Fused Location Provider not getting location unless GPS is on

Question

So I have implemented the new Fused Location Provider API to get a location of the user but for some reason, I cannot get any location unless the GPS is on. Not always, will users have their GPS on and I would like to not have to ask them to turn their GPS on every time the load the app. How can I tell the API to give me a location with whatever provider it has available?

Here is my code:

public class FusedLocationService implements
        LocationListener,
        GoogleApiClient.ConnectionCallbacks,
        GoogleApiClient.OnConnectionFailedListener {

    public interface OnLocationChangedListener {
        public void OnLocationChanged(Location location);
    }

    private final String TAG = "SE8611";
    private boolean mRequestingLocationUpdates = true;

    private OnLocationChangedListener mCallBack;

    Service locationService;
    private LocationRequest locationRequest;
    private GoogleApiClient googleApiClient;
    private Location mCurrentLocation;
    private FusedLocationProviderApi fusedLocationProviderApi = LocationServices.FusedLocationApi;

    public FusedLocationService(Service locationService, final long INTERVAL, final long FASTEST_INTERVAL) {
        Logger.log(TAG, "FusedLocationService called");

        this.mCallBack = (OnLocationChangedListener)locationService;

        locationRequest = LocationRequest.create();
        locationRequest.setPriority(LocationRequest.PRIORITY_HIGH_ACCURACY);
        locationRequest.setInterval(INTERVAL);
        locationRequest.setFastestInterval(FASTEST_INTERVAL);
        this.locationService = locationService;

        googleApiClient = new GoogleApiClient.Builder(locationService)
                .addApi(LocationServices.API)
                .addConnectionCallbacks(this)
                .addOnConnectionFailedListener(this)
                .build();

        if (googleApiClient != null) {
            googleApiClient.connect();
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void onConnected(Bundle connectionHint) {
        if(mRequestingLocationUpdates) {
            startLocationUpdates();
        }else{
            Logger.log(TAG, "Location updates are already running.");
        }
    }

    protected void startLocationUpdates() {
        this.fusedLocationProviderApi.requestLocationUpdates(
                googleApiClient, locationRequest, this);
        this.mRequestingLocationUpdates = false;
    }

    @Override
    public void onLocationChanged(Location mCurrentLocation) {
        Logger.log(TAG, "onLocationChanged called");
        this.mCurrentLocation = mCurrentLocation;
        this.mCallBack.OnLocationChanged(this.mCurrentLocation);
    }

    public void startLocationUpdatesAfterResume(){
        if (googleApiClient.isConnected() && !mRequestingLocationUpdates) {
            Logger.log(TAG, "startLocationUpdatesAfterResume called");
            this.startLocationUpdates();
        }
    }

    public void stopLocationUpdates() {
        Logger.log(TAG, "stopping Location Updates");
        LocationServices.FusedLocationApi.removeLocationUpdates(
                googleApiClient, this);
    }

    public Location getLocation() {
        return this.mCurrentLocation;
    }

    @Override
    public void onConnectionSuspended(int i) {
        this.mRequestingLocationUpdates = true;
    }

    @Override
    public void onConnectionFailed(ConnectionResult connectionResult) {
        this.mRequestingLocationUpdates = true;
    }
}

Answer 1

I had the same issue like you, which is not an issue at all. Android used to have a GPS button that let you control it directly, but they replaced it with a Location button which works different. In order to get any type of location, you must turn it on. Like you, I thought the Location button turns on and off the GPS only, but that's not the case. You can control the GPS by changing the location mode: 1. High accuracy (GPS, Wi-Fi and mobile networks) 2. Power Saving (Wi-Fi and mobile networks) 3. GPS only