How to time out GPS signal acquisition

Question

My app uses the LocationListener to get one position fix and then removeUpdates() once every minute (to conserve battery). The problem is that if a user moves i

Answer 1

Well my solution to this problem is somewhat very simple and I don't know if it's good practice. Let's assume we have a long named timeToQuit that determines how many millis you wanna wait before aborting the search for a position just put:

locationManager.requestLocationUpdates(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER, 
                              2000, 0, locationListener);
Handler handler = new Handler();    // android.os.Handler
Runnable runnable = new Runnable() {
    @Override
    public void run() {
        locationManager.removeUpdates(locationListener);
    }
};
handler.postDelayed(runnable, timeToQuit);

Of course you have to have a LocationListener and your own LocationListener. Values in locationManager.requestLocationUpdates are from my app so you propapbly should adapt them. This code works like a charm for me. I know I'm a little late, but I couldn't find this approach anywhere and propably it helps someone. Cheers