Android: How to Get location updates in background

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I request location updates using fusedLocationProviderClient.requestLocationUpdates() in onStartCommand(). It works fine. But when I close the app or kill the app, onLocationResult() is not called.

Already had an answer [enter link description here](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/15066540/android-location-updates-in-a-service) — Moklesur Rahman, Mar 18 '19 at 07:48

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 18 '19 at 07:48

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You need to use a ForegroundService. Here's the complete code for doing exactly what you want:

https://github.com/googlesamples/android-play-location/tree/master/LocationUpdatesForegroundService

answered Mar 18 '19 at 07:48

Gavin Wright

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