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Android Build a Weather App (2015) Working with JSON Beautiful, Wonderful JSON

Posted by anirudh erabelly
anirudh erabelly
Courses Plus Student 535 Points

Time zone problem in API

I'm not in the time zone america/losangeles but i'm getting the same latitude and longitude coordinates how can i make the app automatically detect users location and display weather forecast of that place.

1 Answer

Ragesh Kanagaraj
Ragesh Kanagaraj
3,637 Points
Ragesh Kanagaraj
Ragesh Kanagaraj
3,637 Points

You need to use Googleplay services & LocationServices to get access to users Longitude and Latitude. Once you get it pass those are parameters to the URL.

I have attached a small code snippet from my project just for your reference and also refer this blog, Ben has given a great explanation to handle users Location. Here is the link

My Code : 

    public void onConnected(Bundle bundle) {
        Log.i(TAG, "Location Service Connected");
        Location location=LocationServices.FusedLocationApi.getLastLocation(mGoogleApiClient);

        if (location == null) {
            LocationServices.FusedLocationApi.requestLocationUpdates(mGoogleApiClient, mLocationRequest, this);
            Log.e(TAG,"Location is NULL");
        }
        else {
            handleNewLocation(location);
        }


    }

    private void handleNewLocation(Location location) {

        double latitude=location.getLatitude();
        double longitude=location.getLongitude();
        Log.i(TAG,"Latitude : "+location.getLatitude());
        Log.i(TAG,"Longitde : "+location.getLongitude()); ```