#GPS location via a service in Android

Android Service that run in background and receive location updates on broadcast receiver.

Get current location every few minute interval

private static final int LOCATION_INTERVAL = 1000;  // Set location interval 1000*1 = 1 Sec

public static final float mGPSAccuracyLevel = 10f;  // Accuracy level set <10> meters

Using GoogleApiClient and LocationListener

*Google Play provides the fused location provider to retrieve the device’s last known location

*LocationListener Used for receiving notifications from the LocationManager when the location has changed. These methods are called if the LocationListener has been registered with the location manager service using the requestLocationUpdates(String, long, float, LocationListener) method.

To use the location manager make the Google play service available via your app build.gradle file. dependencies { compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-location:11.0.0' }

Also specify the following required permission in your manifest.

If you want to access the GPS sensor, you need the ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION permission. Otherwise you need the ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION permission