how to find location of user without gps?

ratemo · Jan 18, 2020

Here is the register code for a dating app, i need to find location without using gps since some phones have only gps in battery mode.

Code (Text):

package com.ratemo.universe.Start;

import android.Manifest;

import android.app.DatePickerDialog;

import android.app.ProgressDialog;

import android.content.Context;

import android.content.DialogInterface;

import android.content.Intent;

import android.location.Address;

import android.location.Geocoder;

import android.location.Location;

import android.location.LocationManager;

import android.os.Build;

import androidx.annotation.NonNull;

import androidx.fragment.app.DialogFragment;

import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat;

import androidx.core.content.PermissionChecker;

import androidx.appcompat.app.AlertDialog;

import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;

import android.os.Bundle;

import android.text.TextUtils;

import android.view.View;

import android.view.WindowManager;

import android.widget.Button;

import android.widget.DatePicker;

import android.widget.EditText;

import android.widget.RadioButton;

import android.widget.RadioGroup;

import android.widget.TextView;

import android.widget.Toast;

import com.google.android.gms.common.ConnectionResult;

import com.google.android.gms.common.GoogleApiAvailability;

import com.google.android.gms.location.FusedLocationProviderClient;

import com.google.android.gms.location.LocationRequest;

import com.google.android.gms.tasks.OnCompleteListener;

import com.google.android.gms.tasks.OnSuccessListener;

import com.google.android.gms.tasks.Task;

import com.google.firebase.Timestamp;

import com.google.firebase.auth.AuthResult;

import com.google.firebase.auth.FirebaseAuth;

import com.google.firebase.auth.FirebaseUser;

import com.google.firebase.firestore.FirebaseFirestore;

import com.nabinbhandari.android.permissions.PermissionHandler;

import com.nabinbhandari.android.permissions.Permissions;

import com.ratemo.universe.Extra.DateClass;

import com.ratemo.universe.Main.MainActivity;

import com.ratemo.universe.R;

import java.io.IOException;

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;

import java.util.ArrayList;

import java.util.Calendar;

import java.util.HashMap;

import java.util.List;

import java.util.Locale;

import java.util.Map;

public class RegisterActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements DatePickerDialog.OnDateSetListener {

String string_city;

String string_state;

String string_country;

String string_location;

String stringLatitude;

String stringLongitude;

String stringLooking;

private FirebaseAuth firebaseAuth;

private FirebaseUser firebaseUser;

private FirebaseFirestore firebaseFirestore;

private Button btnRegisterPageRegister;

private Button btnRegisterPageLogin;

private EditText editTextRegisterName;

private EditText editTextRegisterEmail;

private EditText editTextRegisterPassword;

private RadioGroup radioGroupRegisterGender;

private RadioButton radioButtonRegisterGender;

private TextView textViewRegisterBirthday;

private FusedLocationProviderClient fusedLocationProviderClient;

private LocationRequest locationRequest;

LocationManager locationManager;

ProgressDialog dialog;

[USER=1021285]@override[/USER]

protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {

super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

setContentView(R.layout.register_activity);

if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT) {

getWindow().setFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_LAYOUT_NO_LIMITS,

WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_LAYOUT_NO_LIMITS);

}

firebaseAuth = FirebaseAuth.getInstance();

firebaseFirestore = FirebaseFirestore.getInstance();

btnRegisterPageRegister = (Button) findViewById(R.id.btnRegisterPageRegister);

btnRegisterPageLogin = (Button) findViewById(R.id.btnRegisterPageLogin);

editTextRegisterName = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.editTextRegisterName);

editTextRegisterEmail = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.editTextRegisterEmail);

editTextRegisterPassword = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.editTextRegisterPassword);

textViewRegisterBirthday = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.textViewRegisterBirthday);

radioGroupRegisterGender = findViewById(R.id.radioGroupRegisterGender);

dialog = new ProgressDialog(RegisterActivity.this);

dialog.setMessage("Loading...");

dialog.setCancelable(false);

locationManager = (LocationManager) getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);

LocationPremissionCheck();

GooglePlayServiceCheck();

GPSLocationServiceCheck();

btnRegisterPageLogin.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {

[USER=1021285]@override[/USER]

public void onClick(View v) {

Intent intent = new Intent(RegisterActivity.this, LoginActivity.class);

intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);

startActivity(intent);

}

});

textViewRegisterBirthday.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {

[USER=1021285]@override[/USER]

public void onClick(View v) {

DialogFragment datePicker = new DateClass();

datePicker.show(getSupportFragmentManager(), "Date Picker");

}

});

btnRegisterPageRegister.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {

[USER=1021285]@override[/USER]

public void onClick(View v) {

string_city = string_state;

string_state= string_city;

string_country = string_location;

if (radioButtonRegisterGender != null) {

if (string_city != null && !string_city.equals("city") &&

string_state != null && !string_state.equals("state") &&

string_country != null && !string_country.equals("country")) {

final String stringName = editTextRegisterName.getText().toString();

final String stringEmail = editTextRegisterEmail.getText().toString();

final String stringPassword = editTextRegisterPassword.getText().toString();

final String stringGender = radioButtonRegisterGender.getText().toString();

final String stringBirthday = textViewRegisterBirthday.getText().toString();

if (stringGender.equals("Male")) {

stringLooking = "Woman";

