Detecting GPS on/off switch in Android phones

Question

I would like to detect when the user changes the GPS settings on or off for an Android phone. Meaning when user switches GPS sattelite on/off or detection via access points etc.

Answer 1

As I have found out the best way to do this is to attach to the

<action android:name="android.location.PROVIDERS_CHANGED" /> 

intent.

For instance:

<receiver android:name=".gps.GpsLocationReceiver">         <intent-filter>             <action android:name="android.location.PROVIDERS_CHANGED" />             <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />         </intent-filter>     </receiver> 

And then in the code:

public class GpsLocationReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver implements LocationListener  ...  @Override public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {         if (intent.getAction().matches("android.location.PROVIDERS_CHANGED"))         {              // react on GPS provider change action          } }