Detecting GPS on/off switch in Android phones

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I would like to detect when the user changes the GPS settings on or off for an Android phone. Meaning when user switches GPS sattelite on/off or detection via access points etc.

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Here is a code sample for a BroadcastReceiver detecting GPS location ON/OFF events:

private BroadcastReceiver locationSwitchStateReceiver = new BroadcastReceiver() {

        @Override
        public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {

            if (LocationManager.PROVIDERS_CHANGED_ACTION.equals(intent.getAction())) {

                LocationManager locationManager = (LocationManager) context.getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);
                boolean isGpsEnabled = locationManager.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER);
                boolean isNetworkEnabled = locationManager.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER);

                if (isGpsEnabled || isNetworkEnabled) {
                    //location is enabled
                } else {
                    //location is disabled
                }
            }
        }
    };

Instead of changing your manifest file, you can register your BroadcastReceiver dynamically:

IntentFilter filter = new IntentFilter(LocationManager.PROVIDERS_CHANGED_ACTION);
filter.addAction(Intent.ACTION_PROVIDER_CHANGED);
mActivity.registerReceiver(locationSwitchStateReceiver, filter);

Don't forget to unregister the receiver in your onPause() method:

mActivity.unregisterReceiver(locationSwitchStateReceiver);
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