Get Current Location in Android

In Android LocationManger class is used to get Latitude and Longitude.
Here we can see how to get Latitude and Longitude of Current location.
And How to send latitude and longitude to android emulator.

(UI Layout)activity_location_finder.xml

place .xml in layout folder

<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    tools:context=".MainActivity" >

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/txtlatandlong"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
        android:layout_centerVertical="true"
        android:text="@string/hello_world" />

</RelativeLayout>

Android Activity Class(LocationFinderActivity.class)

package com.androidsurya.locationfinder;

import android.os.Bundle;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Context;
import android.location.Location;
import android.location.LocationListener;
import android.location.LocationManager;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.util.Log;

public class LocationFinderActivity extends Activity implements
        LocationListener {
    protected LocationManager locationManager;
    protected LocationListener locationListener;
    protected Context context;
    TextView txtLat;
    String lat;
    String provider;
    protected String latitude, longitude;
    protected boolean gps_enabled, network_enabled;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_location_finder);
        txtLat = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.txtlatandlong);
        locationManager = (LocationManager) getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);
        locationManager.requestLocationUpdates(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER, 0,
                0, this);
    }

    @Override
    public void onLocationChanged(Location location) {
        txtLat = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.txtlatandlong);
        txtLat.setText("Latitude is:" + location.getLatitude()
                + ", Longitude is:" + location.getLongitude());
    }

    @Override
    public void onProviderDisabled(String provider) {
        Log.d("Latitude", "disable");
    }

    @Override
    public void onProviderEnabled(String provider) {
        Log.d("Latitude", "enable");
    }

    @Override
    public void onStatusChanged(String provider, int status, Bundle extras) {
        Log.d("Latitude", "status");
    }

}

Register the Activity in Android Manifest file using <activity> tag
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="com.androidsurya.locationfinder"
    android:versionCode="1"
    android:versionName="1.0" >

    <uses-sdk
        android:minSdkVersion="8"
        android:targetSdkVersion="16" />

    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />

    <application
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >
        <activity
            android:name="com.androidsurya.locationfinder.LocationFinderActivity"
            android:label="@string/app_name" >
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
    </application>

</manifest>

Don't forget to place the uses permission(INTERNET,ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION)
Provide ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION permissions in manifest file for receiving location update
Provide INTERNET permissions in manifest file for using Internet.

How to send latitude and longitude to android emulator

Window -> Open Perspective->emulator device->emulator control->Location Control and  give Longitude and Latitude as input and ‘Send’ Button



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