// OnResume gets called every time the activity starts, so we'll put our RequestLocationUpdates
// code here, so that
protected override void OnResume()
{
base.OnResume();
Log.Debug(tag, "OnResume called");
// initialize location manager
locMgr = GetSystemService(Context.LocationService) as LocationManager;
button.Click += delegate {
button.Text = "Location Service Running";
// pass in the provider (GPS),
// the minimum time between updates (in seconds),
// the minimum distance the user needs to move to generate an update (in meters),
// and an ILocationListener (recall that this class impletents the ILocationListener interface)
if (locMgr.AllProviders.Contains(LocationManager.NetworkProvider) &&
locMgr.IsProviderEnabled(LocationManager.NetworkProvider))
{
locMgr.RequestLocationUpdates(LocationManager.NetworkProvider, 2000, 1, this);
}
else
{
Toast.MakeText(this, "The Network Provider does not exist or is not enabled!", ToastLength.Long).Show();
}
// Comment the line above, and uncomment the following, to test
// the GetBestProvider option. This will determine the best provider
// at application launch. Note that once the provide has been set
// it will stay the same until the next time this method is called
/*var locationCriteria = new Criteria();
*
* locationCriteria.Accuracy = Accuracy.Coarse;
* locationCriteria.PowerRequirement = Power.Medium;
*
* string locationProvider = locMgr.GetBestProvider(locationCriteria, true);
*
* Log.Debug(tag, "Starting location updates with " + locationProvider.ToString());
* locMgr.RequestLocationUpdates (locationProvider, 2000, 1, this);*/
};
}
// OnResume gets called every time the activity starts, so we'll put our RequestLocationUpdates
// code here, so that
protected override void OnResume()
{
base.OnResume();
// initialize location manager
locMgr = GetSystemService(Context.LocationService) as LocationManager;
button.Click += delegate {
button.Text = "Location Service Running";
//GPS provider
string Provider = LocationManager.GpsProvider;
if (locMgr.IsProviderEnabled(Provider))
{
locMgr.RequestLocationUpdates(Provider, 2000, 1, this);
}
else
{
Log.Info(tag, Provider + " is not available. Does the device have location services enabled?");
}
};
}