Get the phone’s last known location using LocationManager
private double[] getGPS() { LocationManager lm = (LocationManager) getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE); List<String> providers = lm.getProviders(true); /* Loop over the array backwards, and if you get an accurate location, then break out the loop*/ Location l = null; for (int i=providers.size()-1; i>=0; i--) { l = lm.getLastKnownLocation(providers.get(i)); if (l != null) break; } double[] gps = new double[2]; if (l != null) { gps[0] = l.getLatitude(); gps[1] = l.getLongitude(); } return gps; }