How to get Android GPS location

Question

Cheers, I'm trying to get the current GPS-Location via Android. I followed this Tutorial and Vogellas article aswell. Though it ain't working. When using LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER I'm always getting a latitude of 51 and longitude of 9 - no matter where I stand. When using LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER, I'm getting nothing at all.

Though Everything works when using GMaps :S No idea why. How can I get the current GPS Location like GMaps does?

Here's my code:

package com.example.gpslocation;  import android.location.Location; import android.location.LocationListener; import android.location.LocationManager; import android.os.Bundle; import android.app.Activity; import android.content.Context; import android.util.Log; import android.view.Menu;  public class GPS_Location extends Activity implements LocationListener {  @Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {     super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);     setContentView(R.layout.activity_gps__location);      LocationManager locationManager = (LocationManager) getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);     locationManager.requestLocationUpdates(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER, 0, 0, this); }  @Override public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {     // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.     getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.gps__location, menu);     return true; }  @Override public void onLocationChanged(Location location) {     // TODO Auto-generated method stub      int latitude = (int) (location.getLatitude());     int longitude = (int) (location.getLongitude());      Log.i("Geo_Location", "Latitude: " + latitude + ", Longitude: " + longitude); }  @Override public void onProviderDisabled(String provider) {     // TODO Auto-generated method stub  }  @Override public void onProviderEnabled(String provider) {     // TODO Auto-generated method stub  }  @Override public void onStatusChanged(String provider, int status, Bundle extras) {     // TODO Auto-generated method stub  }  } 

Answer 1

Here's your problem:

int latitude = (int) (location.getLatitude()); int longitude = (int) (location.getLongitude()); 

Latitude and Longitude are double-values, because they represent the location in degrees.

By casting them to int, you're discarding everything behind the comma, which makes a big difference. See "Decimal Degrees - Wiki"