} else {

stringLooking = "Man";

}

if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(stringName) &&

!TextUtils.isEmpty(stringEmail) &&

!TextUtils.isEmpty(stringPassword) &&

!TextUtils.isEmpty(stringGender) &&

!TextUtils.isEmpty(stringBirthday)) {

dialog.show();

firebaseAuth.createUserWithEmailAndPassword(stringEmail, stringPassword).addOnCompleteListener(new OnCompleteListener<AuthResult>() {

[USER=1021285]@override[/USER]

public void onComplete(@NonNull Task<AuthResult> task) {

if (task.isSuccessful()) {

firebaseUser = FirebaseAuth.getInstance().getCurrentUser();

String currentUser = firebaseUser.getUid();

Map<String, Object> userProfile = new HashMap<>();

userProfile.put("user_uid", currentUser);

userProfile.put("user_email", stringEmail);

userProfile.put("user_epass", stringPassword);

userProfile.put("user_name", stringName);

userProfile.put("user_gender", stringGender);

userProfile.put("user_birthday", stringBirthday);

userProfile.put("user_birthage", AgeUser(stringBirthday));

userProfile.put("user_city", string_city);

userProfile.put("user_state", string_state);

userProfile.put("user_country", string_country);

userProfile.put("user_location", string_location);

userProfile.put("user_thumb", "thumb");

userProfile.put("user_image", "image");

userProfile.put("user_cover", "cover");

userProfile.put("user_status", "offline");

userProfile.put("user_looking", stringLooking);

userProfile.put("user_about", "Hi! Everybody I am newbie here.");

userProfile.put("user_latitude", stringLatitude);

userProfile.put("user_longitude", stringLongitude);

userProfile.put("user_online", Timestamp.now());

userProfile.put("user_joined", Timestamp.now());

firebaseFirestore.collection("users")

.document(currentUser)

.set(userProfile)

.addOnCompleteListener(new OnCompleteListener<Void>() {

[USER=1021285]@override[/USER]

public void onComplete(@NonNull Task<Void> task) {

if (task.isSuccessful()) {

Intent intent = new Intent(RegisterActivity.this, MainActivity.class);

startActivity(intent);

finish();

dialog.dismiss();

} else {

Toast.makeText(RegisterActivity.this, "Something went wrong! Please try again!", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

dialog.dismiss();

}

}

});

} else {

Toast.makeText(RegisterActivity.this, "Please check errors to proceed!", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

}

}

});

} else {

Toast.makeText(RegisterActivity.this, "Please Fill in all the details to proceed!", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

}

} else {

Toast.makeText(RegisterActivity.this, "Please turn on Location service to continue.", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

}

} else {

Toast.makeText(RegisterActivity.this, "Please Fill in all the details to proceed!", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

}

}

});

}

public void radioButtonRegisterGender(View view) {

int radioId = radioGroupRegisterGender.getCheckedRadioButtonId();

radioButtonRegisterGender = findViewById(radioId);

}

[USER=1021285]@override[/USER]

public void onDateSet(DatePicker view, int year, int month, int dayOfMonth) {

Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();

calendar.set(Calendar.YEAR, year);

calendar.set(Calendar.MONTH, month);

calendar.set(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH, dayOfMonth);

SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MM-yyyy");

String strDate = format.format(calendar.getTime());

if (year > 2000) {

Toast.makeText(this,

"Sorry! you dont meet our user registration minimum age limits policy now. Please register with us after some time. Thank you for trying our app now!",

Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();

textViewRegisterBirthday.setText("");

} else {

textViewRegisterBirthday.setText(strDate);

}

}

private String AgeUser(String stringDateUser) {

String[] arrayDateUser = stringDateUser.split("-");

int day = Integer.valueOf(arrayDateUser[0]);

int month = Integer.valueOf(arrayDateUser[1]);

int year = Integer.valueOf(arrayDateUser[2]);

Calendar dob = Calendar.getInstance();

Calendar today = Calendar.getInstance();

dob.set(year, month, day);

int age = today.get(Calendar.YEAR) - dob.get(Calendar.YEAR);

if (today.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_YEAR) < dob.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_YEAR)) {

age--;

}

Integer ageInt = new Integer(age);

String ageS = ageInt.toString();

return ageS;

}

private void LocationPremissionCheck() {

String[] permissions = {Manifest.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION, Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION};

String rationale = "Please provide location permission so that you can ...";

Permissions.Options options = new Permissions.Options()

.setRationaleDialogTitle("Location Permission")

.setSettingsDialogTitle("Warning");

Permissions.check(this/*context*/, permissions, null/*rationale*/, null/*options*/, new PermissionHandler() {

[USER=1021285]@override[/USER]

public void onGranted() {

LocationRequest();

}

[USER=1021285]@override[/USER]

public void onDenied(Context context, ArrayList<String> deniedPermissions) {

super.onDenied(context, deniedPermissions);

