Name of the GPS location provider.
This provider determines location using satellites. Depending on conditions, this provider may take a while to return a location fix. Requires the permission ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION.
The extras Bundle for the GPS location provider can contain the following key/value pairs:
satellites - the number of satellites used to derive the fix
1. Set Permission to Allow Location Information
2. In the MainActivity.java file, Get a Reference to LocationManager named myLocationManager.
3. Add the below line to the onCreate method. This will save the name of the GPS location provider to a string named myProvider.
String myProvider = LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER;
4. Compile and run!
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Resources:
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/location/LocationManager.html#GPS_PROVIDER
