[Bug]: Location not updating using LocationSettings

[Rensykes]

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• I have searched the existing issues.
• I have carefully read the documentation and verified I have added the required platform specific configuration.

Please select affected platform(s)

• Android
• iOS
• Linux
• macOS
• Web
• Windows

Steps to reproduce

When I try to fetch location on Android (using the emulator), if I simply use await Geolocator.getCurrentPosition() everything works fine. If I change the location in the emulator, the location that Geolocator fetches, changes.

If I Instead use either this code:

import 'package:geolocator/geolocator.dart';
import 'package:geolocator_android/geolocator_android.dart';

 LocationSettings locationSettings  = AndroidSettings(
        accuracy: LocationAccuracy.best,
        forceLocationManager: true,
        timeLimit: Duration(minutes: 2),
    );

    Position? position = await Geolocator.getCurrentPosition(
      locationSettings: locationSettings,
    );

import 'package:geolocator/geolocator.dart';
import 'package:geolocator_android/geolocator_android.dart';

     LocationSettings locationSettings = LocationSettings(
       accuracy: LocationAccuracy.reduced,
       distanceFilter: 500,
       timeLimit: Duration(seconds: 30),
     );

    Position? position = await Geolocator.getCurrentPosition(
      locationSettings: locationSettings,
    );

     Position position = await Geolocator.getCurrentPosition(
       desiredAccuracy: LocationAccuracy.low,
      forceAndroidLocationManager: true,
       timeLimit: Duration(seconds: 30)
     );

The location is retrieved almost instantly but it's the old one. Meaning that if I change it from the emulator, I don't get the new one.

Expected results

Location changes according to what is set in the emulator

[log] Saving country visit
[log] 📝 Log Added: Status - success, Country - IT
...
[log] Saving country visit
[log] 📝 Log Added: Status - success, Country - CH

Actual results

Location does not change after having been fetched once

[log] Saving country visit
[log] 📝 Log Added: Status - success, Country - IT
...
[log] Saving country visit
[log] 📝 Log Added: Status - success, Country - IT

Code sample

Here's the complete class (full of commented stuff)

import 'dart:developer';
import 'dart:io';
import 'package:geolocator/geolocator.dart';
import 'package:geolocator_android/geolocator_android.dart';
import 'package:geocoding/geocoding.dart';
import 'package:app_settings/app_settings.dart';
import 'package:permission_handler/permission_handler.dart';

class LocationService {
  // Method to open location settings
  static Future<void> openLocationSettings() async {
    if (Platform.isAndroid) {
      await AppSettings.openAppSettings();
    } else if (Platform.isIOS) {
      await openAppSettings();
    }
  }

  // You might also want to add a method to check location permissions
  static Future<bool> checkLocationPermission() async {
    PermissionStatus status = await Permission.locationAlways.status;
    return status.isGranted;
  }

  // Request permissions
  static Future<bool> requestPermission() async {
    LocationPermission permission = await Geolocator.checkPermission();
    if (permission == LocationPermission.denied) {
      permission = await Geolocator.requestPermission();
    }

    if (permission == LocationPermission.deniedForever) {
      log("Location permission permanently denied. Redirecting to settings...");
      await Geolocator.openAppSettings(); // Open settings page
      return false;
    }

    return permission == LocationPermission.always ||
        permission == LocationPermission.whileInUse;
  }

  // Get current country
  static Future<String?> getCurrentCountry() async {
/*     LocationSettings locationSettings;
    if (defaultTargetPlatform == TargetPlatform.android) {
      locationSettings = AndroidSettings(
        accuracy: LocationAccuracy.lowest,
        distanceFilter: 100,
        forceLocationManager: true,
        intervalDuration: const Duration(seconds: 15),
        //(Optional) Set foreground notification config to keep the app alive
        //when going to the background
        foregroundNotificationConfig: const ForegroundNotificationConfig(
          notificationText:
              "Example app will continue to receive your location even when you aren't using it",
          notificationTitle: "Running in Background",
          enableWakeLock: true,
        ),
      );
    } else if (defaultTargetPlatform == TargetPlatform.iOS ||
        defaultTargetPlatform == TargetPlatform.macOS) {
      locationSettings = AppleSettings(
        accuracy: LocationAccuracy.lowest,
        activityType: ActivityType.other,
        distanceFilter: 100,
        pauseLocationUpdatesAutomatically: true,
        // Only set to true if our app will be started up in the background.
        showBackgroundLocationIndicator: true,
      );
    } else {
      locationSettings = LocationSettings(accuracy: LocationAccuracy.lowest);
    } */


    // // Simplify location settings for background operation
    // LocationSettings locationSettings = LocationSettings(
    //   accuracy: LocationAccuracy.reduced,
    //   distanceFilter: 500,
    //   timeLimit: Duration(seconds: 30), // Avoid hanging
    // );

    LocationSettings locationSettings  = AndroidSettings(
        accuracy: LocationAccuracy.best,
        forceLocationManager: true,
        timeLimit: Duration(minutes: 2),
        // foregroundNotificationConfig: const ForegroundNotificationConfig(
        //   notificationText:
        //       "Example app will continue to receive your location even when you aren't using it",
        //   notificationTitle: "Running in Background",
        //   enableWakeLock: false,
        // ),
    );
    bool hasPermission = await requestPermission();
    if (!hasPermission) return null;

    Position? position = await Geolocator.getCurrentPosition(
      locationSettings: locationSettings,
    );
    // Position position = await Geolocator.getCurrentPosition(
    //   desiredAccuracy: LocationAccuracy.low,
    //   forceAndroidLocationManager: true, // Important for background operation
    //   timeLimit: Duration(seconds: 30)
    // );

    // Position position = await Geolocator.getCurrentPosition();

    List<Placemark> placemarks = await placemarkFromCoordinates(
      position.latitude,
      position.longitude,
    );

    return placemarks.isNotEmpty ? placemarks.first.isoCountryCode : null;
  }
}

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Version

13.0.2

Flutter Doctor output

Doctor output

[√] Flutter (Channel stable, 3.29.0, on Microsoft Windows [Versione 10.0.22631.5039], locale it-IT)
[√] Windows Version (11 Home 64 bit, 23H2, 2009)
[!] Android toolchain - develop for Android devices (Android SDK version 35.0.1)
    X cmdline-tools component is missing
      Run `path/to/sdkmanager --install "cmdline-tools;latest"`
      See https://developer.android.com/studio/command-line for more details.
    X Android license status unknown.
      Run `flutter doctor --android-licenses` to accept the SDK licenses.
      See https://flutter.dev/to/windows-android-setup for more details.
[√] Chrome - develop for the web
[X] Visual Studio - develop Windows apps
    X Visual Studio not installed; this is necessary to develop Windows apps.
      Download at https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/.
      Please install the "Desktop development with C++" workload, including all of its default components
[√] Android Studio (version 2024.2)
[√] VS Code (version 1.98.2)
[√] Connected device (4 available)
[√] Network resources

[TimHoogstrate]

Dear @Rensykes,

I am not sure why this happens, but the location is retrieved from the "OS" or Android in this case. Can you try to test this on a real device and see if you get a different result? The emulator is I also once saw something similar and you needed to open "google maps" first before it was properly applied.

Kind regards,

[Rensykes]

Hello @TimHoogstrate.
I tried it with a real device and I had the same issue (I did it before opening the issue).
I don't have much info about the device since Im out for a business trip and that's not my personal device, but if you feel like you need them, I can tell you once I'm back