Save network location as a .txt file (Without using GPS)

Question

I am a beginner in android programming. My Graduate project is about tracking a mobile device and i need the code to save the location( Without using GPS) as a text file. Someone suggest me the codes for doing that. It will be a great help for me.

Please search before asking a question, theres already answer for this available http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1756296/android-writing-logs-to-text-file http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5844579/how-to-write-to-an-external-text-file-in-android http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4580683/android-java-writing-text-file-to-sd-card — Ruuhkis, Mar 16 '12 at 08:36
@Ruuhkis Thank u. But my project needs to save a txt file with network location details. Kindly help me. — Midhun Sivaraj, Mar 16 '12 at 08:40
You can easily save the network details on text file just like you can print it out. see below — Ruuhkis, Mar 16 '12 at 09:38

Tugrul · Accepted Answer · 2018-09-27T20:01:12.070

Try this.

locationManagerNetwork = (LocationManager) getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);
    Location location2 = locationManagerNetwork
                    .getLastKnownLocation(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER);

     if (location2 != null) {       
                String message = String
                        .format("Yout location : \n Longitude: %1$s \n Latitude: %2$s",
                                location2.getLongitude(), location2.getLatitude());
                Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), message, Toast.LENGTH_LONG)
                        .show();


    //use here file writer if you want to write the coordinates in a text file
            }

for writing sd card

File sdcard = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory();
        File f = new File(sdcard, "/yourfile");

if(!f.exsist()){
f.createNewFile();
//Use outwriter here, outputstream search how to write into a file in java code 
}

score -1 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 16 '12 at 08:40

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only way to do that is to play with telephony manager and see what kind of information you can get about cell tower or network. Every network tower have unique id to it and from that you might be able to get an approx estimation depending upon signal strength and stuff of person's location.

I bet it'll be fun and tricky business.

answered Mar 16 '12 at 08:40

Mayank

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Is there any way to find the approx network location using code. I have tried many codes. Nothing works. – Midhun Sivaraj Mar 16 '12 at 08:43
Many codes and methods described by stackoverflow users. Please help me bro. – Midhun Sivaraj Mar 16 '12 at 08:51
do you have a specific question though? – Mayank Mar 16 '12 at 08:52
I want to take the Service Provider Network Location and save it to the SD card as a .txt file. – Midhun Sivaraj Mar 16 '12 at 08:58
can you post some example data you get from telephony manager, from there we might be able to figure out something – Mayank Mar 16 '12 at 09:00
check this post, https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!topic/android-developers/ASVpv7RbLL8 – Mayank Mar 16 '12 at 09:04

Save network location as a .txt file (Without using GPS)

2 Answers2

Try this.

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