How to read location only once with locationManager (GPS and NETWORK PROVIDER) and not any more looking for updates of location?

Question

How to read location only once with locationManager (GPS and NETWORK PROVIDER) and not any more looking for updates of location, to save battery?

Answer 1

Although requestSingleUpdate() is the technically correct answer, you should use

locationManager.requestLocationUpdates(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER, 1000, 1, mLocationListener);

Wait for a while after getting your first location. The location tends to wobble for a few seconds. To determine if the fix is stable use, location.getAccuracy(). Once the accuracy stabilizes, call locationManager.removeUpdates(mLocationListener);

Answer 2

public LocationManager locationManager;

try { 
 locationManager.requestSingleUpdate( LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER, new MyLocationListenerGPS(), null );  
} catch ( SecurityException e ) { e.printStackTrace(); }

public class MyLocationListenerGPS implements LocationListener {
 @Override
 public void onLocationChanged(Location location) {
 // your code and required methods go here...
}

Using 'null' in 'requestSingleUpdate' keeps the update check on the same thread (for use in a service). The method allows for you to put it in a Looper if you're running it from an activity. I would think that using an async task would be the better approach.

Answer 3

Just remove updated from the location manager.

locationManager.removeUpdates(this);