I have an android app based location and I want to get user location updates when the app is minimized,not destroyed.
I tried to use Service to get the background service,however,its not working,when the location change it doesn't print the log message.
This is what I tried:
from my maps activity:
// onMapReadystartService(new Intent(this, BackgroundLocation.class));BackgroundLocation activity:
import android.app.Service;import android.content.Context;import android.content.Intent;import android.location.Location;import android.location.LocationManager;import android.os.Bundle;import android.os.IBinder;import android.util.Log;public class BackgroundLocation extends Service { private static final String TAG = "BOOMBOOMTESTGPS"; private LocationManager mLocationManager = null; private static final int LOCATION_INTERVAL = 1000; private static final float LOCATION_DISTANCE = 10f; private class LocationListener implements android.location.LocationListener { Location mLastLocation; public LocationListener(String provider) { Log.e(TAG, "LocationListener " + provider); mLastLocation = new Location(provider); } @Override public void onLocationChanged(Location location) { Log.e(TAG, "onLocationChanged: " + location); mLastLocation.set(location); } @Override public void onProviderDisabled(String provider) { Log.e(TAG, "onProviderDisabled: " + provider); } @Override public void onProviderEnabled(String provider) { Log.e(TAG, "onProviderEnabled: " + provider); } @Override public void onStatusChanged(String provider, int status, Bundle extras) { Log.e(TAG, "onStatusChanged: " + provider); } } LocationListener[] mLocationListeners = new LocationListener[]{ new LocationListener(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER), new LocationListener(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER) }; @Override public IBinder onBind(Intent arg0) { return null; } @Override public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) { Log.e(TAG, "onStartCommand"); super.onStartCommand(intent, flags, startId); return START_STICKY; } @Override public void onCreate() { Log.e(TAG, "onCreate"); initializeLocationManager(); try { mLocationManager.requestLocationUpdates( LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER, LOCATION_INTERVAL, LOCATION_DISTANCE, mLocationListeners[1]); } catch (java.lang.SecurityException ex) { Log.i(TAG, "fail to request location update, ignore", ex); } catch (IllegalArgumentException ex) { Log.d(TAG, "network provider does not exist, " + ex.getMessage()); } try { mLocationManager.requestLocationUpdates( LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER, LOCATION_INTERVAL, LOCATION_DISTANCE, mLocationListeners[0]); } catch (java.lang.SecurityException ex) { Log.i(TAG, "fail to request location update, ignore", ex); } catch (IllegalArgumentException ex) { Log.d(TAG, "gps provider does not exist " + ex.getMessage()); } } @Override public void onDestroy() { Log.e(TAG, "onDestroy"); super.onDestroy(); if (mLocationManager != null) { for (int i = 0; i < mLocationListeners.length; i++) { try { mLocationManager.removeUpdates(mLocationListeners[i]); } catch (Exception ex) { Log.i(TAG, "fail to remove location listners, ignore", ex); } } } } private void initializeLocationManager() { Log.e(TAG, "initializeLocationManager"); if (mLocationManager == null) { mLocationManager = (LocationManager) getApplicationContext().getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE); } }}When I quit app and change my position in the emulator, I don't get the Log message in onLocationChanged.
Thanks for any help