How about using the newly introduced fused location provider
as referenced from: http://developer.android.com/training/location/retrieve-current.html
public static class XYZ extends Fragment
implements
GooglePlayServicesClient.ConnectionCallbacks,
GooglePlayServicesClient.OnConnectionFailedListener,
LocationListener {
GoogleMap map;
LatLng latlng;
private LocationRequest lr;
private LocationClient lc;
MapFragment mapFragment;
ImageView iv;
private static View view;
public XYZ() {
}
@Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
if (view != null) {
ViewGroup parent = (ViewGroup) view.getParent();
if (parent != null)
parent.removeView(view);
}
try {
view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.XYZ, container,
false);
mapFragment = ((MapFragment) this.getActivity()
.getFragmentManager().findFragmentById(R.id.map));
iv = (ImageView) view.findViewById(R.id.iv);
map = mapFragment.getMap();
map.getUiSettings().setAllGesturesEnabled(false);
map.getUiSettings().setMyLocationButtonEnabled(false);
map.setMyLocationEnabled(true);
map.getUiSettings().setZoomControlsEnabled(false);
MapsInitializer.initialize(this.getActivity());
} catch (GooglePlayServicesNotAvailableException e) {
Toast.makeText(getActivity(), "Google Play Services missing !",
Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
} catch (InflateException e) {
Toast.makeText(getActivity(), "Problems inflating the view !",
Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
} catch (NullPointerException e) {
Toast.makeText(getActivity(), "Google Play Services missing !",
Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
return view;
}
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
lr = LocationRequest.create();
lr.setPriority(LocationRequest.PRIORITY_HIGH_ACCURACY);
lc = new LocationClient(this.getActivity().getApplicationContext(),
this, this);
lc.connect();
}
@Override
public void onLocationChanged(Location l2) {
CameraUpdate cameraUpdate = CameraUpdateFactory.newLatLngZoom(
new LatLng(l2.getLatitude(), l2.getLongitude()), 15);
map.animateCamera(cameraUpdate);
}
@Override
public void onConnectionFailed(ConnectionResult arg0) {
}
@Override
public void onConnected(Bundle connectionHint) {
lc.requestLocationUpdates(lr, this);
}
@Override
public void onDisconnected() {
}
}
With the XML as:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="4dp"
android:layout_weight="1" >
<fragment
android:id="@+id/map"
android:name="com.google.android.gms.maps.MapFragment"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
/>
<ImageView
android:id="@+id/iv"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="@android:color/transparent" />
</RelativeLayout>
You may get a blank map if you don't have all the requirements, https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/android/start
Get Play services on your project by following this post
https://blog-emildesign.rhcloud.com/?p=435
Then get an api key: https://blog-emildesign.rhcloud.com/?p=403
Add the permissions to you manifest,
<uses-permission android:name="your.application.package.permission.MAPS_RECEIVE"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
<uses-permission android:name="com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
To test the map application you need to have a real device, if not then push play services to emulator via adb, read this post to learn how to install play services via adb https://stackoverflow.com/a/13869332/826657
After all steps above, clean your project, uninstall the previous .apk from emulator, and run the project.