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Asked: 2026-05-26T19:57:41+00:00

Given this code if (!locator.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER)) { //consider forcing user to turn on gps here

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Given this code 

if (!locator.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER)) {


        //consider forcing user to turn on gps here
    } else {

        provider = LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER;
    }

What happens if the device does not have GPS. Right now if that provider isn’t enabled then it I will jump the user to their system settings to turn it on. But what if it isn’t there? How would this be handled. I dont want to necessarily lock those kind of users out of the app.

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  1. Editorial Team

    If the GPS provider is not available (or enabled), then try for whatever you can get:

    Criteria criteria = new Criteria();
criteria.setAccuracy(Criteria.ACCURACY_HIGH);
criteria.setPowerRequirement(Criteria.POWER_HIGH);

LocationManager lm = (LocationManager)getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);
String provider = lm.getBestProvider(criteria, true);

    This assumes that you prefer a rough position over no position at all.

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