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1 page.title=Making Your App Location-Aware
2 page.tags=location,geofence,geofencing,activity recognition,activity detection,gps
41 One of the unique features of mobile applications is location awareness.
42 Mobile users take their devices with them everywhere, and adding location
43 awareness to your app offers users a more contextual experience. The location
44 APIs available in Google Play services facilitate adding location awareness to
45 your app with automated location tracking, geofencing, and activity
50 <a href="{@docRoot}reference/com/google/android/gms/location/package-summary.html">Google
51 Play services location APIs</a> are preferred over the Android framework
52 location APIs
53 (<a href="{@docRoot}reference/android/location/package-summary.html">android.location</a>)
54 as a way of adding location awareness to your app. If you are currently using
55 the Android framework location APIs, you are strongly encouraged to switch to
56 the Google Play services location APIs as soon as possible.
60 This class shows you how to use the Google Play services location APIs in your
61 app to get the current location, get periodic location updates, and look up
63 for adding location awareness to your app.
77 <b><a href="retrieve-current.html">Getting the Last Known Location</a></b>
79 Learn how to retrieve the last known location of an Android device, which
80 is usually equivalent to the user's current location.
82 <b><a href="change-location-settings.html">Changing Location Settings</a></b>
84 Learn how to detect and apply system settings for location features.
86 <b><a href="receive-location-updates.html">Receiving Location
89 Learn how to request and receive periodic location updates.
91 <b><a href="display-address.html">Displaying a Location Address</a></b>
93 Learn how to convert a location's latitude and longitude into an address
