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import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
import 'package:geolocator/geolocator.dart';
class HomePage extends StatefulWidget {
@override
_HomePageState createState() => _HomePageState();
}
class _HomePageState extends State<HomePage> {
final Geolocator geolocator = Geolocator()..forceAndroidLocationManager;
Position _currentPosition;
String _currentAddress;
@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return Scaffold(
appBar: AppBar(
title: Text("Location"),
),
body: Center(
child: Column(
mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
children: <Widget>[
if (_currentPosition != null) Text(_currentAddress),
FlatButton(
child: Text("Get location"),
onPressed: () {
_getCurrentLocation();
},
),
],
),
),
);
}
_getCurrentLocation() {
geolocator
.getCurrentPosition(desiredAccuracy: LocationAccuracy.best)
.then((Position position) {
setState(() {
_currentPosition = position;
});
_getAddressFromLatLng();
}).catchError((e) {
print(e);
});
}
_getAddressFromLatLng() async {
try {
List<Placemark> p = await geolocator.placemarkFromCoordinates(
_currentPosition.latitude, _currentPosition.longitude);
Placemark place = p[0];
setState(() {
_currentAddress =
"${place.locality}, ${place.postalCode}, ${place.country}";
});
} catch (e) {
print(e);
}
}
}
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import 'package:geolocator/geolocator.dart';
/// Determine the current position of the device.
///
/// When the location services are not enabled or permissions
/// are denied the `Future` will return an error.
Future<Position> _determinePosition() async {
bool serviceEnabled;
LocationPermission permission;
// Test if location services are enabled.
serviceEnabled = await Geolocator.isLocationServiceEnabled();
if (!serviceEnabled) {
// Location services are not enabled don't continue
// accessing the position and request users of the
// App to enable the location services.
return Future.error('Location services are disabled.');
}
permission = await Geolocator.checkPermission();
if (permission == LocationPermission.denied) {
permission = await Geolocator.requestPermission();
if (permission == LocationPermission.denied) {
// Permissions are denied, next time you could try
// requesting permissions again (this is also where
// Android's shouldShowRequestPermissionRationale
// returned true. According to Android guidelines
// your App should show an explanatory UI now.
return Future.error('Location permissions are denied');
}
}
if (permission == LocationPermission.deniedForever) {
// Permissions are denied forever, handle appropriately.
return Future.error(
'Location permissions are permanently denied, we cannot request permissions.');
}
// When we reach here, permissions are granted and we can
// continue accessing the position of the device.
return await Geolocator.getCurrentPosition();
}
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_getLocationUpdates() async {
// Check if location services are enabled.
bool serviceEnabled = await Geolocator.isLocationServiceEnabled();
if (!serviceEnabled) {
_showSnackBar('Location services are disabled.', Colors.red);
return;
}
LocationPermission permission = await Geolocator.checkPermission();
if (permission == LocationPermission.denied) {
permission = await Geolocator.requestPermission();
if (permission == LocationPermission.denied) {
_showSnackBar('Location permissions are denied', Colors.red);
return;
}
}
if (permission == LocationPermission.deniedForever) {
// Permissions are denied forever, handle appropriately.
_showSnackBar(
'Location permissions are permanently denied, we cannot request permissions.',
Colors.red);
return;
}
const LocationSettings locationSettings = LocationSettings(
accuracy: LocationAccuracy.high,
distanceFilter: 100,
);
StreamSubscription<Position> positionStream =
Geolocator.getPositionStream(locationSettings: locationSettings)
.listen((Position position) {
log(position.toString());
_showMaterialBanner(position.toString(), Colors.green);
});
}
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Both seem to have the same functionality.
But I would stick to geolocator because:
more actively developed
uses FusedLocationProviderClient, and LocationManager if not available
is supported by a company instead of a single maintainer
I hope it helps