Use PhoneGap to Check if GPS is enabled

Question

I am building an app using PhoneGap. While using the Geolocation API of phonegap I realized that the APIs time out for two reasons and the same error is thrown: 1. If GPS is

Answer 1

I tried DaveAlden's solution above but it didn't work, partially because the first function he calls cordova.plugins.diagnostic.isGpsLocationAvailable() is Android-only per the plugin docs.

As he says, first add the two plugins:

cordova plugin add cordova.plugins.diagnostic --save
cordova plugin cordova-plugin-request-location-accuracy --save

Then add the following functions:

// Checks to see if GPS is enabled AND if the app is authorized
checkEnabled(){
    cordova.plugins.diagnostic.isLocationAvailable(
      (available) => { onSuccess(available); },
      (error) => { goToSettings(error); }
    );
}

onSuccess(available) {
  if(available) { // do something };
  else goToSettings(available);
}

// Output error to console
// Prompt user to enable GPS, on OK switch to phone settings
goToSettings(error) {
  console.log("error: ", error);
  if(window.confirm("You need to enable location settings to use the geolocation feature.")) {
    cordova.plugins.diagnostic.switchToSettings();
  }
}

checkEnabled(); // Run check

Hope this helps someone else who comes along this answer.