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Android

Suleyman Orazgulyyev
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Suleyman Orazgulyyev
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Posted by Suleyman Orazgulyyev
Suleyman Orazgulyyev
Courses Plus Student 5,798 Points

Fine Location Request Permission

Hey everyone!

I am currently trying to implement Google Location Services for my App. I have requested permission dynamically for the FINE LOCATION. I'm also requesting location updates in order to avoid getting null. My app crashed saying that I need a permission to request location updates. I did that. Now my app crashes saying that myLocation variable is equal to null: My onConnect:

@Override
    public void onConnected(@Nullable Bundle bundle) {
        Log.i(TAG, "Location services connected");
        if(Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M){
            if(checkSelfPermission(Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION ) != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED){
                requestPermissions(new String[]{Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION}, PERMISSON_CODE);
            }else{
                requestLocation();
            }
        }else{
            requestLocation();
        }

        if (myLocation == null) {
            if(Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M){
                if(checkSelfPermission(Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION ) != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED){
                    requestPermissions(new String[]{Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION}, PERMISSON_CODE);
                }else{
                    LocationServices.FusedLocationApi.requestLocationUpdates(mGoogleApiClient, mLocationRequest, this);
                }
            }else{
                LocationServices.FusedLocationApi.requestLocationUpdates(mGoogleApiClient, mLocationRequest, this);
            }
        }
        else {
            handleNewLocation(myLocation);
        };

and here are the functions where I request Location:

private void handleNewLocation(Location location) {
        Log.d(TAG, location.toString());
        myLocation = location;
        mLatitude.setText("Your latitude is " + myLocation.getLatitude());
    }

private void requestLocation(){
        myLocation = LocationServices.FusedLocationApi.getLastLocation(mGoogleApiClient);
        mLatitude.setText(myLocation.toString());
    }

I had the same problem in another app and I ended up using LocationManager. Could please someone tell me why the myLocation variable is null?