Android find GPS location once, show loading dialog

Question

I am writing an app that requires the user\'s current location (lastknownlocation won\'t be very helpful) and displays a list of all the closest \"items\" to them taken from

Answer 1

Instead of creating an AsyncTask why didn't you create a ProgressDialog box and dismiss it on public void gotLocation(final Location location){}? You can also add a onCancelListener to the ProgressDialog box and cancel any current location requests.