Are there any advantages of using FusedLocationProviderApi over LocationManager?

Question

Earlier to get user current location I have used LocationManager:

LocationManager locationManager = (LocationManager) getActivity().getSystemService(Context.         


        

Answer 1

Just keep in mind that FusedLocationProvider uses LocationManager under the covers to at least get GPS points. It may be performing Wifi scans and doing a look up on the results to determine location as well, instead of using the Network provider, but there isn't any documentation about this that I am aware of.

Unless you cannot or do not want to use FusedLocationProvider, I would recommend using it.