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POHow to remove the location updates in service class in android?
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copied!<p>I have a location listener class and a service class. In my location listener class I am starting GPS and I am keep getting the location every 10 seconds. My requirement is to stop the GPS location updates every day by 7PM . I am trying to stop the GPS updates in service using removeupdates but it is not working. How can i achieve this. Below is my code.</p> <p>LocationGPS.java</p> <pre><code>public class LocationGPS extends Activity implements LocationListener { @Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); public static LocationManager locationManager; locationManager = (LocationManager)getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE); locationManager.requestLocationUpdates(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER, 10*1000 , 0 ,this); Intent myIntent = new Intent(this, PIService.class); PendingIntent sevenPMIntent = PendingIntent.getService(this, 0, myIntent, 0); AlarmManager alarmManager = (AlarmManager)getSystemService(ALARM_SERVICE); Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance(); calendar.setTimeInMillis(System.currentTimeMillis()); calendar.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, 19); calendar.set(Calendar.MINUTE, 0); calendar.set(Calendar.SECOND, 0); //alarmManager.set(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, calendar.getTimeInMillis(), pendingIntent); alarmManager.setRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, calendar.getTimeInMillis(), 24*60*60*1000, sevenPMIntent); } @Override public void onLocationChanged(Location location) { Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "got new location", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show(); } @Override public void onProviderDisabled(String provider) { } @Override public void onProviderEnabled(String provider) { } @Override public void onStatusChanged(String provider, int status, Bundle extras) { } } </code></pre> <p>PIService.java</p> <pre><code>public class PIService extends Service{ @Override public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) { // TODO Auto-generated method stub return null; } @Override public int onStartCommand (Intent intent, int flags, int startId) { super.onStartCommand(intent, flags, startId); //Get the system current time. Date dt = new Date(); int hours = dt.getHours(); //Compare the current time with 7PM if(hours == 19){ //if current time is 7PM Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Now the time is 7PM", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show(); LocationGPS.locationManager.removeUpdates(new LocationGPS()); //here is the place i am trying to remove the location updates. } } return START_STICKY; } } </code></pre>

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