Let’s start,

Step 1

Open Visual Studio, New Project, Templates, Visual C#, Android, then select Blank App (Android),

Give Project Name and Project Location.

Step 2

Next go to Solution Explorer-> Project Name->AndroidManifest.xml open xml code and give the Permission for Location, Network, Coarse Location services.

XML Code

  1. <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
  3. <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />
  5. <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE" />
  7. <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />

Step 3 - Next open Solution Explorer-> Project Name->Resources->layout->Main.axml click to open Design View.

Step 4 - Then Select Toolbar Drag and Drop Five Textview box.



XML Code
  1. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
  2. <LinearLayout
  3. xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
  5. android:orientation="vertical"
  7. android:layout_width="fill_parent"
  9. android:layout_height="fill_parent">
  10. <TextView
  12. android:text="CURRENT LOCATION"
  14. android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge"
  16. android:layout_width="214.5dp"
  18. android:layout_height="wrap_content"
  20. android:id="@+id/textView1"
  22. android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal" />
  23. <TextView
  25. android:text="Latitude"
  27. android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge"
  29. android:layout_width="match_parent"
  31. android:layout_height="wrap_content"
  33. android:id="@+id/textView2" />
  34. <TextView
  36. android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
  38. android:layout_width="match_parent"
  40. android:layout_height="wrap_content"
  42. android:id="@+id/txtlatitude" />
  43. <TextView
  45. android:text="Longitude"
  47. android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge"
  49. android:layout_width="match_parent"
  51. android:layout_height="wrap_content"
  53. android:id="@+id/textView4" />
  54. <TextView
  56. android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
  58. android:layout_width="match_parent"
  60. android:layout_height="wrap_content"
  62. android:id="@+id/txtlong" />
  63. </LinearLayout>

Step 5 - Next open Solution Explorer, Project Name, MainActivity.cs.

Click to open Code Window.


Step 6

Next go to MainActivity.cs Add one Namespace and then go Mainactivity Class to add Interface for ILocationListener after add Interface that time will show some Events missing error then click to add Implement interface. After that Automatically create some methods.



C# Code

  1. using System;
  2. using Android.App;
  3. using Android.Content;
  4. using Android.Runtime;
  5. using Android.Views;
  6. using Android.Widget;
  7. using Android.OS;
  8. using Android.Locations;
  9. using System.Collections.Generic;
  10. using Android.Util;
  11. using System.Linq;
  12. namespace CurrentLocation
  13. {
  14. [Activity(Label = "CurrentLocation", MainLauncher = true, Icon = "@drawable/icon")]
  15. public class MainActivity: Activity, ILocationListener
  16. {
  17. TextView txtlatitu;
  18. TextView txtlong;
  19. Location currentLocation;
  20. LocationManager locationManager;
  21. string locationProvider;
  22. public string TAG
  23. {
  24. get;
  25. private set;
  26. }
  27. protected override void OnCreate(Bundle bundle)
  28. {
  29. base.OnCreate(bundle);
  30. // Set our view from the "main" layout resource
  31. SetContentView(Resource.Layout.Main);
  32. txtlatitu = FindViewById < TextView > (Resource.Id.txtlatitude);
  33. txtlong = FindViewById < TextView > (Resource.Id.txtlong);
  34. InitializeLocationManager();
  35. }
  36. }
  37. }

Step 7 - Then go to MainActivity.cs below of OnCreate() to declare InitializeLocationManager().This Method to call onCreate().

C# Code

  1. private void InitializeLocationManager()
  2. {
  3. locationManager = (LocationManager) GetSystemService(LocationService);
  4. Criteria criteriaForLocationService = new Criteria
  5. {
  6. Accuracy = Accuracy.Fine
  7. };
  8. IList < string > acceptableLocationProviders = locationManager.GetProviders(criteriaForLocationService, true);
  9. if (acceptableLocationProviders.Any())
  10. {
  11. locationProvider = acceptableLocationProviders.First();
  12. } else
  13. {
  14. locationProvider = string.Empty;
  15. }
  16. Log.Debug(TAG, "Using " + locationProvider + ".");
  17. }

Step 8 - Next to create OnResume() and OnPause Methods.

C# Code

  1. protected override void OnResume()
  2. {
  3. base.OnResume();
  4. locationManager.RequestLocationUpdates(locationProvider, 0, 0, this);
  5. }
  6. protected override void OnPause()
  7. {
  8. base.OnPause();
  9. locationManager.RemoveUpdates(this);
  10. }

Step 9

Finally go to OnLocationChanged().This section to get Current Location Latitude and Longitude Information. That information will assign in Textview.

C# Code

  1. public void OnLocationChanged(Location location)
  2. {
  3. currentLocation = location;
  4. if (currentLocation == null)
  5. {
  6. //Error Message
  7. } else
  8. {
  9. txtlatitu.Text = currentLocation.Latitude.ToString();
  10. txtlong.Text = currentLocation.Longitude.ToString();
  11. }
  12. }

Step 10 - Press F5 or Build and run the Application.



Finally, we have successfully created Xamarin Android GPS Current Location Application.