LocationPremissionCheck();

}

});

}

private void LocationRetreive(Double locationLatitude, Double locationLongitude) {

try {

Geocoder geocoder = new Geocoder(this, Locale.getDefault());

List<Address> addresses = geocoder.getFromLocation(locationLatitude, locationLongitude, 1);

if (addresses != null && addresses.size() > 0) {

string_city = addresses.get(0).getLocality();

string_state = addresses.get(0).getAdminArea();

string_country = addresses.get(0).getCountryName();

string_location = addresses.get(0).getAddressLine(0);

if (string_country == null) {

if (string_state != null) {

string_country = string_state;

} else if (string_city != null) {

string_country = string_city;

} else {

string_country = "null";

}

}

if (string_city == null) {

if (string_state != null) {

string_city = string_state;

} else {

string_city = string_country;

}

}

if (string_state == null) {

if (string_city != null) {

string_state = string_city;

} else {

string_state = string_country;

}

}

if (string_location == null) {

string_location = "Null";

}

}

} catch (IOException e) {

e.printStackTrace();

Toast.makeText(RegisterActivity.this, e.toString(), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

}

}

private void LocationRequest() {

if (ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(this, Manifest.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION) ==

PermissionChecker.PERMISSION_GRANTED &&

ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(this, Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION) ==

PermissionChecker.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {

fusedLocationProviderClient = new FusedLocationProviderClient(this);

fusedLocationProviderClient.getLastLocation().addOnSuccessListener(new OnSuccessListener<Location>() {

[USER=1021285]@override[/USER]

public void onSuccess(Location location) {

if (location != null) {

Double locationLatitude = location.getLatitude();

Double locationLongitude = location.getLongitude();

stringLatitude = locationLatitude.toString();

stringLongitude = locationLongitude.toString();

if (!stringLatitude.equals("0.0") && !stringLongitude.equals("0.0")) {

LocationRetreive(locationLatitude, locationLongitude);

} else {

Toast.makeText(RegisterActivity.this,

"Please turn on any GPS or location service and restart to use the app.Disable Power Saving Mode or Download GPS Essentials.", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

}

} else {

Toast.makeText(RegisterActivity.this,

"Please turn on any GPS or location service and restart to use the app. Disable power saving or download GPS Essentials", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

}

}

});

} else {

LocationPremissionCheck();

}

}

public boolean GooglePlayServiceCheck() {

GoogleApiAvailability googleApiAvailability = GoogleApiAvailability.getInstance();

int status = googleApiAvailability.isGooglePlayServicesAvailable(this);

if (status != ConnectionResult.SUCCESS) {

if (googleApiAvailability.isUserResolvableError(status)) {

googleApiAvailability.getErrorDialog(this, status, 2404).show();

}

return false;

}

return true;

}

private void GPSLocationServiceCheck() {

if (!locationManager.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER)) {

final AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(this);

builder.setMessage("Your GPS seems to be disabled, enable it to use this app?")

.setCancelable(false)

.setPositiveButton("Yes", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {

public void onClick(@SuppressWarnings("unused") final DialogInterface dialog, @SuppressWarnings("unused") final int id) {

startActivity(new Intent(android.provider.Settings.ACTION_LOCATION_SOURCE_SETTINGS));

}

})

.setNegativeButton("No", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {

public void onClick(final DialogInterface dialog, @SuppressWarnings("unused") final int id) {

dialog.cancel();

Intent intent = new Intent(RegisterActivity.this, StartActivity.class);

intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);

startActivity(intent);

finish();

}

});

final AlertDialog alert = builder.create();

alert.show();

}

}

[USER=1021285]@override[/USER]

protected void onStart() {

super.onStart();

GPSLocationServiceCheck();

}

}

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Unforgiven · Jan 18, 2020

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ratemo · Jan 18, 2020

Please can you sold this issue, I need to get location just like that of Instagram or Tinder without having to use gps

Unforgiven · Jan 18, 2020

ratemo said: ↑

Please can you sold this issue, I need to get location just like that of Instagram or Tinder without having to use gps
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I'm not a developer, so I don't know the specifics. But can't you make requests to the OS via APIs for rough location (tower triangulation, wifi location) as opposed to fine (GPS)? Just a guess.

Hadron · Jan 18, 2020

ratemo said: ↑

Please can you sold this issue, I need to get location just like that of Instagram or Tinder without having to use gps
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When you say "without gps" do you mean specifically without GPS or without using location services? Because "coarse location" just requires the network-based location access, and so will generally work even when GPS is disabled for any reason (though not for people like me who specify device-only location, which means GPS or nothing). If you need high precision then without GPS you are stuck: network-based location can be quite accurate in some environments, but spectacularly imprecise in others.

If location services are disabled, or if the user denies location access to your app (as I do with Instagram - I've never installed Tinder) then of course you are out of luck. If I knew a way to do that I'd report it to Google as a bug to fix urgently, then to the press if they didn't act, since that would be a major privacy failure in the operating system.

BTW I'm also not an android developer, so can't provide specific coding solutions.

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