Have you ever wondered if it was just simple to implement GPS tracking functionality in your Android Application? Ever wondered how to use the offline GPS functionality in your location aware android applications? Facing challenges of balancing between - Accuracy? - Scalability? - Power consumption? - Acquisition speed when acquiring a location? Obtaining an accurate user location on a mobile device can be difficult. If we speak broadly, there are three concerns that will challenge you the most: 1. Multiple location sources: There is more than one provider from which location is acquired (GPS, WI-FI and Cell-ID) and they all vary very much on grounds of accuracy, power consumption and speed. 2. User movement: The movement of user influences the location hence location data must be refreshed at a reasonable time interval. 3. Varying accuracy: Different providers offer different location estimates and definitely there will loss in accuracy. It also validates that the location fetched from the newest provider might be significantly less accurate than the estimation from an older provider. Optimizing your choice could make a huge difference in good or poor user experience. Let’s have a view of user permissions. A – User Permissions B- Location Strategies Some unique and most amazing location aware using Offline GPS functionality are creating good buzz in the Mobile Application Market. Here are some cool Offline GPS Android Applications like OsmAnd Maps, MapFactor, Navfree, GoogleMaps, HERE Maps, CoPilot GPS – Plan & many more in queue.