How can I check the current status of the GPS receiver?

Question

How can I check the current status of the GPS receiver? I already checked the LocationListener onStatusChanged method but somehow it seems that is not working,

Answer 1

get into similar problem while working on my MSc project, it seems that Daye's answer mistakenly reported "no fix" while the device stays in a static location. I've modified the solution just a little bit which seems to work fine for me in a static location. I don't how would it affect the battery as it is not my main concern, but here's how i did it by re-requesting location updates when a fix has timed out.

private class MyGPSListener implements GpsStatus.Listener {
    public void onGpsStatusChanged(int event) {
        switch (event) {
        case GpsStatus.GPS_EVENT_SATELLITE_STATUS:
            if (Global.getInstance().currentGPSLocation != null)
            {
                if((SystemClock.elapsedRealtime() - mLastLocationMillis) < 20000)
                {
                    if (!hasGPSFix) 
                        Log.i("GPS","Fix Acquired");
                    hasGPSFix = true;
                } 
                else
                {
                    if (hasGPSFix) 
                    {
                        Log.i("GPS","Fix Lost (expired)");
                        lm.requestLocationUpdates(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER, 2000, 10, locationListener);
                    }
                    hasGPSFix = false;
                }
            }
            break;
        case GpsStatus.GPS_EVENT_FIRST_FIX:
            Log.i("GPS", "First Fix/ Refix");
            hasGPSFix = true;
            break;
        case GpsStatus.GPS_EVENT_STARTED:
            Log.i("GPS", "Started!");
            break;
        case GpsStatus.GPS_EVENT_STOPPED:
            Log.i("GPS", "Stopped");
            break;
        }
    }
}