<property name="ti.android.debug" type="bool">false</property>
    <property name="ti.android.google.map.api.key.development">xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx</property>
    <android xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
            <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
            <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE"/>
            <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE"/>
            <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
            <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION"/>
            <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION"/>
            <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_MOCK_LOCATION"/>
    </android>

Titanium.Geolocation.accuracy = Titanium.Geolocation.ACCURACY_BEST;
Titanium.Geolocation.distanceFilter = 10;

Titanium.Geolocation.getCurrentPosition(function(e){

    if (e.error)
    {
        alert('Error while retrieving your position!');
        return;
    }
var longitude = e.coords.longitude;
var latitude = e.coords.latitude;
....

9 Answers

• Hi, I join this conversation for the same problem.

  I'm on android APIs 2.3 and I want to use geolocation on emulator. Maps work, I can display mapViews and annotations, but I cannot retrieve my currrent position, Titanium.Geolocation.getCurrentPosition() gives me back error "location is currently unavailable. code 2"

  I tried methods showed here and here, but nothing works

  any help?

• Well I figured out to run the geolocation functionality by turning the app on my device (a 2.1 update android version. The emulator is really bad.) AND by using a nighty build here:
  http://developer.appcelerator.com/guides/en/continuous_builds.html

  @Emanuele Gaspari Castelletti: I can't mark this answer as solved but don't hesitate to post "questions/pastebin codes" if you still have issues.

  Regards.

• Thank you for replying.

  I tried using the last continuos build: Jan 25 2011 19:43 ra056f7f7
  but didn't work.
  From the comments it seems they worked hard precisely on the Geolocation module.

  I post my code, but it's quite straightforward:

  window = Titanium.UI.currentWindow;
  
  
  function setCurrentLocation(annotation) {
    Titanium.Geolocation.getCurrentPosition(function(e){
  
      if(e.error){
        alert(e.error);    // returns "location is currently unavailable. code 2"
        return;
      }
  
      annotation.latitude  = e.coords.latitude;
      annotation.longitude = e.coords.longitude;
  
    });
    return annotation;
  }
  
  if(Titanium.Geolocation.locationServicesEnabled==true){
  
    Titanium.Geolocation.accuracy = Titanium.Geolocation.ACCURACY_BEST;
    //Titanium.Geolocation.preferredProvider = Titanium.Geolocation.PROVIDER_GPS;
  
    Titanium.Geolocation.distanceFilter = 10;
  
    var current_location_annotation = Titanium.Map.createAnnotation({
      title:      'current location',
      pincolor:    Titanium.Map.ANNOTATION_RED,
      animate:    true,
    });
    setCurrentLocation(current_location_annotation);
  
    var mapview = Titanium.Map.createView({
      mapType: Titanium.Map.STANDARD_TYPE,
      animate:true,
      region: { latitude:45.319844,
                longitude:10.832831,
                latitudeDelta:0.1,
                longitudeDelta:0.1},
      regionFit:true,
      userLocation:true,
      visible: true,
      annotations:[current_location_annotation]
    });    window.add(mapview);
  
  } else {
  
    noGeoLocationAlert=Titanium.UI.createAlertDialog({
    title:'Error',
      message:'geolocation not available.'
    });
    noGeoLocationAlert.show();
  
  }
  

  Moreover, neighter the app called "Navigation" does work on android emulator. It stucks in "waiting for location" by gps and the emulator doesn't respond. I don't think is a Titanium problem, because "Navigation" should work in this case. I cannot try on a phisycal device by usb, because I don't have one, sorry.

• If I understand your question correctly it's working on your device but not the simulator? Have you set a location for the GPS (via the geo fix command).

• No, I don't have a phisycal device to test on. I'm working only on the emulator.

  yes, I tried:

  geo fix <latitude> <longitude>
  

  and also setting the location with the ddms, but without results

• I've got the same problem on the simulator and the device.

  I'm using Google Maps APIs 2.2, Titanium 1.2.2 and a beta version of mobile sdk.

• Same problem, even on a phisycal device, Titanium 1.5.1 a GApis 2.2 and 2.3

• same problem Titanium 2.0 GApis 2.2 and 2.3

• Had same problem on my no contract/pay-as-you-go Android device. Was working fine then suddenly stopped.

  Error code = 6, "Location services currently unavailable"

  Checked, Setting > Location & security > Use wireless networks - checked , Use GPS satellites - checked
  no changes there.

  Having read that Android uses a cached position when Titanium.Geolocation.getCurrentPosition is called, I opened Maps from the home screen hoping to cache a position. Received an Alert, clicked Settings and discovered my WI-FI settings had changed.

  Not sure why it had changed but after trying all other solutions/links this resolved my issue.