Xamarin Forms App Enables GPS location

Question

Hi guys i am new to Xamarin and i cant enable gps location like google maps when it ask you your location.

How i can do that ?

I have enabled permissions and i have a code that gives me location when i have enabled my gps but i dont know what to do when my gps is off to enabled it from the application like google maps .

Answer 1

[Obsolete]
public async void EnableItGod()
{

        {
            try
            {
                MainActivity activity = Forms.Context as MainActivity;

                GoogleApiClient googleApiClient = new GoogleApiClient.Builder(activity)
                    .AddApi(LocationServices.API).Build();
                googleApiClient.Connect();
                LocationRequest locationRequest = LocationRequest.Create();
                locationRequest.SetPriority(LocationRequest.PriorityHighAccuracy);
                locationRequest.SetInterval(10000);
                locationRequest.SetFastestInterval(10000 / 2);

                LocationSettingsRequest.Builder
                        locationSettingsRequestBuilder = new LocationSettingsRequest.Builder()
                        .AddLocationRequest(locationRequest);
                locationSettingsRequestBuilder.SetAlwaysShow(false);
                LocationSettingsResult locationSettingsResult = await LocationServices.SettingsApi.CheckLocationSettingsAsync
                    (googleApiClient, locationSettingsRequestBuilder.Build());

                if (locationSettingsResult.Status.StatusCode == LocationSettingsStatusCodes.ResolutionRequired)
                {
                    locationSettingsResult.Status.StartResolutionForResult(activity, 0);
                }
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
             //   GlobalVariables.SendExceptionReport(ex);
            }
        }
    }

I Found it !

Answer 2

Hello,​

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Gps works when i enable gps Location but i want app to detect if android has gps location enabled or not . Any idea or any other code that i can check ?

You can create a dependenceService to get the GPS status if is enabled. Here is code.

Create an interface in PCL.

   namespace App83  
   {  
       public interface IDetectGPS  
       {  
           bool isGPSEnabled();  
       }  
   }  

Then achieve it in android project.

   using Android.App;  
   using Android.Content;  
   using Android.Locations;  
   using Android.OS;  
   using Android.Runtime;  
   using Android.Views;  
   using Android.Widget;  
   using App83.Droid;  
   using System;  
   using System.Collections.Generic;  
   using System.Linq;  
   using System.Text;  
   using Xamarin.Forms;  
     
   [assembly: Dependency(typeof(DetectGPSService))]  
   namespace App83.Droid  
   {  
       public class DetectGPSService : IDetectGPS  
       {  
           public bool isGPSEnabled()  
           {  
               
                
               LocationManager locationManager = null;  
               bool gps_enabled = false;  
                
               if (locationManager == null)  
               {  
                   
                   locationManager = (LocationManager)Android.App.Application.Context.GetSystemService(Context.LocationService);  
               }  
               try  
               {  
                   gps_enabled = locationManager.IsProviderEnabled(LocationManager.GpsProvider);  
               }  
               catch (Exception ex) { }  
     
               return gps_enabled;  
           }  
       }  
   }  

Best Regards,

Leon Lu

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Answer 3

public async void turnOnGps()
{
try
{
MainActivity activity = Forms.Context as MainActivity;

            GoogleApiClient googleApiClient = new GoogleApiClient.Builder(activity)
                .AddApi(LocationServices.API).Build();
            googleApiClient.Connect();
            LocationRequest locationRequest = LocationRequest.Create();
            locationRequest.SetPriority(LocationRequest.PriorityHighAccuracy);
            locationRequest.SetInterval(10000);
            locationRequest.SetFastestInterval(10000 / 2);

            LocationSettingsRequest.Builder
                    locationSettingsRequestBuilder = new LocationSettingsRequest.Builder()
                    .AddLocationRequest(locationRequest);
            locationSettingsRequestBuilder.SetAlwaysShow(false);
            LocationSettingsResult locationSettingsResult = await LocationServices.SettingsApi.CheckLocationSettingsAsync(
                googleApiClient, locationSettingsRequestBuilder.Build());

            if (locationSettingsResult.Status.StatusCode == LocationSettingsStatusCodes.ResolutionRequired)
            {
                locationSettingsResult.Status.StartResolutionForResult(activity, 0);
            }
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            GlobalVariables.SendExceptionReport(ex);
        }
    }

i found it