Hi sohail, Which do you use an emulator or Android Dev Phone 1?
In case of an emulator, you have to set location to emulator before calling getLastKnowLocation() method by adb command or DDMS. -- Keiji, [email protected] sohail khan wrote: > I am developing an application that uses the GPS functionality. I am > getting a null pointer exception at the code below: > > Location l = lm.getLastKnownLocation(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER); > > The java docs for the getLastKnownLocation states that: " if the > provider is disabled, null is returned. > > I am getting null for the value of "l". > > I have also send the GPS coordinates using the DDMS tool and have > assigned the permissions for using GPS "ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION". > > What does it means by "disabled provider" and how to handle this error. > > > Thank you in advance. > > -- sohail > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
