How To Know If Device In High Accuracy Mode

How can we know if the device is in high accuracy mode. When the Google map is opened in device only mode it ask you to change to high accuracy mode. I need to implement such a th

Solution 1:

In 4.4 KITKAT

Go to settings>location

Default is Device only

Press on MODE

there are three options

make changes as per need

update (through code)

if u want to set

mLocationRequest=LocationRequest.create();
mLocationRequest.setPriority(LocationRequest.PRIORITY_HIGH_ACCURACY);

if u want to know

if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT){
    try {
        locationMode = Settings.Secure.getInt(context.getContentResolver(),Settings.Secure.LOCATION_MODE);

        } catch (SettingNotFoundException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
        }

    return (locationMode != Settings.Secure.LOCATION_MODE_OFF && locationMode == Settings.Secure.LOCATION_MODE_HIGH_ACCURACY); //check location mode

}else{
    locationProviders = Settings.Secure.getString(context.getContentResolver(), Settings.Secure.LOCATION_PROVIDERS_ALLOWED);
    return !TextUtils.isEmpty(locationProviders);
}

regards maven

Solution 2:

If you are dealing with Locations, you probably have to use a LocationProvider.

I think you can get all your answers by applying methods to the active LocationProvider, such as getName().

Read here about available methods.