CrossGeolocator's GetPositionAsync does not work

Question

I am using CrossGeolocator to retrieve the current latitude and longitude of the device. However I am using it inside an OnAppearing override method and it is not working. The GetPositionAsync method hangs the App.

 protected override void OnAppearing()
 {
     base.OnAppearing();

     var position = GetPosition().Result;
     var lat = position.Latitude;
     var lon = position.Longitude;
 }

 private static async Task<Position> GetPosition()
 {
     var locator = CrossGeolocator.Current;
     locator.DesiredAccuracy = 50;

     var position = await locator.GetPositionAsync(10000);
     return position;
 }

Detail is that I am using this same GetPosition method in buttons in the application and works perfectly.

Could someone help me in this matter?

Answer 1

Try this:

Create a global variable:

private Position _position;

Then call ur method to get the position on constructor. Re-write ur method like this:

public async void GetPosition()
{
    var locator = CrossGeolocator.Current;
    locator.DesiredAccuracy = 50;
    var myPosition = await locator.GetPositionAsync();
    _position = new Position(myPosition.Latitude, myPosition.Longitude);
}

Then make a while where u want to use this:

while(_position == new Postion(0,0))
      GetPosition();