how to know if device in high accuracy mode

Question

How can we know if the device is in high accuracy mode.

When the Google map is opened in device only mode it ask you to change to high accuracy mode. I need to implement such a thing. But i couldn't find any API that let us know the location mode.

update: i need to know this from code. i need to know if the device is currently in the device only mode, battery saver mode or high accuracy mode

Answer 1

In 4.4 KITKAT

Go to settings>location

Default is Device only

Press on MODE

there are three options

make changes as per need

update (through code)

if u want to set

mLocationRequest=LocationRequest.create();
mLocationRequest.setPriority(LocationRequest.PRIORITY_HIGH_ACCURACY);

if u want to know

if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT){
    try {
        locationMode = Settings.Secure.getInt(context.getContentResolver(),Settings.Secure.LOCATION_MODE);

        } catch (SettingNotFoundException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
        }

    return (locationMode != Settings.Secure.LOCATION_MODE_OFF && locationMode == Settings.Secure.LOCATION_MODE_HIGH_ACCURACY); //check location mode

}else{
    locationProviders = Settings.Secure.getString(context.getContentResolver(), Settings.Secure.LOCATION_PROVIDERS_ALLOWED);
    return !TextUtils.isEmpty(locationProviders);
}

regards maven