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Asked: 2026-05-26T15:37:06+00:00

I am playing around with android’s LocationManager and I thought it was interesting that

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I am playing around with android’s LocationManager and I thought it was interesting that there are two interfaces to get GPS data. I am referring to a LocationListener or a NMEAlistener.

I am just interested on pros/cons of them both. Does the locationListener just save me the hassle of parsing of NMEA data? am I losing accuracy or performance? or something that I am not seeing…

I do not see many tutorials or examples using the NMEA listener but I have used NMEA data from other GPS sources and found things went smoothly.

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http://developer.android.com/reference/android/location/LocationManager.html

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    Does the locationListener just save me the hassle of parsing of NMEA data?

    Not really, the raw GPS data from the chipset is converted into NMEA and Location

    I losing accuracy or performance?

    No, if you want additional GPS data that Location object does not provide, use the NMEA listener, otherwise stick the LocationListener.

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