android apps location and sensors

               

              Location and Sensors

Use sensors on the device to add rich location and motion capabilities to your app, from GPS or network location to accelerometer, gyroscope, temperature, barometer, and more.Location and maps-based applications are compelling for mobile device users. You can build these capabilities into your applications using the classes of the android.location package and the Google Maps external library.Android gives your applications access to the location services supported by the device through the classes in theandroid.location package. The central component of the location framework is the LocationManager system service, which provides APIs to determine location and bearing of the underlying device (if available).