Android Question Get coordinates from GPS

[Sergey_New]

Please tell me if it is possible to get coordinates of the current position using the GPS library. No map required, only coordinates.

 

[RichardN]

A GPS receiver uses probably the most power of any peripheral in a mobile device, hence the system will send it to sleep whenever the opportunity arises.

When a GPS receiver is turned on it presumes that it is in the same place as when it was last turned off..... Hence it figures out quickly which satellites will be in view and starts looking for them. If some time has past, or the device has been moved to a new location then the device quits the quick-fix routine and reverts to looking for satellites from first principles. A successful quick-start can take maybe 10 seconds, the first principles fix can take 2-3 minutes.

Hence the expression - There is no such thing as a quick-fix I'll get my coat......

 

[MadMaxCP]

In my experience, GPS data takes a while to retrieve the position, but the FusedLocation library is faster. It provides a very good estimate almost instantly.
This may be sufficient for your application.

 

[Almora]

googlemaps free

 

[Sergey_New]

googlemaps free

see post #8

 

[TILogistic]

How curious, I have performed GPS position capture tests (FusedLocationProvider) with the Google Maps application, and both capture the position with the same time.

I think your problem may be in how to set times and priorities.

test:

Google Maps with FusedLocationProvider

Google Maps uses the GPS as its location provider. It will not show the current location if GPS is disabled. It is possible to switch to a custom location provider. For example, here is me traveling in Antarctica: The attached example uses FusedLocationProvider to inject the location. The...

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[Sergey_New]

and both capture the position with the same time.

What time did you get?
Did the same test with FusedLocationProvider. Time did not improve.