How to enable Location access programmatically in android?

Question

I am working on map related android application and I need to check location access enable or not in client side development if location services is not enable show the dial

Answer 1

Here is a simple way of programmatically enabling location like Maps app:

protected void enableLocationSettings() {
       LocationRequest locationRequest = LocationRequest.create()
             .setInterval(LOCATION_UPDATE_INTERVAL)
             .setFastestInterval(LOCATION_UPDATE_FASTEST_INTERVAL)
             .setPriority(LocationRequest.PRIORITY_HIGH_ACCURACY);

        LocationSettingsRequest.Builder builder = new LocationSettingsRequest.Builder()
                .addLocationRequest(locationRequest);

        LocationServices
                .getSettingsClient(this)
                .checkLocationSettings(builder.build())
                .addOnSuccessListener(this, (LocationSettingsResponse response) -> {
                    // startUpdatingLocation(...);
                })
                .addOnFailureListener(this, ex -> {
                    if (ex instanceof ResolvableApiException) {
                        // Location settings are NOT satisfied,  but this can be fixed  by showing the user a dialog.
                        try {
                            // Show the dialog by calling startResolutionForResult(),  and check the result in onActivityResult().
                            ResolvableApiException resolvable = (ResolvableApiException) ex;
                            resolvable.startResolutionForResult(TrackingListActivity.this, REQUEST_CODE_CHECK_SETTINGS);
                        } catch (IntentSender.SendIntentException sendEx) {
                            // Ignore the error.
                        }
                    }
                });
 }

And onActivityResult:

@Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, @Nullable Intent data) {
    if (REQUEST_CODE_CHECK_SETTINGS == requestCode) {
        if(Activity.RESULT_OK == resultCode){
            //user clicked OK, you can startUpdatingLocation(...);

        }else{
            //user clicked cancel: informUserImportanceOfLocationAndPresentRequestAgain();
        }
    }
}

You can see the documentation here: https://developer.android.com/training/location/change-location-settings