Location Sensor
Adding a Location Sensor to your app
To add a Location Sensor to your app:
Go to the Blocks tab of your project
Find the Sensors drawer of blocks and click on the ⊕ symbol to add a Sensor to your app
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.
Properties
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 |
Blocks
Functions
Get Current Location
Properties
Event / Property | Description |
Get Current Location | Returns a user's location in |
Example
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
Properties
Enable High Accuracy
Maximum Age
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