Locationmanager In Service

Is it possible, to use getSystemService in service? My service class: private LocationManager locationManager; private LocationListener locationListener; IBinder mBinder = new Loc

Solution 1:

Yes of course you can use the LocationManager in a service. for instance I am doing this in the onCreate method of the background service :

public void onCreate() {
      mLocationManager = (LocationManager)getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);

      Criteria criteria = new Criteria();
      criteria.setAccuracy(Criteria.ACCURACY_COARSE);
      criteria.setAltitudeRequired(false);
      criteria.setBearingRequired(false);
      criteria.setCostAllowed(true);

      String provider = mLocationManager.getBestProvider(criteria, true);
      mLocationManager.requestLocationUpdates(provider, LOCATION_UPDATE_INTERVAL_MILLIS, LOCATION_UPDATE_INTERVAL_METERS, this);

    }