# mrmans0n/smart-location-lib

Android library project that lets you manage the location updates to be as painless as possible

Repository: https://github.com/mrmans0n/smart-location-lib
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/smart-location-lib
Language: Java
License Family: other
Topics: android, android-library, geofences, activity, location
Last push: 2023-12-15T11:59:32+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4829, "days_push": 992, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1638, forks 347 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:15.060789+00:00)

## What it is
An Android library that simplifies location updates, geofencing, and activity recognition through a fluent API built on Google Play Services. It provides presets for location strategies, provider fallback, and optional RxJava wrappers.

## Use cases
- get current user location on android
- track continuous location updates in background
- set up geofences in an android app
- detect user activity like walking or driving
- check if gps or location services are enabled
- get a single one-shot location fix

## When to choose
- building an Android app that needs location with minimal boilerplate
- you want simple presets instead of configuring LocationRequest manually
- you need geofencing or activity recognition alongside location updates

## When to avoid
- targeting modern Android with newer Play Services location APIs (library pins old 11.4.2)
- building for non-Android platforms
- you need a no-Google-Play-Services-only solution without fallback complexity

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: geospatial, sdk
- domain: mobile-development, android-tools
- platform: jvm
- tags: android-library, location-updates, geofencing, activity-recognition, google-play-services, rxjava, maps, android, mobile

## Member repositories
- mrmans0n/smart-location-lib (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:15.060789+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 2026-08-30T03:46:34.043888+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mrmans0n/smart-location-lib (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:15.060789+00:00, sha bc4971807c62)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.