android - How to check if location is on and in high priority on API 18 and below -

tried this:

string locationproviders = settings.secure.getstring(getactivity().getcontentresolver(), settings.secure.location_providers_allowed); log.d(tag_map, locationproviders); 

output is: gps,network

are phones api 18 , below dont' have high_accuracy priority?

i assume you're wondering how using settings.secure.location_providers_allowed, depricated in api level 19, different using settings.secure.location_mode, introduced in api level 19.

with settings.secure.location_mode, have these values (you know this):

location_mode_high_accuracy, location_mode_sensors_only, location_mode_battery_saving, or location_mode_off

you can map these values settings.secure.location_providers_allowed in way:

location_mode_high_accuracy : "gps,network"

location_mode_sensors_only : "gps"

location_mode_battery_saving : "network"

location_mode_off : ""

note in code, it's best reference constants locationmanager.gps_provider , locationmanager.network_provider instead of "gps" , "network".

using this answer reference, this:

public static int getlocationmode(context context) {     int locationmode = 0;     string locationproviders;      if (build.version.sdk_int >= build.version_codes.kitkat) {         try {             locationmode = settings.secure.getint(context.getcontentresolver(), settings.secure.location_mode);          } catch (settingnotfoundexception e) {             e.printstacktrace();         }       } else {         locationproviders = settings.secure.getstring(context.getcontentresolver(), settings.secure.location_providers_allowed);          if (textutils.isempty(locationproviders)) {           locationmode = settings.secure.location_mode_off;         }         else if (locationproviders.contains(locationmanager.gps_provider) && locationproviders.contains(locationmanager.network_provider)) {           locationmode = settings.secure.location_mode_high_accuracy;         }         else if (locationproviders.contains(locationmanager.gps_provider)) {            locationmode = settings.secure.location_mode_sensors_only;         }         else if (locationproviders.contains(locationmanager.network_provider)) {            locationmode = settings.secure.location_mode_battery_saving;         }      }      return locationmode; }