12. Location-Based Services
Location-based services (LBSs) enable some of the most popular mobile applications. Location can be integrated with many functions, such as Internet searching, picture taking, gaming, and social networking. Developers can leverage the available location technology to make their applications more relevant and local.
This chapter introduces methods to obtain the device’s location and then track, geocode, and map it. In addition, there are recipes for overlaying the map with markers and views.
Location Basics
An application requires the following to access the location services from the Android system:
LocationManager ...
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