Location Sensor
To add a Location Sensor to your app:
- 1.Go to the Blocks tab of your project
- 2.Find the Sensors drawer of blocks and click on the ⊕ symbol to add a Sensor to your app
- 3.Select Location Sensor from the menu that pops up
You will see a settings panel where you can set properties of the Location Sensor before clicking Submit.
Property | Description | Data Type |
|---|---|---|
EnableHighAccuracy | Enables network provider that uses Google Play services to improve location accuracy and location-based services | True/False |
Timeout | How long the Lotion Sensor will look for the user's location before quitting, in milliseconds | Number |
Maximum Age | How long a previously fetched location will remain valid, in milliseconds | Number |
Event / Property | Description |
Get Current Location | Returns a user's location in latitude and longitude degrees; also includes additional information in a location object including i) estimated location accuracy in meters, ii) altitude in meters, iii) speed in meters/second and iv) heading in degrees |
The Location Sensor returns a user's current location in
latitude and longitude as well as a location object which includes additional properties like accuracy, altitude, speed and heading (or direction) which you have to retrieve with the object blocks above
Last modified 7mo ago