How do you Enable/Disable GPS & Network Location Provide

WillyWontHe · by **WillyWontHe** » Sat May 30, 2009 2:20 am

How do I enable GPS and Network (WIFI) location services? I check to see if they're enabled using this code:

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locationManager.isProviderEnabled("gps");
 
locationManager.isProviderEnabled("network");
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If both return false, then I want to enable one or both so that they return true. How do I do that? I've searched the LocationManager API and found nothing. What permissions have to be on to enable / disable these providers? Any help would be great.

WillyWontHe · by **WillyWontHe** » Sun May 31, 2009 7:00 am

I'm still not sure how to do it, but for those of you who are interested, you can just open the Location Settings like so:

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startActivity(new Intent("android.settings.LOCATION_SOURCE_SETTINGS"));
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That way the users themselves can turn on GPS/Wifi location providers without exiting your map program.

raghavendra · by **raghavendra** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 12:07 pm

Hi WillyWontHe,

Thank You very much... This is what the functionality I am searching for. Thanks again.....

zitscher · by **zitscher** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 4:00 pm

YAY thanks a lot WillyWontHe,
that was exactly what I was looking for!

How do you Enable/Disable GPS & Network Location Provide

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