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xenonite
xenonite

Reputation: 1671

Android: how to implement a listener for cell handovers?

I need to implement code that logs whenever the current cell of the mobile network changes. It cannot run as a (background) service and it cannot routinely do checks for a changed cell id. What I need is a intent filter that fires up every time the current cell changes.

Is this possible? I tried to do this using intent filters listening for

PhoneStateListener.LISTEN_CELL_INFO

but I get nothing, even though I have set the proper permissions...

Am I doing sth wrong?

Upvotes: 3

Views: 539

Answers (1)

Jacob Abraham
Jacob Abraham

Reputation: 934

You can use the PhoneStateListener to listen to cell location change.

mTelephonyManager.listen(mPhoneStateListener,
                PhoneStateListener.LISTEN_CELL_LOCATION);

It requires android permission,

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION"/>

private PhoneStateListener mPhoneStateListener = new PhoneStateListener() 
     {
        @Override
        public void onCellLocationChanged(CellLocation location) {
            Log.d("PhoneStateListener", "Cell Location changed");
        }
    };

Upvotes: 0

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