Not able to receive geofence alert in android

Question

I have implemented Geofencing in my app using the android demo( http://developer.android.com/training/location/geofencing.html ). The problem is that i get accurate alert notification only when google maps or any another app which request for location update is open and that with GPS enabled. I don't get any alert notification when my 3g or wifi is on. I have kept 1000m as geofence radius. Even when my 3g or wifi is on and i am standing in the middle of the geofence area i don't get alert notification.

Do I need to request location update manually or it takes time for geofence to trigger a alert notification?

Answer 1

My geofences work OK when I first call requestLocationUpdates and in the onLocationChanged callback add geofences to the LocationClient

So your assumption most likely is correct that manual update is needed.

I have also set polling of location to 1 min or 100m, so my application behaves like maps, getting the location all the time. API for this is LocationManager.requestLocationUpdates(String provider, long minTime, float minDistance, LocationListener listener)