Question

I’m writing small app for our workers, to work in terrain, and I have some idea. We want to track their location for better logistics and better work control.

App is not a problem for me, but button to turning on/off GPS/Locations Manager. Is there any possibility to set GPS always ON, and unable to turn OFF, or maybe something that will detect turning OFF, and turn GPS back ON every few seconds (?bash script?).

I’ve rooted my device (GALAXY GIO) and I have full access to CLI. I know how to disable/enable almost every device, but GPS is still puzzle for me…

Is it possible to do something like that without changing ROM? Current ROM is 2.3.6 Gingerbread.

• Thanks in advance!, Mike

Answer 1

Use services and place this code in your services.

String provider = Settings.Secure.getString(getContentResolver(),
        Settings.Secure.LOCATION_PROVIDERS_ALLOWED);

if (!provider.contains("gps")) { 
    // if gps is disabled
    final Intent poke = new Intent();
    poke.setClassName("com.android.settings","com.android.settings.widget.SettingsAppWidgetProvider");
    poke.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_ALTERNATIVE);
    poke.setData(Uri.parse("3"));
    sendBroadcast(poke);
    /*
     * Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "GPS On Success",
     * Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
     */
}