Easiest way to Get current location offline – Java Android

App Permissions to ‘AndroidManifest.xml’ file.

    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_LOCATION" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_GPS" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_ASSISTED_GPS" />


Code: activity_main.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:gravity="center"
    tools:context=".MainActivity">

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/messageTv"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text=""
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />

</LinearLayout>


Code: MainActivity.java

package com.app.locationapplication;

import android.Manifest;
import android.app.AlertDialog;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.DialogInterface;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
import android.location.LocationListener;
import android.location.LocationManager;
import android.provider.Settings;
import android.support.v4.app.ActivityCompat;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.util.Log;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.widget.Toast;

import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Date;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
    LocationManager locationManager;
    Context mContext;
    TextView messageTv;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
        messageTv = findViewById(R.id.messageTv);
        mContext = this;
        locationManager = (LocationManager) mContext.getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);
        if (ActivityCompat.checkSelfPermission(this, Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION) != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED && ActivityCompat.checkSelfPermission(this, Manifest.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION) != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
            // TODO: Consider calling
            //    ActivityCompat#requestPermissions
            // here to request the missing permissions, and then overriding
            //   public void onRequestPermissionsResult(int requestCode, String[] permissions,
            //                                          int[] grantResults)
            // to handle the case where the user grants the permission. See the documentation
            // for ActivityCompat#requestPermissions for more details.
            return;
        }
       locationManager.requestLocationUpdates(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER,
                2000,
                10, locationListenerGPS);
        isLocationEnabled();
    }

    LocationListener locationListenerGPS=new LocationListener() {
        @Override
        public void onLocationChanged(android.location.Location location) {
            double latitude=location.getLatitude();
            double longitude=location.getLongitude();
            Date currentTime = Calendar.getInstance().getTime();
            String msg="\n\n------Location------"+"\nLatitude: "+latitude +
                    "\nLongitude: "+longitude
                    +"\nTime: "+currentTime.toString()+"";
            Log.d("LocationLog",msg);

            messageTv.setText(messageTv.getText()+msg);
        }

        @Override
        public void onStatusChanged(String provider, int status, Bundle extras) {

        }

        @Override
        public void onProviderEnabled(String provider) {

        }

        @Override
        public void onProviderDisabled(String provider) {

        }
    };


    protected void onResume(){
        super.onResume();
        isLocationEnabled();
    }

    private void isLocationEnabled() {

        if(!locationManager.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER)){
            AlertDialog.Builder alertDialog=new AlertDialog.Builder(mContext);
            alertDialog.setTitle("Enable Location");
            alertDialog.setMessage("Your locations setting is not enabled. Please enabled it in settings menu.");
            alertDialog.setPositiveButton("Location Settings", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener(){
                public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which){
                    Intent intent=new Intent(Settings.ACTION_LOCATION_SOURCE_SETTINGS);
                    startActivity(intent);
                }
            });
            alertDialog.setNegativeButton("Cancel", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener(){
                public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which){
                    dialog.cancel();
                }
            });
            AlertDialog alert=alertDialog.create();
            alert.show();
        }
    }
}
Locations
Location Permission

In location setting it has to be high accuracy or GPS only. This piece of code will work.

App Permissions for the version lower than lollipop will automatically approved.

For marshmallow and higher version app needs runtime permission.

Courtesy: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/46906017/getting-location-offline

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