IBM Worklight 6.0 - WL.Device.Geo.acquirePosition always return timeout

Question

I'm building an application on worklight 6.0 and I'm trying to implement geolocation.

The method WL.Device.Geo.acquirePosition always returns

{"code":3,"message":"Position retrieval timed out."}

I followed these steps:

1. Created a new worklight project

2. Placed this code in my javascript file:

   function wlCommonInit() {
       WL.Device.Geo.acquirePosition(positive, negative, {
           timeout : 30000,
           enableHighAccuracy: true,
           maximumAge:15000
       }); 
   }
   
   function positive(data) {   
       WL.Logger.debug("bbbbbbbbbbb2" + JSON.stringify(data));
   }
   
   function negativa(data) {
           WL.Logger.debug("aaaaaaaaaaaa" + JSON.stringify(data));
   }
   

3. add an android environment

4. add these two permissions in AndroidManifest.xml:

   uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION"
   uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION"

5. run the app on a samsung s2 with wifi and gps on

Is there anything that I'm missing?

Answer 1

I would also add to the AndroidManifest.xml the following:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE" />

And make sure this is there as well:

<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.wifi" />

Did you try with a higher timeout value?