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user2386771
user2386771

Reputation: 177

pendingintent.getservice not working properly

I am trying to start a service using pendingintent and this is how i am trying

btnSave.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {

        @Override
        public void onClick(View v) {
            // TODO Auto-generated method stub




                InfoLayout.setVisibility(LinearLayout.VISIBLE);
                mIntentService = new Intent(MainActivity.this, LocationService.class);
                mPendingIntent = PendingIntent.getService(
                        MainActivity.this, 1, mIntentService, 0);

                locationrequest = LocationRequest.create();
                locationrequest.setInterval(10000 * 6);
                locationClient.requestLocationUpdates(locationrequest,
                        mPendingIntent);


                Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, "Starting service",
                        Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();


        }
    });

I tried this code on 2.3.5 and it works fine, but when i tried this code on 4.4.2 my service is not at all starting. I am not understanding why this is happening. can some one please explain what is the wrong I am doing.

Thanks in advance:)

EDIT

public void onStart(Intent intent, int startId) {
        // Toast.makeText(this, "in service", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
        Location location = intent
                .getParcelableExtra(LocationClient.KEY_LOCATION_CHANGED);

        db = new PhoneDatasource(this);
        db.open();
        contactlist = db.getAllContacts();
        db.close();

        if (location != null) {
            add = null;
            Constants.latitude = location.getLatitude();
            Constants.longitude = location.getLongitude();
        }

Upvotes: 4

Views: 965

Answers (1)

cybersam
cybersam

Reputation: 67019

The answer might be on this page ("Location settings changes on Android 4.4"): https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/3467281

That is, in Android 4.4, you have to go to the new Location settings and explicitly turn it on (and configure the mode), or else no apps will be allowed to get any location information. Also, you need to be aware of the different location modes and how they will affect the ability of apps to get location information. Reading the linked page is crucial in 4.4.

Upvotes: 2

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