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POAndroid GPS. Location Listener does not want to acquire a fix :(
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copied!<p>Here is a code below that suppose to listen for GPS updates and send notifications to main activity</p> <p>However it does not seem to be working :)</p> <p>No errors, only onLocationChanged is not called!</p> <p>Funny thing is: when I run some other app to get GPS fix and after that start my app => onLocationChanged gets called, only accuracy is degrading, and eventually fix is lost.</p> <p>I also tried to add to this code GPS listener=> it works, satellites in view got reported every second, only fix is never accuired.</p> <p>What the hell is going on? :)</p> <p>public class PhoneGPSpos{</p> <pre><code>private Handler myHandler = null; private LocationManager lm; private LocationListener locationListener; private Location currentBest; Context m_context; </code></pre> <p>public PhoneGPSpos(Context context, Handler handler) {</p> <pre><code> myHandler = handler; m_context = context; lm = (LocationManager) context.getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE); // Bundle bundle = new Bundle(); // boolean xtraInjection=lm.sendExtraCommand(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER,"force_xtra_injection",bundle); // boolean timeInjection=lm.sendExtraCommand(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER,"force_time_injection",bundle); currentBest = lm.getLastKnownLocation(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER); locationListener = new LocationListener() { public void onLocationChanged(Location location) { Log.w("Compass", "Loc"); if (location != null) { currentBest = location; Message msg = new Message(); msg.arg1 = 5; myHandler.sendMessage(msg); } } public void onStatusChanged(String provider, int status, Bundle extras) { Log.d("Compass", "Stat"); } public void onProviderEnabled(String provider) { Log.d("Compass", "Prov e"); } public void onProviderDisabled(String provider) { Log.d("Compass", "Prov d"); } }; } public void requestGPS() { lm.requestLocationUpdates(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER, 0, 0, locationListener); Log.d("Compass", "gps requested"); } public void stopGPS() { Log.d("Compass", "gps stopped"); lm.removeUpdates(locationListener); } public synchronized Location getBest() { return currentBest; } </code></pre> <p>}</p>

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