How to Get Current Location in Android Using Location Manager

In this GPS tutorial you will learn how to get current location in android.

LocationManager class provides the facility to get latitude and longitude coordinates of current location. The class in which you want to get location should implement LocationListener and override all its abstract methods.

How to Get Current Location in Android Using Location Manager

Add following permissions to AndroidManifest.xml file.

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />

Following lines of code helps in getting current location.

locationManager = (LocationManager) getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);
locationManager.requestLocationUpdates(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER, 5000, 5, this);

In requestLocationUpdates() method the 2nd argument is time in milliseconds and 3rd argument is distance in meters. Here I have used 5000 and 5 that means after every 5 seconds and 5 meter the current location is fetched.

To get coordinates use getLatitude() and getLongitude() method on variable of Location class.

Whenever location is changed it can be fetched inside onLocationChanged() method.

Below is simple application that fetches current location on button click and displays it in textview.

Full Source Code

activity_main.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
    android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
    android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
    android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
    tools:context="com.currentlocation.MainActivity">

    <Button
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="Get Current Location"
        android:id="@+id/getLocationBtn"/>

    <TextView
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:id="@+id/locationText"
        android:layout_below="@id/getLocationBtn"/>
</RelativeLayout>

AndroidManifest.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="com.currentlocation">

    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />

    <application
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:supportsRtl="true"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme">
        <activity android:name=".MainActivity">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
    </application>

</manifest>

MainActivity.java

package com.currentlocation;

import android.content.Context;
import android.location.Location;
import android.location.LocationListener;
import android.location.LocationManager;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.widget.Toast;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements LocationListener {
    Button getLocationBtn;
    TextView locationText;

    LocationManager locationManager;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

        getLocationBtn = (Button)findViewById(R.id.getLocationBtn);
        locationText = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.locationText);

        getLocationBtn.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                getLocation();
            }
        });
    }

    void getLocation() {
        try {
            locationManager = (LocationManager) getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);
            locationManager.requestLocationUpdates(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER, 5000, 5, this);
        }
        catch(SecurityException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void onLocationChanged(Location location) {
        locationText.setText("Current Location: " + location.getLatitude() + ", " + location.getLongitude());
    }

    @Override
    public void onProviderDisabled(String provider) {
        Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, "Please Enable GPS and Internet", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
    }

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

    }

    @Override
    public void onProviderEnabled(String provider) {

    }
}

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