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Why do we have to use locationManager.requestLocationUpdates?

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Why do we have to use locationManager.requestLocationUpdates, why can't android just return the updated position as user moves automatically?

posted Sep 7, 2016 by Akshay

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Basically, you set minTime and minDistance along with other parameters for requestLocationUpdates.

minTime - is the minimum time that android will take to call location change handler.
minDistance - is the minimum distance that android will wait for before it calls the location change handler.

It is usually recommended to keep the minTime (also minDistance) as high as possible to save the power source (battery charge).

As developers (or product owner) we should decide on the minimum triggering factor based on our needs.

answer Sep 7, 2016 by Vinod Kumar K V
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