CODEWITHSUNDEEP
android
M7M
M7M

Reputation: 13071

Getting driving speed in an Android app

How can I develop a program in android to view the speed of the android holder ?

I need to develop a program that determine location and the speed of the android mobile holder if he drive.now I know how to determine the current location of the android mobile holder but i don't know how can i determine his speed . I hope it clear now

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1013

Answers (1)

vivid_voidgroup
vivid_voidgroup

Reputation: 728

The namespace android.location contains a lot of useful classes. Basically what you need is to use Context.getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE) and then with LocationManager.requestLocationUpdates() you can subscribe to listen location updates for a provider. To determine the speed you need to listen the LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER. From a Location you can call getSpeed(). Of course determining the speed needs a proper amount of satellite fixes so a given Location result may not always contain the speed nor bearing.

Upvotes: 4

Related Questions