Map start and current location

[SteveJG]

@fantamax

"how to put my location on a map" (post closed)

You are referring to this post

How to put my location on a map

This is as simple as it gets using the MIT Map Component and the LocationSensor together. [MITMapyourLocation] Place a Map component, a LocationSensor component, have your device’s Location Setting to on. Create these Blocks and a map will display showing your location. You need to do this on a real device. For more help see Map components You may have to wait up to a minute after you load the app to see the display while waiting for the GPS receiver to get a satellite fix (so it knows whe…

@fantamax

Why? Is it a bug? Using the map I would like to avoid waiting 30 or more seconds to update my position.

It is not a bug. Since Android 10, Google changed the way the LocationSensor works.

Follow Taifun's advice for** faster** refreshes

The existing code in that 2020 code topic you refer to still works It will use the 'new' fused Provider by default. MIT recommends using fused and the code will use fused by default.

How the LocationSensor works is discussed in Using the Location Sensor . The usage explanation is in that document but needs to be updated to explain Google's fused provider. Read the section about setting the Timer.