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Get Location of an android phone programmatically

By: Deepak Mishra  

To get the location of a mobile phone in Android, you can use the LocationManager class which provides access to the system location services. Here are the general steps to get the location of a mobile phone in Android:

1. Add the following permission in the AndroidManifest.xml file:
   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION"/>
   This permission allows the app to access the device GPS location.
2. In your app code, create an instance of the LocationManager class:
   LocationManager locationManager = (LocationManager)
getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);
3. Define a LocationListener to receive location updates:typescript
   LocationListener locationListener = new LocationListener()
{
public void onLocationChanged(Location location)
{ // Handle location updates }
public void onStatusChanged(String provider, int status, Bundle extras) {}
public void onProviderEnabled(String provider) {}
public void onProviderDisabled(String provider) {}
};
4. Request location updates:markdown
   locationManager.requestLocationUpdates( LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER, 0, 0, locationListener);
   This code requests location updates using the GPS_PROVIDER with a minimum time interval of 0 milliseconds and a minimum distance change of 0 meters. You can adjust these values to suit your needs.
5. Retrieve the last known location:java
   Location lastLocation = locationManager.getLastKnownLocation(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER);
if (lastLocation != null)
{ // Use the last known location }
   This code retrieves the last known location from the GPS_PROVIDER. If the last known location is not available, it returns null.

Note that getting the location of a mobile phone in Android requires the user consent, and you should handle the user privacy appropriately in your app.

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