Question

I am developing an android app which needs to activate the GPS.

I read a lot of topics in a lot of forums and the answer I’ve found is:

it’s not possible

But… the “Cerberus” APP turns my GPS on… so… it’s possible!

Can anyone help me with this?

Answer 1

No, it’s impossible, and inappropriate. You can’t just manage the user’s phone without their authority. The user must interact to enable GPS.

From Play Store:

"Cerberus automatically enables GPS if it is off when you try to localize your device (only on Android < 2.3.3) and you can protect it from unauthorized uninstalling – more info in the app configuration."

You can do something like this:

startActivity(new Intent(android.provider.Settings.ACTION_LOCATION_SOURCE_SETTINGS));