# Lyokone/flutterlocation

A Flutter plugin to easily handle realtime location in Android, iOS, macOS, Web, Windows and Linux. Provides settings for optimizing performance or battery.

Repository: https://github.com/Lyokone/flutterlocation
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/flutterlocation
Language: Dart
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: flutter-plugin, dart, ios, android, flutter, gps, linux, location, macos, web, windows
Last push: 2026-08-07T08:33:23+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 96/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 94, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3344, "days_push": 26, "days_rel": 41, "gap_med": 0, "n_releases_24m": 14}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1158, forks 845 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:48.238469+00:00)

## What it is
A Flutter plugin providing a unified Dart API for accessing device GPS location across Android, iOS, macOS, Web, Windows, and Linux. It supports one-time fixes, real-time location streams, background tracking on mobile, permission handling, and tunable accuracy/battery settings.

## Use cases
- get current gps coordinates in a flutter app
- stream realtime location updates while user moves
- track location in background on android and ios
- handle location permissions cross-platform
- build a running or fitness tracking app with flutter
- show user position on a map in flutter
- balance location accuracy vs battery usage

## When to choose
- you need one consistent location API across all six Flutter targets
- you need background location updates on Android or iOS
- you want fine control over accuracy, interval, and distance filters
- you need a mature, widely used Flutter location plugin

## When to avoid
- you need background location on desktop or web (unsupported)
- you are building a native app without Flutter
- you need geofencing or advanced map features beyond raw location data

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: stable
- function: mobile-framework, geospatial
- domain: mobile-development, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: flutter, dart, gps, location-tracking, background-location, pub-dev, maps, android, ios, macos, linux, web

## Member repositories
- Lyokone/flutterlocation (main) score 96

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:48.238469+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:31:56.064081+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Lyokone/flutterlocation (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:48.238469+00:00, sha 04942ea0befb)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.