5 seconds to get location?

It seems to take quite a while to get the location in an app even after GPS is acquired.

Like about 5-6 seconds on a 1030.

Is that normal?

I'm using the following call:

Position.enableLocationEvents(Position.LOCATION_ONE_SHOT, method(:onPosition));

jim_m_58 over 7 years ago

Actually, that's fast. But if you are doing ONE_SHOT, be sure and check the accuracy, as it could be "LAST_KNOWN", meaning it's not a new fix.

What I do is I use CONTINUOUS, and then in onPostion, turn off GPS once there is new accuracy (maybe POOR or USABLE and above)

depending on things like how current the EPO data is and your specific location, it can take up to a few minutes on some devices.

dpawlyk over 7 years ago

I could see it taking longer in some cases but it seems never to be faster than 5-6 seconds.

And that's for a "good" location.

jim_m_58 over 7 years ago

Like I said, 5-6 seconds is fast. I don't recall ever seeing it noticeably faster than that, but I've it it take much longer. And you'll only see it change once a second after that,