Thanks for asking this question! Battery is one of our top most concerns and we work hard to optimize Google Fit’s battery usage and provide a magical experience. Google Fit uses a mix of sensors(Accelerometer, Step counter, Significant Motion counter), Machine Learning and heuristics to get the data right. Our algorithm is pretty similar to … Read more
Just one more method call: sensorManager = (SensorManager) getActivity().getSystemService(Context.SENSOR_SERVICE); Why that one extra method call? the getSystemService() method that provides access to system services comes from Context. An Activity extends Context, a Fragment does not. Hence, you first need to get a reference to the Activity in which the Fragment is contained and then magically … Read more
Best way seems to be the following: final LocationManager manager = (LocationManager) getSystemService( Context.LOCATION_SERVICE ); if ( !manager.isProviderEnabled( LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER ) ) { buildAlertMessageNoGps(); } private void buildAlertMessageNoGps() { final AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(this); builder.setMessage(“Your GPS seems to be disabled, do you want to enable it?”) .setCancelable(false) .setPositiveButton(“Yes”, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() { public void onClick(@SuppressWarnings(“unused”) final … Read more