Question

I need to find a GPS location within my app which does not need to be accurate (just around 1km of accuracy) but I need it very fast! (1s-5s)

I register this listener:

mlocListener = new MyLocationListener();
mlocManager.requestLocationUpdates(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER, 0, 0, mlocListener);
mlocManager.requestLocationUpdates(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER, 0, 0, mlocListener);

But that takes too long to find a fix! Does anyone know a method with which I can find the location faster (I basically just need the current town the device is in).
Thanks!

Answer 1

For that you can define your criteria using Criteria.

public void setCriteria() {
        Criteria criteria = new Criteria();
        criteria.setAccuracy(Criteria.ACCURACY_FINE);
        criteria.setAltitudeRequired(false);
        criteria.setBearingRequired(false);
        criteria.setCostAllowed(true);
        criteria.setPowerRequirement(Criteria.POWER_MEDIUM);
        provider = locationManager.getBestProvider(criteria, true);
    }

For more information refer this link.

And then use the provider to fetch your location.

Hope this will help…