Getting the number of satellites from Location object

Question

I\'m using a GPS provider and LocationListener.onLocationChanged(Location location) to receive location fixes.
Documentation says, that Location.getExtras() contains nex

Answer 1

Nope it means that your phone manufacturer decided not to implement this. (Or you could be using the NETWORK_PROVIDER which does not use satellites)

Use a NmeaListener and parse the sentences to know the number of satellites visible or used.