**************************************", "Location changed");
if(isBetterLocation(loc, previousBestLocation)) {
loc.getLatitude();
loc.getLongitude();
intent.putExtra("Latitude", String.valueOf(loc.getLatitude()));
intent.putExtra("Longitude", String.valueOf(loc.getLongitude()));
intent.putExtra("Provider", loc.getProvider());
sendBroadcast(intent);
//Log.d("LOCATION", "LON:" + String.valueOf(loc.getLongitude()) + " LAT:" + String.valueOf(loc.getLatitude()));
//Toast.makeText( getApplicationContext(), "LON:" + String.valueOf(loc.getLongitude()) + " LAT" + String.valueOf(loc.getLatitude()), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT ).show();
}
}
public void onProviderDisabled(String provider)
{
Toast.makeText( getApplicationContext(), "Gps Deshabilitado", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT ).show();
}
public void onProviderEnabled(String provider)
{
Toast.makeText( getApplicationContext(), "Gps Habilitado", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
public void onStatusChanged(String provider, int status, Bundle extras)
{
}
}
}
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Ekantesh commented Jan 5, 2023

Hi, how do I called the service? And where should I called the Service? In my fragment or main activity?

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