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DixieFlatline
DixieFlatline

Reputation: 8035

Any alternative way to check if network location provider is enabled?

When i check 

boolean networkReady=manager.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER);

i get true on some Samsung phones, eventhough the wireless location is not allowed in settings.

Is there any other way to check this setting and to get the correct value on all phones?

Upvotes: 5

Views: 1253

Answers (3)

Vineet Shukla
Vineet Shukla

Reputation: 24021

You can also try like this:

public boolean isDataConnectionAvailable(Context context){
        ConnectivityManager connectivityManager = (ConnectivityManager)context.getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);
        NetworkInfo info = connectivityManager.getActiveNetworkInfo();
        if(info == null)
            return false;

        return connectivityManager.getActiveNetworkInfo().isConnected();
}

public boolean isGpsEnabled(LocationManager manager){
        if ( !manager.isProviderEnabled( LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER ) ) {
            return false;
        }
        return true;
}

public boolean isLocationByNetworkEnabled(LocationManager manager){
        if ( !manager.isProviderEnabled( LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER ) ) {
            return false;
        }
        return true;
}

Upvotes: 3

FunkTheMonk
FunkTheMonk

Reputation: 10938

Is the provider in the list returned by getProviders(true); as well? Perhaps that device thinks that the network location provider should always be enabled to provide a PASSIVE_PROVIDER? Seems broken to me. Which Samsung devices do you see this behaviour on?

Upvotes: 0

Yilmaz Guleryuz
Yilmaz Guleryuz

Reputation: 9735

Attached below some nice network util functions I've been using across my apps, all works like a charm! and for location polling, definitely -> https://github.com/commonsguy/cwac-locpoll

hope this helps...

public static boolean checkInternetConnection(Context context) {

    ConnectivityManager conMgr = (ConnectivityManager)context.getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);

    // ARE WE CONNECTED TO THE NET?
    if (conMgr.getActiveNetworkInfo() != null
            && conMgr.getActiveNetworkInfo().isAvailable()
            && conMgr.getActiveNetworkInfo().isConnected()) {
        return true;
    } else {
        Log.w(TAG, "Internet Connection NOT Present");
        return false;
    }
}
    public static boolean isConnAvailAndNotRoaming(Context context) {

    ConnectivityManager conMgr = (ConnectivityManager)context.getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);

    if (conMgr.getActiveNetworkInfo() != null
            && conMgr.getActiveNetworkInfo().isAvailable()
            && conMgr.getActiveNetworkInfo().isConnected()) {

        if(!conMgr.getActiveNetworkInfo().isRoaming())
            return true;
        else
            return false;
    } else {
        Log.w(TAG, "Internet Connection NOT Present");
        return false;
    }
}
    public static boolean isRoaming(Context context) {

    ConnectivityManager conMgr = (ConnectivityManager)context.getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);

    return (conMgr.getActiveNetworkInfo()!=null && conMgr.getActiveNetworkInfo().isRoaming());
}

Upvotes: 7

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