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    copied!<p>I have created an application that has a 'geolocation' feature responsible for spotting a user on the Google map like many other applicatons. I used "LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER" to locate the user and at the same time I instantiate and start "MyLocationOverlay" (in the <code>onLocationChanged()</code> method) to get the location. Because of the second one, the GPS turns on (blinking on the top) which is OK.</p> <p>The problem is, after the application is closed (back button or through task manager), the GPS feature is still hanging there, trying to get the updates. </p> <p>How to turn it off after the user leaves the activity? I tried suggestions from here and other forums like putting <code>locationManager.removeUpdates(this);</code> and <code>locationManager.removeUpdates(mMyLocationOverlay);</code> within the methods <code>onPause()</code>, <code>onStop()</code>, <code>onDestroy()</code>. The method <code>OnPause</code> looks like this:</p> <pre><code>@Override protected void onPause() { super.onPause(); locationManager.removeUpdates(this); locationManager.removeUpdates(mMyLocationOverlay); } </code></pre> <p>('this' references my class that implements LocationListener)</p> <p>Please, can someone help me to turn off GPS updates after leaving the activity (it's a class that extends MapActivity) but not turn off the GPS feature on the phone itself?</p> <p>Interesting thing is that when I remove the part with MyLocationOverlay, GPS will not start of course and therefore no problem. So I'm pretty sure that <code>mMyLocationOverlay</code> is the listener that "won't stop" and producing a problem.</p>
 

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