Can't turn on location on android api23?

Question

I have used the following code and the dialogue that asks for permission shows as expected. But when I click \"allow\" it doesn\'t do anything. The log message doesn\'t appear a

Answer 1

you might have to add a dependency in your build.gradle:

compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-location:10.0.1

Answer 2

try this code:

private LocationCoord gps = null;
private static final int PERMISSION_REQUEST_CODE = 1;

In OnCreate():

//GPS Manage
    LocationManager lm = (LocationManager) getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);
    boolean gps_enabled = false;
    boolean network_enabled = false;

    try {
        gps_enabled = lm.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER);
    } catch (Exception ex) {
    }

    try {
        network_enabled = lm.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER);
    } catch (Exception ex) {
    }

    if (!gps_enabled && !network_enabled) {
        // notify user
        AlertDialog.Builder dialog = new AlertDialog.Builder(this);
        dialog.setMessage("Allow ImHere to access this device's location?");
        dialog.setPositiveButton("Allow", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(DialogInterface paramDialogInterface, int paramInt) {
                // TODO Auto-generated method stub
                Intent myIntent = new Intent(Settings.ACTION_LOCATION_SOURCE_SETTINGS);
                startActivity(myIntent);
                //get gps
            }
        });
        dialog.setNegativeButton("Deny", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {

            @Override
            public void onClick(DialogInterface paramDialogInterface, int paramInt) {
                // TODO Auto-generated method stub

            }
        });
        dialog.show();
    }

    gps = new LocationCoord(this);

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@Override
protected void onStart() {
    super.onStart();

    // permission android 6.0
    if (!checkPermission()) {
        requestPermission();
    }

}


private boolean checkPermission(){
    int result = ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(this, Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION);
    if (result == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) return true;
    else return false;
}

private void requestPermission(){
    ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(this, new String[]{Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION}, PERMISSION_REQUEST_CODE);
}

You will need this permissions on the Manifest.xml:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE" />

You can get LoocationCord.java here: https://github.com/toomyy94/ImHere-Chatbot/blob/master/app/src/main/java/pt/ua/tomasr/imhere/modules/LocationCoord.java