expo-location
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Allows reading geolocation information from the device. Your app can poll for the current location or subscribe to location update events.
For managed Expo projects, please follow the installation instructions in the API documentation for the latest stable release.
For bare React Native projects, you must ensure that you have installed and configured the expo package before continuing.
npx expo install expo-location
Add NSLocationAlwaysAndWhenInUseUsageDescription, NSLocationAlwaysUsageDescription and NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription keys to your Info.plist:
<key>NSLocationAlwaysAndWhenInUseUsageDescription</key>
<string>Allow $(PRODUCT_NAME) to use your location</string>
<key>NSLocationAlwaysUsageDescription</key>
<string>Allow $(PRODUCT_NAME) to use your location</string>
<key>NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription</key>
<string>Allow $(PRODUCT_NAME) to use your location</string>
Run npx pod-install after installing the npm package.
This module requires the permissions for approximate and exact device location. It also needs the foreground service permission to subscribe to location updates, while the app is in use. These permissions are automatically added.
<!-- Added permissions -->
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
<!-- Optional permissions -->
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION" />
Note: on Android, you have to submit your app for review and request access to use the background location permission or foreground location permissions.
Contributions are very welcome! Please refer to guidelines described in the contributing guide.
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Allows reading geolocation information from the device. Your app can poll for the current location or subscribe to location update events.
The npm package expo-location receives a total of 80,610 weekly downloads. As such, expo-location popularity was classified as popular.
We found that expo-location demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 31 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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