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Android APIs
Added in API level 1
package

android.location

Contains classes that define Android location-based and related services.

For more information, see the Location and Maps guide.

Interfaces

GpsStatus.Listener Used for receiving notifications when GPS status has changed. 
GpsStatus.NmeaListener Used for receiving NMEA sentences from the GPS. 
LocationListener Used for receiving notifications from the LocationManager when the location has changed. 

Classes

Address A class representing an Address, i.e, a set of Strings describing a location. 
Criteria A class indicating the application criteria for selecting a location provider. 
Geocoder A class for handling geocoding and reverse geocoding. 
GpsSatellite This class represents the current state of a GPS satellite. 
GpsStatus This class represents the current state of the GPS engine. 
Location A data class representing a geographic location. 
LocationManager This class provides access to the system location services. 
LocationProvider An abstract superclass for location providers.