Location Component for react native with workaround for Android issue https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/7495

location.js

export default class Location extends Component {

  constructor(props) {
    super(props);

    this._locationReceived = false;
    this._locationWatchID = null;
  };
  
  componentDidMount() {
    this._locationReceived = false;
    if(Platform.OS == 'android' && Platform.Version >= 23)
      this._getInitialAndroid23Location();
    else
      this._getInitialLocation();
  }
  
  _getInitialAndroid23Location = async () => {
    try {
      console.log('Asking for location permission');
      const granted = await PermissionsAndroid.request(
        PermissionsAndroid.PERMISSIONS.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION,
        {
          'title': 'Location',
          'message': 'Access to your location ' +
                    'for some reason.'
        }
      )
      if (granted === PermissionsAndroid.RESULTS.GRANTED) {
        console.log('Location granted');
        this._getInitialLocation();
      } else {
        console.log("Location permission denied")
      }
    } catch (err) {
      console.warn(err)
    }
  };

_getInitialLocation = () => {
    navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition((position) => {
        this._setLocation(position);
      },
      (error) => {
        console.log(JSON.stringify(error));
        // this.setState({currentLocation: null});
      },
      {
        enableHighAccuracy: false,
        timeout: 20000,
        maximumAge: 1000
      }
    );
    if(Platform.OS == 'android' && !this._locationReceived)
    {
      this._locationWatchID = navigator.geolocation.watchPosition((position) => {
        this._setLocation(position);
        navigator.geolocation.clearWatch(this._locationWatchID);
      });
    }
  };

  _setLocation = (position) => {
    this._locationReceived = true;
    console.log("log location", position.coords);
    // do something with the location
  }
}