Cordova GeoLocation API failing in Android M Beta OS

[Ritika Mathur]

Cordova's Geolocation API is not working on Android device running with Android M beta OS. While other API's like network, device, camera, etc.. works fine in this beta OS. Only GeoLocation API doesn't work. Is this is an API issue? (location option was enabled under Settings>App_Name>Permissions. But my app is not shown under Settings>Location)

Note: Geolocation App works fine on the same app, installed over Android 5 & below OS versions.

I am using Cordova CLI version 4.3.0.

geolocation.getCurrentLocation fails with error as "User denied geolocation".where as i haven't denied any location tracking permission on device.

Below is my code snippet to get current location

window.navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(
 function (position) {
 log("got the location " + position);}
function (error) {
 self.showErrorMessage(NO_LOCATIONS_FOUND);
 switch(error.code)
 {
 case error.PERMISSION_DENIED:
 logErr("User denied the request for Geolocation.");
 break;
 case error.POSITION_UNAVAILABLE:
 logErr("Location information is unavailable.");
 break;
 case error.TIMEOUT:
 logErr("The request to get user location timed out.");
 break;
 case error.UNKNOWN_ERROR:
 logErr("An unknown error occurred.");
 break;
 }
 findBranchView.showNoLocationServiceMessage();
},
{
 //for reference
 //https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/phonegap/ESrHAjFHgFU
 //http://www.badrit.com/blog/2013/9/25/javascript-and-geolocation-tricks
 enableHighAccuracy: true,
 timeout: 30000
}

);

Thanks in advance.

[Rob Willett]

Do you get the same error with watchposition? I don't have an android phone with that version of the OS do can't test it.

However I think watchposition is more useful and it's relatively easy to emulate getwatchposition from watchposition.

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[jcesarmobile]

File an issue on the cordova jira page, so developers can see it and fix it before the final release

[Ritika Mathur]

Hi Rob,

WatchPostion also fails  with error as "User denied geolocation" .

Where as geolocation seems to work fine with Android L , Kitkat and older OS

[Rob Willett]

This sounds like a bug, file an issue is all I can suggest. Bit annoying...

Rob

[mayor]

confirmed on my Nexus 9 with M

[Rob Willett]

Confirmed as working or as an issue?

On Fri, 3 Jul 2015 at 18:21, mayor <kevin...@gmail.com> wrote:

confirmed on my Nexus 9 with M

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[mayor]

confirmed as an issue.  I get the same "User denied geolocation".

[Martin Hollerweger]

I have the same issue on Android M with my Nexus 5