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Location Accuracy

This Cordova/Phonegap plugin for Android and iOS to request enabling/changing of Location Services by triggering a native dialog from within the app, avoiding the need for the user to leave your app to change location settings manually.

https://github.com/dpa99c/cordova-plugin-request-location-accuracy

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Installation#

$ npm install cordova-plugin-request-location-accuracy
$ npm install @ionic-native/location-accuracy
$ ionic cap sync

Supported Platforms#

  • Android
  • iOS

Usage#

React#

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Angular#

import { LocationAccuracy } from '@ionic-native/location-accuracy/ngx';
constructor(private locationAccuracy: LocationAccuracy) { }
...
this.locationAccuracy.canRequest().then((canRequest: boolean) => {
if(canRequest) {
// the accuracy option will be ignored by iOS
this.locationAccuracy.request(this.locationAccuracy.REQUEST_PRIORITY_HIGH_ACCURACY).then(
() => console.log('Request successful'),
error => console.log('Error requesting location permissions', error)
);
}
});