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How to get a value of setting "gps location enabled" in windows phone?


While my app is working - I need to check, that GPS-location is on. I DO NOT need any complex things with statusChanged and other - just check a value of setting.

If that setting is off - I must stop execute current operation. I got one method, which called every time, when user execute operation. And I wanna place check rule there. So - it must be fast and cheap.

Is there any human way? Without keeping GPSWatcher ON all the time, and check his last status. I must care about battery.

Thanks.


Solution

  • You can use this:

    Geolocator geolocator = new Geolocator();
    
    if (geolocator.LocationStatus == PositionStatus.Disabled)
    {
        ...
    }