How to request high accuracy using Google services even when locations services are already on? about cordova-plugin-request-location-accuracy HOT 2 CLOSED

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When you request High Accuracy mode on Android using this plugin, the dialog will only be displayed to the user if the Google Play Services location library determines that either location services are off OR high accuracy is not already enabled.

On older versions of Android (8 and below), it is possible to explicitly set the location mode (High Accuracy/Battery Saving/Device Only).
However on Android 9 and above, you can only turn Google Location Accuracy On/Off which (On === High Accuracy, Off === Device Only).
See Manage your Android device’s location settings for more.

On Android 10/11, even if you turn Google Location Accuracy to Off, the reported device location mode is High Accuracy - you can check this using the example project app which uses getLocationAuthorizationStatus() from cordova-diagnostic-plugin to determine the current location mode.

TL;DR: if the device reports location mode is currently High Accuracy and you request High Accuracy mode, the dialog will not be shown.
This is not the fault of the plugin, it's the intended behaviour of the Google Play Services location API which this plugin wraps.

See also Change location settings.

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