Android: LocationManager service stops updating when set to NETWORK_PROVIDER -

right, situation follows;

we have developed app checks location of user every 5-10 minutes location specific content. so, i've created service stick background (so can update when app isn't directly in foreground) in locationcontroller created check latest known location. when it's finished, cleans , location sent database (which necessity concept).

this works fine, long check location gps_provider. however, when switch around network_provider, may check location once more before dying completely.

i've tried multiple options prevent problem, nothing seems working update service when swap 1 setting.

here few snippets should relevant service:

updateservice:

 @override public void oncreate() {     super.oncreate();     log.d("debug", "created service");     powermanager mgr = (powermanager)getsystemservice(context.power_service);     wakelock = mgr.newwakelock(powermanager.partial_wake_lock, "mywakelock");     wakelock.acquire();     intentfilter filter = new intentfilter();     filter.addaction(update_action);  }  @override public int onstartcommand(intent intent, int flags, int startid) {      log.d("starting", "starting service");      mnotificationmanager = (notificationmanager) getsystemservice(notification_service);     malarmmanager = (alarmmanager) this.getsystemservice(context.alarm_service);      intent = new intent(update_action);     alarmmanagerpendingintent = pendingintent.getbroadcast(this, 0, i, 0);     alarmmanagerpendingintent.cancel();     malarmmanager.cancel(alarmmanagerpendingintent);      malarmmanager.setinexactrepeating(alarmmanager.elapsed_realtime_wakeup,                 alarmmanager.interval_fifteen_minutes,                 alarmmanager.interval_fifteen_minutes,                  alarmmanagerpendingintent);      mlocationcontroller = new locationcontroller(this, this);      updatehandler = new handler();      return start_sticky; } 

locationcontroller:

private locationlistener locationlistener = new locationlistener() {     private boolean didsendlocation;     public void onlocationchanged(location location) {         mlastlocation = location;         mcallback.locationupdate(location,false);         didsendlocation = true;     }      public void onstatuschanged(string provider, int status, bundle extras) {         log.d("debug", "status changed: "+status);         location _lastlocation = mlocationmanager.getlastknownlocation(locationmanager.network_provider);         log.d("debug", "last location: "+_lastlocation);          if(!didsendlocation)         {              mcallback.locationupdate(_lastlocation,false);         }         didsendlocation = false;     }      public void onproviderenabled(string provider) {         log.d("debug", "provider enabled");     }      public void onproviderdisabled(string provider) {         log.d("debug", "provider disabled");     } };  public locationcontroller(context mcontext, locationcontrollercallback callback) {     this.mcontext = mcontext;     mcallback = callback;     log.d("debug", "created locationcontroller");     mlocationmanager = (locationmanager) mcontext.getsystemservice(context.location_service);     mlocationmanager.requestlocationupdates(locationmanager.gps_provider, 300000, 100, locationlistener);     mlastlocation = mlocationmanager.getlastknownlocation(locationmanager.network_provider);      mcallback.locationupdate(mlastlocation,true); } 

so, code works now, when swap:

mlocationmanager.requestlocationupdates(locationmanager.gps_provider, 300000, 100, locationlistener); 

with

mlocationmanager.requestlocationupdates(locationmanager.network_provider, 300000, 100, locationlistener); 

it no longer update. ideas?

when use location updates:

mlocationmanager.requestlocationupdates(...) 

you don't need alarmmanager methods first parameter of requestlocationupdates method acts "timer". see here more info.

also, may need include following directives in androidmanifest.xml file:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.access_coarse_location"/> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.access_fine_location"/> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.control_location_updates"/> 

without these permissions, requestlocationupdates method may not work expected regardless of provider use.

update 1:

i have locationcontroller class initialiased in service, example:

@override public int onstartcommand(intent intent, int flags, int startid) {     super.onstartcommand(intent, flags, startid);     this.mlocationcontroller = new locationcontroller(this);     return service.start_not_sticky; } 

then, start above service in onresume method of activity (mainactivity or activity in project), , pause service in onpause method of same activity.